I have been talking on here how I am dealing with trying to comb Sylvester to keep the mats at bay and am having so-so success, he is much better than he was last year at this time but still gets them although they seem to be more in the fur area rather than near his skin which is good, but regardless he will have to go to the vet/groomer in the near future to get shaved down again. I did this with him last April, it was a WAR trying to catch him and put him in the carrier and take him there, he was so stressed I thought he was having a heart attack but they said it was just a stress reaction, and they told me that we could try to give him some sedatives before the next time and I was wondering if any of you do that and how it works? I don't think we'd be able to hold him and pill him, he is a sweet boy but still "semi feral" from his years outside in the past, he'd probably rip Deb and I apart so we'd probably have to try a Pill pocket. I know the other thing is a shot but we don't feel very comfortable with that. I just wish there was an easy way to do this, or if he would just let us comb the mats out but his fur is long he does need a trim but we don't want too much stress!
Thank you!
Les
Thank you!
Les