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Don't Try This At Home!!  Jeanette Klein is our resident groomer. Jeanette is patient, gentle and kind with her charges, and spends a lot of effort training them to accept grooming with minimal fear and anxiety. Hours: Unless other arrangements are made, groom pets should arrive between 7:30 - 8:30 am, and are ready to pick up later that day. Jeanette will call you when they are done, unless other arrangements are made between you and her. Appointments: Jeanette is well liked by her clients, and she sometimes stays booked up 2-3 weeks in advance, especially during busy seasons. Call well in advance, or set up a regular schedule for grooming your pet. Veterinary checkups, vaccinations & procedures may be available when in to groom with a prior appointment. Just give us a call. Proof of current Rabies vaccination is required by law. When records are unavailable, we will be happy to vaccinate them while they are here for grooming. Pets with contagious conditions (fleas or mange, etc) must be declared, and must come in on a special day of their own, to prevent possible spread to other pets.  Owners with puppies: PLEASE bring your puppy in every 2 - 4 weeks while it is young ... Jeanette will work something out to help you afford that, if you will let her work with them often and get them used to grooming before they get mature, because then they are so much happier when being groomed for the rest of their life. Sedation is available. If you have a mature dog that gets overly upset when coming in to be groomed, you can discuss that with one of the vets at your next appointment, and ask about getting a prescription for your fearful dog. Then, you can administer the sedative 1 hour before bringing it in, which works very well with most nervous dogs. Or, one of our veterinarians can administer sedatives to a scared dog at the owner's request when dropping off in the morning. Anesthesia: Cats being shaved should be anesthetized (completely un-moving) for safety reasons. Their skin is very thin & fragile and they must be absolutely still to prevent clippers from cutting them. One tiny accidental cut usually means a very large wound on a cat, and most cats do not tolerate baths, clipping or combing very well. Anesthesia is considerably more expensive than simple sedation.
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