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what a doll !
Pretty Persian cross Dolly in Carnforth, Lancashire asked us to call on her again for her maintenance groom.
Dolly is almost 2 years old and as a Persian has a high maintenance coat. We see her on a regular basis and she is used to her sessions and knows what to expect. Dolly particularly likes the music that we play for her during her sessions – she really responds well to it.
Today, just a couple of knotted areas needed attention, along with a brush through to rid Dolly of winter coat.
She was a little sweetheart and was very compliant throughout.
Well done Miss Dolly ! See you again, chick !
mini muffin
Say a big Hi to little Muffin !
This little cutie is a British Short Hair (BSH) and is just 7 months old. She lives with her dad in Manchester.
Today was Muffin’s introduction to a formal grooming session. She was a little fidgety to begin with, but as the session progressed managed to calm and lie still – and actually enjoy some of the brushing.
Muffin preferred the slicker brush to the comb. This is fine at the moment as her coat hasn’t yet developed – ie. still kitten fluff ! As she gets older, her coat will become denser and need a good comb out to keep on top of it.
Nice meeting you little girl !
little thalia
Thalia, a very pretty little Lilac Point Persian asked us to call in and see her. Thalia is 6 years old, although she still looks like a kitten. She hangs out in Blackburn, Lancashire with her housemate and family.
A few knots had formed underneath, which mum had managed to removed. The rest of Thalia’s undercarriage was quite thin, as she’d been overgrooming. On top, a pelt had formed covering a large proportion of Thalia’s back and sides (see piccie).
What a brave girl ! Not in the least afraid of the clippers, Thalia seemed to instantly know what was going on and was patient whilst we removed the problem area. Extremely tight to the skin, it was a relief to see it come away for her. Here’s a piccie of the said pelt.
After the session, mum Louise said
“Thank you so much for coming to my home and really helping with quite an upsetting situation. My lilac point Persian had within 3 weeks gained herself a full back all matted from sweating on a radiator bed. She was over grooming and really uncomfortable. Sandra was just amazing. Without sedation she clipped Thalia and groomed the remaining coat, cleaned all of her ears and cut her nails. Brilliant. She is now so so happy, really comfortable and has got back to her old beautiful self. I can’t be grateful enough and Tito her brother is looking forward to seeing Aunty Sandra now at the end of March xxxx highly recommend from myself xxxxxx”
Thalia must be feeling sooooo much comfier now. Well done little chick !
did you know …?
It’s the Friday Fact …
Did you know that a cat’s nose has a unique pattern of bumps and ridges ? Just like human fingerprints, no two cats have identical nose-prints !
our friend lily
Each session with Lily is becoming a little easier. Both in terms of her coat, and her interaction.
Lily is a Long Haired variant of the British Short Hair (or a British Longhair). She is 12 years old and lives with her mum in Preston, Lancashire.
The first time we met up with Lily, it was a difficult session. Her coat was quite matted in places and out of control overall. Far too much of it ! Lily wasn’t keen on the idea of a session, either !
Things have become easier as each session has occurred and we’re now on top of her coat and Lily knows this. She knows what to expect and is much calmer throughout. We worked through and removed a lot of dead winter coat. Lily was definitely ready for today’s session. See the piccie of the hair that came away !
We’ll see you again in a few weeks, Lily … Be good and let mum brush you until then, chick !
2 little jewels
Diamond and Tiara are the most sweet 7 month old Ragdoll kittens you could meet. They live in Chorley, Lancashire.
We were asked to call in to meet up with the chicks to clip their nails. They do have scratch posts, but have been also using the furniture. We suggested trying a pheromone spray or diffuser to see if this would help the situation.
We trimmed the girls’ nails and will see them again in a few weeks time. They were good as gold !
Lovely meeting you little babes … Here’s a great piccie of Diamond. We’ll get a good one of Tiara next time – but to be honest, you can’t really tell them apart !
lovely leo
This handsome young man is Leo ! Leo is only around 18 months old and he lives in Denton, Manchester with his family. Leo is a very gentle boy, who likes nothing better than playing out and seeing what’s going on in his territory.
We were asked to meet up with Leo as mats had developed – in the main down his back, underneath and around the rear quarters. In fact, Leo had begun to remove some of the mats himself and there were a couple of areas that looked a little tender.
We worked on the pelt down Leo’s back first. This was very tight and thick, and it took a lot of patience on Leo’s part as the clippers were tested to their limit due to the mass being so dense. Then, with Leo more comfortable, he was able to lie on his side so we could work elsewhere.
A few days after we’d met up, mum Victoria told us
“Leo is much more playful and comfortable and his temper has calmed down. He is much more affectionate with everyone and is generally happier. Thank you !”
So fantastic to hear ! Well done Leo, you were a star.
baby meascha
We met up again with our little friend Meascha in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
At just 12 months, Meascha is such a lovely little girl. A tabby Maine Coon who couldn’t be any sweeter.
Meascha’s coat had developed mats around the shoulders and armpits, chest and underneath. She was quite fidgety today but soon settled for prolonged periods with just a little reassurance – and enjoyed watching the hair fall away onto the floor. Enjoyed ? – Or amazed ? Not sure !
A nice session, Meascha. See you again soon, chick.
friendly asmodius
Here’s Amodius ! A lovely 7 year old lady from Buxton, Derbyshire.
We were asked to meet up with Asmodius to trim her nails as she’s taking it out a little on the internal closed doors at the moment.
Asmodius is a friendly little girl and really it was all over before she’d cottoned on what was going on. Then, after a few treats, off she went to see what she’d been missing in the garden.
Well done and nice meeting you little chick !
pretty ella
We have a new recruit ….. 3 year old Ella. Ella is a Birman who lives with her mum and housemate in Droylsden, Manchester.
Ella is a really sweet little girl who likes to help mum with her admin ! She doesn’t really care much for being combed though and she’d developed a few tight mats, particularly underneath and around the armpit areas.
Although we had some protesting from the lady herself, we got on with the job in hand. Squirmy wasn’t in it ! Ella truly believed that she knew best. Saying that though, as her coat was being worked through she was helping by grooming her chest. We think she was feeling immediate relief.
Following the session, mum Sarah said
“Ella my three year old Birman had a thorough grooming session with Sandra today. What can I say, Sandra is wonderful, so professional and so great with Ella – I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sandra – fabulous! and now Ella thinks she looks fabulous too – Thank you, Sarah”
Well done Ella ! You look even more pretty now !
