Greasy Cocker

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Can anyone offer some advice pls

My Cocker has just returned from the barbers and now that all his hair has been stripped off, he seems to be quite greasy on his head and shoulders.

He is brushed on a daily basis, is on a good diet - James Wellbeloved White fish kibble, gets lots of raw veg to chew, doesnt really have tidbits, the odd toast crust, and he has bonios and shapes.

Any ideas of what I can wipe him over with to get rid of the excess grease.
 
Groomers normally prefer to hand strip a 'dirty' dog as it is much easier to do than a freshly bathed one. Soooo....I guess your dog has been stripped, but I would question if your groomer bathed him afterwards??

I just tend to use human shampoo and conditioner on anything that needs a bath, but then I don't show or do anything fancy. Having said that, their coats are generally A1. Bear in mind that cockers are intrinsically gundogs and need an element of grease in their coats to protect them when in water etc.

Not sure if that helps or not.....:confused:
 
When you say "stripped off" do you mean handstripped or stripped as in clipped off short? I use the term stripped off to mean either or.

If he was handstripped, it's possible that the fluff removal has revealed what's actually going on under the fluff. And as gunnergundog suggests, the groomer might not have bathed (though me personally, I always bath a cocker h/s as I can't do the feathers if they're dirty and finish isn't so great if you don't). If it was clipped off, there might have been an oil finishing spray applied after to bring up a shine - and perhaps the groomer just over did it? I have one that works really well, but must be diluted 50/50 with water so that it doesn't leave everything looking like an oil slick.

Also, it's possible that the groomer's blades, having just been cleaned and oiled, but perhaps not wiped properly, left a bit of residual oil in those areas. That should have been cleaned off prior to departing from the salon.

Or, when you say the dog is "greasy", is there any accompanying dandruff or scurf in the coat?

I think more information is required :)
 
He was hand stripped, he had to be bathed y'day as he'd rolled in an excessive amount of fox poo. Generally, I bath him after he comes back from the groomer. He hasn't really got feathers as his legs tend too curl. The groomer usually prefers him left and not squeaky clean. I wouldnt question her at all, she has been doing it for numerous years and knows what she's doing, she use to strip my show Westies, so she is an expert, not like some groomers whose idea is just clip everything off.:mad:

He is bathed in Johnson's shampoo and a really mild conditioner.

There is no scurf or dandruff in his coat, so there is not much more I can say.

Maybe gunnergundog is right that as he is a cocker he may have more grease in his coat than other breeds.

Off to retrieve the Cocker book

Thank you for your help though
 
I hadn't meant to imply that your groomer didn't know what they were doing - but coming from a groomer's point of view, these were valid things to question. :confused: I too am not one of those groomers who just shaves off for hte hell of it.
 
Out of interest how old is the cocker? Just speculating, if he is going through his final testosterone burst, would this cause an increased amount of oil in the coat???? Not a groomer, as previously stated, but just thinking about adolescent teenage boys and spots! :D

Only got the one cocker so not experienced in the breed and most of my others are short coated and never seen it before but just hypothesising....

Would be interested in your opinion PuccNPoni and anyone else....
 
PucciNPoni said:
I hadn't meant to imply that your groomer didn't know what they were doing - but coming from a groomer's point of view, these were valid things to question. :confused: I too am not one of those groomers who just shaves off for hte hell of it.
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PucciNPoni - Please dont think that I thought you were having a go, I was glad of the comments, I just wanted to make it known that she is a proper groomer and not just a clipper mad one. It drives me mad when I see dogs with long hair or rather w/out where lazy groomers/owners just go at it like a bull in a china shop.:mad:


Out of interest how old is the cocker? Just speculating, if he is going through his final testosterone burst, would this cause an increased amount of oil in the coat???? Not a groomer, as previously stated, but just thinking about adolescent teenage boys and spots!


Gunnergundog, he's nearly se-ven (said in a Len Goodman - SCD voice :D) and castrated. But I can see where your coming from :D
 
Have seen some dogs with weird thyroid problems get greasy coats - or sometimes hormone problems, but unlikely in a castrated male ;)

Sounds like his diet isn't too bad, so wouldn't automatically think that.

If there is no accompanying scurf and the coat just looks a bit heavy/oily, I would just apply some chalk and brush out - very good for absorbing grease and oil and even malodour.
 
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