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Nimbus always gets them on his bottom in his fluffy pantaloons and under his "armpits." I'm able to keep the underarm ones under control more easily, but he doesn't like me fooling with his backside at all. Still, if I'm persistent enough, I get the job done. The trimmers sure make it easier! But I'm convinced the cat thinks I'm a total weirdo. He's forever looking at me like, "What on earth do you think you are doing!?" The key is getting anything done before mild irritation becomes "I am so outta here!"
I have two that are shorthaired but have thick double coats. Both of them love to be scraped with a shedding blade year 'round, believe it or not. It takes tons of that undercoat out before it has a chance to mat. Then I comb them with a rake comb and brush them with a horse brush. They come running when I pick up the tools.
My middle kitty is a chartreaux mix, closely related to russian blue. He has the double coat but we have not, in 4 years, ever had a problem with matting. We rescued him at around 2 months and he has been brushed almost daily since then. He grooms himself often but doesn't get hairballs. His hairbrush has a chain on the end which jingles when it's picked up. No matter where he is, he comes running when he hears it and plops himself down to be brushed. The cutest thing is that halfway through, he flops onto his other side, then rolls onto his back to get his tummy brushed; which is what we used to do when he was very young.
I believe if you start them young, they will love to be brushed and you won't have matting issues. The older cat is shorthair with a shiny coat; and the newest rescue is too young for a real pet brush but we've started her on a gentle child's brush and she loves it. She had some matting issues but we are slowly working them out.
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