Needing advice on how to maintain easily matted fur!

[Basil]

My bun has very fine and long fur, which results in huge mattes that I have to eventually cut out every month or so. Any advice on what brushes to use to maintain her coat so I don’t need to do so much heavy cutting? I can tell it is stressful for her but if I don’t cut them out she scratches and pulls at them which I’m sure is very painful. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

[Jessica]

I’ve got an angora so I’m also dealing with fine long hair. What you are going to need is a small, soft slicker brush, like this one https://www.amazon.com/Lil-Pals-W6202-Slicker-Brush/dp/B000O39TE6/ref=sr_1_7?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1484065754&sr=1-7&keywords=slicker+brush be sure that you get one that is marked as soft, don’t buy one marked as firm or hard, that will be too rough on your buns delicate skin. You will also need a good metal tined comb like this one https://www.amazon.com/Grooming-Straight-Stainless-Collie-Poodle/dp/B01C5305MM/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1484065905&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=metal+comb&psc=1 I prefer a comb that has both a fine and a course side.

To maintain the coat you will need to brush your bun every 1-4 days typically, start with the slicker brush, you will notice if there is a snag that there will be a bit of noise from the brush, keep brushing that area till the tangles are gone. Next go over your bun with the coarse side of the comb, if it catches anywhere youse your brush to work out the tangle, then go over them with the fine side.

I brush my bun like this every day or two, it keeps down the shedding a ton! So I’m not covered in hair and she’s not eating all that fur. If your bun is not used to being brushed work small areas at a time and give plenty of treats so they learn that grooming is good.

My girl matts very easily right behind her ears, the fur is extra fine there and almost looks greasy sometimes, I will use a tiny bit of cornstarch, that I sprinkle on that area and then brush it through/out and that helps a bunch with that problem area

[Lupin]

The best brush for detangling mats and removing loose undercoat is a slicker brush that is slightly hooked at the bristle ends. I brush against the fur direction a few times and then brush in the direction of the fur to get more hair out. I focus on the bottom part of his hindquarters as his fur is very thick there. Then I’d use a rubber pet brush to remove the remaining loose hair. I have a bristle brush too, however it doesn’t work very well in getting out the hairs but my bun seems to enjoy this brush more. I give a quick brush about 3 or 4 times a week when he’s eating his pellets as then he’s much more focused on the food than the brushing. Because I brush his top half every other day, there aren’t any problems there, but I have to check the condition of his underside once a week and make sure he’s dry. If there are really thick mats, I either trim off the mats or give him a butt bath if necessary.

[Jessica]

If your bun is long coated like an angor 3+ inches hair, don’t use a rubber brush, curry brushes like this will just increase static and matting on a coat like this. However I’d your bun has a more standard bunny coat go for it, curry brushes will pull out lots of dead hair

[Lupin]

Ah.. my bun is a fuzzy lop – fluffier than a holland lop but shorter-haired compared to an angora. I found the rubber brush good for catching the little hair fluffs and stopping them from flying around. My profile pic is Bill with his fur trimmed all over as he had long very soft baby fur that is very easily matted back then and he didn’t really know how to clean himself. As he got older, his fur became coarser and there’s less forming of mats now, but his feet and backside still need extra care to prevent matting.

[Jessica]

Fuzzy lops have a lot more guard hairs then an angora does and in many ways makes the coat more forgiving, and they are SUPER CUTE. I’ve been a professional groomer for over 15 years now, grooming advise is what I do ? I’m on my second angora now and opted to get a satin this time for a slightly easier coat, less density

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