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Originally Posted by Maximo  Poor baby. I would cut the hair down and start over to spare her of the pain, and to prevent possible skin damage which will hinder future hair growth. You can keep her in clothes to keep her warm. Just stay on top of the combing since clothes can add to matting.
When the hair is badly matted at the skin, I would use scissors. My understanding is that clippers can catch a matted hair and pull skin and possible injure your pup.
I am very sorry for your loss of your Yorkie boy. |
no no no, that is very dangerous! Never use scissors to cut mats out when they are close to the skin. You are more likely to cut the skin with scissors then with a clipper. With clippers you have to use a blade that fits between the mat and the skin and it should glide right through. If its tugging or not going through easily then switch to a shorter blade.
I've seen many injuries from owners trying to cut out mats with scissors.