Groomers in Channelview, TX

Channelview has four grooming salons, the 13th largest choice in Harris County, where Houston accounts for 179 on its own. 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. None of them list a website, so this is a phone call rather than an online booking, which is normal for the trade and no reflection on the work.

If nothing here suits, the nearest larger choice is Baytown, about 8 miles away, with 11 salons. Worth the drive for a first appointment with a difficult coat, less so for a routine tidy up every six weeks.

A good stretch of weather and the second coat change. Burrs are at their worst now, and a matted patch behind the ear after a walk in long grass is a burr until proven otherwise.