Four Paws Magic Coat Slicker Brush

The Four Paws Magic Coat Slicker Brush is the standard slicker: a flat pad of fine angled pins that lifts dead hair out of an undercoat and opens tangles before they become mats.

Key Features

• Fine angled pins across a flat pad
• Choose small for cats, toy breeds and faces, or medium for most dogs
• Works on tangles as well as loose hair
• Part of the Four Paws Magic Coat grooming range

Using A Slicker Without Scratching

• Keep the strokes light and let the tips do the work. Pressing a slicker into the skin causes the red graze groomers call slicker burn
• Hold the brush loosely and flick at the end of each stroke rather than dragging through
• Short-coated dogs rarely need a slicker at all. They are for coats with an undercoat or a woolly texture

Working On Mats And Tangles

• Hold the fur between the mat and the skin with your free hand so the pull goes into your fingers rather than the skin
• Work from the outside edge of the mat inwards in small passes. Attacking the middle of a mat just tightens it
• A mat that is tight against the skin should be clipped out by a groomer or a vet, not cut. The skin lifts into the mat and is very easy to cut through

Making Grooming Easy

• Short, frequent sessions beat long ones. A minute a day with treats builds a pet that tolerates grooming for life
• Work in the direction the coat grows and stop before your pet has had enough
• Clear the hair out of the pins between passes or the brush stops reaching the coat

Good To Know

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