chilled fudge

We were asked to meet up with 8 month old Fudge.  Fudge is a red Siberian Forest Cat who lives with his brother and family in Parbold, Wigan, Greater Manchester.

A more friendly chap you could not meet !  The night before our afternoon session, Fudge has been out all night and didn’t turn up at home until about an hour before we began.  Just in time for a nice relaxing groom !  On the left is a piccie of Fudge before the session, helping mum complete the paperwork !

We attended to some small matted areas under Fudge’s armpits and on his inner thighs.  Fudge wasn’t phased one bit by the clippers.  He lay contently on the grooming table – snoozing for the most part – whilst we clipped and combed away, and rid him of bits of bracken and sticky bobs that he’d brought in on his coat.

After the session, mum Bex said :

“Sandra did an amazing job grooming Fudge and trimming his knotty fur. He was very relaxed around Sandra and warmed to her immediately. He looked beautiful when finished and enjoyed all the pampering. He will be looking forward to the next visit !”

Well done Fudge … Nice to meet you !

stunning eva

Come and meet this stunning girl … Eva, a totally white lady, in Liverpool.  We think Eva is about 9 years old.

Eva is quite a nervous girl by nature, but we had a little chat before our session – and a good sniff, and head rub.  No mats in sight, but Eva’s coat was extremely thick and holding onto a lot of dead hair from the winter.  See the piccie of Eva below, before the session.  You can see how the coat isn’t laying flat to her body.

So today’s session was about a brush out and we began the session well.  Although Eva had never had her nails clipped before, there was no fuss.  The, she lay on her side whilst we began working underneath.  Mum was present to reassure and pet, whilst we got to work.  During the session, there were stretches when Eva was evidently relaxed – we’d even go as far as say ‘chilling’ !.  As we continued, Eva became very fidgety – but for a first time, for a nervous cat, we think she fared very well.

After the session mum commented that Eva hadn’t been as nervous as she’d expected.  She had thought she would be shaking with fear – when in fact she was nothing of the sort.

Well done Eva, chick !  Such a brave girl !!

cutey keo

This 15 year old blue Persian is the lovely Keo.  Keo has been with his dad and housemate for a number of years now, and really does have the life of Riley !  He is adored, and he knows it.

We called in to see Keo as he had developed some matted areas around his body that needed some attention.  The usual places – mainly on the lower back, flanks, underneath and around the rear end.  Also, on his legs and feet.  You can see from the photo on the left, how the coat particularly around the backend didn’t sit flush.  Keo wasn’t too keen on the idea, but under protest, let us get to work and rid him of most of the mats.

It was a hot day, and clearly going back underneath to complete the clipping, followed by a brush out would have been a little too much so we decided to call the session to a halt and resume at a later date.

A week or so later – back on the grooming table – Keo was a different guy.  Reports from dad said that since the first visit Keo had been much happier, more interactive and more playful again.  Obviously, feeling much happier about himself.  This second session was calm and relaxed and we finished off without any fuss.  There was still quite some work to do – mainly around the legs and feet, and a brush out of his remaining coat – but Keo took it all in his stride.   He’ll feel much more comfy now he’s clear, and the coat can start to grow back nicely.

After the session, dad Colin told us :

“Thank You Sandra for looking after Mr Keo …… He is a lot happier in himself since your visit and he has even been out and about enjoying the sunshine so he must be feeling a lot cooler since his groom …. And he is sorry for any scratching and biting – he didn’t mean it really 😉 “

Fantastic ….  This is the feedback we love to hear !  So pleased that you are obviously much happier with your new bod, Keo.  Hope you can now enjoy your 1:1 combing sessions with dad going forward …

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We do.  Lots of times !!

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