Miss Squeaks Tips For Grooming Your Furbaby .

    Not everyone thinks about the need to groom their new furbaby as we all get very excited just to bring our new member home to play with and to love . We remember to have everything ready for the new furbaby like the bed , bowl , food , toys , leash , yet we some times forget about the washing and grooming of our new little bundle of happiness and joy . So today I though I  would talk about a few grooming tips that i use on my furbabys as I have Miss Mildred and she is a smooth coated chihuahua and  is very easy to groom but on the other hand I also have a few other furbabys that I do groom every six weeks and they are all long coated maltese -shihtzu  and a pure shihtzu I love them all but having to clip and bath them all the time can sometimes get a bit much . Thats is why i did not get a pomeranian  puppy as it would be another little furry puppy to clip and brush out every day . So we got our little Miss Mildred and all she needs is a bath a comb and cleaning of her little ears and eyes simple . But enough about that lets talk about some tips to help you out .  Hope you find some helpful tips and hints . 

Groom your pet often – it’s an excellent way to check over your pet to see that they are in tip top condition.  Check their eyes and ears; and run your hands over their body feeling for any cuts, lumps or bumps that shouldn’t be there.  If you know what's “normal” you'll simply spot one thing once it’s wrong.  Ear & Eye Wipes are an excellent approach of cleansing your pet’s delicate facial features

Make sure your pet is calm before you start grooming – handling your pet often can help make them more accepting to being brushed.  Keep your grooming sessions very little and often at the start till you each get more used to them.

Moulting pets will mean a furry house!  Use a rake brush to get rid of massive  amount of dead hair and make both your house and your pet additional comfortable!

When removing fleas, stand your pet on white paper therefore you'll see the fleas and eggs that you are grooming out. Fine toothed flea Combs are available in totally different sizes to suit you and your pet.

If your pet has knots or tangles, gently comb through the surrounding hair so the knot is isolated.  Then use a  De-matting product to softly go across the matt this is much less nerve-racking than tugging at your pet’s coat which might hurt and worry them about future grooming sessions.  

Note – don’t wet the knot as this can build it tighter.

Cutting your pet’s nails is a frightening task.  Trim a little bit off at a time, taking care to not remove the quick (the darker section of the nail) as this can bleed.  Nail Clipper has a guide to assist prevent you pruning too much.

If your Furbaby  is new – be it a puppy or a older rescue pet, introduce grooming step by step using a glove product. This will fashion your pet to get used to grooming because it replicates your usual stroke action that helps to calm anxious pets.

If your pet has sensitive skin, opt for a product with mild soaps or oatmeal  so that you don’t accidentally scratch your pet. additionally use shampoos, sprays and wipes that are designed for pets with sensitive skin.  The Sensitive Skin Shampoo are ideal for more delicate pets. I had to get so many different types of shampoo until i found the right one for my furbabys as a lot of them seamed to just make it worst hence the using of oatmeal shampoo it has hands down don the best job for my furbabys .

If you're unsure that grooming product is best for your pet, think about what issues you would like to solve. Does your pet moult plenty or have a really thick coat?  Is your pet vulnerable to knots and tangles? Or maybe your pet is simply a bit generally untidy?  Most product are categorised by problem, making it very easy for you.  Whether or not you only want a brush or something more specific like an undercoat rake. Find having a pair of children's round ended scissors are the best for trimming around the eye area and between the toes too .

When grooming your pet, use mild strokes applying constant pressure that you would when brushing your own hair. This can help make grooming a more   pleasurable and relaxing time for each of you.

So once again I hope some of this has helped you out in the grooming of your furbaby ! Thanks for reading Miss Squeaks Tips For Grooming Your Furbaby have a great day .

    Thankyou for Reading                                                        Miss Squeak  and Miss Mildred