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06-12-2008, 08:07 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fairfield, Ohio
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| How do I get these knots out!! I'm losing it!! Bandit will be 14 weeks old on Saturday and I have been trying to get knots out of his coat....well I couldnt get him to hold still so I got some advice on that and now I can get him to hold still but I cant get the knots out....I bought detangling spray and it helped a little but its not getting them out....I have 3 different brushes, one is the little wire bristles on it and the head is about 3x2 inches, the bristles are not even and inch (I think) the other one is a puppy brush...looks like a baby hair brush and the third is just like the Chris Christenson (sp) brushes, about 7 or 8 inches long and one half has the bristle things (not bristles, cant think of the name) spread out further than the other side. If that makes any sense to you at all. Its the comb the groomers use. Anyways the comb keeps pulling the knots out of his coat all together instead of combing through them. I'm going to lose it....I want his coat to be nice but I dont know anything about it and I dont want to hurt him so I stopped trying to brush him until I can get better help. I had him at the groomers about a week and a half ago and I am not sure if she worked on the knots at all or if maybe the knots are just forming....I dont remember any knots when we got him back but I could be wrong. So can somebody please help me please????
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06-12-2008, 01:29 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fairfield, Ohio
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| Looks like I may have to figure this one out on my own
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06-12-2008, 01:31 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA
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| knots/matts I am having the same problem with one of my fosters and just came on this post to read what was suggested for you :-) Hopfully someone will have some suggetions.... my fostere is going on a home visit Saturday and I need to get them all out by then... |
06-12-2008, 01:39 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | You are dealing with puppy hair matting and it can be a challenge. With Reno I just had to be persistent and patient with daily comb-outs. When you do comb out the mat, you will lose a little hair. I was able to cut away at some by holding my scissors open and almost slicing through the mat vertically - he didn't lose too many hairs this way. It does get better, so don't get discouraged
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06-12-2008, 01:58 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fairfield, Ohio
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| I am just so afraid I am going to hurt him and he will never let me brush him again because he is scared of being hurt again....someone else told me that can happen. I am being very gentle with him but sometimes you have to put some force in it, and when I come across a knot that is hard to get out I hold onto the hair close to the skin so it wont hurt (at least as bad as it would) oh I hope I can get these out. If I cant will I have to shave him??
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06-12-2008, 02:06 PM | #6 |
Luv my 7 Furkids Donating Member | do you use conditioner when he is bathed? And is he brushed everyday? Im sorry your frustrated. I started brushing my puppies when I had some at like 2 weeks. You know just a stroke here or there, laid them on their backs and brushed gently their bellies, by the time they were ready to go to their families they were pretty good, still didnt like it but good. I brush all mine in the morning on a stand, bows in, everyone gets a treat, and at night in my lap right before bed. At nighttime everyone scatters but they get it anyway. Even brushing twice a day they have some snarls, especially the ones that scratch from alergies. I have one that has a cross of cottony/silky hair and though she is beautiful coated, I have to pay particular attention to her belly area and under her arms. Sorry didnt mean this to be so long, just keep at it, they will soon learn its just part of the routine. |
06-12-2008, 07:50 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fairfield, Ohio
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| Thanks for all the advice everyone I really appreciate it. What kind of conditioner does everyone use??
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06-12-2008, 08:43 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: WV
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| I wish I would've came on here before I gave up with my baby girl, she had horrible mats in her hair and wouldn't hold still she's around the same age and the vertical cutting is something i wish i would've heard about two days ago, my puppy now looks like a stray dog i found with mange as my husband says...so word to the wise, whatever you do don't take scissors to your baby |
06-12-2008, 11:13 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| I found a product for matts that I really love!! It's called Cowboy Magic detangler. It comes in a tube and you can buy it where they sell horse products, like a pet and feed store. You put some of the gel on the matt and then you can work the matt out with your fingers and it doesn't hurt your pup. It is some kind of silicone type product so it is really slippery and just separates knots, even ones close to the skin. I use this before I brush Brooke, I used to have to cut out the bad matts! Good luck!!
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06-12-2008, 11:24 PM | #10 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina
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| If the mats are too bad to be brushed out, you can still save the coat. Take a pair of shears or a seam ripper (used for sewing) and gently split the mat. Be careful not to cut your dog with the tip. Try work the mat out with your fingers. If you still can not get it out, split it again. If the mat is really difficult - cut it out and save your dog the pain and save yourself the stress. It will not look as bad as you might think and the coat will grow back. |
06-13-2008, 04:42 AM | #11 | |
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06-13-2008, 04:57 AM | #12 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Missouri Ozarks
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| When you have a really bad mat spray conditioner right into the mat, using the slicker brush on top and your hand underneath, work the brush in a circular motion. This will loosen the mat enough to use the pin brush to work it out. Use the comb last as it will catch the small pulls left in the hair. Brush the entire coat against the grain until the brush passes through without resistance, this is called back brushing and it's the single most important thing to do when trying to manage a puppy coat. Back brushing will separate each hair and distribute the natural oils out onto the coat away from the skin. In a puppy coat the oils will cause the mats next to the skin, sometimes in as little as a few hours. As an adult the texture of the coat will allow the oil to move along the hair more effectively and the matting should decrease. Always dilute the shampoo used to bathe, and when you think you're finished rinsing the coat...rinse again. Be patient, if you're tense your puppy will sense it and everything gets more difficult. Good luck!! |
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