Instructions Step 1: Fill a bathtub with warm water. Step 2: Place your dog into the bathtub. Step 3: Wet your dog's fur with more clean water. Step 4: Squirt dishwashing detergent onto the fur and massage. Add enough dishwashing detergent to create a...
Instructions Step 1: Choose food coloring as a safe dye for your dog's fur. You need to be sure to use something that is safe for the dog to lick and ingest. If the color you need is available in food color, that is the best choice. You can also use...
Instructions Step 1: Check the colorings. Birman cats tend to be a light golden coloration in seal point, chocolate point, blue point and lilac point. Step 2: Feel the coat. The Birman's fur is long and thick but smooth in a way that generally prevents...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Small trash bag Sharp scissors Step 1: Give the pet the burr check. This means running your hands down the animal’s back, sides, belly and armpits, the thick fur around the face, ears, tail and paw pads. Step...
Instructions Step 1: Look at the length of the animal's fur. A distinct feature of the beefalo's coat is the bunch of curly fur around its neck. This fur is thick and shaggy, just like that of a buffalo. The rest of its coat is shorter and looks more...
Cats frequently do have a vomiting issue because if you look at a cat very closely, their tongue is very raspy, and they're actually doing a lot of grooming and so they swallow a lot of hair. And I think it's actually pretty normal for a cat to throw up...
Moving on to the next phase of adding more texture and depth and highlights to our dog's coat, we're going to do a couple of things. First off, make sure you have two medium sized round brushes at your disposal. One of these is going to be used to apply...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Cornstarch Bandage scissors Seam ripper Clippers with #10 blade Fine-tooth comb Step 1: Place a pinch of cornstarch on the long-haired cat's matted fur. Gently work the cornstarch into the hairs with your fingers...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Cat with fecal fallout on its fur Latex gloves Brush/comb Cat treats Damp paper towels Mini-scissors How to Clean Feces from Cat Fur Step 1: Gently corral the cat. This needs to be done carefully, so as not to upset...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Metal comb with long teeth Dog shampoo and conditioner Soft pin brush with rubber back Number 15 blade grooming scissors Number 10 blade grooming scissors Dog toothbrush and toothpaste Nail clippers Cotton balls...
Instructions Step 1: Evaluate the coloring of your cat. Ragdoll cats come in a variety of different colors and patterns. The colors are blue, chocolate, cream, lilac, red and seal. The patterns include bi-color, mitted, point and van. Step 2: Check your...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Slicker brush High powered hair dryer or pet dryer Spray bottle with water Hair dryer stand Step 1: Bathe your poodle as you normally would, being sure to get all of the knots and tangles out of her coat. Step 2...
Instructions Step 1: Acquire knowledge of the mink, including life cycle, breeding cycles, and more. You may find this information at such sites as the Fur Commission USA website. Step 2: Learn about the mink's nutritional needs throughout its life cycle...
Hi I’m Daniel Keeper owner and operator of Zoo Keeper Exotic Pets in Austin, Texas and on behalf of Expert Village.com; today we will be talking about exotic pets; in this case, the chinchilla. A chinchilla is an overlooked pet. They don’t...
Hi, this is Dr. Greg McDonald and we are here for Expert Village.com. We are going to show how to apply the topical products to your pets. Once again we have talked about this before but these products really need to be going onto the skin, not just...
Instructions Step 1: If possible, observe their babies. Baby rabbits are born hairless, blind and unable to walk. Baby hares are fully furred, have their eyes open and can walk soon after birth. Step 2: Look at the underside of the tail. Rabbits have...
Instructions Step 1: Get the animal to lie or sit still. Bribe it with treats if necessary. Step 2: Go over the animals body slowly, moving fur aside every inch or so. Look for any changes in color. Specifically look for blue, brown or yellow areas. Step...
Instructions Step 1: Examine the fur. Angoras have soft fine silky fur. There is no undercoat present. In the summer, they almost resemble a shorthair cat but with the onset of winter, their coat rapidly thickens. Step 2: Look at the body. They are a bit...
Instructions Step 1: Measure the fur. Maine Coons are a long-haired breed. Their fur is easier to care for than one would think, considering the length. The coat has prominent tuffs at the neck and tail, which reflect the cold weather origins of the...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Shedding blade Step 1: Use the blade in the looped position (handles together) to brush in the same direction as the fur grows. On long-haired dogs, the blade fills after about 10 strokes, so simply pull the hair...
Instructions Step 1: Introduce the hamster to bath sand, which you can find at your local pet supply store. A wild hamster would naturally bathe in sand, and special bath sand is available for animals like hamsters and chinchillas. Step 2: Brush...
Instructions Step 1: Start by petting your dog or cat and calming him down. Grooming can be a relaxing experience when introduced slowly. Allow your pet to sniff the brush before you begin so he can see it is not an animal-eating monster. Use gentle...
Instructions Step 1: Put on a pair of thick gloves before trying to remove the quills to protect you from being stuck during the extraction. Step 2: Keep your pet calm. With a body full of barbed quills, your pet will naturally go wild trying to make the...
Instructions Step 1: Step on the scale. The weight of a cat both at birth and in adulthood is specific to breed. Step 2: Run your fingers through its fur. Certain breeds of cats have distinctive layers of fur. Some breeds have close lying single coats...
InstructionsThings You’ll Need:CatYour eyesStep 1:Start by looking at the cat’s general shape. The cat should be enormous. The average male easily exceeds 20 lbs. and can be over 3 feet from nose to tail. They usually take four or five years...