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Would this comb be a good choice?Once you get the mats under control a comb is better than a brush for longhair cats. You would still need to work into it gradually. Maybe start out just letting her play with the comb, then try one or two strokes at a time.
I haven't tried that particular style, but it looks like it would work well, especially if your kitty has a really dense double or triple coat.View attachment 288608
Would this comb be a good choice?
This is very helpful. Thank you!All cats have three types of hair: guard hair, awn hair, and down hair. Guard hairs are the long straight ones. Awn hair is slightly shorter and not quite as straight. Down hairs are the shorter fuzzier ones.
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Some cats have mostly guard hairs, and not much awn hair or down hair. Such a cat is called "single coated."
Some cats have lots of undercoat (generally referring to both the down hair and awn hair). Such a cat is called "double coated."
"Triple coat" is something referred to in the Siberian standard, meaning that Siberian cats have lots of guard hairs, awn hairs, and down hairs... however, this means the same thing as what other breeds refer to as "double coat." It doesn't refer to a substantially different coat type. All cats have three types of hair.
My cat does this too if I try and restrain her (her name is Luna) to do something to her. She’s on the hefty side, and she’s a lot stronger than she looks. She’s very sweet and docile otherwise. But grooming and giving medications to her is a pain.Welcome to the club! Same with my Barley. The very kind and gentle Barley that I know becomes a boxer seemingly out to win his world featherweight title when I groom him. So I bought this grooming glove and it works quite well.
She has mostly down hair that I can see. Most of it is squiggly like that. She has some guard and awn on her head. I’m sure she has a mixture of all 3 types of hair all over, it’s just the down hair looks more dominant.All cats have three types of hair: guard hair, awn hair, and down hair. Guard hairs are the long straight ones. Awn hair is slightly shorter and not quite as straight. Down hairs are the shorter fuzzier ones.
View attachment 288611
Some cats have mostly guard hairs, and not much awn hair or down hair. Such a cat is called "single coated."
Some cats have lots of undercoat (generally referring to both the down hair and awn hair). Such a cat is called "double coated."
"Triple coat" is something referred to in the Siberian standard, meaning that Siberian cats have lots of guard hairs, awn hairs, and down hairs... however, this means the same thing as what other breeds refer to as "double coat." It doesn't refer to a substantially different coat type. All cats have three types of hair.