First of all, we should know very well, the longer and thicker the body hair of the dog breed, its hair loss rate will be much higher than the short body hair of the dog breed, in the dog’s world, Maltese dog has a super long body hair, from the top of the head to the feet, like human long hair floating general. The Maltese is a joy to look at, but it’s a lot of work to actually take care of, and it’s shedding is something that makes a lot of owners sigh in frustration. Let’s take a closer look at how much hair the Maltese sheds.
In fact, the Maltese dog in the process of spring and winter alternation, is the most frequent hair loss time, probably can last about a month time, in this period of time we have to early in the morning to start combing its hair. After combing, put a pigtail on its head or both sides, or wear a hairpin, so as to prevent it from losing its hair in the house, and also to comb all its hair together and sweep it clean in the early morning when it first wakes up.
The Maltese will lose its coat once around the seventh month of life, in addition to the change of seasons. The amount of hair loss is also quite horrible and may last for about two months, but it will be much better after this period. In addition, owners should pay more attention to its hair during the usual care, because the Maltese it is mainly known for its beautiful head of long hair, so try not to give it a short cut, which is a symbol of the breed, and since you decided to get this breed, you have to do it for the rest of your life to take care of it.
Giving it more sun, calcium supplements and nutritious food will help it to reduce its own hair loss, and it can be bathed once a week in the summer to keep it fresh and also to reduce the amount of hair it loses. Also since the Maltese has a fairly thick coat, it can develop parasites and skin conditions. It is important to be aware of this when it is experiencing a large amount of baldness in its coat, and it will be much better to go to the pet store right away to get it prescribed some medication to apply to its skin.
