pulling knots

Kimo seems to be free of fleas for now, but still scratches and licks some.

Maybe because of the licking there's some knots of hair on his underside.

I was trying to comb them off without pulling them, but some were so knotted that I had to pull them.  I grabbed the bottom of the hair and held it while pulling from the top, so Kimo wouldn't feel the hair pulling off him.  Of course, he probably feels a little and every once in a while would raise his head to lick the area.

So having been bitten by in the past, I would reflexively move my hand away.  But no incident.  And after a little while, Kimo surprised me by just lying his head down as I continued the operation.  So I'd say he's become pretty comfortable and trusting with me.

I remember the days when someone would just touch him on his flank and he would go wild.  He still might do it with a stranger, but seems to be OK with me.  Only took like five years..