Holistic Stress-Less Grooming

01/11/2024

Heads up to all you amazing guardians.
Holistic Stress-Less Grooming will be closed from the 13th of December 2024 and open again on the 13th of January 2025.

18/10/2024

As with dogs, cats can be trained to do all kinds of sweet things on cue. Training not only offers mental stimulation to the cat but when done in a positive and fun way, aids in building a stronger bond. They learn so quickly! 🌸🐾

14/10/2024

Heat WARNING!🔥

As the weather heats up across South Africa, it's important to remain aware of how the heat affects your pet. Heat exhaustion in dogs, cats and other pets can lead to serious and potentially fatal conditions such as heat stroke and cardiac arrest.

Tips:
1. Please don't walk your dogs in the middle of the day. Try for early mornings or evenings.
2. Ensure that your pet has cool water and access to shade at all times.
3. Use wet towels on the floor so they can lay down on it to cool off.
4. Use a children's clam shell with water as a makeshift swimming pool for them. Some breeds love water so this will help them stay cool.
5. Give them access to your pool this week if you have one.
6. Give them frozen lickimats with their favourite treats on it or doggy ice-cream to cool them down.
7. Focus on mental stimulation as opposed to physical activities during very warm weather.
8. Extremely active dogs and working or hunting breeds (such as shepherds, retrievers, and spaniels) are also at a higher risk, especially during warm days. You should be careful to not push these dogs too hard, so make sure they get plenty of breaks to rest in the shade and that they are well-hydrated at all times.
9. Delay training at dog training schools and classes if you can. A cooler time of day is ok but it's already blistering hot by 9am and only starts to cool down after 5pm. Rather delay if possible. Your dog's health should be top priority. Good trainers and schools will understand this and accommodate you accordingly.
10. Turn on your sprinkler system to manual if you have no pool...they can play in some water while your garden gets water.
11. DO NOT LEAVE THEM IN A HOT CAR, EVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES!

Watch for signs of dehydration in cats and dogs. Some signs are:
1. Lethargy
2. Panting
3. Changes in behaviour
4. Dark coloured gums that are sticky to the touch
5. Vomiting
6. Diarrhoea
7. Lack of coordination
8. Rapid heart rate
9. Drooling
10. Lack of focus
11. Lack of response when you can their name
12. Sleeping too much
13. Loss of appetite and the urge to drink water
14. Inelastic skin

If you notice any of these signs, please rush them to an emergency vet. Do not wait for an appointment for later in the day. Wrap them in a wet towel asap while getting them medical attention. Syringe some water into their mouths if you can as you make a plan to get to your vet.

Brachiocephalic breeds (short nose dog) are especially vulnerable so please take care.

Dehydration is a serious condition. Heatwaves can be fatal to our pets!

07/10/2024

07/10/2024

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞:
Holistic Stress-Less Grooming will for the foreseeable future not be taking on any grooms where shaving of cats (other than tummy and sanitary areas) is required. This decision was made based on the emotional well-being of cats and the lack of opportunity to socialize, recondition or desensitize the cats beforehand which is almost always needed and cannot be done in one day.

01/10/2024

30/09/2024

Aren't they just gorgeous?! So many to upload, so little time.

23/09/2024

Midrand, adopt an adult cat for R100.

Our puuuuurfect Adult Cats need YOUR help! 🐱💜 With Kitten Season having come into full swing already, we are desperate to home some of our adult cats! With over 150 Adult cats in our care, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE prepared to even just look at them, we need your help to help get them into loving forever homes! 🏡

We are well beyond capacity and this just means we aren’t able to help any more cats that need to get out of their current environments/situations, as well as we may not be able to help a litter of kittens that would need to come in with their mommies 💔😿

If your home and heart has space for just 1 more adult, please consider giving them the love and safety a home has to offer 🙏🏼 Give them a chance and simply come meet them, you may fall head over heels in love with the most special fluff ball! 😻

We also know ALL our cattos puuursonalities so we would be able to match your family with the best possible cutie patooti 😼

GIVE THEM A CHANCE, is all we ask! 🫶🏼💜💜💜

We have reduced our adoption fee to literally nothing to possibly home some (All would be so amazing😭) of our adults. Our policies and standards are not changing though and this is to ensure that they still end up in the best possible environments and homes they possibly can and just as they deserve 🏡

** NOTE ** Our adoptions are by APPOINTMENT only. Please call the office (0605821771 / 0833871012 / 0102240760 / 0102240763) between 9am and 2pm Mondays to Saturdays to book an appointment.

**REMINDER** All our adults are already sterilized, vaccinations completed, tick/flea & dewormer a microchip and the FeLV/FIV test has already been done.

20/09/2024

Feed your pets mushrooms!🐾🍄

A review of 17 c*ncer studies🔬 from 1966 to 2020 shows that eating just 18 grams of mushrooms (two medium mushrooms) a day may lower your risk of c*ncer by as much as 45%!

If you are confused on how to serve or what types of mushrooms your dog or cat can safely enjoy (tip: mushrooms that are safe for you to eat, are safe for your pet), you'll find dozens of recipe ideas and a giant mushroom guide with culinary and medicinal mushrooms in our book, The Forever Dog LIFE, to help you become more familiar with the longevity magic of mushrooms. Now available at your favorite retailer.

17/09/2024

Be their voice!