Problem: Brush removing much hair of the dog
 

Hello everybody. I have a Yorkshire dog and I have a problem with her ​​hair. I used a silicone spray once. This silicone seems to have spoiled her coat. I stopped using, I have already given two or three baths and still bad.

Her coat is having many knots. I usually rehydrate after the shower with drops of almond oil. Has anyone experienced a problem like this?

The brush started taking a lot of her hair. Previously, the brush used to draw the few dog hairs. Now the brush takes a lot of hair and is ruining the coat.

Ie, hair that was once beautiful, is now full of breaks ... all broken and never returned to normal.

I always used almond oil, so I guess that's not the problem. About silicone, I used it once, and it's been over a month. Was it the silicone?

She completed 1 year on Sept. 6. Is that phase of her life? What could I do to solve this? I don't like to see so much hair coming out when i brush her... it did not happen before. Now I live with dog hair in my face, in my mouth, because it goes by much when I brush the dog.

Thanks a lot

Welcome to Yorkie Talk. Using a silicone product once should not cause a lot of damage. You can use a clarifying shampoo.

Now that she has turned 1, is her hair longer than it was in the past? I noticed on my boys that the longer their hair grew, the more 'difficult' it was to brush. Brushing requires more care, gentleness. I can't just put the brush at their topline and start pulling down.

I do line brushing and combing, taking small sections of hair and working on them individually. I hold the section with one hand and work the brush or comb with the other hand. I start at the ends of the hair and work my way up. This prevents skin pulling and damage to the hair.

When I encounter tangles, I carefully pick them apart and work the brush or comb gently. If I were to just brush the way I do my own hair, a lot of my dog's coat would come out on the brush.

I never brush when the hair is soaking wet. I use fingers or a very wide tooth steel comb only. Never pull on wet hair.

The longer the hair, the more susceptible to damage. My boys are really hard on their coats by snuggling in beds, dragging in grass and on pavement outdoors, and carpet surfing when we play fetch.

If none of this helps and she is still having a lot of hair breakage, I would be inclined to ask my vet to assess the coat and skin.

The hair was ruined in just one day
 

Well, the point is that in one day the hair was beautiful and in the next day, the hair became a nightmare. I can't brush the dog without pain...

I know there are techniques, and I was used to it. But from a day to another the hair got ruined.

Even if I pass only the most superior hair, run a brush gently, the brush hangs, stops, can't brush... If I comb her hair, very lightly, gently, this comb will bring micro-knots. It's as if all the wires form tiny knots. I don't know how to explain in English. I tried.


Another thing that happens is that after the bath is forming knot much more than before. And these big knots are very difficult, even very difficult! Before, it was hard, but now it is almost impossible to untie the knots without the dog feel a lot of pain and get stressed.

Has anyone arealdy used Silicone for the dog's hair?

Silicone coats the hair shaft, so no moisture can get in, it can cause build up & eventually dry frizzy hair. The shine is only temporary. A clarifying shampoo needs to be used to remove styling product residue.
Do you use a good conditioner after shampooing? Use a lot of it, I don't dilute it, use it full strength.

Do you use a pin brush? Those w/out ball tips @ the end.

I understand now. That must have been a really bad product. :( Do you know the name?

I occasionally use Pet Silk silk serum, which has silicone. I've read that some silicones are not as bad as others. As Jenny wrote above, the primary problem is that they coat the hair and prevent moisture from getting in.

I hope you can find the solution to get your dog's coat back in condition.