Once again, thankyou for your suggestions everyone...

tctrek, thank you for your experience with this. I will look into one of those hand/glove brushes. Also doing the treat thing too.

I have a furminator. Its been tested on a local Maine Coon and has proved its worth. I have a small Hartz brush that has plastic balls on the end. I also have a cheap human hair brush w/ plastic balls on the ends. What do you consider a "soft" brush?

Thank you for your continued support and answering my crazy questions.

Red Rock