{"id":309,"date":"2018-02-26T18:20:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.secondhomepetresort.com\/blog\/?p=309"},"modified":"2018-02-26T18:20:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:20:07","slug":"your-dogs-fur-is-fine-as-is-so-keep-the-hair-dye-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secondhomepetresort.com\/blog\/your-dogs-fur-is-fine-as-is-so-keep-the-hair-dye-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Dog\u2019s Fur is Fine as Is; So Keep the Hair Dye Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

When holidays come around there are people who like to decorate with a theme or color. Take St. Patrick\u2019s Day, which is a great day to wear green. You can dress your dog in a green sweater, if he likes to wear clothes. However, some people may have taken things too far by dyeing their pet\u2019s fur, and it is causing a lot of uproar.<\/p>\n

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In a news story posted this past January, a 5-pound Maltese mix named Violet in Florida suffered horrific burns after her hair was dyed, according to the article<\/a>, \u201cDog nearly dies from severe burns caused by human hair dye,\u201d at WNEM.com.<\/p>\n

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A Pinellas County animal services team said the dog \u201cwas dyed with a purple hair dye that was intended for humans,\u201d according to the article. \u201cAs a result, Violet\u2019s eyes were swollen shut, she was limp and listless and she had obvious burns to her skin.\u201d She was given fluids and pain medication. The team \u201cgently washed as much of the chemical dye off as they could before bandaging her up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It was not until the team shaved off the dog\u2019s hair that the full extent of the damage was known. The dog\u2019s skin was coming off, and animal services was not sure if she would make it. However, after much hard work, medicine, antibiotics, IV fluids, scab removal and bandage changes \u201cveterinarians say Violet is making a miracle recovery,\u201d the article said, and has since been adopted into a new home.<\/p>\n

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What happened to Violet is not so out of the ordinary. Apparently dyeing dog fur has become somewhat of a fashion trend, according to the article<\/a>, \u201cPurple colored dog Fluffy & Manish Arora have outraged the Animal Activists in India I Pet News,\u201d at Petsworld.in. A model has been walking the catwalk with her dog whose hair is dyed, and the model is catching some flak.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSadly social media trends are being blindly followed as the new role model in today\u2019s day and age,\u201d the Petsworld.in article said. \u201cPoor dogs are being succumbed to hair dying by the not so discerning pet owners all across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the article<\/a>, \u201cDyeing your dog\u2019s hair is a bad idea,\u201d at Cesarsway.com, here are reasons not to dye your dog\u2019s hair:<\/p>\n

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