How To Keep A Maltese From Matting

It s winter and cold so our maltese enjoy wearing warm clothes.

How to keep a maltese from matting.

Take breaks if necessary to let your dog rest if there are numerous mats or if the mat in question is large and tight. I ve been told that their adult coat is easier to groom but it takes 2 of us about half an hour a day one to hold one to brush and he hates it and he still gets mats of tangled fur around his neck where the collar goes. Work as much of the mat out with your fingers before attempting to brush to avoid hurting your dog. When i brought tuffy to the groomer this week she said that maltese go through hair change at about one year and that is why he has been matting more.

It s almost impossible to keep a pet maltese in coat unless the owner is diligent about avoiding dirty water and static. How to prevent matting in dogs. If they aren t brushed out or removed mats can tangle fur to the skin causing sores. He swares this helps keep the mats from forming.

How i can keep it from matting again in future. Our maltese has just truned a year old. However tuffy will not sit still long. He swares by corn starch.

Dogs that sit a lot or are right hipped or left hipped when they sit will get mats from the fur being compacted in that spot verplank adds. I know a man 70 years old who has always had malteses. Whether or not you should shave your poodle depends on how bad the mats are. Does anybody else have this problem with their havanese.

While they may seem like minor annoyances hair mats can actually become serious problems for dogs. Mats often occur in areas of friction such as under the collar behind the ears in the armpits or on the lower legs where the legs rub together or where the dog comes into contact with grass. This will help you bond and stimulate blow flow to the skin and help with replenishing oils lost during shampooing. Lately his hair has been getting matted even though we try to brush it very regularly and keep it in a puppy cut.

Have your maltese trimmed in a shorter puppy style cut to keep brushing to a minimum and avoid mats. These sores can be. If her entire body is covered in matted fur i would advise you to shave it off as it will be less painful for her and less tedious for you. Keep brushing her everyday.

Clothes can cause mats to form in the arm pit area and around the areas where the clothes is.