Cats
Cat grooming: matting in long-haired breeds, why cats are handled differently, and finding someone who takes them at all.
The Lion Cut: When It Helps a Cat and When It Does Not
12 August 2026
A lion cut is right for a pelted or unwell cat and wrong for a healthy one in summer. What it involves, and why cat skin makes it a specialist job.
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Why a Cat Stops Grooming Itself
15 July 2026
A cat that has managed its own coat for years does not stop out of laziness. Where the mats appear points at the cause: weight, joints, teeth or age.
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The Grooming Trade
2 posts
How the trade actually works: what a groom costs to deliver, how groomers train, why the good ones are booked out for weeks, and what the price on the board really covers.
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Health and Welfare
2 posts
Skin, ears, nails, and the animals that find grooming hard. Where a coat stops being a styling question and starts being a welfare one.
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History and Origins
2 posts
Why poodles are clipped the way they are, where each coat type came from, and which traditional cuts turn out to be recent inventions.
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