A Close Shave

[cartonana]

Hi everyone,
Our dog Bailey had to go for an ultrasound on Thursday which meant that he had to have his tummy and "other lower areas" shaved. As you can imagine, he resembles a bit of a plucked turkey underneath now, poor dog. What I was wondering was if anyone had any experience of how long it takes for the fur to grow back or anything that we can do to help the process e.g supplements. Also did the fur growing back make your dog itchy?
Bailey did have a trim on Friday and I did ask the groomer if she could make him a tummy wig with the bits she snipped off! With this windy cold weather today, it really isn't the best of timing to be exposed! Maybe we'll have to invest in some doggy thermal undies..


 

[elaine.e]

It can be itchy when growing back and some dogs are more sensitive to it than others. I know that William is especially sensitive and if he has bloods or anything done I ask them to shave as small an area as possible.

Hopefully Bailey won't be too sensitive, but you could try something soothing like Calendula Cream or Lotion if it's itchy. Another one that people swear by is Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, which may help with coat re-growth too.

Hope Bailey is OK

[Helen]

Sudocrem is really soothing

[cartonana]

Thanks for your helpful suggestions Helen and Elaine.
The ultrasound was to check for a possible bladder or prostate problem as Bailey has had a few infections and they wanted to check if anything was amiss there, such as stones or lumps.Fortunately his bladder is clear,although his prostrate is a bit enlarged which they think is due to an infection. He is on antibiotics for 2 weeks and then they want to rescan him to check that things have gone back to normal.It was his first time being left at the vets, so it was a bit of a stressful morning for us all. 
 Luckily it appears that Bailey took it all in his stride apart from being rather put out about having had no breakfast that morning. Typical cocker priorities! Also, apart from his rather revealing shave  which is particularly noticable when he wags alot or at high speed (as he currently has no modesty feathering to cover his wobbly, bobbly bits! ), Bailey is as bright and mischievous as usual.

Fingers crossed that everything will clear up soon...

[MANDYANDALFIE]

Alfie had a hind leg and his boy bits shaved at the end of last September. I took him to the groomers just before Christmas to be sorted out as he was looking rather strange with the uneven hair regrowth.  The feathering on the back of this leg is still not back to normal and there is rather an unfortunate small bald patch  The groomer recommended aloe vera cream to promote regrowth on this area.  It has only just started to feel a little prickly after 4 months.  Fortunately, he has an unusually long haired tail which is doing a wonderful job of protecting his modesty while things slowly get back to normal!