Matting
These are some pictures from the Internet
showing how bad dogs and cats can get it
they are not brushed correctly
Some pets are so matted that there is No other choice but
to shave it! The skin may get irritated from the shaving and
tugging of the clippers it will become very itchy. When your
pet gets home they may rub on the carpet and cause their
skin to be red and could cause hotspots.
A coat like this has been bathed or got wet many times. The
coat has to be brushed out and combed completely before
the dog is bathed. When you bathe a dog with mats and
tangles they do not come out after the bath. You must brush
your dog prior to the bath. If you brush the dog after the
bath without the brush before you could brush burn your pet
which is brushing in the same place too long to get the mats
out. If the pet is wiggly or fights they could get nicked or
cut. We do the best we can to assure that don't happen.