simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver February 18, 2019 18 Feb 2019 Why Some Skin Infections Just Won’t Go Away Often you will have pets who have a bacterial or yeast (fungal) infection that is being treated, but the problem ... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver January 21, 2019 21 Jan 2019 No Blue Dish Soap Please! Degreasing a Pet Very commonly we are faced with that greasy or greasy/smelling pet and we reach for the dish soap to solve the pr... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver January 7, 2019 07 Jan 2019 Clipper-Free Option for Matted Hair The most common reason for matted hair is dry hair where the hair shaft cortex opens up from lack of sebum. Once ... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver December 24, 2018 24 Dec 2018 Teach Your Clients How to Brush a Coat Brushing and/or combing a dry coat is never recommended. Lack of hydration will make the hair brittle which can o... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver December 10, 2018 10 Dec 2018 Ears Ears are an extension of the skin and contain hair whose purpose is to block debris from entering into the canal.... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver November 26, 2018 26 Nov 2018 Why Use a Gentler Shampoo? Pet shampoos are made up of either detergents or alcohols to help remove dirt by removing some of the sebum layer... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver November 12, 2018 12 Nov 2018 Goal of Grooming As a pet care advocate it is always important to ask ourselves, “Is the groom I’m doing today in the best interes... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver October 29, 2018 29 Oct 2018 Why Replace the Sebum Layer? It is important to use a hydrating conditioner to replace the sebum layer to protect and hydrate the hair. But th... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver October 15, 2018 15 Oct 2018 Why Using a Proper Conditioner Protects the Hair Hair has “plaques” which are like petals on a flower. When the hair is hydrated and covered with sebum, the plaqu... Continue reading
simone From The Desk of Dr. Faver October 1, 2018 01 Oct 2018 When to Use a Conditioner Continue reading