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Mab (long haired) and emmet (shorthaired) tend to find that the bath tub after a shower is the best resting place, because of this their hair tends to knot up (regardless of how often they are brushed).........mabby is eaiser to deal with herlong hair is a lot easier to detangle and she gets them less often........but my poor emmets hair starts taking on the texture of a stuffed animal after its been through the wash......he has that same think plush hair......I brush and brush, and have even cut out a few knots...i try to monitor his bathroom resting, though it is his favorite place..........but to no avail...............................
what do i do...do i need to bring his to the groomers.....do i have to have him shaved.............eeeeeek.....how do i take care of mab and emmets delema.....
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Originally Posted by Nebula11

Mab (long haired) and emmet (shorthaired) tend to find that the bath tub after a shower is the best resting place, because of this their hair tends to knot up (regardless of how often they are brushed).........mabby is eaiser to deal with herlong hair is a lot easier to detangle and she gets them less often........but my poor emmets hair starts taking on the texture of a stuffed animal after its been through the wash......he has that same think plush hair......I brush and brush, and have even cut out a few knots...i try to monitor his bathroom resting, though it is his favorite place..........but to no avail...............................
what do i do...do i need to bring his to the groomers.....do i have to have him shaved.............eeeeeek.....how do i take care of mab and emmets delema.....
thanx
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I have glass doors to my bath tub so the cats can not get in there as long as I keep the doors closed.
 
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Either keep the door shut or wipe out the tub to dry it off for before the cats jump in
 
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thanx..... I will try that......but how do i deal with the knots emmt has....so i need to just cut them out and start fresh, or is there a less evasive method???
 
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hmmm ... I'm stumped. My experience (and from experience talking to groomers/breeders) is that bathing helps prevents mats by getting out a lot of the dead, shedding hair. Of course I blow dry mine and brush and comb while I'm doing it. If mine got wet while I wasn't at home or something and they dried before I was able to get to them, I bet it may be a different story! I agree with the others that suggest keeping them out of the bathroom. To get out exisisting mats, I suggest taking them in to get shaved. It's too risky to try to cut them out yourself. Cats have a thin membrane like, outer layer of skin that is hard to see and easy to knick.
 
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ok thanx for the info.........emmet loves the bathroom.........poor cat.......ill just make sure to dry the tub if they happen to be going in thier......thanx again
 
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