Cat Grooming
Aumuca Cat Brush Review: Months of Daily Use on a Shedding Maine Coon Mix
Eight months of nightly brushing on a long-haired coat, plus the parts of the job this brush will not do for you.
Eight months, one slicker brush, two cats, and a hardwood hallway that finally stays clean.
Eight months of nightly brushing on a long-haired coat, plus the parts of the job this brush will not do for you.
Eight months of evenings on a long-haired cat, one drawer, two brushes, and an honest answer about which one earns its place.
Eight months, two cats, one brush, and a lot less fur on the furniture.
Eight months, one slicker brush, two cats, and a hardwood hallway that finally stays clean.
The brush is the second half of the job. The first half is your fingers, the right five minutes of the evening, and knowing when to put the tool down.
An honest look at the Aumuca cat brush after eight months of use on a long-haired cat and a short-haired cat, including the parts that frustrate me.
Six months, two cats, two very different appointments. What the concave blade actually buys you when one cat sits still and the other does not.
Six months with one pair, a few weeks with the other, and two cats with very different opinions about nail day.
A home groomer's case for keeping a small pair of clippers within reach, even when the scratching post is doing its job.
Two years of towel burritos, one small concave blade, and the first trim I have finished start to finish on a cat who fights it.
A six month routine that gets all eighteen nails done on a cat who would rather not, using a small pair of stainless steel clippers, a towel, and a willingness to quit while you are ahead.
Six months, two cats, roughly a dozen trims. The blade is the reason to buy these. The patience is still yours to supply.
Five weeks with a pair of rubber-nodule grooming gloves, one short-haired cat who runs from brushes, and one long-haired cat who mats. What the gloves took off, what they left behind, and where a slicker still wins.
A five-week test on two cats with very different tolerances, and why the softer glove is not automatically the better groomer.
Pip will not sit for a brush. She will sit in my lap for a gloved hand. Here is what five weeks of that taught me about grooming a cat who has already made up her mind.
Two years of brushes a cat refused to sit for, and the one change that finally worked: stop brushing him, pet him with a glove on.
Five steps, three to five minutes a session, and one rule that matters more than any tool: stop while the cat is still happy.
Five weeks, two cats, and one pair of grooming gloves. Here is what worked, what did not, and why I still keep them in the top drawer.
Three months of using one unscented wipe on hindquarters, paws and the coat pass before an allergic guest arrives. What it handles, what it cannot touch, and the order that matters.
Three months, two cats, two packs on the same craft table. One wins the boring Tuesday nights, the other wins the mats.
I stopped running bath water for two cats who never wanted one. Here is what replaced it, and what it does and does not fix.
Three months of unscented wipes, two cats, and a sister who is allergic to cats. What actually worked, and what I would skip.
A wet washcloth gets you halfway. The rest is timing, direction, and a pack of wipes that does not leave the coat tacky.
Three months, two cats, one flat pack. What these wipes actually fix, what they quietly cannot do, and how many weeks a 50-count pack really lasts in a two-cat house.
Two cats, two months, one product that finally got me doing something about their teeth instead of nothing.
A home groomer compares two dental wipes for cats: the finger format from Paw Science and the familiar wipe from Vet's Best.
Two cats, one toothbrush that never stood a chance, and the twenty second wipe routine that finally stuck.
Two cats, one finger, and the small evening routine that finally stuck.
A five-step routine that fits inside the four seconds your cat will actually hold still, from a Plano cat owner two months into the experiment.
Two months of using Paw Science dental finger wipes on two cats with very different opinions about having their teeth touched.
Eight months of nightly brushing on a long-haired coat, plus the parts of the job this brush will not do for you.
An honest look at the Aumuca cat brush after eight months of use on a long-haired cat and a short-haired cat, including the parts that frustrate me.
Six months, two cats, two very different appointments. What the concave blade actually buys you when one cat sits still and the other does not.
Six months, two cats, roughly a dozen trims. The blade is the reason to buy these. The patience is still yours to supply.
Five weeks with a pair of rubber-nodule grooming gloves, one short-haired cat who runs from brushes, and one long-haired cat who mats. What the gloves took off, what they left behind, and where a slicker still wins.
Five weeks, two cats, and one pair of grooming gloves. Here is what worked, what did not, and why I still keep them in the top drawer.
Three months of using one unscented wipe on hindquarters, paws and the coat pass before an allergic guest arrives. What it handles, what it cannot touch, and the order that matters.
Three months, two cats, one flat pack. What these wipes actually fix, what they quietly cannot do, and how many weeks a 50-count pack really lasts in a two-cat house.
Two cats, two months, one product that finally got me doing something about their teeth instead of nothing.
Two months of using Paw Science dental finger wipes on two cats with very different opinions about having their teeth touched.