Long haired piggies

[Sleepingbunnies]

Hey, one of our piggies is a long haired and very reluctant to let me groom her, I have just picked her up and she was very matted round her bottom so have ended up giving her a hair cut!

I know this is fine she just looks a little odd now... Any tips for getting her to let me brush her?!

Our last long haired didn't get anywhere near this dirty or matted!

This is the stubborn little one....

Aww butter wouldn't melt (if they ate butter )

I think you need to gently snip away any matted bits (it'll grow back, don't worry) and give her a bath (Gorgeous Guineas do conditioning shampoo recommended for long haired)
Then she'll be less arsey worried about having it combed.
And there's melts too (like a pre-conditioner to dissolve and pour over)
Get a baby comb (don't have sharp prongs like some combs), do a bit at a time while she's eating.

I used to have a Peruvian , she was a lovely beastie but the coat sort of overtook her. I spent alot of time combing her just to keep her comfortable. I did keep her fur floorlength but short round her rump.
I do feel really for some show piggies (and rabbits) they can't have a natural life being washed and combed to oblivion. No running through the dirt for them.

(We bathed our piggies yesterday before they bonded. Gorgeous Guineas Cedarwood and Lemon. They smelled lovely but so judgey )

We have a long haired and alternate between smart bob and long haired bad hair months. Winter was particularly bad as she was outside in dark shed and so could only glimpse the horror of her hair "bustle" at weekends.

She hates having hair cut but its a necessity if she isn't to turn into something like this:

www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/BoN/bon010.html

We have found that snipping very tiny pieces of hair at one end whilst stuffing cucumber and all manner of other tasty treats in her mouth plus immobilisation with a towel wrapping is the best strategy. That said it does take ages and involves much squealing and indignant jumping about. Bathing is also good once the worst hair lumps have been removed.