Grooming help (mats?)

[LBJ10]

After spending the evening hiding from me, Wooly was finally caught off guard by my husband and was captured. Hehe! He was really determined to avoid that brush at all costs. Anyway, I was brushing Wooly while he was sitting in my lap. I have been really careful, trying to get him brushed as best I can. If there is a mat, it’s usually a small clump that is just hanging on and I can easily use finger nail clippers to snip it off. Well last night, I noticed these thick spots. There was one on each shoulder. They weren’t really full blown, clumped together mats. The fur was thickened and tangled though and you could tell that mats were beginning to form. I was trying to separate them, but I wasn’t having much luck. They were buried deep under his fur, so I wasn’t wanting to try cutting them. Wooly was getting mad at me too. He was nipping at me. Of course these were Wooly bites and not Leopold bites, I wasn’t phased by it too much. LOL

Any suggestions?

[Monkeybun]

I would suggest getting a good pair of scissors, and using them instead of nail clippers to trim mats. Nail clippers are curved, more of a chance to snip skin. A comb with fine teeth will help too.

If you absolutely can’t get the mats out, a visit to your vet could take care of it. Call them up and say you have a mat problem, they might be able to get you in for a quick snip

[LBJ10]

They aren’t the regular nail clippers, they are the cuticle ones. They are shaped different. Anyway, I just use them to snip the “string” that the mat is hanging onto. I’m just so afraid to use scissors. I don’t want to accidentally cut him! I think I asked about one of those hair razor tools on here once. Maybe I should try that.

[RabbitPam]

I found a really nice, very small pair of scissors at my local nail and hair supplies store (Here it’s called Sally’s, but I don’t think it’s a national chain). It is a scissors shape, but it’s got thin, very sharp blades. Easy to maneuver and very effective, but small enough that you won’t go far and can be used in tiny areas.
Watch it though. If you see anything that looks like blood, a scab or a bug, have the vet take a look. It might be the start of something else.

[LBJ10]

I’ll see what I can find. My husband will also need to hold him if I’m going to try to cut them. I was working on him this morning and he was getting angry with me. It’s so funny because he will be all mad but even when he is mad he is just so cute.

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