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05-18-2011, 04:02 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: colorado
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| Groomer used a furminator on Kiki... Is that ok? I took Kiki to a groomer for her first grooming today. When I picked her up the groomer said that she used a furminator on her to remove her puppy coat. I have never heard of a furminator. I am flipping out . Is this normal?
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05-18-2011, 04:08 PM | #2 |
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| I have a furminator that I use on our Australian shepherd and our cat. I cannot imagine using one on a yorkie. It is made to strip the shedding hair from the undercoat and yorkies don't have an undercoat.
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05-18-2011, 04:15 PM | #3 |
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05-18-2011, 04:25 PM | #4 |
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| I have used them on cats in the past- I don't particularly like them- I just don't understand why someone (especially a groomer!) would use one on a single coated breed.
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05-18-2011, 04:29 PM | #5 |
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| Hmmm, I don't know what one is, but would it be uncomfortable to them. Does her skin look ok?
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05-18-2011, 05:03 PM | #6 | |
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05-18-2011, 05:16 PM | #7 | |
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05-18-2011, 05:33 PM | #8 |
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| She looks good. Her coat feels thinner... Ugh! I will never go there again. I hope that groomer didn't ruin her coat
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05-19-2011, 01:31 PM | #9 |
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| Someone told me I should use a furminator on my Yorkie. I couldn't even get it through his fur. It's just not made to be used on a non-shedding breed. I don't know why a groomer would even try. The only way to remove a puppy coat is to cut it. |
05-20-2011, 09:07 AM | #10 | |
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I wouldn't worry though (other than maybe asking the groomer what the heck she was thinking), the hair will grow back
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