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Does Petco offer medical grooming for severe matted fur near the skin?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Male | 2 years and 7 months old | 8 lbs

Good morning, I recently took my pet for grooming, however, he was found to have matted fur, that's too close to the skin, was told, he needs medical grooming, does petco do this.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 19th, 2018

Medical grooming is basically grooming under deep sedation to remove all matted areas, some Petco/Vetco branches might be able to offer this service, you will have to call your local Petco to find out if they do.

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