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Fur Help! Dried fur near his mouth

Fei2143

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So mochi has this dried fur very near to his lips. It's painful if we try to pull it out. Any idea what this might be? He had similar dried fur the other time (pic Below, you may have to zoom in to see it) but that was easy to pull out and left no bald spot. Will it cause any problem or does any reckon it will just drop off by itself?

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It's likely boar glue. He'll get it off himself, but don't pull it. It's VERY sticky.
 

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I agree it looks like boar glue. It will come out on its own without causing any problems. It doesn't really matter where the boar glue lands on them if it is stuck in the fur it is usually better to try and just leave it be for them to clean out themselves or just wait for the hair to fall out naturally.

Sticky isn't quite the right way to describe it, it will stick to pretty much everything, but only what it comes into immediate contact with as it dries into a very firm rubbery substance extremely quickly.
 

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I agree it looks like boar glue. It will come out on its own without causing any problems. It doesn't really matter where the boar glue lands on them if it is stuck in the fur it is usually better to try and just leave it be for them to clean out themselves or just wait for the hair to fall out naturally.

Sticky isn't quite the right way to describe it, it will stick to pretty much everything, but only what it comes into immediate contact with as it dries into a very firm rubbery substance extremely quickly.


Absolutely right, more like cured silicone rubber, only more firm.
 

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Ahhh the dreaded boar glue, one of my boys had a big glob of it on his side for quite a while, but he eventually managed to get it off himself.
 

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Ahhh the dreaded boar glue, one of my boys had a big glob of it on his side for quite a while, but he eventually managed to get it off himself.

At least it wasn't right between the eyes like Punkins :)
 

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Scooter STILL does it, too. Mounts poor Punkin from the wrong end. Then he climbs off and walks away, leaving poor Punkin with a "WTF just happened" look on his face. Priceless.
 

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Thanks guys! The dried fur is off now! Don't know how it got off but hope it wasn't too painful >.<
 
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