simba07

Thank you all SOOOO much. I will continue to brush Simba (who just had his first birthday!) every week. I have been brushing him daily for a while now because I was thingking that I kep doing it, it will encourage the hair to grow. We have also changed his food to 'advance for sensitive skin' in hope that also encourages his hair to grow. The Vet has also given us some Omega 3 tablets to assist with the growth. We have also called the mobile wash lady asn asked her about her thoughts and she was VERY rude, saying that we did the wrong thing when she was the one who told us to get him cut. We have now canceled her as the Vet has also advised us to use a certian shampoo which she does not have. In regards to the lady that cut him when we got back and asked her about it she could not show us the "matts" and also told us she did nto brush him before she cut him!!! We haven;t spoken to her since as I think I would maybe not be so nice if I was to call her, so better left alone. I think we have learnt the hard way and only hope that his coat comes back, even if not the same as he has been a different dog since it was cut - not eating right - not playing like he used to etc. I guess I am just really dissapointed in not only myself for not researching it before we got it done, but also the grommers as we had left our baby in their hands and this is what they did. It has cost us $300.00 so far in the last week with the Vet bills and the new food, special shampoo and cream etc. and this lady could have avoided it all. Anyway, thanks again to everyone who has helped me. <3 Simba & Ang

Hi, we were advised by the lady who washes our border collie that we should get him trimmed during the summer? We used a grommer she recomended and dropped our baby Simba off. We asked for him to be trimmed just a little, when we got back to pick him up he was SHAVED!! we asked what happened and they told us becuase his hair was matted? they had to shanve him we asked why his hair would be matted when we brush him every week adn he gets the hydro bath every 4 weeks? they said they did know and we had to pay $80 for them to butcher him!!! Now 4 months later his hair has still not grown back and parts of his hair is really rough and prickly... We took him to the vet and he said that it doesn't look like any kind of infection just that his hair has changed texture. We are really worried that his hair will never be the same and he is Long Hair Border Collie who had the most beautiful coat and markings. please give any advise you have as to what we can do. Thanks.