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Lionhead with matted coat

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k.mdaniels

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Hi:wave:

Not sure if this is the right place to post.

Does anyone have any tips / advice about getting matts out of fur?

Sammy is a very fluffy lionhead, his coat grows quite long and gets matted very easily. Unfortunately he's always been a bit grumpy and hates getting brushed. Handling him is impossible. He has a few bits of matted fur at the moment but they are in tricky places i.e. unders his chin and behind his legs. I do what I can with the scissors but some of the matts start so close to his skin so I dont want to hurt him.
 
I dont know how bad he is,bless him, but it may be an idea to have the vet nurse take a look?? My Mrs gets the odd knot....:roll:
 
I have a bun that sounds exactly like yours except mine's a she!

Daphne also has teeth problems and can't groom herself well so her coat gets really quite disgusting! :lol: She's very nervous so what I tend to do is brush the knots away from the skin and then cut the fur short. Just brushing the knots out seems a bit futile as she'd knot it up again in minutes. The occasional haircut also means I don't have to pick her up and stress her out too often. It can't knot if it's not there! ;) She really hates any kind of touch unless it's from her husbun and even then she's jumpy. She's a bit nuts :roll:

To get the knots, I use a flea comb. I don't bother brushing the knots all the way out, just enough so I can cut them out and trim the fur quite near to the skin. She often looks a little weird after I've done this but I don't think she minds! :lol:

By the way, do not give bunny a massive haircut whilst the weather is cold! Little bits at a time are best this time of year. :)
 
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