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04-25-2013, 11:12 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sayreville, NJ, and Stuart Fl,
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| style advice needed I've never cut my 2 1/2 year old Phoebe's hair except for her ears, feet, & sanitary. I was very happy with her beautiful full coat. She had cataract surgery on Tuesday, and the vet shaved one side of her head from her beard to behind her ears. He even cut off her topknot! I know the hair will grow back, but I'm heartbroken by how pathetic she looks! I can't do any bathing or grooming for the next two weeks. I'm counting the hours lol. I'm not sure what to do with her once I can groom her. I know I'll have to cut the other side of her head & face so she doesn't look so lopsided, but i'm not sure how far back on her head I should go. I'm also don't know if she will look silly with a long body coat & short head. Should I cut her body short to match her head? Any advice or suggestions? Thanks! Lori & Phoebe |
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04-26-2013, 01:30 AM | #2 |
♡Huey's Human♡ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ringgold, Ga
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| Bless her heart, Phoebe looks so pitiful, that pic makes me want to cry. That sure was a lot of hair for them to cut off- I would even say excessive for the type of surgery. They could have gotten to her eye and still remained sterile removing less hair off the top of her head. I don't know much about grooming, but if it were my pup, who I also keep fairly long, besides evening up her head- which will grow back to a presentable length quickly, I would probably trim up her body some so she doesn't look so out of proportion. Also, if you keep her dressed, her body hair won't be so visible and out of proportion to her head. I hope she feels better quickly and I know she will be happier being able to see without that pesky cataract. Just a thought, if she has to have the other eye done in the future, ask the vet if you can do the preop clipping yourself and have them show you the bare minimum that must be cut, and you can have more control over how the finished product turns out.
__________________ Huey's mom, Marilyn :When a day starts & ends with puppy kisses, I can handle anything that comes in between! Last edited by Marhcarter; 04-26-2013 at 01:33 AM. |
04-26-2013, 05:28 AM | #3 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Poor baby. Don't worry, Phoebe will be her beautiful self again soon. I would just even out the top of her head back to wherever the shaved part starts. Leave the rest of her coat as is if she is comfortable with grooming in general. For bathing, you may want to wait longer than 2 weeks to do a full bath. Just do a body wash and carefully clean her head with wet cotton balls or gauze pads. My Max had corneal ulcers and I think bathing interfered with them healing correctly. The worst one finally healed when we waited over a month to fully wash his head. I was able to wash his beard, but no water over the top of his head. Phoebe is lucky to have a great mom caring for her.
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