How To Groom A Maltese With Matted Hair

Tips on how to brush bathe and groom maltese.

How to groom a maltese with matted hair.

Maltese dogs have beautiful white coats that shed little but tend to tangle quickly and so require regular brushing. Removing the mats can be moderately challenging especially if your pal has gone significantly longer than a day. This was a tough groom. Here is how i groom bear my maltese dog at home.

You should also wipe your dog s eyes daily with a cotton ball soaked in warm water so its tears don t stain its fur. If you are going to cut your dog s hair yourself instead of taking it to a professional dog groomer use scissors. If the area becomes matted it can become infected and sore resulting in serious health problems. We start with a nice bath and then move onto the haircut.

To groom a maltese dog brush its fur every day to prevent mattes and tangles. A long haired maltese who has gone even a day or so without a good brushing is a matted maltese. Mats will inevitably form. Tools i use are listed below.

When cutting the hair of your maltese the topknot should be longer than the rest of the body. Watch a severely matted maltese get shaved down. It s a puppy that is fun and happy outside of grooming but since it was matted it was hard to do it s first grooming as a full groomi. Learn more about be.

It s also extremely risky and dangerous to shave its hair. But with perseverance and the right tools you should win the battle. In addition to daily grooming you should bathe your maltese and cut or file its nails once a week. Any slip or sudden movement could severely injure your dog.

Don t use a razor to shave your maltese dog because it will be painful and the hair that grows back will be curly and matted. Once they re out though it s easy to troubleshoot them before they form again.