Groomers in Ithaca, NY

Ithaca has three grooming salons, more than anywhere else in Tompkins County. That is a small enough choice that it is worth ringing round before you settle. Ask specifically whether they take cats and whether they will handle a coat that has already matted, because those two answers vary more between salons than anything else. One lists a website; the rest are reached by phone.

If nothing here suits, the nearest larger choice is Horseheads, about 28 miles away, with 5 salons. Worth the drive for a first appointment with a difficult coat, less so for a routine tidy up every six weeks.

Leaf litter, burrs and a thickening coat. This is when to decide what you are doing for winter, because a coat left to grow through the holidays without brushing is the January shave down every groomer sees.