Welcome Bay Vets
Welcome Bay Vets are your local, family-owned veterinary clinic in the heart of Welcome Bay, Tauranga.
Knots, matted hair, biddy-bids, conifer leaves, and dags are all enemies of your cat’s coat; however, explaining this to your cat can be a challenge! Many cats won’t let their owners near them with a brush, and trying to groom them can leave both cat and owner feeling stressed.
Here at Welcome Bay Vets, each cat is groomed as if he/she were our own. A light anaesthetic is used to ensure a stress-free visit. This anaesthetic can be reversed, which usually means a quick recovery.
Our more senior feline friends may struggle to groom themselves as they get older due to arthritis. And then there’s the overweight cat who just can’t reach anymore!
A matted coat can be very uncomfortable for the cat as it can irritate the skin as the cat moves, as well as being the perfect home for fleas. The longer the cat is left like this, the more uncomfortable he/she becomes, and the harder it is to clip the cat’s coat. Be very careful if considering cutting the knots out yourself, as the knots can be very close to the skin. We have had a few mortified owners bringing in their cat with large gashes to be stitched up, and then groomed as well.
There is definitely a difference in the cat’s demeanour post-groom; it’s great to see them feeling a lot better and able to clean themselves properly once more.
If your cat is prone to matting, bring them in to see us before it gets too bad. We have a few feline friends who come in annually for a clip-off just before they are too badly matted. This produces a much better end result and also costs less than having to shear a cat that is matted from head to toe.
Welcome Bay Vets are your local, family-owned veterinary clinic in the heart of Welcome Bay, Tauranga.
