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bellemarie · 09-14-2014, 05:22 PM

i can't believe how long it has been since i was last on here... missed it soo much! (though i imagine Very few people will remember me! lol)

but i have a wee question regarding grooming and skin care...

long story short- my mum had noticed an elderly man walking his wee yorkie over the past while and noticed last week (when she got to see the dog up close) that he is extremely matted. as in he is a huge matt. so she came and got me, and we drove around (yup, like stalkers) to find them again, and ended up getting to chat to him.
anyway, seems a few years back the poor boy got cut up badly by a grromer, so became Very fearful. so he wasn't getting groomed often enough to keep him matt free (owner is uite old and arthritic hands). about a year ago the dog snapped at a groomer and was sent home unfinished. he tried taking him to another but told them that he had snapped, and the next groomers refused to take him. as did the next. it got to the stage that he became afraid to take him to the groomer, and has been clipping as much as he can himself with the scissors. trouble is he hasn't been freeing up the skin.
so i have offered to attempt the dematt myself, and if it fails try and get a bit of discount at the vets im training at- my first sedated de-matt or something (hoping it doesn't come to that of course)! but i need to get this wee man sorted.

now i know this sounds bad- it Looks worse. had the man refused my help then he would have been reported, but he is more than relieved at the thought of getting his dog 'fixed up', so i'll be doing it on tuesday- and talking to the vet when i see her next if it doesn't work...

i know the skin will be in a bad way, but assuming the dog has been kept as clean as possible (given the hair) will sudocream/ nappy rash cream be enough to soothe the skin until he gets to a vet (if not needed urgently)? or any other ideas of something to offer relief?

i'm training as a vet nurse atm, have been grooming my own yorkies for 8 years now as well as doing family dogs, have assisted with shave-offs in the vets, spent a few months at a groomers as an assistant, and have a friend coming to help who was a grooming assistant for over 2 years, so don't worry, i do have a bit of an idea what i'm getting in to- but Never dealt with something like this... if the dog was to come in to the vets i'll be the first to say i would probably report the owner, but why take him away from an owner he adores and who does love him to bits.... it's a tough one.

if anyone has any tips please, please let me know!

and to everyone who i haven't 'met' yet... hello!!!!!

also hi from kuki, poppet and kitty!!!

http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/...pso8sdvtrn.jpg

09-14-2014, 05:22 PM	#1
bellemarie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: belfast, northern ireland Posts: 520	well hello again!!! i can't believe how long it has been since i was last on here... missed it soo much! (though i imagine Very few people will remember me! lol) but i have a wee question regarding grooming and skin care... long story short- my mum had noticed an elderly man walking his wee yorkie over the past while and noticed last week (when she got to see the dog up close) that he is extremely matted. as in he is a huge matt. so she came and got me, and we drove around (yup, like stalkers) to find them again, and ended up getting to chat to him. anyway, seems a few years back the poor boy got cut up badly by a grromer, so became Very fearful. so he wasn't getting groomed often enough to keep him matt free (owner is uite old and arthritic hands). about a year ago the dog snapped at a groomer and was sent home unfinished. he tried taking him to another but told them that he had snapped, and the next groomers refused to take him. as did the next. it got to the stage that he became afraid to take him to the groomer, and has been clipping as much as he can himself with the scissors. trouble is he hasn't been freeing up the skin. so i have offered to attempt the dematt myself, and if it fails try and get a bit of discount at the vets im training at- my first sedated de-matt or something (hoping it doesn't come to that of course)! but i need to get this wee man sorted. now i know this sounds bad- it Looks worse. had the man refused my help then he would have been reported, but he is more than relieved at the thought of getting his dog 'fixed up', so i'll be doing it on tuesday- and talking to the vet when i see her next if it doesn't work... i know the skin will be in a bad way, but assuming the dog has been kept as clean as possible (given the hair) will sudocream/ nappy rash cream be enough to soothe the skin until he gets to a vet (if not needed urgently)? or any other ideas of something to offer relief? i'm training as a vet nurse atm, have been grooming my own yorkies for 8 years now as well as doing family dogs, have assisted with shave-offs in the vets, spent a few months at a groomers as an assistant, and have a friend coming to help who was a grooming assistant for over 2 years, so don't worry, i do have a bit of an idea what i'm getting in to- but Never dealt with something like this... if the dog was to come in to the vets i'll be the first to say i would probably report the owner, but why take him away from an owner he adores and who does love him to bits.... it's a tough one. if anyone has any tips please, please let me know! and to everyone who i haven't 'met' yet... hello!!!!! also hi from kuki, poppet and kitty!!! http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/...pso8sdvtrn.jpg __________________ "...She will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of her heart; you owe it to her to be worthy of such devotion..."