Dogs Coat Is Matted

Sometimes the only way to assure that the dog has been brushed thoroughly is to go over the entire body with a metal comb.

Dogs coat is matted. Here are a few tips on how to prevent mats from forming and what you can do when your dog s coat is matted. Mats not only make the coat look disheveled they actually add to a dog s distress and cause skin irritation. Problems with matted dogs. Matted and knotted fur can be very painful for your dog and even more painful to try and brush out.

The author of the grooming industry reference guide notes from the grooming table has cleaned up dogs with fur so matted that the only solution was to cut off the entire coat which falls away in one piece like a pelt she says. That degree of matting is extreme but all dogs can get tangles and knots in their fur.