I’ve abandoned the small facial brush I’ve been using on Xena. She frequently struggles to avoid the brush and at best tolerates it when I persist. Tonight I decided that I should respect the fact that she doesn’t like it, and find another way to groom her face.
So, I’m experimenting with an ordinary wash cloth. I had a few cloths in my tack bag as lately I’ve been training her to allow me to wash her eyes with warm water, which has been working quite well. With it now being the dead of winter, using a wet cloth all over her face really isn’t an option. But I began to wonder, how well would a dry wash cloth work?
The clean, dry terrycloth seems to be just the right amount of roughness and softness. I bunched the fabric up into a soft puff shape and am using the rougher, looped side in a circular motion, like a soft curry comb. She actually seems to enjoy it, especially when I rub gently over her closed eyes. She even allowed me to gently wipe inside her nostrils – this was a first for us!
The cloth was dirty when I finished, so I think it worked quite well – and she looked great.
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