One of the cats I feed has got quite long fur but has always managed to keep herself clean. Lately I've noticed she's started to get a lot of mats in her fur. She'll let me pet her but will only stand being brushed for a second or two. I've managed to cut some of the worse mats out with scissors but some of them are too close to her skin, I don't want to risk cutting her.
I think the best thing to do is take her to the vet and have her sedated and shaved.
Here's the thing; at the moment she is outdoor all the time. By the end of May she'll have a new shed with a bed, toilet, cat tree etc and I'll be able to keep her in there while her fur grows back.
Should I wait until I can keep her in before I have her shaved? It's pretty cold at night and I think she's going to need a big patch shaved off each flank. Is it worse for her to be walking around all matted up or walking around half bald?
This is a picture I took of her last winter, so you can see just how fluffy she is.
Thanks for any advice.
I think the best thing to do is take her to the vet and have her sedated and shaved.
Here's the thing; at the moment she is outdoor all the time. By the end of May she'll have a new shed with a bed, toilet, cat tree etc and I'll be able to keep her in there while her fur grows back.
Should I wait until I can keep her in before I have her shaved? It's pretty cold at night and I think she's going to need a big patch shaved off each flank. Is it worse for her to be walking around all matted up or walking around half bald?
This is a picture I took of her last winter, so you can see just how fluffy she is.
Thanks for any advice.