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Originally Posted by broodizt  Thanks so much, I so wish you were near me!  Just to be clear so there is no misunderstanding, I didn't try to detangle Milo in the bath, all I tried to do was wash him . I tried to detangle him before the bath on a grooming table using the detangle spray, and it did help, but he doesn't even want me to cut out the mat, he won't even sit still for that. I don't believe his hair is tangled in over 50% of his body, just in certain places, under arms and legs, by his hips (Haunches???), and under the belly. The rest of him may not be totally smooth, but could definitely be managed if he would only let me gently tease out the small knot or tangle. I wonder how his groomer bathed him, cause I'm thinking he's been traumatized before I ever got him. |
Have you tried putting him on your lap & cutting off the mats? Turbo used to climb up my arm if I tried to work out a tangle. He was sooo sensitive, I just had to cut it off. TG he has silky hair that hardly tangles now, but it was bad when he was a puppy.
It's best to cut off or shave the arm pit areas & the underbelly, inner thighs. It's a very sensitive area for them. I think it would be best to cut off the tangles that he has now so he won't associate grooming time as ouch time.