| Tangled hair if not addressed can cause health | | | | can tell where your pet's skin is located, move on |
| issues for your pet including skin rashes, pain and | | | | to the step below. |
| discomfort, pet order and it can attract bugs | | | | 2. If you are right handed, hold your left hand flat |
| which can lead to complicated health issues. Even | | | | on your pet. Place the tangle between your index |
| short haired cats may get tangled hair during a | | | | and middle finger on the left hand. With your right |
| weather change due to shedding. As a tangle is | | | | hand cut above your index and middle finger and |
| formed, the skin may actually be pulled toward | | | | remove as much of the tangle as you can. |
| the tangle. This can be painful for your pet and it | | | | Usually, once you cut a tangle to within ½ |
| is why you need to be careful when trying to | | | | and inch from the skin, you can brush out the |
| remove a hair clump or tangled hair. It's best to | | | | rest with gentle strokes and a flexible wire brush. |
| avoid tangles and hair clumps by brushing your cat | | | | 3. If all else fails, you can place one side of the |
| on a regular basis. As spring and fall approach | | | | scissors against your pets skin and cut away |
| increase the frequency of your brushing. As soon | | | | from the pets skin (away from the pets body) |
| as you notice a small tangle forming, address it as | | | | and through the tangle. You follow the natural |
| quick as possible. | | | | growth of hair. It's as if you were cutting air |
| If you have a tangle that needs to be removed | | | | between two hairs on your pet. Do not cut |
| with scissors, there are a couple of things you | | | | across the body because you may cut the skin. |
| can do before you go to a professional groom or | | | | Make several cuts through the tangle. Eventually, |
| veterinarian: | | | | you'll have several smaller tangles. After that very |
| 1. If the tangle is small you may be able to get it | | | | gentle try to brush out the tangles with a wire |
| out by using a small amount of hair conditioner. | | | | brush. |
| Rub the hair conditioner in your fingers and stroke | | | | If these steps don't work, please have your pet |
| it into the tangle. Take a flexible wire brush and | | | | groomed by a professional. If you use hair |
| start slowly trying to comb through the tangle at | | | | conditioner or any product not designed to stay |
| the far edges (not next to the skin). Make several | | | | on a pet's hair, you must rinse it out so that the |
| small passes and see if any hair comes out now | | | | pet will not ingest it while grooming itself. During |
| that there is conditioner in the hair. As the knot | | | | the spring and fall take a few minutes every day |
| loosens get closer to the skin, but never pull hard | | | | to pet or brush your cat on its neck, belly and |
| on your pet's skin. When the tangle is removed, | | | | back legs (inside and out). This will quickly help you |
| take a warm wash cloth and remove the | | | | identify any new tangles that need to be |
| conditioner so your pet will not ingest it while | | | | removed before they become problematic. |
| grooming itself. If this does not work, and you | | | | |