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Maltese: Coat
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Coat: The Maltese has a distinctive long, white, silky coat with no undercoat. Some standards allow cream or lemon colored ears. The Maltese does not shed and is a good match for those with allergies.
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The Maltese coat requires daily brushing and combing to prevent matting. The coat is extremely soft and silky, so gentle care is highly recommended. They need to be bathed or dry shampooed on a regular basis. The eyes need daily cleaning to prevent staining. It is ... important to keep their ears clean and free from stray hair. They may be prone to eye problems, skin disorders, and respiratory problems.
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Few of God's creatures have the potential for looking less beautiful in the morning than they did the night before than the Maltese. That profuse white coat is seldom more than a few days' neglect from turning into something of a white elephant. Regular grooming sessions are de rigueur for keeping mats and tangles at bay and for keeping the Maltese healthy, happy and clean. Persons who do not have the time or the manual dexterity for these duties will have to entrust them to a competent groomer.
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