My son's girlfriend shaved his 10 year old Chow's hair down to the skin. How can I get it to grow fast? I put vitamin E on it and give her salmon oil, but doesn't really look like it growing!
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It will not grow back fast. Dogs usually shed twice a year and then grow in the new coat. It will probably take most of the summer before your Chow looks back to normal.
Here is my Chow, Honey. She gets shaved nearly every year, to keep mats and skin conditions from forming. The shaved picture is from last May and the full coat one is from the previous March. She is sort of in between the two coats right now, having been shaved this March. We do it at home but the groomer has also sent her home this way. There is a common grooming technique called the "lion cut", which only leaves the mane and tail long, shaving the rest of the body.
OMG she is just soooo cute!!!!! Does she seem happier shaved? I have heard mixed comments whether a long hair dog should be shaved because the hair supposedly keeps the skin protected, on the other hand i can see how too long would mean mats, vermin, and excess heat
She does seem to like it although she isn't a fan of the shaving itself. One year, she had a really bad skin condition around Christmastime and we had to shave her in cold weather. We bought her a pink jacket and she really loved to wear that. She would sort of prance around like a little girl in a pretty dress.
I think that sunburns are the biggest concern. But her undercoat grows pretty fast so if we keep to the March schedule, it works out perfectly. I don't think heat is ever a concern for her. We call her "Sun Dog" because she loves to lie in the yard on any hot, sunny day.
A double coated dog like a chow should not have been shaved. It may not grow back properly.
We shave our Chow Chow every spring and her coat grows back with no problem. It takes about 6 months to look normal again.
how long ago did she shave it? It doesn't sound like it would grow back terribly soon. Vitamin E and whatnot is a good move, though.
I was under the impression also that these dogs, like Poms, just should not be shaved ever if you expected the hair to grow back, but it looks like that is incorrect.
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