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12-05-2011, 06:23 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Canada
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| Sensitive whiskers? Hi there, Snoopy seems to become VERY agitated when I trim his "beard" and "mustache" to the point where I dread trimming them. He will scream and bite me whenever I make a quick snip. This doesn't happen on any other part of his body and he's fine with everything else. I've never cut him. Anyone else ever had this problem? Thanks! |
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12-05-2011, 06:38 PM | #2 |
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| Uni really hates it when I cut an actual whisker, you know the thick ones. But her regular beard I don't cut. It's like she can feel it. I cut only the parts that stick out too far, not all the way down, but still she hates it. |
12-05-2011, 07:12 PM | #3 |
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| I think the whiskers are sensitive. Teddy has a lot in his mustache and one big one on his chin. When I catch one in the buttercomb, he yelps. The cutting action may tug on them ever so slightly, but that is enough to be annoying. Maybe your pup is scared of that feeling?
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12-05-2011, 07:14 PM | #4 |
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| That makes sense. Like when I cut Uni's nail. I just get like barely an 1/18th of an inch and she screams bloody murder. That's why I don't do them anymore.
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12-05-2011, 07:34 PM | #5 |
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| Cutting his nails are a chore to say the least. He must be muzzled, and I have to restrain him "vet style". As for the whisker...I suppose I'll try and move it aside and trim the hair around it.
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12-05-2011, 07:41 PM | #6 |
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| I've snagged whiskers in the comb many times... now I take 5 minutes and cut just the thick ones back almost to the skin, slowly so I don't yank them with the scissors either. Then combing is much more pleasant all around.
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12-05-2011, 08:09 PM | #7 |
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| You cut the thick whiskers almost to the skin? MIL caught me trimming Uni's thick whisker and she said not to, that they were the "feelers". Now I don't think they'd be as sensitive as a cat's whiskers, but do you think it would change their balance or whatever else whiskers do? Do yours flinch when you cut them?
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12-05-2011, 08:26 PM | #8 | |
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Mine are less head shy with them trimmed: I think the whiskers may be too sensitive or my pups are just hyper about them being pulled out in a comb. Peek a Boo even seems bothered by being petted when his are long. I haven't noticed any change in their balance at all. I think they are more of a nuisance on a Yorkie than anything else. I started trimming them way back when I noticed they were causing some of the facial hair to sit crooked, or they can cause the hair to have a wave where it should be laying flat. They may have flinched the first few times but now they are fine with me doing it, as long as I don't move the scizzors away until I'm sure the cut has been made (that will pull the whisker out and hurt).
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12-08-2011, 01:59 PM | #9 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | I always cut morgan's whiskers to the skin. They are not like cat whiskers. They do not use them as "feelers" nor do they help with balance. Some breeds even have them shaved off as part of their haircut (cocker spaniels). I've never seen a dog be sensitive about them being touched. Sure it probably hurts if they are snagged or pulled out when brushing or combing, but scissoring/shaving them off with the proper tools doesn't hurt. I scissor them off on a lot of drop coated dogs to get the beard to lay flatter to the muzzle and not stick up.
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