Show us your pets!

[PamNY]

I concur: Sammy is adorable. Glad someone is enjoying the snow.

Pam

[Tuckervill]

What would you do if your new neighbor has a cocker spaniel that obviously needs to be groomed? This dog is a ball of mats, and has not been groomed in a long time. It's old, too. I've never met the neighbor--they've only lived there a few months. I'm trying to decide whether to call animal control or go knock on the door.

Karen

[divingbiker]

What would you do if your new neighbor has a cocker spaniel that obviously needs to be groomed? This dog is a ball of mats, and has not been groomed in a long time. It's old, too. I've never met the neighbor--they've only lived there a few months. I'm trying to decide whether to call animal control or go knock on the door.

Karen

Since they're new in town, or at least to the neighborhood, maybe take a plate of cookies over and tell them you know of a good dog groomer and give them a note with the name, address, and number. Not very subtle, but they'd know that the dog's condition was being noticed.

Grooming is expensive, and some people don't have the money for it. But then they shouldn't have a dog that requires grooming, or they should learn to do it themselves...

[Zen]

I used to shave my old dog. Note I did not say groom.
He sometimes earned the nickname "Patches"

[Tuckervill]

I thought about offering to do it myself. I have clippers and a place to do it. But what if the old dog is mean or something? I haven't "met" the dog, yet, because it's been so cold. They have a Chihuahua, too. The dogs stay in most of the time, but when it's time to go out they just let both dogs out the front door...there is no fence. I really hate that. My dogs go and greet the cocker through the fence but it's not like they're buds. The Chi doesn't come near the fence. I should probably take a picture of the dog and bring it in.

They know me by name at animal control. I'm not sure how much calling I should do (I call about and pick up strays a lot). :::conflicted:::

Karen

[bmccasland]

Maybe the plate of cookies, groomers referral, will allow you to chat. At which point, find if they can or can't afford grooming, and then you could offer, just this once.

I'm finding on my dog (Aussie shepard mix) I have to watch for mats behind her ears, and now my old long haired cat is getting mats. I tell Bonnie that she letting herself go, and she used to be such a beautiful cat. Bonnie just meows. She's become a "patches" where I've cut the mats out.

[Selkie]

Fiona and Margot, fresh from a romp in the blizzard.

"Please, can we have a cookie? See how nicely we sit for you and are such polite girls?"

[badger]

this is quite sad, but a couple of weeks ago when I was at the spca hospital doing my volunteering, the vet tech was shaving a very badly matted himalayan. She was so matted that they literally shaved her fur off like an orange peel. They kept the fur and weighed it: it was over a pound! The poor thing must have been so happy to finally be able to breathe through her skin.

[Zen]

this is quite sad, but a couple of weeks ago when I was at the spca hospital doing my volunteering, the vet tech was shaving a very badly matted himalayan. She was so matted that they literally shaved her fur off like an orange peel. They kept the fur and weighed it: it was over a pound! The poor thing must have been so happy to finally be able to breathe through her skin.

I once saw this when I was applying for a vet asst. job. I don't know how someone could let a pet get in such a condition let alone have the nerve to take them to the vet. I would be so ashamed.

[Trekhawk]

Fiona and Margot, fresh from a romp in the blizzard.

"Please, can we have a cookie? See how nicely we sit for you and are such polite girls?"

They are so gorgeous who could deny them anything.

[Selkie]

They are so gorgeous who could deny them anything.

Trust me, denial is not something they experience very often!