Recent Content by spiffykitty

When you're combing your cat, all you need to use is a metal comb. The goal is to comb all the way through the fur, not just the surface. Good luck!

I've groomed many declawed cats. They seem fine. I wouldn't declaw a cat and I wouldn't recommend doing it, but as far as I can tell, these cats were living normal, happy lives.

Acepromazine is valium. I don't understand why doping a cat would help an owner's allergies. If you dilute it, then you're playing around with valium. Valium is what used to be called "Mother's Little Helper"in the 1960's when quite a few women became addicted to it. If your husband has...

Yes, find a cat groomer who can help you.

I am sorry to read that your cat was injured. I'm a cat groomer. Cat skin is extremely thin. Armpit skin is about as thick as an eyelid.  The first layer of skin is basically dead skin cells, so if a groomer is shaving the armpit and they nick the first layer of skin, they won't know that they...

I like to use a regular metal pet comb. You can buy them online or in any pet store. Most cats are fine with the area around the head, but get increasingly sensitive as you move back toward the tail or down to the stomach, so a few minutes at a time is a good way to do it.

If she's just upset because of the claw trim, I think she'll be fine soon. Most cats bounce back fast. BUT if she continues to act differently, I'd make sure she is eating normally, using the litter box normally, drinking normally and so on, just in case she's feeling sick and it's not due to...

I brush my cat, and every few months, I give her a bath with a gentle shampoo. She doesn't have much, if any, dandruff. I'd see it if she did, because she is black:)  I've noticed that chubby cats seem to get more dandruff, maybe because they can't lick parts of their body.

The groomer may or may not want you there. I groom cats at people's homes.  Owners are welcome to stay about six feet away. The reason I ask them to stay a few feet away is that sometimes a cat will try to leap from the table or from the sink, and the owner will instinctively try to grab the...

Does the cat have bald spots? If it's just shedding, unaccompanied by other problems, then brushing combined with monthly baths/blow drying may help.  During the bath and blow dry, a lot of fur can be blow off the body. Try different types of combs/brushes. Some are more effective than others...

Perhaps you can locate a mobile cat groomer (groomer who works out of a van) or a house call cat groomer. If you hire these types of groomers, your cat will be groomed either in a van in front of your home or in your own home. No waiting around in cages.  Do you use a small metal comb to try to...

She needs to be groomed. Those mats can pull on the skin. If they're tight against the skin, the skin underneath may even become infected.  Have you ever taken her to a veterinarian? Sometimes the urination can be caused by a health problem. Has she been vaccinated? Do you have a garage or...

Depends on the type of fur. Some long-haired cats don't mat very often, though you do have to comb them. Other long-haired cats mat almost instantly. If the fur feels like cotton candy, you're going to need to either do lots of grooming or have a groomer do the work.  Some long-haired cats are...

You don't need much glue for the Soft Paws. Each claw cap should be filled just about 1/4 of the way, because that glue is super strong. If it were me, I would remove the claw cover. There are plenty of useful instructions on the Soft Paws website.

I suggest trying another groomer. One groomer is not representative of  every groomer in the world, just as one doctor is not representative of every doctor.