If it were me --- I'd say yes, take her for medical help - I understand that their skin tears.
I, too, have a cat that won't let me groom his long hair and every place I've researched warns against trying to cut it with anything.
http://www.kittygroomer.com/tips.html
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.. For long-haired cats, use an open-ended comb, and bring the hair against the grain and hold the hair up as you brush and comb the hair underneath. Do this layer by layer. Look for any lumps, abscess or sores. If you see any, stop what you are doing and take your kitty to the veterinarian.
If the skin seems healthy, but there are tangles, try separating the hair gently with your fingers and comb. Be very careful... or you could rip the skin off along with the hair. Never use scissors to cut out the knots. The cat's skin is so paper thin and so very elastic that it makes it too risky sometimes even for a professional to use scissors. Even when a professional does use them, round-ended scissors are required... and it's still best to just use scissors for trimming, never for taking out mats! When you pull up the knot, the skin will stretch and lift off. I have seen several people use scissors, cut the skin and make a big hole. Their cat had to go at the veterinarian. It's important to spread and stretch the skin as you work, in order to not cause serious injury. Often, it's best to have a professional cat groomer clip the knots out. ...
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I just took mine to be under anesthesia to get shaved. I told them to leave his mane, legs, and tail - to give him a sanitary shave.
I absolutely didn't want to put him through this type of grooming, but had no choice.
Here's a pic of him now:
This is a pic of him before - you can't see all the mats because they were mostly on his back, and forming under his arms and legs.
Gray is too heavy and unable to really groom himself - something we're working on without too much success as he is with the other 3 members of his family and he's the King.
