Greasy hair

[Hbecooper]

Hi, I have a neutered long haired boar, hes about 4yrs old (unknown age at adoption). Hes a fairly big boy 1.307kg and very long haired. Hes not long had a trim but his hair feel greasy and really thick. I regularly check and degrease his gland which is never really clumpy when i do, but still odd he feels greasy x hes become very irratable when brushed. Hes never been a fan near his rear but whenever i brush him he gets very annoyed and kicks or headbutts to stop you doing it. Just wonderig if something else is going on?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi, I have a neutered long haired boar, hes about 4yrs old (unknown age at adoption). Hes a fairly big boy 1.307kg and very long haired. Hes not long had a trim but his hair feel greasy and really thick. I regularly check and degrease his gland which is never really clumpy when i do, but still odd he feels greasy x hes become very irratable when brushed. Hes never been a fan near his rear but whenever i brush him he gets very annoyed and kicks or headbutts to stop you doing it. Just wonderig if something else is going on?

Have him checked for a mild fungal skin infection; it can make hair feel greasy.
Alternatively too frequent cleaning of the grease glad can also contribute to activating it. Not all active grease glands clog up.

 

[Hbecooper]

Thats great thank you. Its not that often i do it, probably once wvery 3.months as it really doesn't get clogged but i keep his rear end quite short to help x am taking them for another check up next week so ill get them to check skin just incase thanks x