Hamster owners typically don't have to worry about grooming their pets. However, matted fur coupled with other symptoms could indicate a health issue.

Three groomers in Oviedo, Florida, spent three hours helping Loretta lose her matted, restrictive fur Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

“A kind-hearted Good Samaritan found this poodle wandering alone in a neighborhood and brought him to Houston Humane Society.

Alaqua Animal Refuge in Florida recently rescued nine dogs, a group of poodles and doodles, from a backyard breeder and ...

Alaqua Animal Refuge rescued nine dogs from a backyard breeder after receiving a call from a concerned family member of the breeder The rescue's vet team removed over 51 pounds of matted fur from the ...