Pinkys Purfect Paws

19/08/2024

Last one for today, I promise, beautiful Suki, the Himalayan Persian.

5 months ago I gave Suki her 1st even lion 🦁 cut, without sedation. Today, I went back to see how she was doing and gave her a maintenance groom.

Her fur knots and mats really easily and she has very curly wirey like fur on her tummy, a bit like a Selkirk rex. We did a tummy trim to hopefully prevent any matting from happening and gave her coat a good brush through, it was starting to knot already 🙈 but we got them all out. Hopefully, Suki will never need a lion cut again. 🙏

Doesn't she look beautiful with her lovely coat?! 🥰

19/08/2024

Ziggy is a rescue cat who I am working on building up the trust with.
His mum doesn't know too much about his previous life apart from little bits the rescue have told her, she just knows what she sees, and that is a very nervous cat around other people.
This was my 2nd time clipping Ziggy's claws, which he is actually absolutely fine with getting done, it's the getting him out of hiding that is the problem. Today though, we broke down some barriers and Ziggy came out all on his own 🥰🙀.
Ziggy is clicking at the sofas and carpets even though his mum has bought him lots of things to use, so she has decided to try and keep his nails short.
Isn't he gorgeous.

19/08/2024

Newbies - This is Max (6) (Smokey grey) and Milo (2) (light grey). They had their first ever groom with me the other day. With Max being so shy and jumpy, his mum didn't think we'd be able to do much with him but he did eventually settle into the groom and let us do a bit. He had a good brush through, a bit of a sanitary trim, a mane trim, trouser trim and his eyes and ears cleaned.

Milo, his younger brother has much more cotton wool like fur which needs regular grooming to keep mat-free, which his mum is doing a brilliant job of so far. His mum hopes one day we'll be able to give him a teddy cut but today we settled on an introductory groom to get him used to everything, including the sound and feel of the clippers. He was very nervous at first and was hiding in the bedroom under the bed but he did super well for his first ever groom.

This is all new to Max and Milo so will take some time for them to get used to it but I am confident in time these two will be super easy and take well to the grooming process.

19/08/2024

This monster is my brother's kitten, Sully, short for Sullivan.
As soon as I arrived I had a tug of war with him and my banana 🍌 with him winning and chewing the end off, then he tried to steal my crisps literally out of my hands. Then he decided he was going to bulldoze down, head first, all of their anniversary and birthday cards.
He's such a character. 😂 Doesn't butter look like it wouldn't melt 🫠 🤔.

19/08/2024

Ooo it's been a busy few days and I've met a few kittens recently! 🐈

Meet Obi (ginger) and Annie (black one), two possible sister siblings, (we're not quite sure) I met for their first ever introductory kitten grooms the other day.

Their mum and dad are huge Star wars fans, can you tell? 😂

Obi has longer fur than Annie but so far Annie sheds more. She is a super chilled kitten. It's very rare to get a ginger queen. She had a nail clip, a brush through, a little sanitary trim and her eyes and ears cleaned.

Annie's claws were like murder mittens but so so tiny. She was a very inquisitive but wriggly kitten. She also had her first ever claw clip, brush through and eye and ear clean to get her used to the process.

These two were such cuties. They sniffed absolutely everything, had their first ever lick e lix, chased and play fought all morning. They exhausted themselves so much that they were fast asleep before I left. 🥰

13/08/2024

🐾Please can ALL my clients with upcoming appointments over the next few weeks get in touch with me either by my 📱 phone number or Whatsapp on 07951 871251 (if I haven't already spoken to you) 🤞. I am having trouble with Facebook business messenger and cannot contact anyone at all to remind you about appointments so I'm going back to using the good old telephone 📞 for communication instead.

13/08/2024

Also up recently was newbie Oscar who had a few pesky mats removed and his first ever full groom. He did very well for his first time and got to watch the birds 🐦 🕊️ out the window whilst I brushed him. He absolutely loved 😍 some catnip afterwards too (video to follow).

Plus Duchess and Hilda had their regular six weekly maintenance grooms. They are loving being outside now and chasing the dandelion clocks in the air. Careful you don't get lost though Hilda, you blend in with the background too well.

They were both soooo chilled out this time. Duchess literally lay and rolled around on the table showing her belly, letting me brush it whilst she sniffed and licked me. 🥰 Hilda is the more skittish of the two but even she was a superstar this time.

13/08/2024

13/08/2024

⭐ 🐈 And the star cat of the week goes to the beautiful Ralfie, whom I had the pleasure of meeting on Friday evening! ⭐ 😺

Boy you gave us a workout 💪 Ralfie (and a few injuries before I'd even started too)! I'm gonna go with the fact you were just sooo pleased to see me 😂. I needed a stiff drink afterwards and your mum needed one during 😆.

