Yesterday i discovered that calie and hugo were full of knots...especially at the neck and belly area. I had to cut them out as there was no way of just brushing them out
I wondered if knots like that are a discomfort for a cat??

They never used to have knots....maybe one in a while but never like that. And that was the time my cats were on royal canin (which i stopped feeding after the bad opinions about the food).
I decided to put them back on royal canin as i find their coat was alot nicer and they had no knots !!!!

I think i better start brushing them then. (Even i never used to and had no probs ) How often should be a maine coon or long coated cat be brushed?

yes, mine run to.......away from me haha

They do enjoy brushing but if its for too long they get fed up

My ragdoll loves a good zoom groom, where as macy loves the nifty slicker.
the zoom groom def removes the most excess hair, so is the best when the cats are moulting

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Longhairs or semi should be brushed every day I also have a Wahl miniclippler in case I have neglected any coats and matt spring up

The best thing to use on a longhaired cat is a metal comb that has both wide and narrow spaced teeth called a greyhound comb. You need to get down to the roots to get all the tangles out before they have chance to develop into a knot.
A brush by itself will not get down to the roots.

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How odd - I was just going to post and ask the same question

I think I need to invest in some better equipment.

We will be going to the pet shop this weekend so i will have a look for brushes. I only have a comb for them which removes quite a lot of hair. I guess its my fault as i havent brushed them for a while but the weird thing is i never used to brush them and their coat was perfectly fine