Grooming your Ragdoll cat is a good routine that is best started early on, preferably when your cat is a kitten. If done daily, the experience is quick and less stressful on you and your feline friend! Comb your cats coat daily. The size of the comb or brush depends on the coat of your cat. You want the comb to glide through the coat easily without pulling (ouch!). I use a regular tooth-size comb for the ruff, armpit areas and behind. Make sure you brush the hair in sections, brushing gently to the roots rather than just brushing the surface. While you are brushing your cat, look for mats of hair, but don't pull.  The coat of any long-haired cat rarely mats if combed & bathed regularly.

Cats have four basic hair types, for complete description, please visit our Ragdoll Cat  hair type page.

There are several things to consider when you are preparing for bathing your Ragdoll cat.  Please read our article on Ragdoll cat bath preparation before bathing.

Removing mats and knots in your Ragdoll's coat is VERY important.  If we can tell you one tidbit of information about grooming, it is to NEVER, NEVER, NEVER EVER put a matted cat into water.

Now that you have dematted your Ragdoll's coat, it's time to move onto the Ragdoll cat bath shampoo phase of the grooming your Ragdoll cat.

Once you have your Ragdoll cat bath completed, now it's time to move onto drying your Ragdoll cat.  Have patience, you're almost done.