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Grooming a Long-Haired Cat at Home: Tools, Routine and How Often
How often to groom a long-haired cat, which tools to use for each job, where tangles start and how to keep sessions short enough that your cat accepts them.
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How to comb, detangle and bathe a long-haired cat, what to do about mats and shedding, and the tools that make a long coat easier to live with.
Grooming
The routine for a long coat: combs and brushes, deshedding tools, baths and drying, and nail trims.
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Bathing and Drying a Long-Haired Cat: When, How and What to Use
Does a long-haired cat need baths? When a bath helps, why you comb out mats first, which shampoo to use, and how to dry a thick coat without scaring the cat.
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Brushes and Combs for Long-Haired Cats: Which Tool Does What
Which comb or brush a long-haired cat needs: wide and fine steel combs, slicker brushes, grooming gloves and bristle brushes, matched to each coat type.
GroomingQuestion
Deshedding Tools for Long-Haired Cats: Safe Use and When to Skip
Is a deshedding tool safe for a long-haired cat? What the blade does, how often makers say to use it, why it never goes on a mat, and the gentler alternatives.
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How to Trim a Long-Haired Cat's Nails: Finding the Nail Under Fur
How to trim a long-haired cat's nails: finding each claw in a fluffy paw, cutting only the clear tip, how often, clippers or a grinder, and declawing.
Mats
Where mats form, how to work out small ones, the tools that help, and when a groomer or vet should take over.
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Matted Fur on a Long-Haired Cat: What to Do and When to Stop
How to deal with matted fur and mats in cat fur: why mats form, how to tease out small ones, why never scissors, and when a groomer or vet takes over.
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Dematting Tools for Cats: Combs, Splitters and What Not to Use
Dematting combs, mat splitters, mat breakers and rakes compared for long-haired cats: how each one works, how to use it safely, and when no tool is the answer.
MatsQuestion
Lion Cut for Long-Haired Cats: When It Helps and Who Should Do It
What a lion cut is, which long-haired cats it helps, why it belongs with a cat groomer or vet, what to ask before booking, and small trims at home.
Shedding
Shedding seasons, hairballs and keeping cat hair off the couch and your clothes.
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Why Is My Long-Haired Cat Shedding So Much? Seasons and Fixes
Why long-haired cats shed so much, how shedding seasons work, a combing routine for spring and autumn, and the signs that hair loss is a question for your vet.
SheddingGuide
Cat Hair on the Couch and Clothes: Fabrics, Covers and Tools
How to keep a long-haired cat's hair off the couch and your clothes: fabrics that resist claws and hair, washable covers, rollers, vacuums and laundry.
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Hairballs in Long-Haired Cats: Prevention and When to Call a Vet
Why long-haired cats get more hairballs, how daily combing helps, what to ask your vet about hairball diets and gels, and the warning signs that cannot wait.
Breeds
How much grooming each long-haired breed needs, from the Persian to the Ragdoll and Birman, coat by coat.
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Long-Haired Cat Breeds: How Much Grooming Each Coat Needs
Long-haired cat breeds compared by coat: Persian, Himalayan, Ragdoll, Birman, Turkish Angora, Norwegian Forest Cat, Siberian and Maine Coon.
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Persian Cat Grooming: Daily Combing, Face and Eyes (Himalayans Too)
Persian cat grooming, and Himalayan too: daily combing of a thick coat, the right comb, baths after combing, and care for the face, eyes and tear stains.
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Ragdoll Grooming: How Often to Comb and Where Tangles Form
Ragdoll grooming, and Birman too: what the breed registry says about their silky coats, how often to comb, where tangles still form, and seasonal shedding.
Gifts
Gifts for people who live with a long-haired cat, by person and by coat.
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Gifts for Cat Lovers With a Long-Haired Cat: Ideas by Person
Gifts for cat lovers who live with a long-haired cat, by person: the new owner, the breed devotee, the tidy home, bath day and stocking stuffers.