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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2007Long hair tabby has mats
I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with these mats. It looks like he may have dandruff. Has anyone come accross this before? >I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them >out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with >these mats. It looks like he may have dandruff. Has anyone come accross this >before? Mats are normal for long haired indoor cats, and some indoor/outdoor ones too - if the cats are not combed very frequently, prederably with a steel pet comb. Normal, but undesirable. If they are very bad, it is probably best to have an expert deal with them - a vet or groomer who has the necessary clipper and assistant to clip the cat all over without the cat or groomer getting hurt. If you try to clip them yourself, keep in mind that cat skin is very thin and very easily damaged - I put the steem grooming comb between the mat and the skin, then use short, round-nosed scissors to cut the mat away above the comb. Washing the cat is as likely to create mats as to prevent them - the trick is keeping the loose hair combed out with almost daily grooming. Brushing just removes the loose surface hair - it makes the coat look sleeker, but it does nothing for the loose hair near the skin where mats form.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Remove "gearbox.maem." from address - that one is dead > >I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them > >out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > T.E.D. (tda...@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) > Remove "gearbox.maem." from address - that one is dead Hi, my ginger tabby cat, had this problem, and is short haired, BTW. I have found a capsule of Fish Oil every few days works for me, the 1000 mgs ones. He started like this too, and I cut back his fur in those areas, took him to the Vet. in the end who thought he might have a Thyroid problem cos I do, but the test came back all clear. So found out from the Chemist while talking with one of the girls there and she says she gives her cat a capsule daily, but I thought that might be too much. What do you think? Jennifer >> >I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them >> >out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >and she says she gives her cat a capsule daily, but I thought that >might be too much. What do you think? The only medicines/supplements packaged for humans that I give my cats are ringworm medicine and antibiotic cream - both for skin problems. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Remove "gearbox.maem." from address - that one is dead >>I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them >>out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > ones too - if the cats are not combed very frequently, prederably with > a steel pet comb. Normal, but undesirable. I must disagree - my long hair puddin' tat rarely has problems with mats. A couple of months ago, she did have a couple tufts, but I was able to brush them out - granted, it wasn't easy. They were on her neck, which is a place I hadn't been very vigilant about brushing before, but now I am and she is mat-free. > Washing the cat is as likely to create mats as to prevent them - the > trick is keeping the loose hair combed out with almost daily grooming. I only groom puddin' pie 2-3 times a week. She loves it. She has very fine hair though - I guess coarser hair is more likely to become matted. I used to tackle my Persian cat to the floor every 3 months and shave her with clippers . I know the cat looked ugly but my cat was better off.she coughed up less hairballs and no fighting to brush her.I used to take her to the vet ,but that was costly.she will love you for it in the end ,trust me. >>>I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them >>>out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > She has very fine hair though - I guess coarser hair is more likely to > become matted. > I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them > out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with > these mats. It looks like he may have dandruff. Has anyone come accross this > before? The first question I would ask is what do you feed your cat? I'm not an expert with low quality food but I suspect it wouldn't help in such a situation. If your cat hairs has lost luster and he's thin, you might consider food with a higher fat content for some time. > I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them > out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with > these mats. It looks like he may have dandruff. Has anyone come accross this > before? The dandruff might be flea eggs. Does he have fleas? I keep my longhair matfree by daily combing, not brushing, combing. I use a comb with rotating metal teeth. You may need to have him professionally groomed and dematted to give yourself a head start. >>I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them >>out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I use a comb with rotating metal teeth. You may need to have him > professionally groomed and dematted to give yourself a head start. I don't understand how come that many people have problems have problems with hair mats. Before I had a short-haired red tabby. He died at age 17 and he never had problems with mats. I suppose that's expected with short-haired cats. Now, I have a Maine Coon. She's 9 months old. I brush her once a week because she likes it and it makes a little less hairs in the house, though she's not losing much. At the present time, I feed her Nutro Max, Techni-cal and Purina's Pro Plan. I believe cats don't like to be fed one single food all their live. Just like us, they like to taste different things. I also give her about 2 x 10 pellets of Purina LUV or Whiskas Sensation and a third of a small can of Purina Friskies a day. She doesn't go outside and she keeps herself very clean, at little too much, as a matter of fact: she's rubbed some of the hairs off the tip of her nose and the back of her ears. It's the kind of cat that doesn't bring a grain of litter outside her box and insists that it be cleaned every day. After 24 hours, she doesn't bury her poops. Of course, the very fine hairs on her belly is the kind that's most prone to cause mats. Still, I don't expect her to have mats problems. Am I wrong? Tiger is probably a Maine Coon. He has had bad mats that had to be removed under sedation by a vet. Now I am brushing him frequently with a Zoom Groom. I am hoping that this will prevent future mats (He was shaved last June). He hates to travel and is quite mean for a day after sedation. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > Tiger is probably a Maine Coon. He has had bad mats that had to be > removed under sedation by a vet. Now I am brushing him frequently with > a Zoom Groom. I am hoping that this will prevent future mats (He was > shaved last June). He hates to travel and is quite mean for a day after > sedation. Maybe that's what awaits me too, but let's see what's the difference between the 2 cats. What do you feed him? How old is he? What's his weight? Does he go outside and sometimes comes in so dirty that he doesn't feel much like cleaning? Eyc. Yugo asked: >>Maybe that's what awaits me too, but >> let's see what's the difference between [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> comes in so dirty that he doesn't feel >> much like cleaning? Eyc. Tiger is strictly an indoor cat (too many predators outside). He eats mostly Wellness canned chicken with some dry Wellness or Nutro as a treat. He will be 8 in May and he weighs 24 pounds. He frequently grooms himself. Luckily he likes to be brushed and combed. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > Yugo asked: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > treat. He will be 8 in May and he weighs 24 pounds. He frequently > grooms himself. Luckily he likes to be brushed and combed. Wellness seems like good quality food... though some ingredients look a bit weird to me, such as: Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Squash, Cranberries, Blueberries, Zucchini I don't know exactly what to think about those ingredients, but Chicken, Chicken Liver, Turkey, Chicken Broth, whcih comes first, certainly seem OK. So, I don't know, maybe my cat will have the same problem some day. For the time being, she's 8 months 3 weeks old and she only has 13 pounds to take care of :) > >>I have a long hair tabby with mats all over his fur. I try to brush them > >>out, cut them out with no progress. Is there a shampoo that will help with [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > prone to cause mats. Still, I don't expect her to have mats problems. > Am I wrong? I think it really depends on the cat, and the type of coat. I've got one cat with very thick, very long hair that never mats. Then I have another one that mats terribly. She has angora-fine hair that tends to be greasy. This is shedding season, and about the only time of year we have problems. For my bunch, a wide-toothed steel comb, the kind with swivel tines, seems to work really well. The shorthairs like the Zoom Groom. Sherry |
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