judy
Well-known member
Well, this snuck up on me. I used to brush zack every night and there was no matting of his fur. Then, fleas became a problem and i started flea combing him, many times a day, and i stopped brushing him. Then suddenly, i discovered big mats behind both of his ears.
What can be done about this? Is there any way of brushing them out? They are definitely mats, like tightly woven hair, there doesn't seem to be any way of brushing it out but i've been trying, with a pin brush. If i can't brush it out, do i cut them off? I'd like to get it to where he can have unmatted hair again, but the mats go right down to the skin, i don't see how to cut them so that they are free of matting. i can't really tell if the brushing is doing any good, i can't tell if the mat is getting smaller.
Has anyone dealt with these? i feel bad that i let this happen.
What can be done about this? Is there any way of brushing them out? They are definitely mats, like tightly woven hair, there doesn't seem to be any way of brushing it out but i've been trying, with a pin brush. If i can't brush it out, do i cut them off? I'd like to get it to where he can have unmatted hair again, but the mats go right down to the skin, i don't see how to cut them so that they are free of matting. i can't really tell if the brushing is doing any good, i can't tell if the mat is getting smaller.
Has anyone dealt with these? i feel bad that i let this happen.