# Cats 'n' mats

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-n-mats/364933>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 17, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-n-mats/364933 "2006-07-17T22:58:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-n-mats/364933/21 "2006-07-18T20:09:40Z")

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Those aren’t so bad. They sell soft wire brushes at the pet store. Just brush him several times a day (most cats enjoy this, they’ll let you know when you’ve done it too hard or too long). But start slowly, get him used to it.

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