Grooming long haired cat ... especially nether regions

We used to have Persian Colourpoints and their fur was a nightmare. I'd never have another long haired cat, tbh. All you can do is groom as often as possible and try and put aside some pennies for an annual professional groom (which I didn't even know was a thing until recently!)

You could try a Furminator, too. It's not cheap but it seems kinder than any other tool we've used. If you do get one, make sure you get the correct one for the right animals and size and fur length, as there are loads. www.amazon.co.uk/FURminator-Long-Hair-DeShedding-Large/dp/B004WJ0L3Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1486231850&sr=1-1&keywords=furminator+cat&tag=gransnetforum-21

Oh no !! This is something I have nightmares about

We too had a long coat rag doll who had not been groomed as a kitten. He got very stressed if we took him to be groomed ( and even finding someone to do it was a nightmare .)

Once , after an accident where he needed some rear end cleaning we decided to give him a bit of trim . Rag dolls love people and go limp when you pick them up , so Grampy lifted him up, flipped him over while I started trimming! Sadly, he was so laid back and obviously enjoying it a tad too much that his winky put in an appearance and I SNIPPED it with my scissors !!!

Cue blood, cat shot off, Grampy visibly winced with a look of sheer horror !

Happily, it was VERY minor but I was too traumatised to try again ( as was the cat I imagine ) so we settled for grooming the bits he'd let us and getting the vet to check for matts any time he was there . They would whip out the offending lumps under a tiny bit of sedation. We often had a cat that looked a bit moth eaten with lumps cut out but at least he didn't risk neutering by scissors again .

Good luck !!

We had a long haired cat for 20yrs and she would get mats under arms/legs she wouldn't tolerate grooming the only way we could do it was to wrap her in a towel then expose the bits where the mats were and use a ladys razor and very carefully managed to shave at the base of the mats till it came free. We did try other ways but she would go berserk and scratch me to pieces even if OH was attempting to hold her.