Ignoring matted fur in your dog and not maintaining a healthy coat can lead to problems with hygiene in turn posing significant health risks.
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.
That degree of matting is extreme but all dogs can get tangles and knots in their fur.
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.
Problems with matted dogs.
Mats not only make the coat look disheveled they actually add to a dog s distress and cause skin irritation.
Brushing the outer coat will make the dog look good but may not get at all the mats.