carolineclair
Warren Scout
Sorry for the long post!
I feel like its one health question after another at the moment, i guess to be expected nearing 11 yrs old
I am having to clean maples bum with water every day at the moment, shes pooing and its just collecting around her bum and drying hard to her skin if i dont get to her in time. I work from an office two days a week and sometimes go out to meet friends so im not able to be there 24/7 but even if i get to her just after shes done it its so sticky and smelly i have to wash her.
This im ok with though i know she hates it i dont have a problem doing it
BUT the fur around her bum and legs which isnt super long (shes a dutch) is getting matted into knots, she hates being brushed but i do try. But ive noticed the past week if i pull gently the hair is coming away in clumps in these matts.
I just noticed behind one leg, but on her body, its going very bald!!
Im wondering if i should take her to be shaved down to 1. Get rid of the matts and 2. Reduce the mess of the sticky poo situation?
Or is this just cruel and not necessary?! Im worried as i know her skin is very thin and delicate, a vet nicked her before when she had to have a trim
I dont know what to do for the best anymore i second guess everything and im just worried shes not happy anymore, though shes followed me round this eve wanting nose rubs and is happily eating hay as i type
I know it cant be good for her skin being wet every day esp as trying to dry her with a cool hairdryer is near on impossible by myself so a towel rub is the best i can do
I guess im just at a loss to how to "fix" her, shes been checked recently for mites, her teeth, her ears, her weight etc and shes as healthy as she can be but something just obvs isnt right [emoji22]
Anyone else have a similar issue or been through similar?
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I feel like its one health question after another at the moment, i guess to be expected nearing 11 yrs old
I am having to clean maples bum with water every day at the moment, shes pooing and its just collecting around her bum and drying hard to her skin if i dont get to her in time. I work from an office two days a week and sometimes go out to meet friends so im not able to be there 24/7 but even if i get to her just after shes done it its so sticky and smelly i have to wash her.
This im ok with though i know she hates it i dont have a problem doing it
BUT the fur around her bum and legs which isnt super long (shes a dutch) is getting matted into knots, she hates being brushed but i do try. But ive noticed the past week if i pull gently the hair is coming away in clumps in these matts.
I just noticed behind one leg, but on her body, its going very bald!!
Im wondering if i should take her to be shaved down to 1. Get rid of the matts and 2. Reduce the mess of the sticky poo situation?
Or is this just cruel and not necessary?! Im worried as i know her skin is very thin and delicate, a vet nicked her before when she had to have a trim
I dont know what to do for the best anymore i second guess everything and im just worried shes not happy anymore, though shes followed me round this eve wanting nose rubs and is happily eating hay as i type
I know it cant be good for her skin being wet every day esp as trying to dry her with a cool hairdryer is near on impossible by myself so a towel rub is the best i can do
I guess im just at a loss to how to "fix" her, shes been checked recently for mites, her teeth, her ears, her weight etc and shes as healthy as she can be but something just obvs isnt right [emoji22]
Anyone else have a similar issue or been through similar?
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