Guide to home pet grooming / Dogs Cats Veterinary dermatology.

Pinney, Chris C.

Guide to home pet grooming / Chris C. Pinney ; drawings by Sandra G. Pinson and Michele Earle-Bridges. - 2nd ed. - Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, c2005. - v, 113 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

"Second edition"--Cover page.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111) and index.

Here, for ambitious dog and cat owners, is detailed advice on how to avoid the inconvenience and expense of pet salons by doing it yourself. The author gives detailed instruction on bathing, brushing, combing, and clipping both dogs' and cats' coats. Also provided are specific tips for grooming different breeds, keeping a nervous or impatient animal calm during grooming sessions, and more. There is also information on proper nutrition and its effects on an animal's appearance. Instruction and advice is supplemented with more than 80 how-to colour photos.

0764128477 (pbk.)

2004059670


Dogs--Grooming.
Cats--Grooming.
Dogs--Diseases.
Cats--Diseases.
Veterinary dermatology.

SF427.5 / .P56 2005

636.7/0833