Matted Pets

• A reminder to all who have "no-shed" or long coated pets.
•  GROOMING: not a difficult thing. A brush, A comb, and a few minutes a day of your time. 

Heck, i groom my pets while listening to music, they may not have appreciated it in the beginning but they now see it as affection and ask to be brushed. 

• Visit your groomer once a month for a nail trim and touch up and every three months for a clipping: 

• YES: your pet can be groomed in the winter as well... just not shaved down. Take them in for a brush and comb out. It is cheaper in the long run and you have a happier healthier pet. 

• Groomers charge way less for regular maintenance on a pet who is a regular client than for a shave down of a matted, neglected pet who is in pain, stressed and can take from four hours to multiple visits to help.

•   If your pet is matted, do the right thing, have them done and then KEEP UP with REGULAR grooming. 

 
For those who do not want the "hassle" of a high maintenance pet pick a different breed of pet or get a fish!!!


WARNING! SOME PICTURES ARE GRAPHIC!

An Extremely Matted Dog

What a disgrace! This picture looks exaggerated, but it is what he really looked like when he was found. Matty was a good dog gone bad because of his condition. Matty tried to be nice but probably because of his discomfort, did not allow anyone to go near him. His coat probably weighed more than his body. The owner never came looking for Matty. He would have never been returned to the owner if they had come forward.


Although not as severely matted as Matty, Benji who is also a Lhasa Apso, had to be shaved completely. Benji obviously felt much more comfortable after he had been shaved. He was later adopted by a new family that promised to groom him routinely.


This cocker spaniel is another example of massive matting. As you can see, he looks much happier after his haircut!

Think twice if you see an animal that is neglected in this manner. This is indeed a form of abuse and something should be done about it immediately. An Animal Control Officer should be contacted. The animal may need to be removed from the owner. 



The above are pictures from the City of Boston but we have seen this, as has every groomer out there and every shelter out there....If you care for your pet you would have this fixed and NEVER let it happen again....IT IS NEGLECT AND ABUSE TO DO NOTHING, doing nothing will only make it worse and can lead to criminal charges...so what if you are embarrassed FIX the problem AND KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN!!! Matting is painful, health threatening, it can lead to loss of blood flow, loss of limb, loss of eyesight, loss of eyes, all types of ear infections, parasites, and many more problems.

• Humane Society

A photo taken by a passer-by shows a cat with severely matted fur on the steps of a trailer home along Bay Drive. The picture was sent to the Humane Society of Douglas County. Last month the owner of the cat was cited for animal cruelty by Chris Wagner, humane officer for the Superior Police Department. The cat was euthanized. (Submitted photo)