One of my groomer friends recently told me, "I lost a customer today. I told her that I had noticed her dog had gained a lot of weight and was concerned about its health. She got all upset, told me to cancel her future appointments, and stormed out."
Although not a common diagnosis, post-grooming furunculosis is a severe skin infection that has been widely publicized recently and frequently discussed in online grooming forums. Many groomers have never heard about it before or don't understand what it is.
Some call it a “button” or even a “booper,” but most people understand that the canine nose is extraordinary. Dogs tend to explore the world nose first, with good reason. Experts say that dogs have over 300 million scent receptors, while humans can only boast a measly 6 million.
Trimming a pet's claws is a fundamental and necessary part of grooming. In most cases, it is a pretty straightforward procedure, and once a groomer learns the skill, they can practically do it blindfolded. But then there are those times when there is a problem with a claw.
Moe is a kissable Pit Bull that comes to see us once a month for a bath. He's a very good boy but suffers from skin allergy problems. During his last visit, his owner came in and told us he was having some allergy-related hair loss on his tail. We popped him into the tub and got about the business of washing him, and sure enough, there was a bald patch about two inches long on the top of Moe's waggy, waggy tail. His owner was right about the hair loss, but her understanding of the cause was slightly off.
