Finish with a fine toothed comb or brush.
Hair brush to brush through mats.
Comb through it with a dematting comb.
In short a simple mat can mess up your cat s whole system.
Removing matted hair from your cat 1.
You can also gently pick individual mat parts out of your cat s skin.
Holding the mat in your hand take the outside tines of the comb and pick at the outer edges of the mat.
Part non matted hair away from the mat right down to the skin by brushing non matted hair away from the mat.
Separate matted hair out with a slicker brush.
Comb down and gently remove any tangles.
Do not yank or pull too hard when you reach a knot as this can be painful for your dog.
Small brush strokes are best.
Use long gentle strokes rather than short strokes.
This process also removes loose or dead hair around the matted regions and in the entire coat.
Switch to a fine toothed comb or a brush to remove any small knots that may remain.
Once you have finished brushing with the pin brush you can run a comb through the hair and remove any small tangles.
Start at the bottom of your dog and work up work from feet to neck.
Small toothed combs work well to pick at mats.
Brushing a maltipoo s hair technique.
Don t force the comb through your hair.
If mat has just started to form the best thing to do is to simply brush it out.
The pin brush which has straight wire bristles and looks similar to a human hair brush will loosen any final tangles remaining.
Work through the matted areas with the pin brush until no traces of the mat remain.
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If the mat is bad comb through from the tip to the base to lessen the strain on your dog s hair.
Pull the comb through the mat from the base to the tip.
Find the mats and tangles using your slicker brush gently comb through the hair to find where the mats and tangles are before you start working on them.
Use the comb or brush on the very ends of your hair first.
You need to cover all the tricky spots like the chin the tail behind the legs and the magic spot.
Going against the fur can cause tangles and can even be slightly unpleasant for the dog.
A wide toothed comb works well to complete the detangling process.
Hold under the mat s surface so that you won t be pulling their skin.
Once you separate as much of the mat as you can with your fingers run through the mat with a dematting comb.