Maine Coon Matting

Maine coon cat matted fur.

Maine coon matting.

They are native american cats with an established breed lore in the minds of most cat lovers. This means that they have a whole lot of fur to get knotted. Anyways the main reason i looked for a maine coon forum and joined this one is that i need your advice. Hi any ideas on what i canm buy to help with matting and prevent it.

Removing mats from a maine coon. How to remove your maine coon s matted fur. Resembling a rake gopets dematting comb works for both dogs and cats including maine coons with their multi layered coat and long hair. I recently bought two maine coon sisters 1 5 yrs old.

Therefore as you can see keeping on top of your cats grooming and avoiding matting is the best way forward. You get all kinds of brushes and combs give baths and spot clean your maine coon but still you find yourself snipping off or otherwise dealing with another cat mat. If you find them when they re just starting you can untangle them by hand or if they get bad enough you can very carefully trim the mats off with scissors. It serves a double function with its double sided comb.

While quality litters from pure bred prize winning maine coon lines are valuable there isn t much profit to be made from breeding a maine coon with an unimpressive ancestry unless you re planning to run a puppy mill. The previous owners was an elderly couple that decided to. Maine coons are one of the most popular cat breeds in the country. Our maine coon did well with just a normal brushing every few days during shedding season and regular checking for mats.

The first side with 12 teeth eases away the stubborn tangles and is great for dematting which its other side with 23 teeth is for deshedding or thinning the feline by removing loose hairs. Punkin is a very sweet female maine coon. Page 1 of 2 matting posted in maine coon chat. Here she has 5 months of coat growth that has become tightly matted.

Hey everyone sorry for joining this forum and then not writing much but my kids keep me super busy all day every day. Maine coons are a semi long haired breed of cat. Every maine coon cat owner faces this particular dilemma. You know all the cat grooming tips.

A step by step guide. I do brush and comb but still gets matts. Posted in grooming your maine coon. Clipping the mats away from the skin is the mo.

So far you have learnt exactly what causes matted fur and the dangers of ignoring it. Need something to help unmatt the matts that dont hurt him ty.