Uncover insightful answers to common questions and relevant topics tailored for both pet professionals and devoted pet owners. Elevate your understanding of pet well-being with these expert-crafted teaching moments from Dr. Cliff Faver, DVM.
Blood Vessels of the Skin
If the skin dries due to the environmental stress or harsh or frequent shampooing without adequate conditioning the blood vessels will ...
Skin Issues
The nerves associated with the skin are very superficial. If the sebum layer is removed, it often exposes these nerves causing a dry it...
Hair
Hair has “plaques” which are like petals on a flower. When the hair is hydrated and covered with sebum, the plaques lay flat and smooth...
Whitening Agents
Anytime you want to whiten dogs it is important you understand what you are doing, or you may end up with a blue haired dog! Hair (espe...
Growing Mane and Tail on a Horse
It seems like once a horse loses mane and tail it takes forever to regain the most stunning attributes of your horse. Good news! Minera...
Why SLS Free Products
SLS is the surfactant present in most shampoos. It will have varying amounts of harshness based on the chemical form and quantity prese...
Harsh Shampoo
How can you tell if you are using a harsh shampoo in your grooming salon? First and foremost, how do your hands feel at the end of the ...
Conditioner
Conditioners should always be used after shampooing our pets to replace the oils, or sebum, that we removed during bathing. But not all...
Correct Bathing Sequence
We teach to leave shampoo and conditioner on for 5 minutes to get the most efficiency from the product, however the sequence of applica...
Getting the Most from Your Shampoo
Many of you may be frustrated with the amount of shampoo you use and yet the dogs just aren’t as clean as you would like. Guess what! C...
Horses
Horses are not big dogs like some people want to classify them for bathing and therapy. They are very different because their skin swea...
Tick and Flea Pour on Products
Most pour-on tick and flea products are alcohol based. This alcohol mixes with the sebum of the skin and hair and disperses over the bo...
