Grooming Techniques

Learn the grooming techniques that will allow you to present
your show cat beautifully, including secret tips from the pros!

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• * Bathing Your Cat in the Show Hotel
  The best-groomed Persians have often just been bathed and blown dry the morning of the show - even if the exhibitor is staying in a hotel. Have you every wondered how people bath their kitties when they are away from home? Wonder no longer! In this articl
  
  February 2001


• * Bleaching Stains: Part Two Removing Stains by Using a Bleaching Paste
  This is the second installment in our article about bleaching out the stains from the coat of a white show cat. Photos of an actual cat illustrate how to apply the simple paste.
  
  September 2001


• * Bleaching Stains: Removing stains by using a Paste
  This is the first in a two-part article describing how to prepare and apply a simple paste to remove yellow stains from the white coat of your show cat.
  
  September 2001


• * Blow Drying Your Longhaired Cat
  While exhibitors place great emphasis on the actual show bath, the way you dry your cat is just as important, especially when it is a longhair.
  
  October 2002


• * Chin Acne and Stud Tail
  Learn the best treatments to eliminate these irritating skin conditions
  
  December 2001


• * Chin Dirt
  Black specks on a cat`s chin are not actually `dirt`.
  
  February 2007


• * Clipping Your Cat`s Nails
  Regular clipping of your cat`s nails is an important part of its grooming routine.
  
  December 2005


• * Conditioning Bath
  Knowing when, why and how to give the perfect conditioning bath will prepare your cat`s coat for the show bath that will produce the perfect results.
  
  March 2004


• * Controlling Static
  If you have had a problem with static in your cat`s coat, it`s time for you to anticipate the problem and begin to take steps to avoid it. Learn about some of the options and products available for you to correct the problem of flyaway coat.
  
  November 2001


• * De-Matting Your Cat
  With some care and a few tricks, you can de-mat your cat without sacrificing its coat.
  
  May 2004


• * Dry Coat
  Mid-winter is often a time when your cat`s coat starts to appear dry and develops dandruff. Here are some grooming tips to get it back into condition!
  
  February 2006


• * Fine-Tuning The Show Bath
  Learn the various ways of "tweaking" your cat's show bath to produce the finest results possible....
  
  November 2009


• * Float The Coat
  You may have done a wonderful job shampooing your cat ... but a poor job of rinsing the coat can make all your efforts pointless if there is any soap left behind. So... how can you make sure you have rinsed all the product out of your cat's coat? Easy! Learn how to "Float the Coat"...
  
  March 2009


• * Goop Soup
  Homemade Goop SOUP - hmmmm, hmmm, good :-). Of course this soup is not for eating. It`s for mega-easy-degreasing.
  
  April 2003


• * Grooming A Black Cat
  There is something incredibly striking about a cat whose color is a deep, limitless, and undeniable black.
  
  March 2003


• * Grooming Emergencies
  When a grooming disaster occurs in the show hall, the smart exhibitor knows how to make emergency repairs.
  
  June 2003


• * Grooming The Red Cat
  This article discusses grooming tips especially for the hottest of the feline colors - the RED CATS. This includes all the red colors from pure, clear, solid red, through red tabby to the redpoints and flamepoints.
  
  December 2003


• * Hot Oil Treatment
  If your cat`s hair is dry, flyaway or brittle, a hot oil treatment may be just what is needed to put life and shine back in to the coat.
  
  August 2002


• * Hot Towel Treatment
  Does your cat have dry or flyaway coat? Lacking shine? Perhaps now is the time for a hot towel treatment!
  
  December 2008


• * How Do I Degrease My Cat?
  My cat is greasy! It`s one of the commonest complaints from groomers. Have you ever overheard a person say `so-and-so`s cat looks greasy`? Did you agree with their assessment? Did you know what to suggest to `fix` the problem? Now you will!
  
  June 2001


• In Search Of The Natural Groomer
  Tips for finding the right professional groomer for your cat....
  
  June 2009


• * Make Bathing Your Cat Easier
  Learn the tips that make bathing your cat a more pleasant experience for both of you.
  
  June 2008


• * Oily Coats
  An oily coat is an unattractive coat. Learn the tips and techniques to help your cats coat look its best.
  
  July 2004


• * Out Damn Spot!
  Removing Eye Stains on white and bi-color Persians is a constant challenge for exhibitors. There are a great number of `tricks` and `private formulas` that the best groomers use to prevent or eliminate eye stains. In this article, you will learn about the
  
  June 2001


• Packing With EW Grooming Powder to Reduce and Prevent Eye Staining
  Learn the best techniques for `packing` your cat`s eyes to prevent or reduce eye stains.
  
  June 2002


• * Powder Packing A Dilute
  Learn a technique to help a dilute coat look it`s best.
  
  December 2006


• * Purple Cat!
  Have you ever used a new shampoo and discovered it turned your white cat an unflattering shade of purple?
  
  January 2003


• * Putting Your Cat In Oil
  Putting your cat in oil is THE way to get a silky soft coat. Once you`ve tried this you will never do without it again.
  
  August 2002


• * Shaving Your Cat`s Nose
  Exhibitors of well-presented Silvers and Goldens and tabbies take care that the mascara on their cat`s nose leather is not obscured by hair along the edge of the nose leather. This can especially be a problem on longhaired breeds such as Persians and Maine Coons. The best way of emphasizing good nose mascara is by shaving the hairline around
  
  January 2001


• * Show Bath by Fabuls
  Vikki Valentine describes the bathing routine she follows to present her stunning FABULS bi-color Persians. This article includes step by step photos of the grooming routine and can be used as a template for the show bath of most long haired breeds.
  
  January 2002


• * Tipping A Dilute
  Enhancing the ethereal beauty of the dilute colors of cats can often requires a special grooming technique called `tipping`.
  
  April 2003


• * Vinegar Rinse
  A vinegar rinse can be a useful addition to your cat`s regular bath routine.
  
  March 2004


• * When A Black Coat Turns Brown
  It can be a bit of a shock to see your inky black cat turning brown. Even a small brown or rusty tinge on a black cat is a color fault in the show ring. Learn the causes of a brownish black coat and what you can do to improve the color....
  
  April 2009


• * Whiter Than White
  Look in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry room for products to make your white cats whiter!
  
  October 2002