How To Groom A Matted Dog

Gently brush the coat using a dematting comb or brush.

How to groom a matted dog.

This will soften it and give it some elasticity. Work your way up to a dog toothbrush. Reward the dog for cooperating. To begin apply a detangling spray to the hair.

Depending how badly matted the dog is then you will need to either cut the area with scissors or get yourself a dematting comb or rake and work the knots out if they are not too bad. Follow these tips for removing snarled tangled matted dog hair. In dogs it s more often related to lack of appropriate grooming from the owner though she says as dogs with long or thick coats rarely self groom effectively also keep in mind that non shedding long haired pets like poodles or doodle breeds or those with a thick undercoat are more prone to matting and therefore will. Work from the outside of the mat where the hair isn t tangled and slowly untangle the hair without pulling.

Hold the mat splitting tool in your dominant hand. If the mat isn t too bad spray it with detangler solution and use a comb to slowly work the mat free. Distribute the oil all over the fur. Next using the fingers on your non dominant hand create a barrier between the blade and the dog s skin.

Once the dog lets you work your finger in his mouth for 20 30 seconds you can graduate to gauze or finger toothbrushes from the pet store. If the dog is matted all over as in the picture then the only option is to shave the dog using a very short clipper blade.