I'm looking for some advice and to hear about your experiences! Here's my situation: I have a little 8-month-old Pomeranian called Jimmy. He’s just had an operation—a femoral head and neck excision—following a fracture. The vet shaved off a huge amount of his fur: half his body, his leg, and his bottom. I'm really worried that it won't grow back because they say you should never shave a Pomeranian’s coat. Does anyone have any information on this?
Thanks in advance for your replies
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Hi there, I was actually worried about his mobility and getting him moving again long before I even thought about his fur growing back. But after speaking with my vet and the rehab centre about physiotherapy, water treadmill sessions and so on, the pros assured me he’d regain full use of his legs as long as I followed the recovery plan. That’s exactly what we’ve put in place; he starts his rehab in a week once his stitches are out, with two physio sessions a week. We'll also be doing short walks to build the muscle back up in his leg...
However, it’s true that the experts were much more sceptical about the fur regrowth. They mentioned the skin issues Spitz breeds often face after being shaved, so they couldn't really give me any more advice on that front. That’s why I was looking for some first-hand experiences. I’m sorry to hear you’re so "appalled", but I think your comments are a bit over the top, especially without really knowing the full story.
Regards
My Spitz has just had the same procedure. How long did it take for your little one’s fur to grow back? I’m also really worried as he’s been shaved over a quarter of his body.
Hi there,
Don't worry, it’ll definitely grow back. My Collie had surgery for radius curvus when he was 5 months old (on both front legs), and they shaved part of his front and his bottom because they took some fat from his rump to help strengthen his front legs. Anyway, he just had bare pink skin in those spots, but it grew back really quickly; by the following week, you could already see the first signs of regrowth. Three weeks later, he had a lovely soft fuzz.
Don’t worry.
Hi! I don’t have a Spitz, I’ve got an Italian Greyhound, and she’s also had loads of operations. Some vets say the fur won’t grow back, others say it’ll come back darker, but they usually only say that as a "worst-case scenario". In my case, it grew back really well and it's the exact same colour!
