Thanks for all the good info and the pleasant welcomes.
Fergie is estimated to be 18mo to 2yrs old now. They estimated her at 12-18 months back in May..so hard to pinpoint. She was found in a nice area of Houston with no tags. Ads from the shelter never found her old owner so they began looking for a permanant home for her a couple of months ago.
The photo doesn't show it but the coat is very thin and stringy. Almost like a balding older person with oily hair. She had just been bathed that day but was air dried. (I believe I read that you shouldn't air dry them, they should always be blow dried?)
You could see her skin through the coat and the hot spots were scabrous sores on her. She just couldn't stop scratching. Even my dogs when we get flea infested don't scratch that much. I hope we can figure out something to relieve her for that if nothing else.
I know Silky's are a different breed from Yorkies in the terrier family but they do appear similar. Is it normal for a Silky to have a shorter coat from a Yorkie? The first picture, from her initial arrival at the shelter, is the longest her hair has ever gotten and the new photo from yesterday is after a puppy style cut but the hair was left long on her back.
One thing the foster mentioned also is that she is squeamish with her face being messed with. I was able to scratch her ears with no problem, but she specifically noted she did not like her topknot being messed with so she (the foster) has cut her a little poofie visor to keep it out of her eyes. Any way to get her over the fears to let the facial/head hair grow out again? |