Great Plains SPCA is helping to care for a dog who came to the shelter with fur so matted that it could barely move. Updated: 9:42 PM CST Dec 10, 2014 Dog with extremely matted fur gets help ...

"The dog has rotten skin spots, hair matted to the skin so bad it is in grown into the skin, the nails are 2 inches long," the organization continued. "There are thousands of goat head stickers ...

Dense hair grows between their pet’s paw pads, sometimes becoming so long that it interferes with walking or gets tangled ...

"This dog is the worst case of dog neglect we have ever encountered. We have tried to clean it up some today but the hair is extremely matted and thick and we are unable to do anything at this time." ...

Matted hair is not only extremely painful for your dog to experience, but it can also cause a variety of serious skin issues that require professional attention.

Dr. Lindsey Naimoli, who is helping Parker on the road to recovery, believes the dog is about 6 years old and has spent most of her life unloved, unhandled, kept in a cage and used for breeding.

Rescue Dog Has 9 Pounds of Matted Hair Removed and It Turns Out She Only Weighs 11 Pounds Ellie Mae was found in her dead owner's house and was so derelict that she couldn't walk By Ashley Boucher ...

One 11-pound Shih Tzu had 9 pounds of matted hair removed from her tiny body after being rescued by the Nebraska Humane Society (NHS) in one of “the worst” needs for a haircut the shelter had ...