Getting Mats Out Of Dog Fur

Mats not only make the coat look disheveled they actually add to a dog s distress and cause skin irritation.

Getting mats out of dog fur.

Left untreated mats get larger and more difficult to remove. To brush mats out of dog hair spray your dog s coat thoroughly with a detangler and work through the fur with a slicker brush. Also known as dematting rakes these combs are specifically designed to pull apart mats. Causes of matted hair in dogs.

Mats form when dog fur becomes tangled and wraps around itself forming tightly wound clumps of the loose dead fur and live fur. Needles to say this biting can discolor the hair and cause skin. When you locate a mat hold it at the base and slowly ease the knotted fur apart with your fingers. Mats usually start with a small knot but this can quickly turn in to a large clump.

Dogs that sit a lot or are right hipped or left hipped when they sit will get mats from the fur being. 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. If not brushed out they continue to trap more fur becoming closer and closer to the dog s skin. You can also try sprinkling stubborn mats with cornstarch and working through them with a dematting comb.

Be aware that some rakes can cut away your dog s fur rather than comb it out this is a good temporary solution but often results in hair growing back unevenly which is especially problematic for styled breeds dematting combs are just the thing for those tough thick knots.