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mscat · 02-20-2009, 01:38 PM

I have just noticed something on Suzi. A couple of weeks ago she was shaved and now she has these needle black hairs on her face? They are prickly and pronounced. There are about 5-8 of them and seriously they are procupine sharp.
Has anyone else seen this in A Yorkie? What should i do, if anything? i have seen Suzi rub the side of her face on the carpet many times , like she is trying to get them off her! She only has them on the side of her face .

x-tinkerbelle-x · 02-20-2009, 01:41 PM

Are you sure they aren't her whiskers? Groomers may clip them off at the time of grooming, so they may be growing back./ Dogs have them at either side of their nose and near their cheeks xXx

C101Yorkie · 02-20-2009, 01:48 PM

lol I think they're her whiskers.

Sapphire has them, too.

Potter · 02-20-2009, 03:34 PM

lol..whiskers..Pao's whiskers sometimes falls out and you can find them on the floor

but since groomers cuts them out, you probably never see them before.

mscat · 02-20-2009, 03:51 PM

I kind of knew that is what they were, however, Suzi seemed so uncomfortable , rubbing the side her her face on the carpet ... I thought i'd ask. ANd them being so sharp too .Now i feel like an idiot, LOL . She is my first dog . Thanks

Nancy1999 · 02-20-2009, 03:52 PM

It seems Joey spouted his whiskers overnight, and since I was his groomer, I know they were never cut off before; they were really sharp at first too. After a while, I decided to cut them, and it's really easy to do if their face is wet because the whiskers stick out, as they grew in again they never seemed as sharp as they were the first time. I now have one of those flea combs and groom his mustache with this, and most of the whiskers just come out in the comb.

02-20-2009, 01:38 PM	#1
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	Odd? I have just noticed something on Suzi. A couple of weeks ago she was shaved and now she has these needle black hairs on her face? They are prickly and pronounced. There are about 5-8 of them and seriously they are procupine sharp. Has anyone else seen this in A Yorkie? What should i do, if anything? i have seen Suzi rub the side of her face on the carpet many times , like she is trying to get them off her! She only has them on the side of her face . __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

02-20-2009, 01:48 PM	#3
C101Yorkie ♥Sapphire♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PA, USA Posts: 4,069	lol I think they're her whiskers. Sapphire has them, too. __________________ Courtney Sapphire

02-20-2009, 03:34 PM	#4
Potter YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,583	lol..whiskers..Pao's whiskers sometimes falls out and you can find them on the floor but since groomers cuts them out, you probably never see them before. __________________ http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=410379 "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

02-20-2009, 03:51 PM	#5
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	I kind of knew that is what they were, however, Suzi seemed so uncomfortable , rubbing the side her her face on the carpet ... I thought i'd ask. ANd them being so sharp too .Now i feel like an idiot, LOL . She is my first dog . Thanks __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

02-20-2009, 03:52 PM	#6
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	It seems Joey spouted his whiskers overnight, and since I was his groomer, I know they were never cut off before; they were really sharp at first too. After a while, I decided to cut them, and it's really easy to do if their face is wet because the whiskers stick out, as they grew in again they never seemed as sharp as they were the first time. I now have one of those flea combs and groom his mustache with this, and most of the whiskers just come out in the comb. __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

02-20-2009, 01:41 PM	#2
x-tinkerbelle-x Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Notts, England, UK Posts: 98	Are you sure they aren't her whiskers? Groomers may clip them off at the time of grooming, so they may be growing back./ Dogs have them at either side of their nose and near their cheeks xXx