Grooming

Grooming Services:

Grooming is more than skin-deep—it’s essential care for a healthy life. Regular grooming can keep your pet healthy and safe. Our groomers recommend a pet’s grooming is done every 6-8 weeks. During your pet’s pampering, we will evaluate your pet for fleas, ticks, lumps, bumps and will check their ears too!

A Full Groom Includes:

Bath, Breed Specific Cut/Shave, Sanitary Shave, Blow Dry, Routine Ear Cleaning, Anal Gland Expression & Nail Trim

Available Add-ons:

Dremel: A process of buffing nails down further than a clipping and smoothing them out.

Furminator: A deshedding treatment with shampoo conditioner dryer blow out and furminator brush out

Hypoallergenic Bathing: A professional grade hypo-allergenic shampoo in place of standard shampoo

Teeth Brushing: A thorough brushing of the teeth.

Oatmeal Paw Butter: A soothing butter that relieves dry, cracked paws. Oatmeal fragrance smells so good!! Shea butter, oatmeal, mango, vitamins E and F, jojoba, coconut oil, olive oil and aloe vera soothe and relieve dry cracked paws

Blueberry Facial: 

S-Paw Packages (Packages And Scents Are Subject To Change):

  • Blueberry Greek Yogurt Pie (Spring): A bright supple scented shampoo that gently cleans, feeds protein to hair follicles restoring proper moisture, repairing and nourishing the skin and coat. Accompanied by a refreshing blueberry facial, followed by a weightless blueberry conditioner that eliminates static while loosening tough matting and tangles.  Finished with a plentiful spritzing of luscious blueberry crumble fragrance
  • Tropical Oatmeal and Coconut (Summer): A fun tropical scent with natural colloidal oatmeal to calm itchy, dry, irritated skin; replenishing and conditioning skin and coat leaving it soft and silky.  Accompanied by an oatmeal paw butter to soothe and relieve dry cracked paws. Followed by a coconut scented oatmeal conditioner to loosen matting, tangles and eliminate static.  Finished with a generous misting of a cool coconut-pineapple fragrance.
  • Pumpkin Pie (Fall): A warm, smoothing scent formulated with a unique herbal blend to protect, repair, and naturally nourish the skin and coat, gently cleaning and delivering a fuller more beautiful look.  Accompanied by an oatmeal paw butter to soothe and relieve dry cracked paws.  Finished with a generous misting of a rich and spicy pumpkin pie fragrance.
  • Holiday (Winter): Your choice of shampoo and a refreshing blueberry facial

o   Blackberry Jam: A sweet, juicy shampoo that features blackberry, vanilla and sugar cane fragrance notes.

o   Snowy Paws: A fresh, woodsy and warm fragrance highlighted by notes of sage, juniper and spearmint.

o   Sugar Cookie: A unique herbal blend with vanilla and sugar cane fragrance notes.

 

Contact our groomers to schedule a pampering s-paw day for your pet to look and feel their absolute best!

Grooming Specials:

Tubby Tuesday –

$20 Bath & Nail Trim with our kennel staff!

**Will not be serviced by our groomer**

Furminator Friday –

50% off FURminator deShedding add-on to grooming services! Availability based on groomers appointments.

Grooming Vaccine Requirements:

Dogs – Rabies Vaccine, Distemper Combination with Lepto Vaccination (DHLPPCv), Bordetella Vaccination, Bivalent Canine Influenza Vaccination, and Negative Intestinal Parasite Screening (Fecal)

Cats – Rabies Vaccine, Distemper Combination (FVRCP) & Negative Intestinal Parasite Screening (Fecal)

Meet Our Groomers!


Alyssa

Alyssa has been with Oswego Animal Hospital since 2015. She went to the PetSmart Grooming School & graduated in 2013. Alyssa’s favorite thing about the veterinary industry is that she loves being in a learning environment. She was inspired to start Grooming in the veterinary industry because working in an alternative enviroment to a grooming shop presented as a more attractive option.

Alyssa owns 2 dogs & 3 cats. Dogs include 13 year old Minnie and 12 year old Finny. Cats include 14 year old Missy, 9 year old Herculese and 6 year old Finny. In her spare time, Alyssa enjoys going to the city and being with family and friends. She also is a big fan of the Chicago Cubs & the Chicago Blackhawks!


Kristin

Kristin started working for Oswego Animal Hospital in 2012. She has been grooming for over 14 years! Her favorite thing about the grooming field is that she gets to work with dogs. She says that the animal hospital is her favorite place she has worked because it is so convenient having Doctors around if we find something wrong with our groom dogs.

Kristin owns 2 dogs & 2 cats. Dogs include 4 year old English Bulldog Butters and 12 year old ShihTzu Mr. Bubbles. Cats include 8 year old Kitty and 3 year old Pineapple Bob. Kristin has been married since 2016 to husband Eric. Together they have a 4 month old son, Clayton. Outside of work, Kristin enjoys riding her Harley motorcycle with her husband and likes to go shooting.