Maine Coon Matted Fur

I m looking into how to remove matted fur from my maine coon cat.

Maine coon matted fur.

When we think of cats with greasy fur we tend to imagine strays with matted fur and fleas. Before we got him he had to be sedated to have his fur shaved because it had become so seriously matted. How to remove your maine coon s matted fur. Each breed has their threshold for what is greasy and what is not.

She likes the comb so there s that at least. This makes greasy fur a scale of sorts. Just as maine coon cats can be almost any color there is much variety in the texture of their fur. Some maines like leo have a medium coat and some have an extremely full and bushy coat.

I thought some one would have another way to help us out maybe other then shaving him. He hates being brushed but i persevere he fights back bites even but i just cannot make any headway with these thick matted. It s gotten pretty bad on her front so i was looking into how to fix it. Our maine coon cat gets these matted spots in his fur towards his rear end.

So do maine coons have. Matted fur is a serious problem in cats and needs treating as soon as possible. In the first instance if you are lucky you may find that you ve caught the matted fur in its early stages. We have a luvverly maine coon who came to us as a rescue cat.

Some of them seem to hurt him when we try to brush him. Well it depends on how severe the knotting is but you should be able to remove most mats yourself at home provided that you have the right equipment to hand. I ll do all i can to help. We brush the rest of his fur and try to keep up with the brushing especially when he is shedding.

So how do you remove matted fur from your maine coon. My son had shaved him last year when he was like this. However some cat breeds have more naturally occurring oils than others. Well a year or so later and it is happening again.

I tried scissors and learned the hard way not to do that.