Ralfie is a huge, strong long haired boy who has been groomed before, though not in his own territory, so this was a first for him. He enjoys a brush from his mum but can be a bit temperamental, especially around his derriere, I mean, who wouldn't! 🙈

So, as you can imagine, he had a few knots and mats around this area. He was such a drama king 👑 and protested vocally 📢 the whole way through, as if he was being murdered. I gave him lots of breaks and a few treats.

I think he secretly enjoyed his pamper though as he was still our best friend every time he got down from the table.

We finished off with a tummy trim as he is sooo floofy there, a sanitary trim and a bib trim.

Ralfie is booked in for his next groom in 8 weeks time as his mum wants to keep it up and get him used to the process and maybe one day, we'll give him a teddy cut to help him manage all his fur.

Isn't he adorable? 🥰

09/08/2024

🐾 What a lovely start to my first day back, the gorgeous Frank! 🐈

Frank loves to be outside and goes off wandering getting all kinds of things stuck in his undercarriage for me to sort out for him.

He was an absolute role model today and even had a bit of his treat and came for some strokes after I sorted out his matted tummy though. 😊

We did see quite a bit of flea dirt on his tummy though so he had a flea treatment as well.

Just a reminder folks to keep treating your kitties regularly, especially in this weather.

08/08/2024

🐾. Tomorrow I will be back to it grooming 🐈 kitties after my lovely time off with this one. 🥰
If anyone's cat is in need of a quick 🐾 claw trim or sanitary trim give me a shout. Full grooms, de-mats, lion and teddy cuts also available.

I will be around Durham and Aycliffe tomorrow (Friday) and Spennymoor and Bishop Auckland on Saturday and have a couple of appointments available:

Friday:

10am Available ✅
12pm Booked ❌
2pm Available ✅ ❌ Booked
4pm Available ✅
5pm Booked ❌

Saturday:
10am Booked ❌
12pm Booked ❌
2pm Available ✅
4pm Booked ❌

08/08/2024

August 8th is International 😺 Cat Day!
It's a day to celebrate your cat and all the cats in the world.

31/07/2024

😺 🐾 From September 🐾 😺

From September I will no longer be able to offer grooms during the day on Mondays or Tuesdays. My regular full grooming days will now be Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Please like and share and spread the word. 😊

31/07/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Joanne Catterson, Jess Spike

30/07/2024

🍸🌞 Enjoying some much needed time off this week with my own kitties. 🐈 🙀🏖️
Taking bookings though so do get in touch.

21/07/2024

A bit late with this one. 😬 🐈
I met Coco for the first time last week for her first ever groom.

Coco had gotten a few naughty mats underneath and around her bottom area that her mum was struggling to get out. So Coco had the full works. I trimmed her bib also as she was getting it all stuck in her mouth trying to groom herself.

She was a bit of a wriggler for her first time but its to be expected for a nervous cat not knowing what was going on, bless her, but I hope she feels much better now. I love that tongue and bushy tail. 😛

16/07/2024

I don't think Freya was feeling her best today 🙈🫨 🐈, she did not want to come out of her bed for her groom and her after shot pics say it all. Her mum said she hadn't come out for her morning cuddle either so we'll let her grumpiness off for today.

I don't think I've ever seen such a fuming face afterwards though. If looks could kill!! The funny thing is, she lay there for ages on my table, not wanting to go bless her.

Freya is a real sweety who loves her mum's cuddles. She doesn't go for treats so we can't tempt her that way either, we just have to do what we have to do as quickly as possible.

She had a full pamper, tummy shave, mat removal, sanitary trim, claw clip, brush through, trouser trim and eye and ear clean.
Her mum's doing a wonderful job of keeping her coat on top and tail all groomed but struggles with the tricky areas underneath and behind, as many do.

If you have a cat like this also that you struggle to keep mat free underneath, get in touch.

16/07/2024

Please take a read of this my fellow cat mums and Dad's.

I've had a lot of people asking for lion cuts recently for varying reasons.

As my valued clients know, I do not do lion cuts lightly for the reasons listed in this article, but it's good to know what the pros and cons are of shaving cats.

Some people love the aesthetic and look of a cat with a lion cut, and others wonder why get a cat with hair and then shave it all off! As with anything there are pros and cons to the decision and ultimately it is very much own to the individual needs of the cat and their humans.  Sarah Mackay and F...

16/07/2024

I visited Tiger, the Maine c**n for his 2nd groom earlier today. Tiger is an elderly, slightly overweight boy who is also a tripod. He struggles to groom himself in certain areas.

The first time I met Tiger, he was not a happy bunny 😿, he was in pain and grouchy with a big mat all down the right side of his back and bottom, which was my main job for that day - to remove it.

Today, 😲 😺 what a difference. His human mom took on board my advice and started to brush him as soon as his fur started to grow through. His coat has come back through lovely and what's more he is loving being brushed and pampered now.

