My son had shaved him last year when he was like this.
Maine coon matted fur.
Some maines like leo have a medium coat and some have an extremely full and bushy coat.
It s gotten pretty bad on her front so i was looking into how to fix it.
Just as maine coon cats can be almost any color there is much variety in the texture of their fur.
When we think of cats with greasy fur we tend to imagine strays with matted fur and fleas.
So far you have learnt exactly what causes matted fur and the dangers of ignoring it.
He hates being brushed but i persevere he fights back bites even but i just cannot make any headway with these thick matted.
Our alice on the other hand has a very very silky coat.
We brush the rest of his fur and try to keep up with the brushing especially when he is shedding.
So how do you remove matted fur from your maine coon.
In this section i will reveal some solutions on how you can get rid of it 01.
Some of them seem to hurt him when we try to brush him.
We have a luvverly maine coon who came to us as a rescue cat.
Each breed has their threshold for what is greasy and what is not.
Before we got him he had to be sedated to have his fur shaved because it had become so seriously matted.
How to remove your maine coon s matted fur.
I thought some one would have another way to help us out maybe other then shaving him.
Our maine coon cat gets these matted spots in his fur towards his rear end.
I tried scissors and learned the hard way not to do that.
So do maine coons have.
Well it depends on how severe the knotting is but you should be able to remove most mats yourself at home provided that you have the right equipment to hand.
She likes the comb so there s that at least.
However some cat breeds have more naturally occurring oils than others.
Matted fur is a serious problem in cats and needs treating as soon as possible.
I m looking into how to remove matted fur from my maine coon cat.
In the first instance if you are lucky you may find that you ve caught the matted fur in its early stages.
