I have a beautiful, very fury Persian kitty. In general he is very hostile, grumpy cat. Most of the time he doesn't like to be pet, touched, or held and if anyone tries to he bites. His hair is tangled and matted very badly because he won't allow us to brush him. The mats are huge and go all the way down to his sikin and it is very painful for him. I tried to take him to the groomer's but he went nuts when I tried to put him in his carrier. Then I tried to take him in my arms and hold him in the back seat while my husband drove. He freaked out again, bit me, scratched me, and then peed all over me. So we couldn't take him, and had to cancel the appointment. Then we tried to hire a groomer to come out to the house but they wanted three hundred dollars (we can't afford that). So his mats have been getting worse, and worse. He is very uncomfortable and absoluteoly miserable right now. I feel so badly for him. I want to help him but I don't know how. Any suggestions?!!!!
2007-10-06 19:03:42 · 7 answers · asked by Princess 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
To get him into the carrier, place it in the middle of the living room and put treats in it. Leave the carrier there for several weeks and keep putting treats in it every day. If you watch him carefully you may be able to close the door when you see him in there. The treats will associate something pleasant with the carrier.
Your cat needs to be shaved, which would be the easiest way to take care of his mats. If you take him to a groomer associated with a vet they can anesthetize him and then take care of the fur. He'll look cute if they do a "lion cut". My kitty Samson was a rescue and he was so matted that he was bald in places and smelled terrible, so we had him taken care of when we had him fixed. Our other long-haired cat just hated to be combed so we had to have him anesthetized, too. We comb them every day now. They'll tolerate being combed on the front end but when we get to the back they object. So we comb twice on the head for once in the back. Sometimes you need to do this in several sessions over a few days, but give them treats when you're finished every day so they will think it's not all bad.
There are muzzles made of fabric available for cats, so that might also be a good thing to use.
A couple of things that might help are "Calmz", which you put into the water and will help calm them, and Feliway which is pheremone based and is supposed to mellow out the cat.
You can also get a "Mat Buster" at pet stores. This gets underneath the mat and breaks it up. Since longhair cats can get a mat in a day, it's a good thing to have.
2007-10-06 22:19:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try again to lure him into the carrier (get a bigger carrier if he's not feeling comfortable in the one he has.) Bring him to a vet with a groomer on staff, and have him sedated, or just plain knocked out, and shaved down completely. It will be less stressful on him that way. It may still be a little expensive, but some vets are willing to work out a payment plan.
2007-10-07 02:06:33 · answer #2 · answered by Kimberly A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok firstly mats are dangerous, they can tear the skin and cause infection. you may just need to take him to a groomer or have one come to you actually. I had a cat like this that i used to have shaved twice a year. Try just pretending to pet him and nonshalantly use a seam ripper (a sewing thing) to get out the mats. but if he is really bad right now, call a groomer that will come with his/her grooming van and get him shaved.
2007-10-07 02:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by evilfeline007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have 2 cats and both of them get mats easily. one of them HATES to be brushed so in order to groom her i have to go very slowly with the brush. at first i will sit near her and let her come to me. then i just pet her. while I'm petting her, i grab the brush and let her sniff it. then i slowly brush her. after a while she is ok with it and i can start to brush out the mats. To get them out i gently go over the top of them, barely touching her with the brush. then i will press a little harder until I'm actually brushing on them. she usually will try to run from me them, but i continue to pet her with one hand while the other brushes, and she calms down. you can try this method too. if this isn't getting the mats out, try putting a little water on the brush. As for going to the groomers, get him used being in a carrier. set it out somewhere and put a few treats in it, or something that he likes to try to get him to go in.
2007-10-07 02:36:57 · answer #4 · answered by it'smeagain... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are down to the skin they will probably have to be cut out. See if you can have a vet come out and visit you - they should have a good idea of what you need to do, you will need to make him relaxed as possible because the longer they are left the worse things will get.
2007-10-07 02:07:02 · answer #5 · answered by brat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it will look ugly but the only way to get rid of the matted fur balls without hurting the cat is to cut them off. The cat's fur will grow back. It's better than hurting him by tugging on the fur balls.
2007-10-07 02:08:45 · answer #6 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to take the cat to the vets, get him anethitised and let them cut out the matt and they might have to clip him. My mum had to this to her chinchilla cat.You need to put up with being scratch in the future. Patience and daily grooming are neccessary for this breed.
2007-10-07 03:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