Questions tagged [grooming]
Questions about keeping your pet clean and maintaining various parts of their body.
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Does the fine "plate" comb really pull or cut fur that isn't ready to be shed?
Trying to avoid brand name, but here are a few pics of the working end of the tool. It's similar to a flea comb, actually...
It's a remarkably effective grooming tool, getting down to loose hair in ...
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Cat vomit, fur ball or polyp?
A few years ago at the vets I mentioned that my tortie Sandy had started wretching after drinking cold water, and that her purr had become slightly raspy. They said that she might have a polyp in her ...
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How do you trim nails on your wiggly Malamute?
As a Malamute owner, I really struggle with trimming my dog's nails. He hates having his paws handled and gets extremely wiggly and restless when I try to clip his nails. I've tried giving him treats ...
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Why would you treat a cat with a ball of ingested fur with Cola and xray contrast liquid?
I am referring to this (peer-reviewed) publication from Wilson et al. (2023) where the authors claimed to have used a mixture of 55 mL of Coca-Cola and 5 mL of iohexol for the treatment of a small ...
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Why is my rabbit losing his whiskers and facial fur?
Since about November 2022 one of my two rabbits (neutered twins ~3.5yo, bonded since birth) has been losing his whiskers and facial fur. The other one is fine.
It started with him losing his eyebrow ...
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3 year old cat gnaws at skin and has bald patches
Our cat is ~3 years old, female domestic short hair. She's happy and playful, eats normal, drinks normal. She's had a CBC where everything was normal according to the vet except for borderline high ...
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I don't know if my dog is trying to kill my kitten or groom it
I have four dogs and just got a kitten. Three of my dogs just kind of ignore her, but my three-year-old dachshund won't leave her alone. He pins her down and pushes her around with his nose. He licks ...
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Double claw on single toe?
It was time to trim my cat's murder claws when I noticed something odd; a smaller claw was under her regular claw.
I had not noticed it before and I am wondering if this is a cause for concern. She ...
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Cat Leg amputation - Will fur grow back?
My cat got his leg amputated the other day. Will fur grow back where the leg was? or will he just have a bald spot?
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What's Causing my cat's hair loss?
My cat is over-grooming and ripping out chunks of his fur, leaving red sores behind. He's got a growing bald patch on his back near his tail and other small patches wherever he can reach. I've given ...
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Do kittens get balding in the area above their eyes? [duplicate]
Why is it balding is it fungus like what my dog had
Not completely bald, but just thinner fur.
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My dog has ME and sits in a Bailey chair. Occasionally he ends up sitting on his tail. He now has a spot on it that has hair missing. What is it?
My dog sits in a Bailey chair for feeding. Occasionally he ends up sitting on his tail. It now has an area on it that has no hair. He does not lick or chew on it. What is this and how do I treat it?
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My long furred cat was recently groomed and it's revealed lots of dandruff, is that normal?
My non-pedigree cat was long furred, and our wonderful groomer cut it right back. He didn't seem stressed at all, and is walking around with a confident tail.
But what I noticed was a significant ...
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How to tell if a dog's fur is matted?
I have two tamaskan dogs. One is shorthaired, and the other, Lyra, has long fur like a malamute.
I try to brush them out regularly, but she has a kind of wiry undercoat where each hair has a lot of ...
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Why is my cat trying to rip my toe off?
My cat regularly pulls out her blunt nails when she grooms herself, and I know that’s normal. Recently I had my pinky toe injured, and now it’s bruised, won’t bend, and has a subungual hematoma. I was ...
