Sometimes a Papillons may get his toe nail entangled in his ear fringes. This can be a panicky situation. You will see him laying on his side, or trying to limp on 3 legs, and sometimes it takes a while to get the toe out of the entangled fringe.
Here are the preventative measures to take:
- Brush, brush, brush. Keep those ears free of any mats to begin with.
- Keep the fringes soft by spritzing water mixed with a tiny bit of hair conditioner, and then comb/brush through those fringes.
- Giving your Papi a regular bath: it will keep his coat soft.
- No ear mites!! Check for ear mites.
- No fleas!! Those 2 bugs makes your dog itching a lot behind the ears.
- Keep those toe nails short. (brrrrrr, I hate clipping toenails)
