So it was time for my Maltese Shih Tzu's [Tofu] 6mo grooming. It was also time for his 2yr shots. I know it sounds bad, but with the situation I'm in his shots were too expensive. My paycheck isn't until next week so I decided to see if he'd let me groom him.
I don't trust groomers anymore because he always comes back with burns and big cuts. Tofu's fault or groomers fault, I decided if I can do my own hair I could do my dog's. He let me do most of it and I gave him plenty of breaks. I was shaving matting off after regrowth so I had to cut pretty close to his skin in some spots.
Four of those spots ended up with a small rash. He didn't whimper or whine and I didn't see it until way after so I didn't think I necessarily burned him. Maybe he's just sensitive. Two of those spots haven't healed and have scabs. I think he's scratching and licking them too much. I put a little aloe on the other two and they're gone already. But I can't keep him from messing with it when I'm at work. What should I do?
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It is common for clippers to get pretty hot while you are using them. They can burn. The part that gets hot is the part closest to the dogs skin. Clipper burn is very common. I clipped and groomed all my dogs. I would work until the clipper blades got hot and then come back to it later and finish.
Topical Benadryl (or the like) from the local grocery store can work too. Just make sure you get the lidocaine version. This helps my Shitz when he gets shaved to close which happened this last time. New groomer.
that comment about burning actual burning seems out of sync with all the other groomer blogs. It is irritation an dtrue burn is a rare hopefully never event!
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