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Matted coats can cause a variety of skin & health problems.
Matted fur does not allow for air circulation to the skin,
causing hot spots, bacterial and fungal infections.
Fleas, ticks, maggots and other parasites may be lurking in the
coat causing further skin infections. Matted fur also pulls and binds,
causing pain to your pet when they move or lay on the mats.
The skin underneath is usually raw and inflamed.
Matted coats will not dry properly and can lead to rotting fur
and skin. Due to matting, pets' hair will need to be shaved extremely
short to the skin and may show signs of skin irritation and sores
due to matting, wet undercoat and dirty coat.
Pets that have not been groomed often enough usually result in long,
stressful, or painful grooming sessions.
Some dogs never recover from that experience.
That is why it is so important to have your pets groomed
on a regular basis.
Below and on the next pages are dogs in the extream
The only humane thing to do is a shave down.
This is a short clip, removing all the matting.
90% of the time it is right down to the skin.
It is unfeasible to de-mat/brush out and would cause excessive
pain and suffering to
attempt to do so.
There is a strong chance that your pet's skin will become more
irritated during the clipping process. Due to the mats being tight
against the skin, the only way of removing them is to use a short
blade to clip between skin and mats He/she may be nicked and or cut
because I have to work so closely to the skin to remove the coat.
I am very careful, but the possibility of injury is there, and you need
to be aware of this that is why regular groomings
are very very important.
