SMALL PET GROOMING
Here at Southborough Pet Grooming parlour, we love all creatures great and small and offer a range of services for a variety of small species. Grooming rabbits and guinea pigs in particular is essential to keep their coat in great condition, preventing matts and fly strike. All of our grooming services include a free consultation, visual health check, deshed, nail clip and ear clean.
SMALL PET GROOMING SERVICES
FULL GROOM
Regular grooming is an essential part of your pets health and wellbeing. Whilst most small animals will groom themselves, some need a little help. Our full groom service is great for long hair breeds or elderly pets and includes a dry bath, thorough de-shed, nail clip, ear clean and any trimming or scissoring to owners preference or for the welfare of your pet.
MATT REMOVAL
This service is perfect for long hair rabbits or guinea pigs who are prone to matting or hate being groomed in sensitive areas. Particularly during warmer months, unsanitary areas will quickly attract flies to lay their eggs, which hatch into maggots within a matter of hours. This causes a condition known as flystrike, and it can be fatal. We will remove any matts by shaving the coat and thoroughly cleaning the area for a happy and healthy pet.
DESHEDDING
Whilst most rabbits and guinea pigs are efficient self groomers, they need our help to remove large amounts of excess fur. Rabbits and guinea pigs are unable to vomit so they can ingest a lot of fur when grooming themselves which can cause blockages and GI stasis. Our deshedding service helps maintain a healthy coat by removing all of the dead hair allowing for new growth and distributing the coats natural oils for a healthy shine.
NAIL CLIP
Nail trimming is a necessary part of grooming your pet. Rabbit and guinea pig nails continuously grow (just like their teeth) so if they are not naturally wearing them down outside they will need to be trimmed using nail clippers. Long nails are prone to damage which can be very painful and potentially lead to infection or curve and grow into the foot pad. Nail clips are included free in all of our services or can be booked as a separate service for a one off pedicure.
FREE CONSULTATION
We want to get to know you and your pet so that we can tailor our service to suit you. Visit us for a free consultation where we can meet your pet, access their coat, behaviour, temperament and general health as well as discussing your grooming requirements. We can answer any questions you may have and provide you with a recommended grooming schedule to keep your pet matt free and smelling fresh.
HEALTH CHECK
Health checks are a vital part of our role as pet groomers. We get to know every inch of them allowing us to notice potential health issues.
Our visual health check includes:
SKIN AND COAT
We thoroughly check the skin and coat for lumps, bumps, warts, signs of parasites, bald patches, cuts, sores, matting, tangles, foreign objects and any abnormalities.
EARS
We remove any excess hair from the outer ear and clean the ear gently looking for signs of irritation or infection.​
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HYGIENE AREA
We thoroughly clean and check around the anus and genitalia for swelling, discharge or signs of irritation along with removing excess hair for hygiene purposes.
MOBILITY
We check for any obvious soreness, resistance, muscle loss, restricted mobility and stiff joints. We will always feed this back to you for further investigation.
EYES
We clean the eyes and remove excess hair whilst looking for signs of irritation.
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PADS
We remove the excess hair and inspect for cuts, sores, mats, tangles, seeds and foreign objects making it easier for you to check after each walk.​
NAILS
We trim the nails to a safe length and check for any damage, brittleness, uneven wear or fungal infections.
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FOLLOW UP
At the beginning of each subsequent visit we will ask you if there have been any changes in health, routine or well being of your pet.
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