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I have a former feral who is almost 4 years old now. She has been inside with us since she was a little over a year old, but she has only just fully adjusted to being a housecat (meaning coming for cuddles, etc.)
I have a basic plastic cat slicker brush I have been using on some areas of her body but she hates it. She tolerates it on her head, shoulders, and around the ruff of her neck, but nowhere else. I don't know if it pulls on her or not. Here's her picture so you can get an idea of her coat type. It's short on her head, medium length around her shoulders, and long everywhere else, silky consistency not fluffy. It's winter so she's a little fluffier than this picture. She doesn't mat up much, but there have been a few times where I have had to work a mat through with my fingers.
Anyway, what kind of brush/comb should I be using on her coat type? I don't want to stress her out too much. I can brush her for about 5 minutes with my current brush, and only in the areas I said, before she starts looking like she's going to murder me.
I have a basic plastic cat slicker brush I have been using on some areas of her body but she hates it. She tolerates it on her head, shoulders, and around the ruff of her neck, but nowhere else. I don't know if it pulls on her or not. Here's her picture so you can get an idea of her coat type. It's short on her head, medium length around her shoulders, and long everywhere else, silky consistency not fluffy. It's winter so she's a little fluffier than this picture. She doesn't mat up much, but there have been a few times where I have had to work a mat through with my fingers.
Anyway, what kind of brush/comb should I be using on her coat type? I don't want to stress her out too much. I can brush her for about 5 minutes with my current brush, and only in the areas I said, before she starts looking like she's going to murder me.