Yes, we have. He is a shorthair, but I have never seen such a thick-haired shorthair cat in my life. His hair matted so bad that I couldn't comb through it. When I cut the mats out, these ugly bald spots were left, so we shaved him - all of him except for the head, tip of the tail, and we also left "socks" on his paws. He actually likes it, believe it or not!

OMG! He must be looking so cute with the little socks! Do you have a pic? I just love cats and I think they look cute no matter how they are. Although I am surprised that you say he likes it - they usually spend hours licking themselves and I am wondering how different it is for him to not to have the usual fur...

I have a long haired cat that got a humongous mat in his hair. We had to shave that part off. He looked pretty strange for awhile. We also had to end up getting a special brush that helps to detangle the hair and we have to brush him like every day. Thankfully, we have been mat-free for several years now!

I would LOVE to see a pic too! That sounds really cute. Sometimes you just gotta do what's best for your animal, even if you're not sure how it's gunna make em look. Good thing about the animal world is that they don't laugh at eachother lol. My dog has had some pretty terrible hair cuts lol!!