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    Bath and groom only

    Full grooming

    Pet haircut

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    Lisa S.

    When Olya began Kitty Spaw mobile cat grooming, she was wonderful. The first two times I used her, she came to the door, wore a mask, met the cat, discussed with me what kind of grooming I wanted; She took the cat to her truck, and returned the groomed cat to me at home. My cat looked great and seemed relaxed and happy. Olya seemed like a real pro. The third time I called for an appointment, her business model had changed radically. It seems that her business grew big fast and she had gone corporate. I couldn't speak with her by phone, I was pushed to the website to set an appointment. The earliest appointment was two months away. I tried to call her to ask some questions and to discuss my senior cat's care, but she does't take calls. She has an office assistent who communicated with me only by text. This assistant was not helpful, and told me that Olya will not come to my door, I have to bring the cat to her, that Olya is not available to talk to me, that she's too busy. She pushed me to decide what kind of grooming I wanted, but I wanted a consultation with Olya to get her professional opinion about the best options for grooming a 19 year old cat with arthritis. When I received the text to bring the cat to the truck, Olya had arrived an hour early for our appointment. Fortunately I was ready to meet her, and dragged my cat to the truck in her carrier. I am a senior with some disabilities and shlepping the heavy cat in her carrier was a hardship. The truck parked half a block away despite there being plenty of open, free parking in front of my door. When Olya opened her truck, I saw another assistant working with her there. This was new. Olya told me that shaving is more stressful than bathing for cats, and talked me into getting my cat a shampoo and a shave for $195. When we spoke, she seemed annoyed and stressed by my need for a brief consultation; she was not the friendly person I remembered dealing with. While the cat was in the truck, the office assistant kept texting me to send more and more medical information on the cat - rabies vaccination certificate, recent vet office visits. I sent everything she wanted. I wonder why they waited until the grooming service was in progress before asking for this information. I know they have my cat's previous records from when services were previously rendered. Forty-five minutes later I received a text to get the cat. I was told to pay online and received a text from the office with a link to their payment page. This time the cat was upset and went into hiding. The last time she was groomed, she was happy & relaxed and jumped out of her carrier and headed right for the food dish for a bite. Later that day I noticed dandruff on my cat's back. I texted Olya to ask if the had shampooed the cat, and if so, had she used water or a dry shampoo. Olya was offended and responded that she used water and a quality shampoo and no one had ever complained before. I explained that I just wanted to know what kind of care the cat had received that could account for the dandruff. Olya "yelled" at me in her reply text that I was to blame for never having bathed my cat before, and that Olya had left her in "waaaaaaay" better shape than she had found her, and she couldnt' clean the cat thoroughly because the cat was so dirty. I found this assertion odd because the cat lives indoors, a pampered, brushed, loved housecat. It occurred to me that in 45 minutes Olya clipped her nails, cleaned her eyes and ears, shampooed her, dried her, and shaved her entire body. The cat didn't have one damp hair on her when she was returned to me, which seemed odd. As I petted her that evening I found a pile of small mats under her chin on her neck. I was curious how Olya could have missed this mess. I am suspicious as to whether or not my cat received the care I paid for. Now that the business has turned user unfriendly, I will seek another cat specialist. As with vets, I look for one who cares for the human guardian as as well as for the pet. These animals are family and our concern for them is real. I find that Kitty Spaw has turned into a service which has lost its way. I'm very sad about that.

    Raffi, fresh and happy!
    Susana H.

    Olya was amazing with my little Raffi At first, I was really nervous because of other groomers in the past. Raffi HATES getting his nails cut or being handled for too long. So that was always an issue with others. But, she was so patient with him and made him feel so comfortable and relaxed. I saw right away that he liked her. I was shocked! I loved that he was purring like a kitten when she was done with him. He was like a whole new cat, which told me a lot about her expertise. For a domestic long hair, I knew Raffi would need something to help keep him cool for summer, so she recommended a comb cut to start. But I've been considering getting him the lion cut next time. Then he'll really feel like the king of the house lol I highly recommend Olya and will be using kitty spaw for now on! Thank you so much for helping Raffi!

