Poor little Gizmo was soooo matted up at 9 wks old when I rescued him, I think because his hair was so dry and brittle due to lack of nutrients, as he was starved and had probably never been brushed a day in his little life.
I used oatmeal and coconut de tangling spray, and worked at it about 10 minutes a day, trying to use my fingers to undo a lot of t. It took about a month of gently removing them but he has not had a mat since, as I comb and brush him every day now :-) I only would do 10 minutes at a time because I could tell, the slightest pull did cause him pain, so I just very patiently worked on him, till he is now silky soft :-) |