matted fur

Matted fur usually comes from a cat that doesn\\\’t clean themselves regularly. For example, I have a cat that is a little overweight, so there are certain places which he can\\\’t reach. I bathe him approximately once per month to remove the extra fur. He is a shorthair tabby, so I don\\\’t have to groom him very regularly.
I\\\’m not sure the conditions of your cat, but I would start brushing her on a regular basis, and consult a vet if the problem doesn\\\’t go away. There are also special products available at pet stores that are formulated for such purposes.
I hope this helps your cat\\\’s dilemma!

this means that it needs to be brushed. go to your local petstore and ask about what kind of brush you should get. however, brush away the matted fur VERY VERY gently, becuase if u do it roughly it could hurt the cat.

if u are unsure or want more help you could bring ur cat to the vet

Actually if your cat seems to not be grooming back there, maybe you cat cannot reach back there.You need to groom back there regualary to get your cat to get used to it or encourage it to groom itself back there.

could be cat thing called cat-a-Ceilidh found in west norway where i born

I\\\’\\\’m puzzled by the minuses on my above answer. The original question didn\\\’t specify short-haired or long-haired. The first answers appied to short-haired cats. Of my ten cats, all are meticulous groomers, grooming five or six hours a day. Seven of them are short-haired cats, and none of them have ever had mats; so, as far as I know the first answers on short-haired cats were right. But the answers didn\’t apply to my long-haired cat. I have three-long-haired cats, and one of them seems to get mats from grooming, and he does as much grooming as any of the other cats. That is the himalayan. My long-haired tuxedo mixed-breed and my long-haired Norweigian do not get mats, and they spend about the same length of time grooming as does my himalayan, Tribble. Tribble only gets mats in places he can groom with his tongue, and he seems to get them in response to grooming by himself. Why - I don\\\’t know. He seems to shed more than the others. I can comb/brush his back and sides (most of his mats are on his sides), but I can not brush/comb his chest/stomach, where he seldom gets mats. And once his hair gets tangled, it can not be combed out without tearing the hairs out by the roots (very painful for him). Would someone please explain the reasons for the minuses.

Your cat is turning into a rastaman.

I have a himalayan (long-haired). Very meticulous in grooming himself (I think that is part of the problem). I can brush/comb him one day and the next day he has mats that cannot be combed or brushed through without pulling hairs out by the root. He also seems to have skin that is very easily irritated. So at the first itch he is right there grooming away the itch. And the next day there is a new mat. The mats then trap heat and irritants and he attacks the same spot (one mat was 2 1/2 inches diameter and 5/8 inch thick). The easiest way to get rid of these mats would be hair clippers.But I use sharp scissors cutting the hairs under the mat (horizontally) about one-eighth inch under the edge of the mat at a time (otherwise I am pulling a hair causing pain). Eventually getting to the point that I can cut off part of the matt itself. Even if I don\\\’t have time to get the whole mat off, I can usually get it to the point that it is small enough for him to get the rest it all the way off. He ends up looking a little funny (with a bad haircut), but he sure is more comfortable. If I get enough of those off, he has no more mats for months.