Pet Grooming

[toseeyouinblack.livejournal.com]

My normally indoor medium length hair  kitty got out  of the house a few days ago and spent the night  out in the wilderness of somerville and got into all sorts of trouble. He came back with some sort of awful sticky mess in a lot of his fur,  I've made a few attempts to groom it  all out with my  normal kitty brush but but its gotten so stuck  in there hes mauled me a few times a few times for my trouble and i'm hesitant to take clippers to it to get it all out because i'm afraid of hurting him  also the sheer amount of fur i might have to take off.

i've never needed to have  a pet groomed before  since he usually enjoys being brushed every couple of days and enjoys a damp towel down occasionally. so i don't really know what to look for in grooming services. does anyone know any nice, affordable ones in the davis/porter area that won't scare off a newbie like me?

here s a picture of the little twerp before he had his adventure and got all dirty

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[incandes-flower.livejournal.com]

A little outside of the Davis Square area, but we've used Stinky's in Ball Square for quite a while for our dog. The lady there is quite nice and they usually only handle one of two animals at a time. I think she does cats, too.

[chairmanmeowmom.livejournal.com]

Most importantly, your kitty is adorable!!

I don't have a groomer Rec for you, but a suggestion. There is a hair removal tool called "The Furminator". It is about $50 and is worth every penny. My long haired Maine Coon gets matted quite frequently and *hates* to be brushed. The Furminator is quite gentle and takes off an amazing amount of hair. You can pick one up at Target or PetCo or PetSmart.

I just realized that this sounds like an ad. I promise that this is true. Chairman Meow wouldn't allow me to lie.

[nu-luba.livejournal.com]

i havent used it but my vet, cambridge veternary hair does grooming

[tikva.livejournal.com]

A Pet Spa in Porter (669 Somerville Avenue) is great, although I admit I've only taken a dog there, not a cat. But they do cats.

[dial-zero.livejournal.com]

He looks like a rascal!