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    This place is amazing. They gave my cat an unbelievable haircut. I got compliments day and night every time anyone saw my pussy.

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    Very professional, arrived on time and was very patient and living with my anxious cat. Highly recommend!!

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    Olya was on time and came in to meet Daisy first and even helped us get her in her crate to take her outside.

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    I am extremely late on posting a review on this place as I had received services about 3 years ago…read morewhen I first moved to the area. I hope that the delay in posting stresses how bad it actually was, because I still think about it until this day. And any time I drive past this place I get mad all over again about how much they traumatized my dog (and me because I can't ever trust places like this again, especially because they run a day care too). My dog, a small chihuahua terrier mix, was visiting for a basic grooming and bath. I couldn't imagine it would take more than an hour, so I waited in the lot. When it was past the hour I followed up. They said it will take four hours. Two hour mark came. We receive the call that they had to put him in the kennel because he was biting. I know dog parents say this a lot, but my dog would literally never... he has had baths, and yes, he is scared of blow drying (which we have received feedback on before, but never to the point of biting or causing harm). Otherwise he does very well. So now just imagine... your scared baby, fearful and soaking wet in a kennel waiting to "air dry" all because of some incompetent staff that doesn't know how to groom small dogs. Sitting there for the remaining two hours since it apparently takes four hours to groom a dog less than 15 lbs. And FYI.. we obviously did not go back to this groomer, and went to someone who said he did perfectly fine. He was well behaved and yes scared of blow dryer but not combative at all. If you care about your dog like a child, Please do not ever go here.

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    I was a loyal client for 10 years. Recently, after I declined an appointment because my dog was…read moredealing with recurring ear infections, I expressed concern that the infections seemed to show up shortly after grooming visits. On one occasion, the ear infection was also accompanied by a bacterial skin infection. I shared this as a health concern about my dog, not as an accusation. Shortly after raising that concern, I learned my account had been flagged and I was no longer allowed to book appointments. During my conversation with management, it was mentioned that my dog had shown some "aggressive" behavior. This had only ever been brought up to me once in the past, very briefly and in a way that did not seem serious at the time. There was never any indication over the years that continued service would become an issue. I apologized if my concern came across harshly, but the groomer Julie ultimately decided not to continue service. After a decade as a client, I'm disappointed this was the resolution. My intention was simply to advocate for my dog's health. I also have to be honest that the haircuts were often not quite what I hoped for, but I continued going because they were my dog's first and only groomers until now. Our dogs are our best friends. They rely entirely on us to protect them and speak up for their well-being. I never expected something so important to turn into such an uncomfortable situation. Given how this was handled, I would not recommend this place.. Toby

    The concept of a self wash pet spa is great! I really like the idea and they do have a good price…read more The products provided are nothing noteworthy, so I always bring shampoo from home. The place is pretty dirty from dust and dog hair. My assign bath has also been dirty prior to my use. Not sure is customers or staff are responsible for cleaning. I always try to do a clean of the bath and wash room before leaving.

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    Updating this from 2 to 3 stars since this was addressed personally by the manager…read more I honestly wish I would have read the more mixed/negative reviews on Google before bringing my rescue dog here. She was testing out the place for a few days and we started off by leaving her 1-2 hours a day, she was nervous of course, as a dog should be going into a new place. The weekend crew were extremely kind to her when she barked and calmed her down. But come Monday, there was a new person in the den and instead of trying to calm an anxious dog, he squirt her with a bottle multiple times to get her to stop barking. Which if you know anything about dogs, you should never do that to an anxious pup. We really liked it up until today, so just beware. Thankfully we were able to watch it all on camera and picked her up the second we felt it was getting out of hand. A note for the owner - please try to find alternative ways to help a dog who is struggling to settle. Spraying them in the face and chest multiple times is an ineffective way to stop an unwanted behavior. This is extremely detrimental to their behavioral development and only causes more fear.

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