Judging cleanliness after grooming

JUDGING CLANLINESS AFTER GROOMING
  • Inefficient grooming denotes, lines of grey left on the skin and grey scruff on the points of the fingers, when the points of the fingers run firmly against the set of the coat.
  • To assess the efficiency of grooming the following parts of the body should be examined carefully (1) poll region (2) inside the ears (3) bend of the knees and hocks (4) under the belly (5) and between the fore legs and thighs.

Cattle

  • Grooming of cattle is not done elaborately as in the case of horses. In cattle, sweat glands are not so well developed, they lick themselves and remove a good deal of dirt form the body.
  • A dandy brush is used in western countries. In our country coir glouse (kappai) made up of coir having enough space for holding (2) wisp made up of straw and (3) straw (paddy) bundles are used for grooming. The grooming of cows includes the washing of udders with warm water and drying with a damp cloth. Grooming should be done two hours before milking.

Dogs

  • Grooming is necessary for longhaired breeds. A stiff dandy brush is used for rough-coated breeds and a soft brush for delicate types.
  • The coat is combed first to remove tangles and the brush being used to finish it off.
  • For rough haired dogs the coat is finished off by brushing backwards stripping consists of removing same long hairs either by comb or by blunt knife.

Cats

  • The cat’s hair which sheds more or less continuously requires removal by brushing. If unbrushed, the loose hairs are licked off and swallowed thus develop “hair balls” in the gastro-intestinal tract.
  • A stiff brush is used and the coat is brushed, a comb being used to remove the gathered hairs from the bristles of the brush.
Last modified: Monday, 9 April 2012, 12:12 PM