ready for a spring brush out ?

As the seasons change, most cats develop a thicker/shed their coat.  However, cats lose dead hair all year around and therefore benefit from regular brushing.  The brushing stimulates the skin and removes dead cells, as well as removing loose hair – which in turn reduces the likelihood of tangles and mats developing.

Cats shed dead hair particularly during the Spring and Autumn, so now is an ideal time to plan a brush out session for your little one.  This is to remove that dead winter coat and help reduce the risk of coat problems (ie. mats) later in the year.

Here’s Jasper in Stockport, Cheshire after his first brush out session.  As you can see, we were able to remove such a lot of dead hair from his coat and left him feeling lighter and happier.  Look at the smile on his face !!

What are you waiting for …!  Get in touch today and we can discuss and schedule in an end of March, or April session.  We’d love to hear from you !

radiant red

Come and meet Red – a 10 month old Siberian, who lives in Sandbach, Cheshire.

Red is the most gentle, loving boy you can imagine.  Although only 10 months old he is a Large guy already – and still has a lot of growth to come.  Siberians don’t mature until they are around 5 years old.

Breeders and some pet owners claim that Siberians can be safe for many allergy sufferers (but sufferers are advised to check their own reactivity – not take this as gospel !).

Our Services were called upon as Red had developed mats in some areas, which needed to be clipped away.  He wasn’t at all bothered by the clippers – he’s the most laid back fellow you can imagine.  He started getting a bit fidgety mid session, but worked with us and we think he really knew what was going on.

After the session, mum Karine said :

“A big thank you to Sandra for her patience with our gorgeous cat Red !   Red was in a bit of a mess but Sandra managed to get him back to his former glory and now looks beautiful again.  Many thanks”

Nice to meet you Red.  Look forward to seeing you again in a few weeks time….

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sweet misty

We first met Misty last summer.  Although she is shorthaired, her coat had become unmanageable as at 18 years old she’d stopped grooming / had become unable to keep  on top of it.  It was very clumpy and heavily matted in places.  We clipped away significant areas to make her more comfortable.

This session again, Misty’s coat was extremely full and clumpy again – both underneath and  on top – but we were able to brush out this time, and spare her any clipped patches.

Misty is a very vocal lady and chatted her way through the session.  What a story !

We’re sure she’ll feel more comfortable now and, like previously, will now take up grooming again for a period until once again it becomes too much for her.

We’ll see you again soon, Misty !

what a position !

Do yours get into crazy positions too ?

Why not come over to our facebook page and upload a piccie so we can all have a laugh !

receptive ringo

Ringo – a 12 year old lad from Southport, Lancashire – called us in to help work through his coat.

Although Ringo’s hair is short, it had become thick and clumpy due to the fact that as he has got older he no longer grooms himself.

Although very vocal, Ringo was able to take quite a harsh work through with the comb, so we were able to save the majority of his coat.  Just a small area down his spine needed to be clipped away.

We think that Ringo knew exactly what we were doing, and although he’d rather have been having his usual nap he was patient and let us get on with it.

Following the groom, Ringo looked like a different cat !  He had a little wash (!) and settled down for the evening.  We think he felt better in himself straight away.

Mum Jackie later told us :

“Thank you for taking care of Ringo’s matted and scruffy coat!  He looks so much better now and he seems to be much happier!  Thanks again for your very professional service, will highly recommend !”

Thanks Jackie, so glad we were able to help your little chap.

what a thank you

A gorgeous bouquet of roses and carnations received today from the lovely Elsa herself, following her groom.

Thank you so much little chick, they are really appreciated !

Our little ones have had a good sniff at them, checked them out and have given them the ok too ! xx

sophie and chloe

We called on these 2 ladies in Knutsford, Cheshire as they were due their maintenance grooms.  Both have high maintenance coats, but in different ways.

Sophie is a Silver Spotted British Short Hair, and is 16 years old.  Her coat is short,  but is so thick and dense it becomes impossible to comb through if it’s not kept on top of.  Sophie doesn’t particularly like being groomed but has to tolerate it otherwise she would quickly become matted.

Chloe is 6 months younger than Sophie and is a Persian.  As a Persian, Chloe’s coat is long and thick and needs daily brushing.  She lets mum brush some areas, but isn’t keen on the back legs nor underneath – the usual places !!

Both girls looked gorgeous after their sessions …. Well done girlies, see you soon

keep an eye on the nails …

Fit, healthy cats that spend a lot of time outside generally naturally wear down their claws sufficiently.

However, indoor or elderly cats may need to have their claws trimmed regularly.  Also, some cats have an extra toe (polydactyl) which doesn’t touch the ground (just like the normal dew claw) and may overgrow.  If overgrown claws aren’t trimmed they can grow inwards into the pad and can be painful, and become infected.

hercules champion

Delighted, as ever, to call on Maine Coon Hercules Champion in Kirkham, Lancashire once again for his maintenance groom.  Parts of his coat were clipped away at the end of last summer and now the hair is growing back beautifully.

Hercules Champion has recently moved home and at our visit he seemed to be feeling – or acting – a bit under the weather.  We know that any change is stressful for cats – even moving the position of a chair in a room, never mind moving house !

We had a good brush out, and spent some quality 1:1 time together.

A few days after the session, mum Gerry told us :

“Hercules Champion seems to have really picked up since his grooming session.  A good session of tlc and now he’s looking really well”

Hercules Champion knows he’s a good looking lad !  See you again soon big fellow … !