Archive for May, 2015
hercules champion
We had a very gentle session with our 16 year old friend Maine Coon Hercules Champion in Kirkham, Lancashire.
After the upset of moving house, Hercules Champion once again seems really settled and happy with life. He’s back to his old ways of staying out for chunks of the night and his health is on track.
Just one or 2 tangles were worked through and the rest of his coat was brushed out. His coat was looking the best we’ve seen it in a while.
Well done Hercules Champion …. Keep up with good work young man !
pretty neytiri
Meet Neytiri – a pretty 4 year old Maine Coon from Bury, Greater Manchester.
Neytiri was under the couch when we arrived, and wasn’t really for coming out. However, once on the grooming table, listening to our music and chat, she began to relax. At one point we think she was actually dozing !
Mum Julie later said
“My Maine Coon cat, Neytiri, is not one to be handled well. She was very knotty, so I called Sandra for her help ! She was so lovely and reassuring that Neytiri was at ease and even seemed to enjoy the grooming !! I would highly recommend Sandra. Thanks Julie x”
So pleased we were able to help Neytiri, Julie – and so pleased she’ll be feeling much happier with her new bod !
friendly noodle
We called in to see two lovely chicks in Prenton on The Wirral recently.
Noodle is around 15 years old and had developed a matted coat – mainly down his back, sides and flanks. Underneath just needed a comb through. Noodle couldn’t tolerate any amount of resistance with the comb, so there was no option but to clip away all of the offending area. He needed lots of breaks during the session, and came back refreshed which enabled a few minutes more clipping. He will certainly feel like a new man whilst his coat is regrowing.
Noodle’s half sister Lily was also matted in a similar way. Lily’s a year older, at 16 and a bonny girl. Unfortunately we didn’t manage a decent photo of her to show you.
Well done chicks. It was a warm afternoon and you fared really well !
chrystal and sooty
Say Hi to two new babes to join us – Chrystal and Sooty from Bury, Greater Manchester.
Chrystal (piccie on the left) is still a baby really at just 10 months old. She is a British Short Hair, and is soooo cute. Chrystal is quite timid of strangers and it took her some time to be tempted for a quick stroke. Her favourite chicken helped !
Sooty is 17 years old. He is a very friendly guy and enjoys nothing more than a snooze these days.
Today was just about a nail trim for both Chrystal and Sooty. Chrystal’s nails are still small and kitten-ish – whilst Sooty’s are so remarkably different. As an older chap, Sooty’s nails are very thick and long. They both fared very well.
Well done chicks !
miss molly
Today was Exotic Shorthair Molly’s first professional groom. Molly hangs out in Hale, Cheshire and is just 9 months old.
Molly’s a timid girl so we took a few minutes to talk to her and get to know her before the session. Once on the grooming table, Molly was squirmy to begin with but once we’d finished combing underneath she settled very nicely into the session.
Her coat was holding a lot of excess hair, although no mats in sight. It was particularly thick around the flanks and shoulders/neck. Lots of dead hair came away and no doubt that Molly will be feeling much comfier now. We also took a little hair away from Molly’s rear quarters as sometimes going to the loo causes problems.
After the session, mum Lindsey said
“Sandra, thank you so much for your time and patience with Molly. Your calm, soothing manner helped put her so at ease – so much so she seemed to be enjoying it. I was so worried she would be stressed but not at all !! Would not hesitate to recommend you and look forward to seeing you again in a few months time “
it’s the friday fact
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little luna
Little Luna. A new addition to our gang ! She’s half sister to Milo who you met a few days ago.
Luna is a Silver Tipped Chinchilla Persian who is 20 months old. She hangs out in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria with her half brother and family.
A sweeter little girl you could not meet. Fidgety, vocal (all talk !) – but so sweet ! This was Luna’s first professional home grooming session and she was such a good little girl.
Luna is combed regularly so her coat was in good shape. We removed just one or 2 small ad-hoc knots and gave the rest of her coat a brush out.
Looking forward to seeing you again in a few weeks time little chick ….
