How do you deal with mats?

[Halcyon]

HOORAY!!!
I FOUND THE SOLUTION. My husband bought Remington 7-in-1 Complete Grooming System for $17 at Target, and we tried it on our Anastasia. Unlike Pet hair shavers this one is more quiet, less threatening to my sensitive cat, does not make nicks and allows to remove mats much quicker than by scissors.

This is the address of the website:

remington_grooming_system : Target Search Results

It does not have a cord but works from charger. I isolate the mat with comb first, grab it with fingers, and then with cutting blade up move the groomer horizontally, about 3-4 mm at a time until the entire mat is shaved off.
I tested this device on my husband first (it has attachemets for nose , ears and neck)
So, today my husband and my cat got perfect grooming session. I then used it on my bikini line,
and was happy with the results.

[Howlinbob]

Yup, we use my husband's cordless beard trimmers on our old moggy's lumps. It worked really well for our Persian as well (RIP). Our 2 babes haven't had any lumps yet, fingers crossed!