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 !
sweet harvey
We recently met up with Persian Harvey again in Newton le Willows, Merseyside.
Harvey is around 9 years old and he has been with his new family now for a good few months. We last saw Harvey just before Christmas, when he had a manicure and hygiene trim.
Today, Harvey’s coat was incredibly fuller, although he is brushed regularly. It’s that time of year !
Once again, we clipped Harvey’s nails and tidied up his rear quarters and took a little hair away from around his bib area under his chin, as he sometimes struggles with eating/drinking due to the length of his ruff. Before we’d even had chance to take a piccie he’d been back munching again !
Such a good boy, as expected. Well done Harvey … See you again soon.
happy mother’s day !
Here’s a little verse for mummy on this special day !![0a5f752ec6e1b4bb20962204ab1bc701[1] with source](https://essentiallypurrfect.co.uk/web/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0a5f752ec6e1b4bb20962204ab1bc7011-with-source.jpg)
darling mimi
This little lady didn’t have the best start in life, but luckily found her new mum and dad about 3 years ago. Slowly she has learnt to trust, due to their care and patience. Mimi, a Chocolate Point Persian, is now 5 years old and she lives in Preston, Lancashire.
As a Persian, Mimi’s coat is extremely full and high maintenance. Her under carriage was quite matted so we took the coat away to give her a full belly clip and a fresh start. The rest of her coat benefitted from a rigorous brush out (see the piccie of the hair that came away). It was hard going on Mimi as the coat was well due a session.
As far as we know this was Mimi’s first professional groom, and it’s fair to say that she was a fidget. She had the best view going, looking out from her session over the garden and all the bird activity – but even that didn’t interest her. What worked best, were chin cuddles from dad. She relaxed for periods, then seemed to wake up and remember she should be objecting !
Anyhow – We’re sure that Mimi immediately felt the benefit as she set about a big self grooming session when she left the table, followed by treats and no doubt an afternoon’s kip !
Well done Mimi !
vocal bola
Who remembers Persian Chinchilla Bola ?
Bola is 5 years old and lives in Preston, Lancashire – although if you didn’t know just how old Bola was, you’d think she was still a kitten.
The first time we visited Bola in the Autumn of last year, her coat was ever so thick and a little knotty underneath. Since that session – when we took away a lot of dead hair – mum reports that Bola has been much more inclined to self groom.
This shows in her coat and was certainly evident during today’s session. Not a knot in sight, which was really pleasing.
Bola isn’t keen on the sessions. She is a strong minded little lady and would rather be doing anything else on her own terms, thank you very much ! However, sessions are getting easier for her and although we still had a lot of choice language today, Bola was much calmer for most of the session.
Well done Bola …. Nice seeing you again little chick !
radiant radek
It was time to call in again to see our friend Persian Radek in Newton le Willows, Merseyside.
As some of you know, Radek was dealt with the most thick, high maintenance coat going and it’s hard work to keep on top of.
Although it’s only a matter of weeks since we last saw Radek, his coat was definitely ready for today’s session. A few sessions ago we decided to keep the undercarriage short to make life easier for all concerned. This helped today, and was a good job as the rest of his coat needed a lot of attention. Saying that, most of the session was a brush out, rather than working through knots and tangles, and this proved easier for Radek. He lay quietly and quite contently throughout the whole session, and just let us get on with it.
Mum Lorraine later said :
“Just had a brilliant session with Sandra and I actually think Radek enjoyed this one. He was that relaxed at one point we thought he had fallen asleep !!! I think, as always, the session was made a lot easier because Sandra is so patient and knows just how to handle him. Thanks again, Sandra xx”
Thanks so much, Lorraine ! It’s shedding time, and lots of dead hair came away – leaving Radek feeling so much lighter and fresher. Good boy Radek … See you again, soon.
gorgeous konnie
We called in on Maine Coon Konnie in Warrington, Cheshire again recently. Konnie is a very hefty lass at 4 years old. Hopefully she’s stopped growing now … ?!
Last time we saw Konnie was a couple of months ago. At that point her coat was quite thin. Mum had been combing but on top of that Konnie had been overgrooming, particularly on her tummy.
Today, Konnie’s coat was a little thicker, but just a light brush out was all that was required.
As ever, Konnie’s behaviour was impeccable. As good as gold ! She rested on the grooming table, and as usual we had a very low growl going on in the background. So low it was almost a hum. The thing is though – Konnie can growl, chill out, close her eyes, smile, enjoy a head fuss and oblige with her limbs all at the same time. She’s very clever is our Konnie !
Nice seeing you again Konnie … Look after yourself !
pixie-bob billy
A big Hello (!) to 10 month old Pixie-bob Billy from Ormskirk, Lancashire.
Billy is just the sweetest little boy you could meet. Mum had called us in to have a look at Billy’s coat as she is quite a novice with cats and wanted to be sure that all was in order. She needn’t have worried. All the combing she does has paid off and Billy’s coat was in great condition.
Billy is a polydactyl, which is a dominant trait for this breed. Cats normally have 5 digits (1 Dew claw and 4 fingers) on each of their front paws, and 4 digits on each of the rear feet. Polydactyls may have as many as 8 on some/all of their feet. Billy just has 1 extra on each front foot. If you look closely at the piccie, you can make out Billy’s misshapen foot.
Although Billy loves a fuss and lots of attention, it’s only when he has 4 feet firmly on the ground. Once on the grooming table he was just a fidget …. but lovely with it !
