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How to brush Tiny mats??!!! Can anyone help me?! I have two yorkies, one has a silky coat (so easy to groom!) and our puppy has a cotton coat. I am going to pull MY hair out! Our puppy Pippo (cotton coat) has tiny mats on his bum and legs. I can NOT brush them out:mad:. I have used every brush I own and nothing is working, or makes the hair a little fluffy then gets separated and I can see the little clumps again!! I currently use a Madan pin brush that I bought about a month ago. This is the only brush that doesn't make him cry and bite the brush! The only thing is that it is not getting these little mats out. I also use a boar bristle brush, comb (good luck) and do have a dematting comb but I think it may be wrong (the teeth are about 1/4 apart and the hair goes between them)! I also use a detangling spray when I brush him by Paul mitchell for dogs. I just dont know what I am doing wrong:(? Any advise would help! Thank you!!!!!! |
I highly recommend getting the CC wooden pin brush. It literally combs out mats...pin brushes do not. Best money I've ever spent. Greyhound combs work really well on small mats too, but I am loving the wooden bristle brush best. |
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I saw on Groomer Has It that you can work cornstarch through the mat and remove the tangle with your fingers. I have the same issue with Holly. She was at the groomer a couple of weeks ago and her bum is already matted. She hates the comb. I have a CC Pin Brush that helps very little and makes her cry. I am ready to try the cornstarch trick. If that fails, I will pull out the big guns and work in some Cowboy Magic detangler. |
For that fine puppy hair that loves to mat, I would rub a drop of Cowboy Magic Shine & Detangler into it and then just sort of pull apart the mat with my fingers enough that I could comb through it. The product is sort of slimy, the perfect consistency to get mats out. I highly recommend it for that. It is a little "too much" to use as a conditioner for a silky coat, but is great on puppy mats just a drop at a time. There is another product that you might want to consider called "The Stuff." It comes in a spray bottle and you can use it to detangle but it is a good grooming spray that will help prevent mats and condition their coats without a lot of extra scent. It also repels dirt, dust and urine. I bought it for that "protective barrier." Ben has that great silky hair that occasionally gets a tangle but no real mats but he does have a problem with getting pee on his long hair, even though he is comical the lengths he goes to trying to get that leg high enough in the air. I think "The Stuff" is helping but he still needs frequent baby wipes. So, (1) Cowboy Magic Shine & Detangler to get out the mats and (2) The Stuff to help prevent them! |
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I use a dematting comb |
I had a horrible time with Lilly's hair when she was a young pup. I finally just gave her a puppy cut and it's the best, I love it. |
I always used a very fine flea comb...starting at the tip of the hair and working toward the skin, gradually picking the tiny mat apart. That way, you can hold onto the hair above the mat, between it and the skin, so there's no pulling and pain for your pup. Above ALL things, you don't want to make them hate grooming. |
on a cotton coat you need to use a slicker brush to get those mats out. pin brushes won't work, even the wooden one, in this hair situation. combs will just pull unless you know what your doing. Get a universal slicker brush. |
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Did you receive it yet??? I swear you will never touch either of those pin brushes again. |
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How do the wooden pins feel to your hand? Are they soft and flexible...smooth and flat on the tips? Are they round or rectangular? I'm just having a lot of trouble picturing this wonder brush...but I'm really considering it, what with all of the rave reviews here. :) |
I have 3 yorkies all in full length coats and slicker brushes and conditioning spray are the only way to go! Always running a comb through after will catch any of those little knots that you have missed! Harmony:aimeeyork Hershey:aimeeyork and Pitico:animal36 Mom |
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