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Our articles, guides and tools provide general pet-care information. They do not diagnose your pet or replace veterinary care.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are not your vet<\/h2>\n

The Shedding Season Plan and its printables address coat care. Other pages and tools cover topics such as household care, enrichment and possible food exposures. None examines your pet or provides an individual veterinary assessment. Follow the scope and limitations shown with each resource.<\/p>\n

Coat changes can be ordinary seasonal shedding. They can also be a sign of thyroid disease, parasites, allergies, a skin infection, poor nutrition, pain, or stress. Telling those apart needs someone with their hands on the animal.<\/p>\n

If your dog has bare skin, redness, scabs, sores, symmetrical bald patches, a coat that does not grow back, or if they seem unwell in any way, speak to a vet.<\/strong> Do not wait to see whether a grooming schedule fixes it. Part Six of the Plan exists to help you describe what you are seeing to your vet, not to replace the appointment.<\/p>\n

Results depend on your dog<\/h2>\n

We do not promise that a schedule will stop your dog shedding. Shedding is a normal, healthy process and nothing on this site will end it. What good technique does is get dead coat into your hand instead of onto your sofa, and get it out sooner.<\/p>\n

How much difference you see depends on the breed, the coat, the season, the individual animal, your climate, and how consistently you actually do it. Results vary between pets and households.<\/p>\n

Tools can hurt an animal if used badly<\/h2>\n

Undercoat rakes, deshedding tools, slickers and scissors all have edges or points. Used on the wrong coat type, at the wrong angle, or with too much pressure, they can scratch skin, break the topcoat, or cause a brush burn.<\/p>\n