Oh, a magician never reviels her secret
Haha just kidding (no no, they don't give birth for another year...)!
What you need
- Ferret Sheen Shampoo (I will explain the ferret part in a sec)
- Ferret Sheen Spray (Optional, but useful for getting out tangles or matts, and leaving your goat shiny, and helping his coat become very nice and smooth quicky, if applied daily)
You can buy these both for about 4$ each (incredibly good deal, at the store they are like 8$ each) Here:
http://www.dogtrainingstore.com/cgi-...PARTNUM=EIH416
- A Furminator brush (This brush is expensive, but you will use it forever (especially after winter) and it is a much better deal when I bought it when it first came out)) I couldn't find it for sell online, but here is a link for a store locator (it's for sell at several pet stores) http://www.furminator.com/ you might find one at ebay too. Buy the cat version, it is the best for the money, and it seems to be designed to get off dead fur, untangle matts, and be more gentle as cats (and bucks) are not very patient! lol
A brush like this:
You don't need a brush like that, but it certainly is nice to have for scrubbing really well. And I picked it up for 1$
Well I used this shampoo I use for my ferrets. It's GREAT. I strongly recommend it for any animals that have dandruff, sensitive skin, and/or dry hair. or if you just want an animal with good fur to keep that fur in great condition. It's called "FerretSheen" but it works well on any animal, I also use it on my Silkie Chickens and show lambs (when they really need a good shampooing or right before a show) It's kind of expensive, but it's worth it. What's important is that you spend a long time scrubbing all the old dry hair out (the under layers) and getting him covered with stuff (if you scrub it, you can get a smaller amount to really cover him up nicely). A 10 oz bottle is about 4.00$ usually, and you have to use quite a bit to do it. You might want to apply it twice. And try and get the "Cucumber Melon" scent, it smells the best, and it's the one I used, I don't know if other kinds will have a different effect.
After you give him a good wash, let him completely dry off in the sun for a few hours, and relax. Give him a few carrots or some corn nuts, or whatever else he likes. My goat was basically in paradise for his little trip. It seems to help them a lot and quickly, I notice better looking hair and everything within a few days after moving my goats to a nicer home/pasture. After he is dry it's time to brush him out.
Brushes you need (looks like...)
- The Furminator (you need a furminator, cat version, anything else probably won't work right, but if all you can find is a kock off, get it)
I use a comb that on one end is really big to help get the larger matts out without pulling them out or hurting him too much, then the thinner end to get the matts completely untangled and everything. At the same time I also use the FerretSheen spray to loosen worse matts and tangles (for now). Then after all the tangles are out, you can use the Furminator. Long brush strokes make it hurt less when you accidenly hit his hip bone or anything like that. This brush will remove all the dead fur, and get rid off all the fur in the undercoats that he is trying to shed, these are under coats are making him look more shaggy, and the upper dry coat it making him look dry.
After you remove all the fur (I brushed him twice, I spent like a half an hour brushing him before the wash, a half an hour after, and then again a half an hour the day after) Eventually you will work all the hair out that needs to be shedded, and your result will be a lot like the pictures I showed you (This was 3 days after I got him). Comb the FerretSheen spray into him once a day for a week or so to get his fur really healthy, smooth, and shiny. Then do it once a week or a few times a month to keep it healthy.
Then right before a show do the whole process over again and use the spray on him every day before the show (just spray it on, comb it through, and your done) this also works wonders on getting him to like people (give him lots of treats!) and getting him to be able to be handled by judges or anyone else for that matter, safely.
This spray is also supposed to be deodorizing and actually works pretty good, it makes a buck smell, 'bearable'
Enjoy your new goat!
