Veterinary Falcon
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Cat grooming, by people who will
Most salons here will not take cats, and most cats do not need one. But a cat who has stopped grooming herself is usually telling you something — and that is worth finding out.
A cat who needs grooming is usually telling you something
Healthy cats groom themselves for hours a day and rarely need help with it. So when a coat goes matted, greasy or clumped, the coat is the symptom and not the problem. There are four usual answers, and all four are things a groomer on their own can only guess at.
This is the entire reason to have your cat groomed somewhere with a vet in the building: the groom deals with the coat, and somebody qualified deals with why it happened.
Where matting starts, and in what order
Mats do not appear evenly. They begin in five places, always the same five, and by the time you can see one from across the room it has been there a fortnight. Run your fingers through these once a week and you will almost never need us for matting at all.
Before
AfterWhat a comb-out actually does
The cat on the left is not dirty. That coat has knitted into the undercoat, and every time she tried to clean it herself she pulled on the skin underneath — which is why a cat in this state stops grooming and starts hiding.
The cat on the right is the same coat, combed out line by line rather than clipped off. That stays possible for as long as the mats will let a comb through to the skin. Past that point a lion cut is the kinder answer, and we will tell you which of the two you are looking at before we start rather than halfway through.
Cat grooming services
Short-haired cats in good health rarely need any of this, and we will say so rather than book you in. These are for long coats, older cats, and cats who have stopped managing.
Questions owners ask
My cat grooms herself. Why would she need me?
For most cats she does not, and we will say so. Short-haired cats in good health almost never need grooming, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling an appointment. It is long coats, older cats and unwell cats where it matters.
She has never let anyone brush her.
Common, and worth saying on the phone rather than discovering here. We work in short sessions in a quiet room, and we stop when a cat has had enough rather than pushing through. A cat sent home half-finished and still trusting people is a better outcome than a finished cat who now hides from carriers.
Is a lion cut cruel?
Not when the alternative is a coat that has felted into a sheet. It is unnecessary on a cat who is managing fine, and we will tell you if that is yours. Cat skin is thin — genuinely like tissue — and clipping a matted cat close to it is a skilled job, which is the argument for having it done somewhere with a vet in the building.
Which cats actually need regular grooming?
Persians, Maine Coons, Ragdolls, Himalayans and anything else long-coated; any cat over about ten; any cat carrying extra weight; and any flat-faced breed, which usually needs the eyes and face kept clean as well.
Do you groom cats that have been turned away elsewhere?
Often, yes. That is most of why we do this at all. Tell us what happened last time — we would rather start from the truth than find out halfway through.
Can you come to the house?
For some cats, and it is worth asking. Being groomed in their own room without a car journey first is an easier afternoon for a nervous cat. For heavy matting, the clinic is the safer place.
What owners say, in their own words
Every review on our Google Business Profile is written by an owner, not by us. We do not publish selected quotes here — read them all, in full and unedited, on Google.
Tell us the cat, honestly
Especially if it went badly somewhere else. We would rather know before you arrive than find out with a cat in our hands.
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