Unfortunately my grandmother slipped and broke her ankle on Thanksgiving morning. She has been in a wheelchair since she got back from the hospital a few days later. She has a little yorkie that she loves a lot but can't take care of as well now that she is handicapped (she should be out of the wheelchair and just with a cast in a few weeks… but she is 92 anyway). Little Shanti is full of matted fur. She usually gets a haircut in spring anyway, but I am wondering if we should bring her to get a haircut NOW or if I should try to cut some matts out? We live in NH and the weather has been BRUTAL, so I don't want her to freeze. I feel like it would be too painful to brush them all out. I live 2 hours away but I am visiting her this weekend, and I would really like to help out.
Advice?
Thank you!
She does have sweaters and jackets… I think what I will do is cut put the bad matts, brush her the best I can, and give her a nice massage/bath with doggie conditioner. She will stay still- she is a really good little girl.
matted hair is in fact a nuisance and hard to get rid of.
,when it is really cold, don't go for a haircut, or if you go
for a haircut you will have to buy a dog's coat to warm it.
cutting out mats is difficult and you could hurt the dog as it
certainly will not keep still. of course you can try to get rid
of some mats by cutting not too close to the skin, but you
need a second person to hold the dog while you cut.
better wait or go to the salon, have a cut and buy a coat.
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I would get her to a groomer and get her sorted out and then make sure she is kept inside in the warm and has a dog coat on when she needs to go outside to relieve herself. Perhaps you can then just pop round once a week to groom and bath her to keep here coat clean and tangle free.
Sorry about your grandma.
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matted hair is in fact a nuisance and hard to get rid of.
,when it is really cold, don't go for a haircut, or if you go
for a haircut you will have to buy a dog's coat to warm it.
cutting out mats is difficult and you could hurt the dog as it
certainly will not keep still. of course you can try to get rid
of some mats by cutting not too close to the skin, but you
need a second person to hold the dog while you cut.
better wait or go to the salon, have a cut and buy a coat.
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i had to shave my maine coon cat because of matted hair.
Please take her in and have her groomed. Let the pros deal with the mats. She won't freeze, but if it makes you feel better, splurge on a sweater or coat for her.
I know EXACTLY how much work it will be to groom her yourself as my Briard wasn't brushed from June to December as I fractured my dominant wrist in 2 places. I have worked a solid 10 hours on him and I still have 1 rear quarter panel to go …
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