lovely lucy

Meet Lucy.  A gorgeous 1 year old Maine Coon who lives in Didsbury, Manchester with her mum and dad.

Lucy is an affectionate, nosey, inquisitive, friendly girl.  A typical Maine Coon !

We’d been called in as Lucy’s coat was in need of a good brush out, with a few mats around the rear end that needed to be removed.  The first 5 minutes of the sessions were very vocal.  Lots of meowing.  Then, Lucy settled quietly – eyes shut for part of the session – and purring.  She meowed maybe a couple of times later into the session as we changed position, but it was very half-hearted !

When Lucy did manage to open her eyes (!) she found it fascinating to watch all the dead hair and mats coming away.  We held the session in the bathroom and made use  of the bath to collect the waste hair.  She watched with great interest as this fell over the edge of the table, into the bath !

After the session, mum Rebecca said :

“Lucy has never felt or looked better after her grooming session – thank you! She’s been meowing about it ever since.“

Well, thanks for the feedback Lucy …. Nice session !  Well done sweetie …

gentle scruff

This really handsome long haired young man is called Scruff, and he lives in Shevington, Wigan, Greater Manchester.

The reason our services were called in was because Scruff had developed matted areas – mainly on his sides and chest.

Scruff is a big boy – but very timid and very jumpy and fidgety.  We began by working on his sides. He was quite scared of the clipper noise and although these mats came away quite easily, we decided to halt the session and resume a few days later.

At the second sitting, we worked on clipping the underneath – his chest and armpits, mainly.  It was a relief to see the mats fall away.  The remaining coat was extremely thick and heavy, so we followed the clipping with a good brush out.  His coat is now patchy, with some shaved areas – but boy will he feel better for it, and of course it will grow back.

Scruff now looks half the size !   Well done Scruff.  We know how nervous you were and you did really well chick …

a big thank you …

A lovely ‘Thank You’ was received yesterday from one of our customers, Francesca – and her babes April and Macy.

Really thoughtful of you and appreciated, girls – thank you so much ! The flowers are gorgeous and the wine will go down very nicely … ! xx

beautiful martha

It was so nice to meet up with Persian Chinchilla Martha again in West Bradford, Lancashire.

Martha is now 1 year old, and has grown up fast since we last saw her 4 months ago.  She was still a kitten last time, but at today’s session she was much more of a young lady.

Martha likes to play out in the garden, and the rain … which doesn’t do much for her thick coat which gets dirty and full of bracken etc.

It had developed some matted areas which needed to be clipped away, followed by a good brush out to relieve her of that dead hair from her winter coat.

This was Martha’s second professional groom and she obviously remembered the proceedings from last time.  Although she was still fidgety and would rather have been doing something else, somewhere else – she was definitely more compliant this session.  It is important to introduce grooming sessions to your cat whilst they are young, to make it just the norm.

Following the session, mum Charlotte told us :

“Thank you Sandra for Martha’s recent grooming session.  She is now knot free and looking fabulous.  I know she’s not the easiest of cats to groom and appreciate your patience with her.  You leave no area ungroomed and do an amazing job.  I would thoroughly recommend your services to anyone.  Will be in touch in a few months for her next session.  Thanks, Charlotte”

Thanks Charlotte … and well done Martha … Now, keep out of that rain !

lovely tilly

We called to see Tilly in Blackpool, Lancashire again.  Tilly is a large girl and a most gorgeous tabby Maine Coon.

It was a nice sunny afternoon, so we took the opportunity to hold the session outside in the ‘cat house’.  This is the first time we’ve been able to do this since last Autumn due to the weather, and it really is the best location for Tilly.  The temperature and surroundings during a session are important.  Tilly loves her ‘cat house’ – enjoying the breeze, the sun shining down, and the birds singing.

Although it’s only a few weeks since we last met up with Tilly, she had developed a few mats underneath in those no-go areas which needed to be removed, and a brush out elsewhere.

Tilly then enjoyed sitting on her shelf, in the sunshine posing for the photo shoot.

Well done Tilly – good session – see you soon.

additions to the management team !

Say Hello to Jimmy Stewart (on top) and Matilda. New recruits to the EssentiallyPurrfect management team !

They are litter mates from a fantastic cat rescue shelter in Blackpool, and at 12 weeks old are keeping us all entertained – up the curtains, round the sofa, in the cupboards …. They are just so busy busy in their new little lives !!

sweet aisha

Meet Aisha.  A more gentle, friendly girl you will not find.

Aisha is 7 years old and lives in Blackburn, Lancashire.  Her coat is extremely long and thick, and as well as mats (mainly underneath) she was carrying far too much dead hair around with her.

We began the session working with the clippers and Aisha took it all in her stride.  She lay very calmly and patiently while we got to work and she really was enjoying the soothing music we played in the background.  Aisha was very obliging and helped us out by extending the correct limb at the appropriate time !   Then we had a full brush out.

At the end of the session, we gently brushed through with a slicker brush.  Aisha LOVED it.  She was so relaxed on the grooming table, she was almost asleep.  Come over to our facebook page to see a short clip of Aisha being brushed.  It’s difficult to brush with one hand and film with the other, so the footage is a little shaky !

After the session Aisha’s coat looked so much more vibrant – she has gorgeous markings and the colours just came alive.  She is bound to be feeling much lighter and happier with her new coat.

Following the session, mum Razia said :

“A big thank you for coming to my house.  I think it’s such a good service, especially in my shoes with a baby it’s hard to get out …. I think our cat really enjoyed the pampering ….. She seems happy with the new look xx”

It was a really nice session.  Well done Aisha !

handsome radek

We met up again with Persian Radek in Newton le Willows, Merseyside who was due his maintenance groom.

As you can see, Radek has the most long, thick coat you can imagine and it is definitely high maintenance.  Both Radek and mum are doing a fantastic job keeping on top of his coat, but he was sure ready for his full brush out.

Having had a good few sessions now with Radek, we know what he does / doesn’t like in terms of the session…  ie. he doesn’t like his back legs or right flank being groomed …. but he really doesn’t mind his left side.  Radek laid patiently whilst we set to work brushing through underneath.  A few tangles had developed which were teased out, but for the most part we just brushed out.

A really good session.  Well done Radek – looking rather handsome chappy !!

wow …!

Hands up if you like this ring ?

If you do, why not come over to our facebook page and let us know !

the shah

We caught up with the Shah again recently in Little Hulton, Salford, Manchester.

Since our last visit a few weeks ago, Shah has become more accepting of the comb from dad which is fantastic news.  We started today’s session combing underneath and working our way through the coat, while he lay quite patiently (for him).

With having a regular grooming schedule we now feel the Shah’s coat is now more manageable, and also that he is more accepting of the sessions.  As the coat isn’t as difficult to work through it means a more pleasurable session all round.

Really well done Shah !  Very good boy !