OMG Thank you everyone for your comments and leaving a note on your experience! (So sorry I totally didn't see the comments till now because we left this channel to rot for a bit, oops!) I loved reading all of them! I'll answer a few FAQ! 1. Generally any oil that is edible for your pet works (I chose a regular olive oil from Bertolli) - you can use coconut oil [do research if suitable for your own pet] etc as some have suggested in the comments, or even organic ones. The reason for doing so i that your pet will be very likely to lick the area, or use their paws to scratch the area, then lick their paws. We will want to make sure that the oil that may potentially be ingested be safe for them to do so. Thus do research and take into consideration what your pet can/cannot ingest :) Consider a cushioned e-collar if you choose this method but your pet is prone to licking off the oil. 2. Combing and tugging the matted fur after you notice the knot moving out to speed up the process of the knot coming off may still cause some pain to your pet. I would suggest to lightly tug at it with your hands and see if it causes your pet any distress before doing so. (Of course combing and grooming on a regular basis will help to decrease matted fur but you know that already! ;) 3. After the matt/knots have fallen off I'll take my cat for a wet shower so don't worry, this olive oil treatment is only for a few days before your pet has shiny and clean fur again! (I have not used it as a topical/regular treatment when there are no knots in the fur so I am unable to comment on that) I have used this as an on-the-spot treatment. 4. Effie's small knot took 5 days to fall off, it might take longer for larger areas or knots. Do be patient with the process :) And PSA: yes I'm not a vet and this is a rather simple at-home treatment. Please do your research if you have any concerns, and choose what is right for you and your pet. This is definitely not the only method to loosen/remove matted fur -- if it's a very serious condition, do get it checked out by a professional, or shave it down as you wish! I would prefer to leave my cat and his beautiful fur intact hence it was not the method I went for. Ultimately we all just want the best for our pets :) Love to you all from Effie and I! x

OMG , I was very skeptical about your method. Your mat was so small and my cats was huge. I thought I have nothing to lose by trying this. After the fourth day, this huge mat just fell out. I cannot thank you enough ! ♥️

I cant thank you enough for sharing this vidio. My cat was heavily matted. I do not want her to be shaved. I know about olive oild but I do not know what to do. My cat had 4 heavy large matted area. I can't cut them as I used to because they are big my scissors can't do the job. After 3 days of olive oil application as per your instruction, the matted fur just fell off. I recommend this method. Thank you. You saved me some worries and big money.

MY Todd had 5 big matts by his behind and I was so scared to cut, as someone said there skin is like saran wrap. I did this for just 3 days and they are all gone but 1, that is pretty much hanging, so will be gone too. Dont go to vet, do this !!! It is a miracle and So happy found you on here !!! Thank You :):):)

This technique works like magic! My Persian cat has four matted hair all about an inch wide on her underside near her front legs. It's been weeks since I started agonizing about how to remove them as they are all already adjacent to her skin. I followed the instructions on this video and applied olive oil on each matte. After one day, two of the mattes on her left side disappeared. Most likely, they fell somewhere. Too bad I didn't get to see them. Per the video, I applied olive oil on the remaining two mattes on her right side. Now on Day 3, I saw two of the mattes on the floor. Honestly, I was expecting it will take longer to see if this works. Now my cat is matte free! This is magic! Thanks for the video! 😊

IT WORKS! I used it on my cat who had big knots and matted hair because she was a stray. At first I was concerned but after two days she was grooming herself and there I saw 4 big mats on the floor! Unbelievable! Thank you!!!

I thought i would just chip in from Scotland, we have a lovely Forest cat, and this year in particular she has been building up mats in her coat despite rigorous daily grooming, most came out with usual light teasing, I must confess I did see the original idea in another video, but unable to comment on it (sorry), so credit to you for such a good tutorial. Two treatments for two large mats on ruff and flank and they have fallen out, or were easily teased out with no trauma, she does look a little sparse hair wise on her side as it was a big mat, but will grow back. We bought a pack of 2ml syringes from ebay for pennies and just carefully applied it round the base of mat, while she moaned pitifully and fell asleep in my wife's arm's. Only one biggie to go, great stuff, thanks

well, we tried the olive oil, my wife found a lump of matted cat fur on the floor, it had been on our cat before it was found on the floor, the thing fell off on its own, we are really shocked that it was so easy to get rid of matted fur, your video really helped a lot, we have started to work on more matted hair spots. this is so much easier than trying to comb them out of their fur, they do not enjoy that at all.

