Health and Welfare
Skin, ears, nails, and the animals that find grooming hard. Where a coat stops being a styling question and starts being a welfare one.
What a Salon Does When It Finds Fleas
30 July 2026
Almost every salon has a flea policy, and it is not about blame. What happens next, why a flea bath is not treatment, and why you are charged.
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What a Groomer Notices Before Your Vet Does
1 July 2026
A groomer puts hands on every inch of your animal every few weeks, in good light, with the coat wet. That is why lumps and ear infections turn up in a bath.
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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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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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Cats
2 posts
Cat grooming: matting in long-haired breeds, why cats are handled differently, and finding someone who takes them at all.
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