Allie Oop Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 We just got back from a wonderful trip to Zion National Park where Allie decided that she much preferred sleeping in the dirt to her bed and brought back quite a bit of the local flora and fauna in her fur. She does NOT want me to brush them out (it hurts!) and I have hand-picked some of them out. Does anyone have some helpful hints for removing small burrs/sticks/pine needles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karrie Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Pick out by hand the ones you can. Comb out the easier stuff. If too stuck in the fur and they don't want to let you comb due to "it hurts", then I take my scissors and gently cut the burr so it can be picked out by hand. In cases were the burr is just impossible to get out by pick or cut/then pick, I just cut the hair there. Since Allie isn't my cat,you should come out to this looking a lot better than I did. LOL I don't call her Molly the Mauler for nothing. I used this method for Tuck and have used it on Sam too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Sorry, no help from me. I just cried when Oreo came back loaded with burrs in her fur.... they were AWEFUL to get out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Trying to comb the burs out just makes them stay in harder in my experience !! I just kind of open the hairs apart around the bur and pick it out. I really feel for you. Last fall I almost took a 'photo of the burs I got out of Dylan's tail. I counted 150 then gave up.... When I show Dylan the burs he wants to pull them out himself and I just help him. He kind of understands I am helping him especially when he pulls and hurts himself and then I do it and it doesn't hurt. I also give him the burs that I pull out occassionally which kind of keeps him happy. I have also cut things out too, but try not to do that too much or he'd end up having no tail ! You could try treating her for staying still/calm. Or you could give her a chewy to distract her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy525 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 If the burr is really close to the skin, we use the flip up edge of dh's electric razor (the part you would use for longer hair). Luckily, so far, the ones that have been hard to get out were in hidden places like armpits, so at this point Scout doesn't have any bald spots where we had to cut or shave. Has anyone tried that detangling spray you use on kids? I haven't but wondered if you could use it on dogs, it works very well on my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karrie Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 No, Haven't tried that. But I can tell you how to get chewing gum out of a dog's coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy525 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Do tell! Hey did you know the family suffering the awful tragedy with the crazy bear? Any news on whether they captured the right bear? I have had bear nightmares ever since, we are going back to the Smokies this summer. I love bears!! What a horrible thing for both bear and family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silhouettestable Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Try Showsheen that's made by Absorbine. You can find it at tack/feed stores and it should help the burrs slide out. Even better would be to spray some on and work it through the coat before going into an area where you might expect to pick up burrs/sticks etc. Showsheen makes the hair slick and really helps to keep the horses manes and tails untangled, making them super easy to groom and if they pick up sticks or burrs they comb out easily. Dog groomers also use it on their show dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Zoe - I agree with you. Opening the hair around them and picking them out is probably the easiest way to do it. We have a mixed breed ... with a very bush butt and tail. We took him to one of the lakes around here, and he rolled in the burrs. I was almost to the point of taking him to the vet and having them shave him because he was bleeding from all the little stickers going into his skin. Instead, we ended up cutting all the hair off his "pantaloons" and tail hair. It was a really bad haircut. It looked like he sat on a bomb. So we started calling him "blast-ass" and "explodo-butt." I can't find a photo of the haircut, but here's a photo after all the hair, unfortunately, grew back. LOL Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Bo Boop Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Try spraying a little W-D 40 on the coat, let it sit for a bit, then try brushing it out. I use it on dogs and horses. It's great for getting snarls out of horses tails. It won't hurt them, and it works like a charm. Do a google on W-D 40 uses, it's pretty amazing stuff. Oh and I hate sand burrs, we're in the sand, and I have a huger 'crop' of them, gerrrrrrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flrpwr52 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 I use conditioner mixed with water in a spray bottle and it does the trick for me. Spray it on and "comb" them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Oop Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Thanks for all of the great suggestions. Allie has already chewed some of the stuff out (big strands of hair with little sticky things in them laying all over the house). Unfortunately, there are a lot more. I especially appreciate the preventative ideas because we camp and hike a lot and this is bound to keep happening. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karrie Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 To remove chewing/bubble gum out of kids or dogs hair just put Skin So Soft Bath oil on it. The consistency will change from sticky to more like mashed potatoes. Then you just comb it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy in AZ Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Ditto on the Show Sheen. It works great. I've also heard about using WD40, but was reluctant to use industrial lubricant on my animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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