I have a Mainecoon and absolutely HATES being brush, but we brush him regularly and for a week or two we slacked. Randomly noticed he had Matt’s in the WORST possible spots, armpits and stomach (thin sensitive skin). Just tried this and noticed it was loosening the hair/matt by his skin! Even gently pulled a small matt off with a little scissor snips! Will up date to let everyone know how it went, because the giant Matt’s in between his legs below/on his stomach are really bad. 🤞🏾

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This truly miraculously works! My cat was horribly matted with large mats that were close to the skin. I tried this and it worked! I don't know how, but it worked. I am also amazed that after many weeks, she continues to be mat-free, her fur is clean and soft, and no other mats are forming. I am beyond thrilled and thankful.

Thank you for giving me hope that I can avoid a costly vet visit. The kitty I am concerned about is only about 5 years old and loves being brushed. Normally I have zero matting issues but after some pretty major health issues, I was unable to keep up with routine care for his fur. I was so ashamed at how bad the matting had become in such a short amount of time. I tries several tools that were advertised to remove mats but they proved worthless. I now have a safe trimmer that is very quiet but will be using your olive oil method first. I know that if a cat injests hair, it is recommended (by a lot of vets) to give them some oily foods to help them pass the hairballs rather than coughing them up so I feel comfortable using olive oil. Please wish me luck, I feel like such a bad 'kitty mama'!

It works!! Thank you so much for taking the time to post this.

Oh my goodness! I don't know how to say thank you! One of my cats stopped grooming himself because of chronic gingivitis. My fault that the fur started to mat in areas I didn't brush properly. But this is amazing! He's almost completely mat free after 3 years! What's really great is that I used coconut oil and he started grooming himself again. Either he likes the taste or hates the feel of the oil but he grooms himself now. The oil loosened the mats and he was able to lick most of them off. I think coconut oil also helps with the gingivitis since it's an anti inflammatory. And I'm told it prevents fur balls. Thank you on behalf of my kitty and myself 😊

This worked so well! I managed to get a large mat with burrs in it off my cat. Thank you!!

OMG!!! You just save my life. My kitty got spayed 20days ago. The vet gave her a onejee. Today I removed the dress and 💔💔. I don’t want to shave her coat. THANK YOU!!!!

Thank you for teaching us your technique. You are great! My cat was recently shaved . It was a very nice experience, I held her while she was shaved. No stress....I'll try this in the future ! Thank you!

Thanks for the idea ,and your cat is lovely

definitely going to apply this method frm today. Thanks for sharing

I didn't want to shave my cat so came to youtube looking for alternative ideas. This worked great! I used coconut oil and after a few applications, she was mat free!

Y'ALL!! I can hardly believe it, but this WORKED! I used coconut oil. I rubbed it onto the 2 big mats my cat had. Once on a Saturday, once on Sunday, and then on Monday morning they were both on the floor. Just. like that. Maybe they get heavy and naturally fall out? Is that how fur works? I have no idea how this works, but it did for my cat. THANK YOU!!!

someone suggested the reason why the hair just falls out is because the cat licks and licks and licks at the oil? I don’t see how a cat can lick behind his ear though.

My cat's was in the same spot! vet scissored it down to the skin, but left the base of the knot which came back again a few months later I applied Olive Oil for 3 days, and it is GONE!!! Where? I have no idea, but it is clear down to the skin. IT WORKS!

Going to try this now. Thanks you got a new subscriber:)

Looks amazing, I hope it works. The last video I watched the guy was ripping the knots out!

If the mat is close to the skin, when it falls off do they have bald spot? Going to try this.. Chesterton is a stray who's had a rough life so i dont want to shave him and i can tell these are painful or make his skin sensitive. Does it also work in areas they can't lick, like on his back?

