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Posts: 6011 (02/03/08 02:45 PM) Guttersnipe, and a lazy slob Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I know it sounds like I'm in denial, but I'm not. Remove this ad some of you may be acquainted with my pooch, dolly. for those of you that aren't she's half pomeranian and half beagle. she has 3 coats of fur, two of them being like rabbit fur. she tangles very very easily and i trim her butt and behind her ears to prevent dreadlocks. however, i spend hours and hours every week brushing her and vacuuming dog hair off stuff. it seems like no matter how much i brush, she continues to shed. which is fine. but, has anyone ever used either of the following?: it's called a 'rake'. it looks like it would be painful if used improperly. or: it's called a 'shedding blade' and i don't even understand what one would do with it. i don't mind the brushing but she has a new thing (which i'm also looking for advice on), she digs herself. i thought it was fleas but it's really not. and she doesn't have any dry patchy spots that would indicate 'hot spots' she just digs and digs. she's ripped a nipple off and has chewed herself red in some places. any recommendations? i'd prefer lotion/gel type things as her stomache is sensitive and i don't want to chance feeding her something that will make her...uh. well you know. thanks! Last Edited By: blondemss 03/27/08 10:10 AM. Edited 1 time.
Mister Nib		#1	[-]
Posts: 332 (02/03/08 02:46 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Hello Dolly.
kooyah		#2	[-]
Posts: 3828 (02/03/08 02:47 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Shedding blades work pretty well. You just brush it against the dog's fur and it pulls out all the loose hairs.
blondemss		#3	[-]
Posts: 6013 (02/03/08 02:49 PM) Guttersnipe, and a lazy slob Reply Quote More Recent Posts	does it cut the hair kooyah or does it pull what's already loosened? cuz the word 'blade' has me kind of nervous.
kooyah		#4	[-]
Posts: 3829 (02/03/08 02:49 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	It has teeth and pulls out loose hair. No cutting.
zippityboomboom		#5	[-]
Posts: 6264 (02/03/08 02:50 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	blonde, maybe she has anxiety or is bored. My sheltie used to lick and bite at her paws so much that she made them bleed.
Quaffetti		#6	[-]
Posts: 5098 (02/03/08 02:51 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I've given up on the dog shedding. I've just consigned myself to being overrun by dog hair. My son got me a plaque for xmas that says, "No outfit is complete without dog hair."
meatball77		#7	[-]
Posts: 7551 (02/03/08 02:52 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	My pug licks herself silly when she's stressed out. I have to spray her with bitter apple to get her to stop when it gets bad.
blondemss		#8	[-]
Posts: 6014 (02/03/08 02:53 PM) Guttersnipe, and a lazy slob Reply Quote More Recent Posts	ah, the pic doesn't look like it has teeth, thank you for the clarification on that! i don't think she's bored, we play with her all the time when we're home and one of us is almost always home except for a couple of hours. lol, quaf we joke that she's black, white and brown- hair for every colour outfit!
darlingal		#9	[-]
Posts: 7954 (02/03/08 02:56 PM) Nobody reads me. Everybody hates me. Guess I'll go eat worms. Reply Quote More Recent Posts	There is a spray called Bitter Yuk you can use. You can get it at Pet Smart. My pom used to shed everywhere, no matter how much we brushed and combed. We would vacuum twice a day. Now I get my pom groomed/trimmed every six weeks and haven't had any shedding problems since doing that. Last Edited By: darlingal 02/03/08 02:58 PM. Edited 1 times.
blondemss		#10	[-]
Posts: 6015 (02/03/08 02:59 PM) Guttersnipe, and a lazy slob Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I know it sounds like I'm in denial, but I'm not. Remove this ad does it sooth the itchy spots or does it just taste nasty so that she doesn't chew herself? cuz, if she's itchy that'll break my heart. has anyone used glycerin before? we used it as part of our natural flea killer (with essential oils) and it seems like that would moisturize really well. it's greasy though
darlingal		#11	[-]
Posts: 7955 (02/03/08 03:03 PM) Nobody reads me. Everybody hates me. Guess I'll go eat worms. Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Both. You can also buy an additional anti-itch spray. They are all dog friendly. An oatmeal based shampoo and conditioner will help with itching as well. I use the once a month flea treatment from the vet, so I couldn't tell you about the natural stuff.
