friendly furby

Come and say Hi to Furby. Living in Darwen, Lancashire, Furby is a 4 year old Persian.

Usually, Furby runs and hides when new people arrive but he was quite chilled – nosey really – as we set up our gear.

Furby’s coat was in good condition as mum is able to comb him. Just a few small mats had developed underneath, where he’s not as keen on being groomed. He quickly settled on the grooming table for our brush out.

Mum Sarah later said

“Thanks a lot for the fantastic grooming session. You have a lovely manner with cats which shows as Furby and Chi both seemed to take to you immediately. And they came back afterwards for another look at you ! After the grooming session they were sniffing each other and seemed very happy and relaxed. Both of them are looking great with beautiful coats”

sweet hamish

This fine looking young man is Maine Coon Hamish. He’s still only a youngster at just over 3 years, but he’s already quite a big guy. You’ll find him in Crewe, Cheshire with mum and dad, and his feline housemates.

This was our first session with Hamish and mum placed him on the grooming table. Described as an ‘introvert’, Hamish took literally a minute to calm and lay amenably. As we got into the session, Hamish got the idea straight away and happily outstretch various limbs to help proceedings. His coat was certainly quite snaggy and was definitely in need of a thorough brush out.

our ollie

We had a lovely, gentle maintenance session with 4 year old Ollie in Liverpool. It’s nice to hear that Ollie now has a new little friend who has been taken on board by the mum Barbara. Little Cookie was rescued from a local store car park at literally just a few weeks old – and now Ollie and Cookie are firm friends, chasing around like nutters !

Ollie’s coat is only quite short, but it gets ever so thick – particularly around the flanks and rear end where he has more difficulty reaching.

Saying that, today Ollie’s coat was in the best condition we’ve seen so far. It’s becoming glossier and healthier at each session. Today just a couple of tangles underneath were removed and the rest of his coat was brushed out. As ever, Ollie was a gentleman !

friendly maisie

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We visited Maisie in Stretford, Manchester again recently.

Maisie is a gentle lady of around 15 years old. The first time we met up with her, her coat was particularly clumpy. We required quite a harsh brush out to remove the mats and make her comfortable. During that session, Maisie used a lot of bad language !

Each session has become easier for Maisie and she now lies out, outstretching her little limbs to make the combing easier. She hardly muttered a word on this visit. Secretly, we think she enjoys the fuss !

See you again soon Maisie !

persian radek

Our session with Persian Radek in Newton le Willows, Merseyside was sooo relaxed this time around. We’re not joking when we say that he snored his way through most of it !

Radek’s wearing his summer coat at the moment, which makes for an easier session all round and it gave us more time to concentrate on his big tufty feet. He really does not like these being messed with ! … but today, he was a star and we did a lot of work on one back foot in particular. Next time, the other one !

Mum Lorraine said

“Another fantastic session with Sandra and surprisingly this time we had a chilled Radek to deal with. At one point we thought he had fallen asleep !!! Sandra even managed to tackle his back legs, which he usually hates being done …. but thanks to Sandra’s magic touch he’s looking gorgeous again. Thanks Sandra xx”

mr chi

We were asked to call in to see Chi in Darwen, Lancashire. Chi is a Black Smoke Persian who is around 4 years old who lives with housemate Furby, and mum and dad.

Chi is a happy little soul. As a Persian he has the most thick coat, but he and mum are well on top of it. There were just a couple of troublesome areas underneath where he’s not as keen on being combed by mum.

Although a little fidgety at the start, Chi settled well and let us get on with the job in hand. He was much happier on all 4s and in fact, very chilled out at times.

After the session, mum Sarah said

“Thanks a lot for the fantastic grooming session. You have a lovely manner with cats which shows as Furby and Chi both seemed to take to you immediately. And they came back afterwards for another look at you !  After the grooming session they were sniffing each other and seemed very happy and relaxed. Both of them are looking great with beautiful coats.”

Great to hear, Sarah ! Here’s a piccie of Chi after the session, just after he’d had a good wash to sort himself out … !

cutie konnie

We met up with our Maine Coon friend Konnie again in Warrington, Cheshire.

Konnie is now over 4 years old, so just about reaching maturity. She is a biiiiiig girl !

We held Konnie’s session outside in the garden as it was a hot afternoon. Her coat was in good condition with only a couple of small knots to be removed.

As always, Konnie gave us a little growl most of the way through the session – in tandem with eyes shut contently, and paws kneading away …. It’s quite comical.

A nice session as always, Konnie. Well done !

mister whisky

Come and meet Whisky.

Whisky is an 18 month old Persian who lives in Ormskirk, Lancashire. He’s the sweetest little fellow you could imagine. He’s been with his mum for around 6 months – and he’s absolutely adored. His best friend is Pixie Bob Billy, who you’ve met before.

We decided that it would benefit Whisky to have a clip for a fresh start. He’s a house cat, so in that respect he won’t miss his coat.

As far as we were aware, this was Whisky’s first professional grooming session. He was most fidgety, and really didn’t like exposing his belly for clipping ! We broke off the session, then resumed a couple of weeks later. This really helped. Whisky was much calmer and his clip was finished without fuss. Well done little fellow !

We know he’ll be feeling comfy now, and his new coat will grow back afresh.

beautiful bella

We called in to see our little friend Bella again in Golborne, Wigan.

Bella has a beautiful coat which she keeps on top of so well. However, today it was very thick and was holding lots of dead undercoat which needed to come away. There were also one or two mats that had developed, which she said needed attention.

Quite a fidgety young lady, it took Bella some time to relax on the table. She doesn’t particularly like to be picked up or held – and likes to be in full control at all times. So, being asked to chill on the grooming table wasn’t top of her agenda. However, we had a little chat about it – lots of sweet talk ! – and decided that it would be for the best if she just let it happen ! So, she did !