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02-29-2012, 05:27 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Seattle, WA
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| HELP Mats galore My poor little baby (7 years young) is full of mats. I was away for a family emergency and no one thought to take care of her coat. HOW do I even begin? She has always been groomed but right now I can't even think to bring her, BOTH because of her hurting and money. What is the best way to take care of this? I really need help. |
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02-29-2012, 11:23 AM | #2 |
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| You can't just let the mats stay in because they will just get worse. TOO many mats can lead to poor circulation in that area. You are going to have to bite the bullet and take her somewhere and have her hair cut off and start over. We did this last summer when Lucy became really matted around where her harness is (lots of walks in the summer). Rather than put her through pain - we just had her cut cut off - we left some hair around her face. She still looked cute and her hair grew back as pretty as ever. I just had her cut all over again (except left more hair around her face). She just had surgery and the groomer said anesthesia never leads to a good coat! Anyhoo, she has some leaky urine issues and I just cut her body hair until we get that straightened out. So much easier to keep her clean with short hair. Really - it WILL grow back fine.
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02-29-2012, 12:52 PM | #3 |
Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA
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| yes you need to either cut them out or have her groomed. it only gets worse and unless they are ones you can spray with a detangler and tooth comb out there is no other solution. you will spend more money buying detanglers and trying to get them out. good luck.
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02-29-2012, 01:00 PM | #4 | |
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02-29-2012, 01:01 PM | #5 |
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02-29-2012, 01:33 PM | #6 | |
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Spare your pup a lot of pain. It will be much for her and her coat.
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02-29-2012, 02:06 PM | #7 |
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| Agreed -- she's going to have to have a haircut. Nilla's fur got to the point where it was nothing but mats and TRUST me -- it's easier and much less painful to get it cut off than to try and break/cut through them and brush it out. If you leave mats too long they can even start growing mold under them so I would get them taken off a.s.a.p.!
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02-29-2012, 02:26 PM | #8 |
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| I agree with everyone, you are going to have to come up with some grooming money and take her in to get shaved down. Her hair will grow back just fine! I would also find someone else to take care of my Yorkie! That would be unacceptable in my book! Taking care of the coat along with feeding, walking and all the other things that go with dog watching!!
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02-29-2012, 05:20 PM | #9 |
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| For small mat problems my groomer recommended using thinning scissors and cut through the middle of the mat and this will help release the knots. I would recommend only doing this if your dog does not jump around and the mats are not too tight against the skin.
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02-29-2012, 06:01 PM | #10 |
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| It really depends on how bad the mats are, and where they are, and how well your dog stands for grooming. I have no problems cutting out mats, by holding the fur and carefully cutting into the mat, and then gently combing the hair out. You can also try corn starch as a way of making the hair slippery and easier to comb...I find this works better than detanglers which when the hair is wet, tends to just stretch and break when i comb. If there are a lot, you might want to do a little every couple of hours, giving your puppy a break in between... But, if you don't have time, or your baby won't stand for you, you are going to need to bite the bullet and find the money for a groomer. I agree with the other posters, that this is something that needs attention asap, so that your baby doesn't suffer... |
02-29-2012, 06:04 PM | #11 |
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| Not sure about yorkies but you can work baby powder into mats on poodles & get matts out sometimes.....Good Luck
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02-29-2012, 06:07 PM | #12 |
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| Use plain corn starch instead. You don't want your pup inhaling baby powder.
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02-29-2012, 08:18 PM | #13 |
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| I am leary of corn starch because some pups have allergies to corn. I use bath powder and have never had an issue. Just have to be careful and put it directly on the mat. I also suggest sliding a comb between the mat and the skin to avoid cutting the skin. Honestly, she should probably be done by a professional groomer.
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03-01-2012, 05:57 PM | #14 | |
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03-02-2012, 10:17 AM | #15 |
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| If you have trimmers, it is really easy to cut hair... You can just shave her body so that she no longer has mats. I wouldn't leave the mats though...
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