[Gpdd] [GPDD] Care - Mats on Long hairs
Susi Eastin
ok.cavylodge at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 15 11:19:27 EDT 2006
Roxanne- When one of the 'Boys from Peru' develops mats,
I try to work them out with those wire hair picks. I only cut
them out as a last resort since I show them and we want
all the long hair we can hang on to. This can take some
time, depending on how bad it is. I set the pig on a folded
towel on my lap, alternating the gentle combing with a
nice back massage. Moose is especially touchy, and will
wheek like he's been pinched if I even pull gently to get
something like a bit of hay out of his hair! I've found it
helps to hold the bunch of hair with one hand while combing
with the other, so it doesn't pull so much. You can also
spray a bit of conditioner or detangler on the mat. Then
start at the bottom, or outside of the mat, combing just
small bits out at a time. If you must cut it out, you want
to take great care using the scissors that close to your
piggie - it makes me nervous just trimming toe nails!
Another thought I had on this - you say that this piggie
never had mats before. Sometimes a change like this
is an indication of another situation. One pig (Stanford)
developed mats when he was in a new cage that he
spent a good deal of time sitting in one corner, and
later when he got sick. So I would check the piggie
over thoroughly, and more than once. Could be something
else going on as well.
Wheeks!
Susi & the OP's
Snowy & CocoPuff feel this is a good reason
why they have short hair, so they have more
time for that good back rub morning & evening!
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