notme said:
Since Maxwell has been neutered, his coat has become much thicker and fluffier. He also suffered with the heat, but could not stand the thought of shaving him. I bought a Mars Coat King #12 and used it on Maxwell. All of the fluffy undercoat came out and his long feathers remained as I did not use it farther down on his back. His ears were left alone as was his tail and feathers on his legs. Afterward, he got a bath and he was a new pup. I think it felt good to get all of the fluffy undercoat gone and he looks wonderful without getting rid of the pretty cavalier look. I wish I had done before and after pictures. :
oooh, i wish you had before and after photos too. How about just an 'after?"
now that you mention it, it's been after neutering that zack has gotten that fluffy undercoat. I just love it, love how it feels, and other people have the same reaction. my daughter's cavalier, belle, doesn't have that fluffy coat. Her coat is just awesome, all the hairs go the same way, her coat looks sleek and professionally grooomed, but it's not groomed. it just grows that way. Her tail is luxurious, and all the hairs fall down the same way. There's so much hair on her tail that it seems to weigh it down and she can't carry it high anymore, her tail is always at half mast.
I need to check and see if i have a recent photo from our 4th of July visit.
Anyway, i love zack's fluffy coat and will be sad to cut it off, but it will still be worth it, it needs to be done, it will make it easier to fight the fleas and he will be cooler.
Is a Mars Coat King #12 anything like a Furminator? I got the medium sized yellow Furminator, but hardly any fur came off. I wondered if i was using it wrong, although i did what the groomer at the store showed me. I saw that photos on their website of huge mounds of hair that came off. Only a little came off of zack on the comb, not enough to fill a quarter of a cup i don't think. Maybe i got the wrong size, they come in three sizes...?
Here's a mars coat king #12 Fine on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mars-Coat-Kin...1555/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-8079252-8519036?ie=UTF8
I notice there are also extra fine and medium. Would fine be the right kind of blade? i see they also have coarse. Here's a #10 medium.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00061MPL0/103-8079252-8519036
i remember another thread where someone said that a Furminator can ruin the coat, but i can't remember the details now. ?