Frequently Asked Questions

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Your vet fixes the part.
We read the whole terrain.

Most pets cycle through the same symptoms year after year because conventional medicine never examines the soil — only the wilting leaves. This free assessment takes a botanist's view of your pet's health, mapping 9 body systems to identify where nutritional stress may be showing up first.

Your first appointment begins with a meet-and-greet between you, your pet, and your groomer. The groomer will take a few minutes to assess your pet's coat, skin, and temperament, then walk you through exactly what the session will involve before any work begins.

Professional grooming every 4 to 8 weeks is the standard recommendation, with the right interval depending on breed, coat type, and how active your pet's lifestyle is. Higher-maintenance coats benefit from the shorter end of that range.

Between professional sessions, brushing at least once a week is essential — it prevents matting, distributes natural oils, and keeps the coat in a condition that your groomer can work with efficiently.

Nail trims are recommended every 2 to 4 weeks. Overgrown nails affect how a dog stands and moves, and left too long they can cause joint discomfort over time.

Our approach is simple: the animal's comfort and safety come before the coat's appearance. We will never push a matted coat to the point of causing pain or risk just to preserve length or style.

If your pet arrives with a coat that is significantly matted, pelted, tangled, or otherwise beyond standard salvage, an additional charge applies based on the degree of the condition and the time required. Where possible, we will always attempt to work through the coat — unless you instruct otherwise, or the condition makes removal the only appropriate course of action for your pet's health.

Dematting and depelting carry real physical risk for the animal. All decisions regarding coat removal are made at the professional groomer's discretion.

Cancellations require at least 24 hours' notice. Cancellations inside that window carry a $50 fee, applied to your next booking. Missed appointments or same-day cancellations are charged at 100% of the grooming fee, which must be settled before you can rebook.

Note: December bookings and multi-dog households may be handled at the groomer's discretion.

Late arrivals or late pickups are subject to an additional $10 per 10 minutes. Your groom begins at the scheduled time — plan to be a few minutes early.

Important: Cancellations are not accepted by social media or email. All cancellations must be processed through your online account or by speaking directly with your groomer.

We do our best to accommodate every animal. Grooming is an unfamiliar experience for many pets, and some anxiety or resistance is entirely normal. Where a pet poses a genuine safety risk to the groomer or to themselves, however, we are unable to continue.

If a session must be stopped due to aggression, the full grooming fee is still charged. For pets that are manageable but require extra time and care, an additional charge may apply — we'll always communicate this before proceeding.

We are a full-service dog grooming operation. No breed is too large or too small — from Chihuahuas to Great Danes. If you have a question about a specific breed or coat type, reach out and we'll give you a straight answer.

We don't operate a permanent mobile grooming salon, but mobile appointments may be available on request depending on your location and facility access. Contact us directly and we'll let you know what's possible.

The mechanic model

Symptom appears. Part is treated. Pet comes back next year with the same problem.

Conventional vets are trained to diagnose and treat specific conditions — not to read the nutritional and environmental terrain that allowed those conditions to develop. It's not their fault. It's the model they were trained in.

The botanist model

A botanist doesn't paint the leaves green. They examine the soil, roots, water, and light.

Integrative and orthomolecular veterinary practitioners use this approach — reading observable signs across multiple body systems to identify where the foundational terrain has broken down and what's most likely driving the decline.

9-system health overview

Observational signals mapped across your pet's whole body terrain

Free PDF protocol

Emailed to you — generalised nutritional starting points by body system

Grooming starting points

Coat, skin & nail observations matched to suggested mobile grooming services

5–10 minutes

Check what you've observed in your pet over the past 3–6 months. No wrong answers.

Digestive & GI

Coat, Skin & Nails

Energy & Stress Response

Immune Function

Joints & Musculoskeletal

Nervous System

Endocrine & Glandular

Liver & Detox

Essential Fatty Acids & Nutrition

Why nutrients matter for your pet

Most commercial pet foods are optimised for shelf life, not cellular health. Rendered fats, synthetic additives, and heat-destroyed nutrients mean even a "complete" diet can leave key systems running on empty.

Signs like dull coat, recurring infections, stiff joints, and low energy are often the first visible signals of deeper nutritional stress — not just aging, bad luck, or breed quirks.

Like the Botanist's Mulder Chart for humans — pet nutrients don't work in isolation.

They act as synergists (enhancing each other's absorption) or antagonists (competing for the same transporters).

Click any node on the chart to see what it connects to.

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> educational_use_only This tool is for educational and awareness purposes only. We are not vets. This assessment does not diagnose, treat, or replace veterinary care. If your pet is acutely unwell, contact a vet immediately. The protocols in your PDF report are generalised nutritional starting points — always consult a qualified integrative veterinarian before beginning any supplement programme. The form below contains additional important safety information — please read it before proceeding.

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🌿 Why Most Vets Miss the Root Cause — Click to expand ▼

Conventional veterinary medicine is built on a mechanic model. A symptom appears — a part is identified — a drug, surgery, or procedure is applied to that part. The mechanic fixes what is broken and sends you home. The underlying terrain that allowed the breakdown is never examined. This is why so many pets cycle through the same prescriptions year after year, improving temporarily, then deteriorating further.

Orthomolecular, functional, and integrative veterinary practitioners use a botanist model. A botanist does not treat a wilting plant by painting the leaves green. They examine the soil composition, root health, water quality, and light — the foundational conditions that determine whether the organism thrives or declines. Applied to your pet: what are they eating, what are they absorbing, what toxins are they carrying, and which body systems are showing the earliest signs of nutritional stress?

This quiz is a botanist tool. It reads your pet’s observable signs as a nutritional map — identifying which body systems are under stress and what root-cause nutritional interventions are most likely to restore function. It takes 5–10 minutes and generates a general protocol report you can act on immediately or share with an integrative practitioner.

📋 How This Quiz Works — Click to expand ▼

This assessment covers 9 body systems. For each section, check every sign you have observed in your pet over the past 3–6 months. There are no right or wrong answers — honest observation is everything.

① Digestive & GI
Gut, stool, appetite, vomiting

② Coat, Skin & Nails
Shedding, itching, hot spots, nails

③ Energy & Stress Response
Lethargy, anxiety, sleep, trembling

④ Immune Function
Infections, allergies, slow healing

⑤ Joints & Musculoskeletal
Stiffness, limping, clicking, posture

⑥ Nervous System
Tremors, behaviour, cognition

⑦ Endocrine & Glandular
Weight, thyroid, thirst, hormones

⑧ Liver & Detox
Odour, medication intolerance, urine

⑨ Essential Fatty Acids & Nutrition
Dry skin, eyes, coat, inflammation

✅ Each section is independent — check everything that applies in the past 3–6 months. Your generalised PDF report is generated automatically on submission.

⚠ Important — Please Read Before Starting — Click to expand ▼

If your pet is acutely unwell, has stopped eating, is in visible pain, or you suspect poisoning or injury — see your veterinarian first before completing this assessment. This tool is for identifying likely nutritional contributors to chronic or recurring signs, not acute illness.

⚠ This is not a diagnostic tool. Signs observed indicate likely nutritional imbalances based on orthomolecular veterinary principles. Systems with 3 or more signs checked warrant nutritional attention. Systems with 5 or more signs checked are high priority for professional orthomolecular assessment. Your PDF report lists every sign you checked with targeted guidance for each body system.

Supplement dosages in your report are general guidelines only. Consult a qualified integrative veterinarian before beginning any supplement programme, particularly for animals with diagnosed conditions or taking medications.