A cat brush with a surface having adjacent spaced apart fingers intended to interfit between the hairs of a feline coat, so that the hairs can be dragged therethrough to align the hairs and remove matted fur, wherein the improvement comprises configuring the fingers such that the fingers taper from the surface to a point and are characterized by a maximum thickness (Tmax) measured at and parallel to the surface, a maximum height (Hmax) measured perpendicular to the surface, and a midway thickness (T1/2) measured parallel to the surface at one-half the maximum height, such that: (2×Tmax)<；Hmax<；(3×Tmax)； and Tmax≥；(2×T1/2)； and Hmax=2 to 5 mm.