Hi I wanted to ask can you apply olive oil everyday in the fur if they not knotted

So so cute one!! 😍😍😍

I tried your method and after 5 days we only have 1 Matt left and it’s about to come off, my cat started out with 5 .. I put the oil on the seam where it’s stuck to the skin … I also switched to coconut oil because it’s very saturating…

Great idea ! Thanks !

does anyone know the logistics behind it? how does it just fall out?

2 problems for me. 1st my cat absolutely will not stay still to do any kind of maintenance. I literally have to hold her down. And the 2nd she has 2 large Knotts on her lower back. Does this method work on larger Knotts? BTW we have identical cats but mine is female. I believe yours is male?

Would this work on cats who have super bad thick matts?

Going to try this on my baby boy. Thank you!

My cat had a huge tat on her face, did the olive oil treatment and it fell off itself in 5 days, it was hard very thick and about 1/12 inches across, there was a smaller one which also fell of ,, a magic treatment,, thank you,, will share this, rgds

How to reduce hairfall of my cat...my cat has triple coating of hairs...but since from last 6months..he has left with only 1coating..what can I do?

Is it safe for the cat to put olive oil on their fur and then them licking it? Mine has matted fur on her belly and armpits. Please I need an answer 😢

I have Maine Coon with lots of fur that gets matted. This method does work, but I use coconut oil. Never tried olive oil though. Might have to give it a try.

Thank you so much🥺💙.. Alhamdulillah it really workeddd!!!

my cat has matted fur on her butt and hind legs, she is long hair. Is it ok to put olive oil there, would it make her sick if she licks at it? what can I do?

My ragdoll has a huge knot on his side. I tried combing it out but it's not working so I'm going to try this. It should at least help soothe his skin. I'll let you know how it goes.

If we don’t have olive oil on hand can we use vegetable oil?

What about lots of matted hair. Will any oil help

Hii can i use any brand of olive oil or I have to purchase the same brand

Wow, cool! I'll try it. My cat is an elderly calico who has not just mats, but hard knots and clumps of hair. The vet has us spraying bactine on the skin around them to help prevent skin infection. She gave her an antibiotic shot because she said those hard mats can make the skin infected around them. Previously, the groomer had to sedate her with an inhaled sedation, but last time they used it, she stopped breathing. The vet breathed into her mouth and brought her around. No more sedation, but what can I use to calm her down? I'll try the olive oil treatment in the meantime.

Hi can I just use normal olive oil? My Persian cat has got good few big clumps of matted fur

My backyard cat was cleaning himself this morning. Saw his chewing on his foot. Thought he was cleaning his claws. Then I saw him pulling on something. There was this piece of skin connected to some fur . Didn’t look like a scab but the end of it was dirty . Tried pulling on it and it wouldn’t come out. So I spent the whole day at random point when he was sleeping ; and attempted to yank on it to pull it off. Took about 10 times on and off. But I managed to yank it off completely. All that came off was a clump of hair and all you see is his normal skin underneath. Mind you that this piece of hair / clump whatever it was. The piece I yanked off was extremely small. He look fine to me now.

Awesome! Thanks!!!!

Applying oil (olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil, or simmilar) once every two weeks can help prevent and resolve matted fur on any animals.

I have a cat with only a single matted spot but this was helpful

I tried the olive oil, the mats are gone but i cant find them, i think he ate them which is bad, hes been nauseous 😢

I just tried it and my cat hates the feeling and smell of it so she tries licking it all the time. I hope it will work fast, I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable for too long. Her furr got some very strong knots around her ears and necks because she doesn’t let me comb her there but if I don’t do something now about it it will get severely matted. So before the knots turn into matting I tried this method as I also don’t want her to get hurt while cutting the knots and her beautiful mane would never be the same again. I hope it works 😭

Can I use MCT oil?

Is there any danger if my cat licks the olive oil?

Well, so far i've been doing this for five days and the matted fur, quite large matted areas too, haven't budged. The only difference is that those matts where i've applied Olive oil are oily, but the fur is still matted and still attached to my poor old girl.

i’m doing this for the first with my cat since this is the first time she’s gotten any sorta matted fur, my question is: should i reply everyday or should i wait a couple days to reapply in the case that the knot hasn’t fallen out yet?

