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Cat Grooming

What to expect with a cat grooming

Cat grooming is mainly done to help prevent health problems from arising with your cats. Cat grooming also helps with:

  • cleaning fur by removing dirt and dander
  • helps redistribute natural oils on their skin and fur
  • identifying any skin issues, lumps, or other health issue early on


Cats might be known as their own personal bathers, but the reality is that licking does very little to help keep them clean. Short and long-haired cats can benefit from having a professional groom. 


How we make the process as stressless as possible:

  1. Parents will meet with the groomer before their pet's groom to discuss the services that you would like for your cats grooming. Our groomer will go over options with you, and let you know some alternatives depending on temperament and coat condition. 
  2. Cats are groomed alone, with no other animal in the grooming salon. It is a 1-on-1 experience away from our daycare rooms, and away from our daycare dogs
  3. Cats are taken from their carriers and their temperament is assessed with some general handling and scratches which gives us an idea of how they will do while being handled for their groom. This also gives us a better understanding of their coats and lets us know about any skin or health issues before we start their groom. 
  4. Any mat removal or shaving is done prior to their bath. As well as their initial brush-out


Bath Time!

  1. Cats are put into a harness to help them feel more secure (it also helps reduce anxiety!) and help them stay safe during bathing
  2. Cats do not take a "bath" in the traditional sense. They are introduced to the water slowly with a handheld shower nozzle on the lowest setting. They do not get put into a tub of water. 
  3. They then get washed with a coat and skin appropriate shampoo (unscented, hypoallergenic, etc.)


Dryer Time!

  1. We turn the dryer on, away from the cat, to see how they react to the sound. Their reaction is typically enough of an indicator to know if they will be okay for us to use the dryer. Our grooming room is temperature controlled to make sure that they don't get to hot or too cold during the drying process. 
  2. Your cat doesn't like the dyer:

  • Most cats are okay with the dryer on the main part of their body and underside. In this case, we use the dryer for those areas and then towel and allow the paws and neck area to be air dried. 
  • Cats that don't like the dryer at all will be air and towel dried. We can also fan dry while they are in their carrier to make them more comfortable. 


Most common question we hear as cat groomers. 

Why don't you hold them or put them in a cage to dry them off with the dryer?

  • Cats who are fearful of the dryer are more likely to injury themselves and our groomer trying to escape from the sound
  • Cats, when they are stressed, are more likely to overheat and pass out from this experience
  • Some cage dryers can cause the temperature to rise to upwards of 130 degrees F inside the cage
  • The risk of heat stoke, and stress or anxiety to where the animal shuts down is likely in some cases


We will NOT put your pet in this situation during their time with us. We will inform you at pick up whether or not we were able to completely dry your pet. We will not release them damp enough to jeopardize their health when taking them out of our salon into outdoor temperatures. 


Your pets health and safety will always come first. 


Late Pick-up

Over 30 minutes: $25 

After 4 pm (unless previously discussed): $65 

Register here

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at woof@thedowntownpaw.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

A: No. Our grooming salon grooms one dog or cat at a time, but never at the same time. Your pet will be the only one being groomed when they are here. This helps lessen the anxiety and stress for your pet compared to a salon that grooms multiple dogs at the same time. 


A: Our salon does not have cage dryers (where the animals are put in kennels with a dyer attached to the front of the door). If your pet is scared of the dryer, or it stresses them out too much to run the dryer we will do our best to towel dry them, and then help them air dry. We will not cause unnecessary stress to your pet while they are in grooming. We would rather your pet have a positive associate with being groomed. 


A: Yes. No-shows for scheduled appointments will be charged 100% of their scheduled groom cost. Same day cancellations/reschedules will be charged 50% of their schedule groom cost. This charge will be taken from the card on file.


A: Appointments will be rescheduled if clients are more than 15 minutes late for their scheduled groom.  Grooming appointments are scheduled for an allotted amount of time based on your pets' grooming needs. 


Grooming Clients

Grooming clients are required to have a credit or debit card on file.  A card can be added to your account when registering your pet online.  

Register here

Cat Packages

Cats - Short Hair

This service does not inlcude a haircut.

Basic Grooming Package

$64.99

Bath, nails, blow dry, & brush out

Deluxe Grooming Package

$79.99

Bath & brush, nails, blow dry, sanitary trim, paw trim, eye and ear cleaning. 


Cats - long haired/double coated

This service does not inlcude a haircut.

Basic Grooming Package

$84.99

 Bath, nails, facial, & brush out

Deluxe Grooming Package

$99.99

Bath & brush, nails, blow dry, sanitary trim, paw trim, eye and ear cleaning. 


LION CUT

Short hair & long hair/double coated

Basic Lion Cut

$59.99

 This service includes a nail trim and a body shave. No Bath for this option. 

Deluxe Lion Cut

$94.99

This service includes a nail trim, a body shave, bath, blow dry, along with eye and ear cleaning. 

Prices are subject to change without notice.

Additional packages

The purr-fect package

This service does not inlcude a haircut.

Save $13!

$36.99

This service includes a nail trim, a waterless bath, and a full body brush-out 


the cat nap

This service does not inlcude a haircut.

Save $5!

$24.99

This service includes a nail trim, and a full body brush-out 

Prices are subject to change without notice.

Difficult or aggressive cats can incur up to an additon $20 handling fee

A La carte services

Nail Trim/File

Teeth Brushing/Fresh Breath

Teeth Brushing/Fresh Breath

Walk In: $14.99

Groom Add On: $11.99

Teeth Brushing/Fresh Breath

Teeth Brushing/Fresh Breath

Teeth Brushing/Fresh Breath

Walk In: $9.99

Groom Add On: $6.99

Gland Expression

Teeth Brushing/Fresh Breath

Gland Expression

Walk In: $9.99

Groom Add On: $6.99

Paw Balm

Eye & Ear Cleaning

Gland Expression

Walk In: $4.99

Groom Add On: $2.99

Sanitary Trim

Eye & Ear Cleaning

Eye & Ear Cleaning

Walk In: $14.99

Groom Add On: $12.99

Eye & Ear Cleaning

Eye & Ear Cleaning

Eye & Ear Cleaning

Walk In: $9.99

Groom Add On: $6.99

Half/Full Belly Shave

Half/Full Belly Shave

Half/Full Belly Shave

Walk In: $11.99

Groom Add On: $8.99

Hypo-allergenic Bath

Half/Full Belly Shave

Half/Full Belly Shave

Walk In: $14.99

Groom Add On: $11.99

15% off a la carte services with the purchase of two or more!

15% off a la carte services with the purchase of two or more!

15% off a la carte services with the purchase of two or more!

15% off a la carte services with the purchase of two or more!

15% off a la carte services with the purchase of two or more!

15% off a la carte services with the purchase of two or more!


Prices are subject to change without notice.  Prices do not include MA State Sales Tax. 

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