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How To Remove Matted Fur

Title: How To Remove Matted Fur

Published: Mon, 30 Jun 2008

Description: With Dr. Lauren

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" Hi, I'm Dr. Lauren at Petside.com. A lot of long haired dogs and cat's can get matted fur. You definitely want to get rid of those mattes because they are uncomfortable your pet and the skin underneath could get infected. I'm going to show you a safe way to remove the mattes from your pets hair. If you have a pet with long hair, it's important to brush regularly. Brushing their hair will help to prevent mattes. If I matte does occur, it typically looks like a little knot. It's very important not to use scissors to because it's almost impossible to tell where the matte ends and the skin begins, and often times you could end of cutting your pet's skin. What you should do, if you have a long haired pet, is to make sure you have a pair of clippers on hand, because this is the safest way to remove mattes. And all you have to do is take the matte and gently pull it away from your pet's skin and then you can cut the matte out at the base. It comes out very easily. This is defiantly the safest way to remove mattes from your pets hair. I'm Dr. Lauren with Petside.com, if you have any question, feel free to email me at petside.com."

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