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Grooming & Bathing

Keep your pet clean, healthy, and looking their best with gentle, professional grooming and baths.

Grooming & Bathing: Keeping Your Pet Clean, Comfortable, and Healthy

Regular grooming isn’t just about looking good—it’s a key part of keeping your pet healthy, happy, and feeling their best. Our professional grooming and bathing services are tailored to your pet’s breed, coat type, and skin condition, all in a calm, safe environment supervised by experienced staff.

What Services Do We Offer?

Our grooming and bathing options include:

  • Full-service baths with pet-safe shampoos

  • Haircuts and breed-specific trims

  • Brush-outs and de-shedding treatments

  • Nail trims and ear cleaning

  • Anal gland expression (upon request)

  • Medicated baths for skin conditions

We work with dogs and cats of all coat types, sizes, and personalities—and we always take extra care with nervous or senior pets.

Why Is Grooming Important?

Routine grooming helps:

  • Prevent matting and skin irritation

  • Control shedding and reduce allergens in your home

  • Spot early signs of skin issues, parasites, or lumps

  • Improve hygiene and odor control

  • Keep nails trimmed to support healthy posture and mobility

Even indoor pets benefit from regular grooming for both physical health and emotional well-being.

What to Expect

Your pet’s grooming appointment begins with a consultation to understand their needs, skin sensitivities, and any special requests. Throughout the process, we prioritize:

  • Gentle, low-stress handling

  • Clean and sanitized grooming areas

  • Experienced staff trained in animal behavior and comfort

We also offer add-ons like flea/tick baths, specialty shampoos, or de-matting—just ask!

When Should You Schedule Grooming?

Frequency depends on your pet’s breed and coat type. For most pets:

  • Short-haired dogs: every 6–8 weeks

  • Long-haired or curly-coated dogs: every 4–6 weeks

  • Cats: as needed, especially long-haired breeds

We recommend booking in advance, especially during holidays or seasonal changes when grooming spots fill quickly.


From fresh cuts to soothing baths, we make grooming a positive, health-focused experience for your pet—and an easy one for you.

💙 Whether it’s a checkup, questions, or care needs, visit us—we’re here to be your partner in your pet’s health.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below you can find answers to some commonly asked questions here at Mellina Animal Hospital.

Yes, Mellina Animal Hospital will declaw cats. But there are requirements that have to be met in order for us to do so. Please call us for further details.

In most cases, you can just give the dose at the time you realize you forgot to give it. You can pick it up monthly at that new date, or if it has only been a couple of weeks, you can give the next dose on your normal day of the month. If it has been more than a couple of months since you have given your pet their heartworm prevention, please contact Mellina Animal Hospital for further instructions. This is a test

Yes, we do full-service grooming by appointment only and basic grooming like bath, medicated baths, ear cleaning, expressing analysis glands, and nail trims.

Yes, we do offer boarding. To learn more about boarding at Mellina Animal Hospital, please check out our services section.

Mellina Animal Hospital's hours are: Mon-Fri: 7AM - 5:30PM, Sat: 8AM - 12PM, Closed 12:00-1:30 on Tuesdays.

Yes, appointments are preferred. Mellina Animal Hospital recommends you schedule an appointment by calling our number on the website.