Snow and Ice Caught in Your Dog's Fur? Here's What Vets Say You Should Do
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"As the dog moves through the snow while walking, its fur catches snowflakes. Since their body emits heat, snowflakes melt, become wet, build up, and gradually turn into bigger snowballs. Ice and snow clumps get stuck in fur easily and cannot be removed by simply pulling," Claudine Sievert, DVM, a veterinary consultant at Catpet.club told POPSUGAR.
"It can be very difficult to remove ice balls from your dog's fur, especially if it involves many hairs, and they are all tangled together," said Albert Ahn, DVM, veterinary advisory at Myos Pet. Here's how to remove them safely.