So I've been asking advice about wrapping Eddie and have found there are two main groups of thought. One goes for the wrapping as early as possible to conserve hair and the other believes in wrapping as late as possible to prevent upsetting the animal.
This is obviously an educational journey for me, but unfortunately I only have one in coat texel so had to pick.
I went with wrapping Eddie early because firstly he's a grot. Even living on fleece with a hay rack he gets gunk in his coat constantly. Wrappers should lessen the need for frequent butt baths because he discovered he could pee on himself.
Secondly Eddie will be traveling, a lot. With a coat that's already touching the ground, in a 30cm x 30cm fleece travel cage for four days that's just asking for trouble. The bedding will of course be changed frequently but I can't remove each and every poo as he does them. I am hoping to take Eddies cage with me so while at Dad's he'll have his usual amount of space, but there is still 15 hours of driving involved.
Starting wrappers now gives him time to get used to them before we leave on the great excursion to Sydney, where he gets to spend time at my fathers. We leave in just 13 days from today, the show is in exactly two weeks.
Also I am still learning, it's going to take time to discover my own preferences for keeping longs and I need to start somewhere. I'll cheerfully admit I'm a bit too obsessive about talking about him and it probably seems like the poor boy is never left alone but I am careful. I keep combing and washing to a minimum but I also need to prevent tangles and Eddie lives by the motto that if there's something dirty he will get it all over himself.
Anyway this being my blog that is very rarely read by anything but googlebots I thought I'd post this. In 2013 I can look back and go God I was naive, or wow I was right. Doesn't really matter it's all about the journey here at Samsara.
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