Bernard Wrangler		#12	[-]
Posts: 5372 (02/03/08 03:04 PM) this won't end well. Reply Quote More Recent Posts	once again I defer to riceme.
blondemss		#13	[-]
Posts: 6016 (02/03/08 03:08 PM) Guttersnipe, and a lazy slob Reply Quote More Recent Posts	i will look into those darlingal, thankyou. we only went homeopathic on the fleas because she had already been treated with the once a month stuff and still had fleas and i was afraid of poisoning her with doing any more chemicals. :off to amazon
MidnightPrince69		#14	[-]
Posts: 21617 (02/03/08 03:08 PM) MadStudNYC Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Quaffetti wrote: I've given up on the dog shedding. I've just consigned myself to being overrun by dog hair. My son got me a plaque for xmas that says, "No outfit is complete without dog hair." There's also something on the market called bitter apple. Yep, they can't stand the taste. The shedding blade is far less worrisome than a groomer, IMO. Unless you have a kid using it.
heylucille		#15	[-]
Posts: 1337 (02/03/08 03:19 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Have you changed her food recently? My friend's maltese was chewing her front paws until they were bloody. They had the poor thing wearing one of those big cone things around her head all the time to keep her from chewing. They finally found out that it was an ingredient in her dog food that was causing it. Like an allergy or something. When I had my bulldog I tried every single gimmick on the market for shedding. Nothing worked.
blondemss		#16	[-]
Posts: 6017 (02/03/08 03:40 PM) Guttersnipe, and a lazy slob Reply Quote More Recent Posts	no hl, the only food she can eat is iams, we don't dare try anything different- her stomache is sensitive and not shy about letting us know this! i don't mind the vacuuming etc, i just thought maybe her itchiness could be due to needing better grooming or whatnot. anxiety/boredom? maybe i should buy her a petplaymate if the spray stuff doesn't completely alleviate the chewing?
CBRetriever		#17	[-]
Posts: 14887 (02/03/08 03:46 PM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts	We use these on our CBRs they're from petsmart, but we also brush daily with one of these: CBRs are double coated and we don't want to remove the undercoat as theat's what keeps them war when they're in cold water. Do you bathe her a lot? If so, she may be getting hot spots from where she doesn't get completely dry - most pom owners blow dry their dogs after a bath. And frequesnt baths do dry out their skins, leading to more hot spots, and in the long run actually make them smellier. I bathe my dogs very seldom (usually once or twice a year unless they;re going to a show), since bathing strips the natural oils from their coats and skins
goner1		#18	[-]
Posts: 4121 (02/03/08 03:47 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I have smooth coat dogs. It makes "grooming" (lol) pretty easy.
blondemss		#19	[-]
Posts: 6019 (02/03/08 03:54 PM) Guttersnipe, and a lazy slob Reply Quote More Recent Posts	cbr, those don't scrape the pooches skin? i don't bath her often and i never ever blow dry her. in the winter she gets bathed maybe once every other month and in the summer once every other week with shampoo and a spray down at least once a week as she's a dirt magnet. i'm looking at the sprays, they seem to all contain the same types of stuff AND alchohol. i may just make my own to ensure there is no alchohol.
ginaf20697		#20	[-]
Posts: 28900 (02/03/08 03:57 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I know it sounds like I'm in denial, but I'm not. Remove this ad blondemss wrote: no hl, the only food she can eat is iams, we don't dare try anything different- her stomache is sensitive and not shy about letting us know this! No offense but Iams is shit. It may not bother her belly but all that corn could definitely be making her itch. There are plenty of good dog foods out there. You just might have to do a little shopping around until you find a new one that works.

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