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    My chinchilla has bad mats

    So far its working. Slow going but it is getting there & it is not stressing him out very much. Just takes time & patience. :)
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    My chinchilla has bad mats

    Thanks for the info. Going to try that way first. If you ever had to groom an angora you would understand. Their fur is thick & long as well as slightly sticky feeling. If that does not work will try what you suggested. Will get back to you on how it goes ok? :)
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    My chinchilla has bad mats

    Is it possible to gently pull them apart rather than pull them out? That's what we did with the Angoras. It was a contast battle keeping mats off of the two we were grooming. At least an hour a day per bunny & they had very long thick fur! It was not easy & it took so much time we finally...
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    Los Angeles, California vets?

    I have heard nothing but good things about both vets posted here, Dr. Sari Kanfer & Dr. Rosskopf. I have rabbits & a chinchilla & would take any of them to either vet with no worries as to how well they would be treated. I volunteer at a rabbit rescue & the owner as well as several other rescue...
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    My chinchilla has bad mats

    I am fostering a chinchilla & will most likely foster him for life like I am doing with 3 rabbits. He has really thick mats, we got him like that. I use to groom 2 angoras for the rabbit rescue I volunteer at. The way we got the mats out was to slowly pull them apart & snip off the worst pieces...
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