This was a tough groom.
How to groom a maltese with matted hair.
In addition to daily grooming you should bathe your maltese and cut or file its nails once a week.
Watch a severely matted maltese get shaved down.
Tips on how to brush bathe and groom maltese.
Tools i use are listed below.
Removing the mats can be moderately challenging especially if your pal has gone significantly longer than a day.
A basic helpful guide on grooming maltese.
Mats will inevitably form.
To groom a maltese dog brush its fur every day to prevent mattes and tangles.
But with perseverance and the right tools you should win the battle.
Maltese dogs have beautiful white coats that shed little but tend to tangle quickly and so require regular brushing.
This is what us groomers are forced to do when there is no other humane option for grooming.
Once they re out though it s easy to troubleshoot them before they form again.
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.
Any slip or sudden movement could severely injure your dog.
If the area becomes matted it can become infected and sore resulting in serious health problems.
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It s also extremely risky and dangerous to shave its hair.
When cutting the hair of your maltese the topknot should be longer than the rest of the body.
If you are going to cut your dog s hair yourself instead of taking it to a professional dog groomer use scissors.
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.
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.
A long haired maltese who has gone even a day or so without a good brushing is a matted maltese.