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Tim: Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 2:02 PM
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of good dental hygiene for our dogs and cats. As the owner of a grooming shop, I see the neglected teeth of many pets, but don't believe I have any truly effective solutions I can offer to my clients (other than to recommend them to a vet for an expensive dental cleaning that probably involves anesthesia). After googling forums, articles, companies, products, etc., I came across this company: I found them through an online article I read about a former Wall Street guy who was bringing them in to service his clients at his high end doggy daycare centers in Manhattan. |
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Tim: Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:43 PM
One of the benefits of getting your pet groomed on a regular basis, is the necessity for us to get into all the nooks and crannies of your pet. This allows us to find potential health issues that you may have missed or ignored...odd growths, lumps, overweight/underweight issues, scabs, fleas, irritated skin, etc. One of the most overlooked health issues for dogs and cats is dental care. For some reason, most pet owners do not consider the health of their pet's teeth as something that needs to be thought about and maintained on a very regular basis. |
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Tim: Posted on Monday, December 26, 2011 6:25 PM
As the title states, the annual flea infestation is on the wane. Lately, we've only had one or two dogs, per day, come in with fleas. That's a remarkable improvement over the 50% to 70% rate we sometimes hit during August to October. Even though we make more money when dogs or cats have fleas, I have to admit I'm very glad that we're seeing fewer fleas. After all, they are parasites, and if left untreated, can spiral out of control and seriously impact, even kill, your pet. |
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Tim.: Posted on Sunday, October 02, 2011 6:53 PM
 Check out the photo to the left. Believe it or not, that is a dog we recently had to shave down. On the right side of the photo is the dog, on the left side is his coat coming off in one piece. His hair had become "felt"...basically his body hair tangled together into one big blanket surrounding his entire body. Why is this dangerous to the health of your pet? Well, here are a few reasons: 1) The matted hair can trap moisture, bugs, fleas, bacteria and other nasty things. |
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Tim: Posted on Saturday, October 01, 2011 9:10 PM
We're often asked to give a dog or cat a flea bath, with no haircut. With our current pricing structure, we charge the bath and brush price, then add on the cost of the flea bath. For example, a bath and brush for a Shih Tzu may go for $32, then we add on the $10 flea bath charge, for a total of $42. Some customers will question why they're being charged $42 for "just a bath". Well, it's not "just a bath". Here's what's involved, and why we charge what we do: |
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Tim: Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 3:25 PM
 Is it just us or does anyone else think fleas have just exploded in the last few months? On one day, I calculated around 70% of all dogs and cats coming in had fleas. This is definitely higher than normal. For any pet-related business, but certainly for a small establishment like ours, this presents challenges to keeping the store "flea free", and ensuring any dogs or cats coming in WITHOUT fleas don't go home WITH fleas. We take a multi-pronged approach to these evil critters (and they ARE evil). |
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