He sat on my table and purred and purred whilst I gave him the full works. He especially loved having his ears cleaned at the end.

Tiger is on a 3 monthly schedule to maintain his lovely coat, ears, eyes and claws because I know his mum will help out in between grooms. 😊

Please get in touch if you have any cat grooming needs.

16/07/2024

Molly, the Persian, had her 1st groom with me today. Her dad thought it might have to be a lion cut but I managed to save all of the fur on top of her body, as you can see. 😊

This will always be my first option for any cat I groom, I do not do lion cuts lightly.

I spot shaved quite a few nasty mats from her ears, chin, chest, arm pits, groin, tummy and bottom, gave her tummy a full shave, gave her remaining fur a full brush through, clipped her claws and finished her off with giving her eyes and ears a really good clean.

She enjoyed a lik e lix treat to finish.

We've got her on a 6 weekly schedule now to try and keep on top of her beautiful coat so she can enjoy rolling around in the garden with her dad. 😊

08/07/2024

Bit late with this one due to feeling a bit under the weather at the weekend but here it is:

In order of pictures:

🐈 Darius had his maintenance groom on Saturday. He had such a lot a dead undercoat in only 8 weeks to get rid of and a couple of pesky mats and he didn't p*e on me today, which is a bonus. 😜

🐈 Cookie and 🐈 Teddie also had their maintenance grooms with nothing bad to report today just lots of dead undercoat for Cookie.

🐈 Oscar had his claw clip. It was the first time he's let me stroke him and brush him. He always looks so sad bless him but he has nothing to be sad about with a loving home.

Then 🐈 Mona had gotten herself into a bit of a Matty mess so it all had to come off so it was a lion cut for her, bless her.

Then no pics of the last 2 unfortunately, 🐈 April and her feisty sister, 🐈 Violet for their first ever grooms. I think I was too worn out by then.

It was a very busy day. Then I had a lovely bath to chill out after.

01/07/2024

Duchess, Hilda and Bob had their maintenance grooms with me the other day.
Duchess and Hilda are on 6 weekly schedules to keep on top of their thick fur. Only a few small mats this time so definitely an improvement. Both were much better today with their grooms too. 😺

Bob, on the other hand, was not pleased to see me today 😢 and tried to do a runner as soon as I walked through the door. He growled and growled as I combed through his tufty coat, bless him. Tbf, we had disturbed his bird watching, so I can totally understand his grumpiness with me. However, his fur felt like silk to the touch afterwards and he was super chilled out relaxing on the table an hour later. 😊

01/07/2024

🐈 Calling all Facebook friends and contacts, please can anyone give this little girl a home???? 🐾

Sooty (the black one) will be available for her new forever home on 10th July. She will be 9 weeks old, vaccinated, flea and worm treated, litter trained and is eating solids. Her foster mum will even throw in a handmade blanket that smells of mum.

She is such a playful, sweet natured little girl who needs a loving home.

Sootys mum was found on the streets heavily pregnant with no microchip. She was taken in by someone very kind and helped out on her journey.

Please get in touch if you are serious about homing her and I will pass your details to her foster mum.

FYI - all other kittens have homes so do not inquire about those.

25/06/2024

Blue had his 2nd teddy cut yesterday to help him with the summer months.

I've been going to Blue every 8 weeks for a while now.

He has a super long, fluffy coat that gets matted really easily so we keep the length shorter so he can manage it better.

24/06/2024

Little tinker Jasper, the British short haired, had his first groom with me the other day. Such a playful boy, Jasper is 1 and a half and is a rescue cat.
At first he jumped up on my table and lay down as if he owned it. 😂 Then he realized what it was for and he wasn't so keen, occasionally trying to have a little nibble of my hand whilst I groomed him.

22/06/2024

Theodore had his first groom with me this morning. He was in a bit of a tatty mess, bless him. Theo is used to a lion cut at the vets but he's never had one at home so we were unsure how it was going to go with how matted he was. Turns out he was an absolute super star.

Doesn't he look much better now?

He was fuming with me but I'm sure he'll forgive me in time, when he realizes how much better he feels. 🥰

The white patches are where there were really tight mats close to his skin.

18/06/2024

I love satisfying grooms like this one today. 🥰 🙀

Tufts - No Tufts

This is Lola, a British short haired. She's 5 years old and had lots of Tufts today. I managed to brush them all out. She was such a good girl for the most part.

Just look at the difference 😲 🙀

British Short hairs have thick dense fur and they can end up with lots of Tufts if their undercoat isn't constantly combed out.

15/06/2024

Big boy Leo had his first groom with me today.
Leo is such a chilled out boy. He had a claw clip, a couple of mats clipped out from around his hips, a trouser trim, sanitary trim, full brush through and eye and ear clean.
He loved his lick e lix and his catnip afterwards.