I also felt that way about the goslings I was feeding until my HOA "relocated them " which is their way to say...they eliminated them ; broke my heart and I still cry when I think about it. Killing innocent intelligent birds just because they pooped on the trails ! ......what disgrace.

Is this plain olive bought on store

WHat if the knot is super huge and behind the ear?

I have doubts but will give it a try.

This is cute, but that’s not a serious matt. Just use blunt end scissors not oil. If the matt is close to the skin, cut into it perpendicular to the skin and pull it apart with your fingers. Matts are painful to cats when close to the skin. This was not one of those.

Omg! I tried it today and it fell off just few minutes after applying the coconut oil

Ok I’m going to try this. I’ve been dwelling on Inkblots (my cat) mats now for quite some time. He is long haired and usually I’ve been able to keep up with his mats but now he’s got three large mats that are totally out of control. I can’t take knowing how uncomfortable he must be. I’ve tried combing, cutting, pulling them apart, etc. but he gets so irritated and I don’t want his fangs sunken into my body. IM DOING THIS and I’ll check back in with results!

Good video,what type of Olive oil ? Can it be any cooking olive oil ? Or extra virgin oil ? Do you apply it every day until the Matt falls off ?Thank you

Great tip thx! 👍

so i did this and it worked GREAT, but now my little one has an area thats wet and oily, looks like she might have to get a bath D:

Does this still work if the cat licks the olive oil? Just learned my cat loves the taste haha

Looks simple I’m going to try this technique

I'm going to try this! Hopefully, coconut oil under his neck will work!

it works for a dog ?

Can't wait to try this on my cat. He's not tolerant at all to me trying to groom him, but maybe I can just do a little at a time and help him out without having to take him to a groomer to have his few mats shaved. Thank you.

Can we use coconut oil instead?

How do cats deal with this in mature?

DAYS!!

Thank you so very much thank you x

What if they lick the oil?

Can I use sesame oil?

I’m gonna need to dunk my cat in a 5 gallon bucket of oil for this to work.

My Norwegian forest cat has a knot on both sides on his front arm pits so I'm going to try this to see if it will help. He thinks he's a dog so he always has burrs and brings sticks in the house to lay on

Where is the brush from???

I adopted a Siberian Forest Cat. She only allows me to brush her body, not around her face . Now she has matts around her head 😰! I am definitely trying this tomorrow!

My car has a tight know on his chest. I want to try this style!

is it safe when they lick the area of the matt with the olive oil??

That’s a tiny mat! What about big ones

very cute cat tho

Are you cat's eyes ok??

so its just olive oil

Always a short-haired cat is used. Try it on a long-haired

Too long .. I purchased a dematter comb and it worked wonderfully. This is a follow up comment

Vets say not to use olive oil because yeast can grow plus cats are hot and it can go rancid- especially in a hard to reach spot they already aren’t cleaning. Chris Christensen makes a static spray that looks like it’d be helpful- that’s the only brand I’ve found to be reliable about cat safety. I haven’t ordered the spray yet because it’s kind of a lot but I have a lot of work ahead of me so I might end up getting it.

Fingers crossed this works on my baby girl 🤞🏻

Can I use mustard oil instead of olive oil?

It would be helpful if you would answer the questions people have instead of just commenting on the positive posts.

You call that a mat? Geez

I see alot of peoples questions are not getting answered. I dont know why you have a KZfaq channel expecting people to watch and when they do they become curious. And with curiosity comes questions your viewers are asking. You dont bother even trying to answer them. Other viewers are answering them. I just don't understand. Ok i actually did a double take and you actually did respond to quite a few questions. So all in all i hope you can accept my most humble apology for accusing you of something you didn't do.

Yeah that "matt" was smaller then a pea. Wow, beyond unhelpful.

This is dangerous. Cats ingesting this oil can become extremely ill.

Im sorry but your video os misleading. Your cats hair is not "matted." Its more like barely tangled. You tty this on a full matted cats fur you will be brushing it out for the rest of your natural life.

HOW ABOUT YOU USE MORE READABLE FONT >:c

Wow! Amazingly worthless video, Thanks!