Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Jazmyn — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:47:41 GMT

Hi guys,

Thanks for all your replies. Interesting to get the VN's point of view. Gosh I would never leave a mess and expect anyone else to clean up after me. :(

Anyway I am now a qualified Assistant Dog Groomer, and I am doing my Level 3 in September, to become a fully fledged Dog Groomer. ;)

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

LaurenA — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:28:37 GMT

We have the best of both worlds too :) very small practice with independent groomers attached. Fantastic at what they do (booked up until Nov!!) and excellent for working together with cats that may need sedated for grooming etc.

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

StephSVN — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:44:26 GMT

We have the best of both worlds as our branch practice has a grooming parlour attached - so all the benefits with none of the mess! :-)

Although it is attached it is technically run as a separate business - I am currently trying to get our boss to consider us having a 'bathing service', not for grooming purposes but for medicinal shampoos etc - I think many owners would by happy to pay for this with the hassle of having to bath dogs with skin problems weekly for example - with specific grooming equipment on site this would be much easier to put into place!

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Polly P — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:33:07 GMT

Grr, thats not good! I wouldn't want to put up with that! Why doesn;t she clean up after herself?

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Sarah Cahill — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:33:22 GMT

We have an on-site groomer! She's always busy and creates a lot of mess and washing for us nurses!

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Nick Shackleton — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:24:08 GMT

My local pets at home/Companion care have a groomers attached, so definitely get in touch.

Failing that, here is a link to job centre plus website with all the dog grooming jobs out there

http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/listjob.aspx?sessionid=845dbc9e-0c43-408b-8aac-e3ce544b28ab&pid=2&sid=224073647&p=1&so=1

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Polly P — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:19:59 GMT

I don't know anything for a fact, but I know that the Pets at Home chain that host the Companion Care vets sometimes also have an onsite groomer- it may be worth contacting the chain to see if they might consider renting you space or accomodating you in one of the stores local to you?

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Steph Phillips — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:46:08 GMT

I've just qualified as a dog groomer too - but before I can do it in work, I gotta buy all the equipment first! .. well.. my boss does lol x

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Lindsey Raven — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:58:24 GMT

I think its a great idea you hear of some really bad groomers so if its associated with a vets that would give clients piece of mind. Also we often have to sedate cats for thorough grooming- we never have the correct gradient blades so the poor cats look a bit of a mess. With someone like you in a practice would be a bonus.

Perhaps offer it to several practices you could do a morning a week in different practices- but perhaps give the practices a incentive like some of the profits or free/discounted grooming for staff members. if i open a practice one day I will defo keep you in mind!

Lindsxxx

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Sally Seddon — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:50:11 GMT

Our receptionist is a qualified groomer and does several of our clients dogs. she tends to do them in lunch time or comes into work early and just uses a consult room. I think its a nice touch to our practice

Re: Grooming in Vet Surgeries

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:31:43 GMT

One of our nursing assistants has just trained to be a groomer. She works at one of the branches and i think it is something that the practice is going to offer our clients. So I suppose they are out there.