((Susan))

Anybody got some advice on keeping longhaired cats relatively unmatted? Special brushes, combs? I end up snipping bits out of his coat almost daily.

I have deliberately avoided longhairs all my cat-lovin' life, but now there's Snowball - thick, soft, fine long hair, mats if you look at him funny. I've tried brushing him, but all that seems to do is build up static in his fur, causing it to mat faster! Plus, the fur on his belly and 'armpits' is wavy!