Summer is coming!  Summer in Vancouver, as I recall, is humid, sweltering, and gorgeous.  All things my fat hairy cat wishes it wasn’t.  That is, until she is naked.  I have a routine with Sterling, and at the time of year where she starts to shed really bad, she looses her hair.  Or most of it anyways.  She, yes she, gets cut like a lion.

I was really lucky when I lived in Calgary because I used to take her to the groomer that I used to work with.  I trusted her, she did a fantastic job, and she gave me a deal.  Sterling was rarely stressed from the experience and was able to enjoy her summer.  Prior to me shaving Sterling, she would spend her summers flopped, (not happy flopped from what I could tell), not playful and very lethargic.

Now her summers are spent exactly the same as her winters.  Less hairy, but same energy levels (which, despite her size, are pretty average for an adult cat).  She still lies in the sun instead of avoiding it.  Flopping still occurs, but it’s more of the “I’m so cute, come and pat me” kind rather than the “if you try and touch me right now I’m going to eat you alive” kind.

I have been avoiding doing any research to find a good groomer in Vancouver to take Sterling to because I felt overwhelmed with what the cost was going to be, and whether I could trust someone.  It seems uncommon to find groomers in Vancouver who are willing to groom cats.  Well, enter my awesome partner.  While I have been at work, he has been researching groomers in Vancouver.  He was coming up empty.  He couldn’t seem to find any cat groomers online.  He found a plethora of dog groomers; not helpful.

After some extensive searching, he came across one.  And then he saw that she was “mobile”.  Meaning that she would travel TO THE CAT!  Then he saw that she was located in North Vancouver.  Well, he thought it was worth a phone call.  One week later, she arrived!  She came with this epic razor that had a vacuum attached to it  She was very aware of Whispers (she does NOT like vacuums) and did her best to conceal the vacuum in the hallway where the noise would not travel as much to where Whispers was hiding.  The groomer placed Sterling on her favorite place to sit (the bistro table in front of a big sunny window) and did the job.  The groomer took about 45 minutes to shave Sterling, and afterward, there was NO MESS!  It cost a fraction of what other groomers can charge.  The trust aspect was a non-issue as my partner witnessed the whole thing.  He even helped the groomer hold Sterling throughout.  A comfort I’m sure Sterling appreciated.

My partner arranged all of this while I was at work, so I came home to a stress-free, lion cut Sterling.  Obviously, here’s my recommendation:  Classy Cats, “Cats in the City”.  Do it.

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