Okay, that handsome boy pictured above left with the tuxedo on, we have had him for 1 year now, but didn't realize since he is a long haired cat that he could get matted fur, none of our others do, but he has some that we cannot seem to be able to comb out, and he isn't really fond of it and fights us since he was an outdoor/indoor cat before we adopted him which tells me that he probably had mats before since no one ever groomed him. We tried coconut oil, but he has very tight mats, we can work a little bit out but not much, he doesn't seem to be in pain, doesn't go after them, but I am wondering should we risk taking him to the vet which would only be the 3rd time in his life he was at one to have them sedate him and shave him, then try to get him used to being brushed after that, or will they work their way out and/or be easier for us to work when he loses his Winter coat in Spring? He became VERY furrry, we were shocked, and at times call him "Wooly Bully" lol! I'm afraid if we take him to the vet it will wig him out and he might be very leery of us and hide like he did when we took him in, plus will the other cats give him a hard time about it and hassle him like they sometimes tend to do? I'm torn on what to do, please advise if you have experience with this situation and thank you in advance!