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08-14-2008, 12:51 PM | #1 |
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| How to handle this? Suzi is my first Yorkie , so I am learning . I know she needs to see a professional groomer ASAP. and that will happen. The problem is that she had a knot of hair on the side of her face. I could not get it out either and worried because it was so close to her eyes. She gets dries stuff under her eyes too, and I have cleaned that off the best I could . What are the options of getting the hair knot out that it too close to the eyes? I believe it will have to be cut . I have noticed she has very long lashes too, and at times, she paws at her face. I think she is uncomfortable, and that breaks my heart. Does a professional groomer just trim out any bad knots ? I do not know anything about grooming, and it is hard to even brush my puppy at times, but i do the best that I can. She is not full of knots, I have just observed a couple , and am aware that Suzi tends to get them on her legs sometimes too. She is an indoor puppy ....
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08-14-2008, 03:41 PM | #2 | |
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It's kind of hard to get knots by their eyes. I think it might be gunk that is caught up there. Try a warm wash cloth with some baby shampoo and wash her face then take a small comb and comb the gunk out.
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08-14-2008, 03:48 PM | #3 |
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| I agree. Also, I believe a groomer would chave her if she is too matted. If it is only her face then a close trim on the face would be good and the rest could be left long. If you are going to keep her in full coat, it will require daily attention and a complete bath and comb out once a week. |
08-14-2008, 04:12 PM | #4 |
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| Thank you. Suzi is not matted everywhere.... Just in the places I mentioned. Mybe the groomer will have to shave her face or something. She is prone to gry skin, so I can't bathe her all the time... However, she gets a daily brushing and conditioning, and that is why I have noticed a few matts.
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08-14-2008, 04:27 PM | #5 |
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| My groomer uses something called a coat king to get mats out. Maybe your groomer has a similar tool?
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08-18-2008, 03:23 PM | #6 |
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| Coat kings are a type of rake that is normally used on dogs that require handstripping (westies, spaniels, etc) it rakes out undercoat and cuts hair at the same time...not something I would use to demat. With knots and matts there are three options that a groomer will give you: 1. The will demat (very carefully!!)...but the more matts expect a much higher cost (we charge $60/hour on top of the price of a groom to demat) 2. if it is too severe they will shave it out or take thinning shears and thin it out and start with a fresh coat/hair...the more you demat hair the more brittle it becomes and it more subseptible to matting again. 3. let you brush it out at home...(but this is usually not an options because it was alrady tried. I would get your pup on a regular schedule of minimum every 6 weeks.
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