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Dr. Lera Clone from Heron Lakes Animal Hospital explains why brushing long-haired dogs matters. Regular brushing prevents knots and mats in their coat, and cleaning tear crusts stops infections before they start.
Dr. Lera Clone from Heron Lakes Animal Hospital explains why brushing long-haired dogs matters. Regular brushing prevents knots and mats in their coat, and cleaning tear crusts stops infections before they start.
Hey, guys. My name is Dr. Lara here at Heron Lakes Animal Hospital again. And this is Ginger. Ginger is one of my pool mix dogs. And this is Bert. Bert is one of my team members. And so what she's doing is she's brushing Ginger's ears. Now, brushing is very, very important for these dogs who have longer hair. The reason being is if you do not brush their hair on a regular basis, they will end up getting knots and mats in their ear. And what ends up happening is that mat, as it twists, will end up pulling on the skin, and it can be very, very uncomfor. The other part of grooming dogs with longer hair and these smaller breed dogs is you want to come in here and you want to go ahead, and they'll get some crusts formation from tears that usually, instead of going down into the nasolacrimal duct, will actually come out onto here. If you don't clean them on a daily basis, multiple times a day, it could really form a lot, and then it could get really irritated and infected under there, and then it would require antibiotics. So if you guys have questions or concerns, let me know, and we're more than happy to take care of you guys. Have a great day.
