Learn about my housecall cat grooming service here.

Offering summer catsitting visits on the Upper East Side.

This is me grooming Magnolia. Isn’t she adorable? Dry grooms every 3 weeks keep her comfortable and beautiful. She’s 15 years old now!

Why choose Spiffy Kitty? Linda (that’s me) brings over 14 Years of Professional Cat Grooming Experience to Your Home.

Travel Area: Spiffy Kitty offers convenient house call cat grooming services in Manhattan from 96th Street to Wall Street. I groom cats in these neighborhoods: upper east side, upper west side, midtown, Chelsea, Soho, Tribeca, the West Village.

Please provide your address when emailing about appointments. Linda@spiffykittycatgrooming.com

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 8 to 3. Closed on holidays, Sundays and Mondays.

If your cat has a history of fear or panic, please give your cat a calming drug prescribed by your veterinarian. If a cat shows a high-level of stress, the appointment ends quickly. At that point, you can work with your vet or even a behaviorist to try stress-reduction meds or techniques.

What I won’t do is wrestle your cat into submission. While that type of grooming is popular in social media, in real life it is discredited and archaic. Stress can damage cats, especially if they have an undiagnosed heart murmur. Panic can escalate until a cat leaps off a table, breaking a leg. Sometimes cats will tolerate an activity they hate, until one day they become un-handle-able. I know of cases where each of these happened. If necessary, grooming can be limited to only the crucial parts, such as removing mats. Another option is breaking up grooming into several very short visits. These are both better options than risking your cat’s health by forcing him or her through the process.

Conditions at the home: The vibe is Calm – Quiet – Predictable.💗 That means no vacuuming, renovations or dogs.

Rabies: Newly rescued cats need a rabies vaccination. Cats that can access the garden, attic or basement at a country house also need vaccination. Bites from bats are invisible, so owners don’t always realize that exposure has occurred. Rabies is fatal.☠️

Fees: The fee for pawdicures is $128. Grooming cost depends on fur length, matting, services, last-minute booking, travel time, and behavior (both cat and owner, ha ha!). For a pre-visit estimate, please provide all the above info. Examples – A bath for an adult long-haired double-coated wiggly cat with a few mats may be $325 since blow-drying alone can take an hour. A calm short-haired cat’s bath is less.

What choices are available? Did you know most cat grooming is done without a bath? Baths are reserved for calm or messy cats. Elderly cats or kittens might need baths if they can’t clean themselves. Siberians, Ragdolls, Persians and British Long/Short Hairs usually benefit from baths due to coat type.

I offer a choice of towel-drying or blow-drying. Blow-drying can cause higher levels of stress for some cats. Towel drying is recommended for short-haired cats.

All long-hair or high-maintenance cats must stay on a schedule to remain clients. This keeps cats comfortable and makes your life easier. Schedules may be weekly, twice a month, monthly, or every two months.

Sanitary trims, pawpad fur trims, pawdicures and de-shedding brush-outs are popular. I do not provide lion cuts, full shave-downs or all-over fur trims/haircuts🦁

How to schedule a visit? Tell me the breed or fur type, behavior, experience with grooming, age, health issues, and what you want Spiffy Kitty Housecall Cat grooming to achieve. 🌸🌸🌸

Spiffy Kitty Cat Grooming has a New York business license. ✅

Spiffy Kitty’s 2026 charitable donation went to Triangle Beagle Rescue of North Carolina. Humans owe beagles a debt of gratitude. Beagles are chosen for scientific research labs due to their gentle nature.

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