Oh I never knew that with MC's they must have really dense coats. Wegies too I expect. Is it the breeding and the climate they origenated from Persian coat is quite easy to part and get the nozzle in

I Yea, they do Chrissy & Jane, it's a pain in the butt sometimes, lol. Especially when it comes to flea treatment ect. Wegies are easier in the summer as they tend to shed a lot of the undercoat and their ruff.

Do they get knotted or matted quite easily then Persians are a nightmare if you don't groom regularly

As a Coonie slave, I can confirm that this is a difficult task - their fur is so very dense that you cannot simply part the fur with your fingers to see the skin - nor will blowing hard do the trick on my boy. I have to use a moistened flannel to flatten the fur and then part it with a grooming comb.

Surprisingly, their fur is easy to brush and does not matt easily.

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Yes Maine coons were originally farm barn cats in eastern american states - I suspect that wedgies were probably their ancestors.

The coat has to be thick because of the winters there and like the wedgies nobody to groom them.

There is a trend amongst some breeders to lose the dense coat - to give them a more sleek appearance and I think that where is what has happened to hector - though we will see in the winter.

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I had the same problem with my 2 Ragdolls. They have so much thick wooly type hair, it was impossible to find the skin!

I just got someone else to help me while I did it. We parted the hair as best as possible, I made sure the tube touched the body and that seemed to do the trick.

It's always easy if your cat lets you do anything to it, which mine do. They didn't even have a clue what I was trying to do and they sat still the whole way through.

I too have a thick-furred dog--a rottweiler. I concur that it is next to impossible to find the skin beneath the fur. Much of my Frontline ends up on top of the fur, which I know to be of no use. And just pushing til you hit pay dirt doesn't address the problem either, as there are few gaps in the fur to absorb the liquid.

Next month I will try this alternative and watch to see if it is effective: I will use two sites--one between the shoulder blades, and one about 6 inches above the tail--where my dog cannot reach. Less liquid per spot>>more possible absorption.

For each squeeze I will grasp the fur and pinch it between my fingers to expose as much actual skin as possible...