How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

I have a 6 year old Gordon Setter who, since being severely ill last year has been keeping a lot of dead hair on her coat. She lost nearly all her coat due to medication and treatments whilst she was ill and when it grew back again it came in very very soft like puppy coat.

Before she was ill, she was a show standard ***** and was groomed on a regular occasion, however whilst she was ill and when her coat was so delicate after, it became less frequent. In the past I used a Spratts 72 comb to remove dead hair and that did so with no problem. However, it has become very fine now and so the comb has little affect on pulling the dead hair out. I can pluck it by hand but this is extremely time consuming and at the same time runs the risk of pulling healthy coat.

What would be the best way to strip out the dead coat as she now looks very scruffy and I want to tidy her back up again.

How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

We use the Furminator tool in our salon. It is great for your problem. There is a video at the website called Furminator.com. They sell the tool at QVC.com also.

How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

get a good grooming brush and brush him/her.

How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

Try carding it with a extra large fine carding/stripping knife. just be careful that you don't over card since her coat is already so thin.

How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

maybe you should try a large brush, or give her a bath

How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

Get a large size metal "shedding blade". Looks like a round saw and works well on dead hair.

How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

you could try an 'anti-shedding blade'--what they look like is a flat piece of metal formed to a circle with a handle--the metal has notches on both sides-it does not look like it would do much but i swear by it--and it is very gentle--only removes the loose dead hair not the healthy hair like some rakes and things do--you can not go wrong with this--i have a cat with extremely sensitive skin --plus she is long haired so she needs to be brushed any other brush when rubbed against her skin makes her bleed but with the anti-shedding blade i have not had any problems

good luck hope this helps

How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

Use a rubber currycomb---you can find it at a horse supply shop or online.

The FURminator also is great at removing dead undercoat. It is a bit expensive, but does the job great and does it faster. I work in grooming and use it.

How can I remove dead hair from a Gordon Setter?

get a hack saw blade and rub down the coat its very good a lot of grayhound trainers use them