Had to have the vet do it to one of ours once when he got lots of matted fur all over. He was shaved completely except for head and tail. Looked really weird and the other cat wouldn't go near him at first.
The vet said they had some clients that had their cats shaved every spring so they wouldn't get the matted fur.
I also saw an ad in Facebook for some sort of gadget trimmer to get rid of the mats.
Hobbes not being with us any longer I let the ad go by so don't even remember that name of it.
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