Cats with Mats in Their Coats: What to Know - Tufts Catnip

Cats with Mats in Their Coats: What to Know - Tufts Catnip

Cats with Mats in Their Coats: What to Know - Tufts Catnip

To better understand mats in cats, let’s briefly recap shedding. Seasonal shedding — with the two biggest shedding times of the year occurring in fall and spring — correlates with the amount of sunlight during the day. However, indoor cats shed year-round due to the constant artificial light in our homes; so instead of two heavy bouts of shedding, indoor cats experience continual light shedding. And it is the sloughing of dead hair that contributes to the baneful matting in a cat’s fur.

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