Cat Grooming School - Day 8

Day 8 is over and what a day! I started out with a brown mackerel tabby in pretty bad condition. He had knots and matts all through his body and he was just a little grumpy. His face was really dirty and needed a good clean too.

Can you see the knots sticking out of the coat?

Before the groom

Having a good scrub to get all that dirt and grease off. Also helps to remove all the dandruff that is built up under the knots.

After a bit of a dry in the cage dryer it was into the catty shack vac for a blow dry and matt removal. This took ages as the hair was knotted all over including the legs.

Knots in the coat before and after the blow dry and de matting. If an angry cat comes in for grooming, they hate the feeling of clippers so unless severely pelted they would have the knots removed while being blow dried.

Finished product - coat is so much better and the face is clean and trimmed!

Second cat was a black and white cat who was so very very compliant and was pretty easy to groom. The coat was the usual greasy coat and she was also shedding quite a lot.

During the lion clip.

Pre bath clip off - then it's time for the bath!

Kitty burrito. While they are wrapped up (this soaks up the water from the bath) we clean their ears and eyes. Some of the stuff we clean out is really gross!! This one was pretty good though.

Finished lion clip - and passed the lion clip practical exam with this one - phew!

The third cat of the day has horribly greasy coat which was full of dandruff. Funnily enough, this boys name was Snowball :). He was in need of a very good bath and blow dry. There were also little knots all through the coat that needed to come out!

Having a good scrub!

Snowball liked his bath so much that he nearly fell asleep!! Apparently cats don't like water or being bathed!! lol

Into the blow dryer to get rid of all that excess hair and dandruff!

The finished product. Even though you can't see it in this picture, I passed my sanitary, half belly and full belly practicals on Snowball :).

omorrow we have our health and anatomy exam and the presentation on our chosen disease. After that we have time to finish off the last of our practical exams... only a few more to go :). Can't believe it is nearly the end of the course!