A Trusted Partner in Clinical Cat Care
Veterinary teams encounter grooming-related concerns every day—from severe matting and greasy coats to stud tail, hair loss, skin discharge, and emotionally shut-down cats. But when sedation isn’t safe and cosmetic groomers say no, clinics need a care partner who can step in with precision, safety, and structure.
That’s where TANDEM™ comes in.
We provide restorative, trauma-informed grooming for cats other systems can’t safely serve. With over 54,000 grooms performed, TANDEM™ is trusted by guardians, rescues, and veterinarians alike.
No sedation or restraint-based handling
Clinical outcomes, not cosmetic pressure
Detailed chart notes upon request
Safe for geriatric, palliative, and medically fragile cats
Trauma-informed handling using certified TANDEM Touch™ techniques
What We Offer Referring Clinics:
Professional intake + discharge coordination
Optional case summaries post-groom
TANDEM Matting Scale™
+ Guardian QoL Survey™
Predictable pricing and structured packages
Founder-led support for complex cases
Ready to Refer?
We welcome:
As-needed referrals
Ongoing recommending partnerships
Presentation visits for clinic teams
Veterinary-led CE collaboration
Our interdisciplinary team includes a neuroscientist, an animal-assisted social worker, trauma-responsive trainers, and elite TANDEM™ Groomers. We offer a level of care delivery that is biologically appropriate, emotionally fluent, and fully aligned with veterinary principles of welfare and recovery.
TANDEM is ideal for:
With 99.99% success in tolerance-based resets, TANDEM expands your clinical toolkit. We document every session, share post-groom findings, and offer educational tools for ongoing guardian support.
Let your clients hear: "We have a grooming partner who can help."
Then refer them to TANDEM™—the grooming system built for cats who need more than a trim.
Below: A real TANDEM case, where full-body coat reset restored mobility, comfort, and family connection.
This documented transformation illustrates the clinical necessity of professional grooming for felines presenting with advanced pelage neglect. Matting contributes to pain, impaired mobility, dermatologic compromise, and behavioral withdrawal. TANDEM™ Grooming offers an atraumatic, sedative-free protocol to resolve coat pathology and restore patient comfort.
TANDEM™ Grooming is a precision, veterinary-adjacent care modality that restores feline comfort, prevents secondary skin disease, and re-enables wellness in patients affected by coat neglect.
TANDEM™ Grooming initiated non-pharmacological intervention on February 2, 2025. The follow-up image was captured March 20, 2025—marking 46 days of progressive improvement without escalation of medication.
Tilly, an American Shorthair, presented with chronic, self-inflicted facial trauma refractory to corticosteroid therapy. Despite pharmacologic support and use of an e-collar, lesions persisted, suggesting a compounding factor beyond allergy or immune response.
Inspection revealed significant sebum accumulation and lack of coat hygiene—conditions likely exacerbating pruritus and inflammation. This overlooked environmental factor was targeted through professional grooming intervention.
Tilly's recovery highlights the essential link between coat health and dermatologic outcomes. TANDEM™ Grooming offers measurable benefits when integrated with veterinary management.
Explore how targeted feline grooming interventions improve tissue health, reduce microbial load, and restore patient comfort—without sedation. This case highlights the tangible, medical-grade outcomes of TANDEM™ protocols in a non-pharmaceutical care setting.
For feline patients unable to self-maintain or tolerate routine handling, TANDEM™ grooming provides essential clinical support—safe, repeatable, and trauma-free.
Felting is not merely a cosmetic issue—it acts as a restrictive integumentary shell. Over time, the fused pelage creates mechanical skin fixation, impairs mobility, reduces perfusion, and contributes to musculoskeletal distress. What appears externally as matting often masks a deeper functional impairment.
TANDEM™ Grooming is a non-sedative, trauma-informed intervention that restores movement, comfort, and clinical visibility. Consider referral when patients present with pelted coats or unexplained mobility decline.
Accumulated sebum, dander, and debris can cause systemic skin inflammation and lead to behavioral withdrawal, excessive grooming, or pruritus misattributed to allergy. TANDEM™ bathing protocols target the buildup that conventional treatments often overlook—restoring coat balance, barrier integrity, and patient comfort.
Failure to maintain coat hygiene can obscure dermatologic baselines and lead to misdiagnosis. Here are three common misinterpretations in the exam room:
TANDEM™ Grooming removes the dermatologic noise—revealing true pathology and offering relief that medication alone cannot achieve.
When hygiene is the hidden driver of inflammation, professional grooming becomes medical care. Let’s support your patients with a trauma-informed, clinically precise solution.
📘 Refer a Patient for TANDEM™ GroomingThis case demonstrates the impact of prolonged coat neglect, including hardened matting and fecal impaction. TANDEM™ Grooming provided trauma-free decompression and restored baseline hygiene—essential steps toward healing and clinical evaluation.
This case underscores why extreme matting is not a cosmetic issue—it’s a systemic burden. TANDEM™ Grooming restores dignity, reduces suffering, and prepares cats for medical recovery.
Most grooming appointments include a therapeutic bath and claw trim. During the session, we may identify grooming-related needs not previously known or disclosed. These are addressed in real-time to prevent deferral of care. Services are billed upon completion.
Starting rate: $129
Typical upper range: Most capped at $259
Duration: Most appointments are 3-5 hours.
For the safety of both feline patients and grooming staff, claw trims are performed on most cats. Our team trims to just before the quick—painless and behaviorally appropriate. Regrowth typically occurs within 2–6 weeks.
TANDEM™ Grooming is a medically mindful, behaviorally attuned grooming model developed specifically for cats—including those with:
Anxiety or panic sensitivity
Arthritis or mobility impairment
Cardiopulmonary conditions (e.g., HCM, asthma)
Trauma histories or sensory defensiveness
Advanced age or neurological variance
Even behaviorally “normal” cats benefit from TANDEM™ protocols. This model supports comfort, control, and communication—without sedation or rushed handling.
✳️ Two-person feline-specialist teams for safety and fluency
✳️ Padded, horizontal surfaces that mirror feline resting postures
✳️ Acoustic insulation and lighting designed to minimize overstimulation
✳️ Touch-based techniques informed by trauma psychology and feline neurobiology
✳️ 12,000+ grooms required to certify—a process built around trust, not throughput
TANDEM™ is not a luxury service.
For many cats, it is the only humane, trauma-informed, and clinically compatible grooming model available.
We created this standard because cats demanded it.
We maintain it because your patients deserve it.
Our certification as TANDEM™ Cat Groomers reflects a commitment to precision, safety, and trauma-informed practice in feline grooming. This credential is not cosmetic—it is clinical in nature, rooted in behavior science, restraint-free handling, and health-oriented hygiene protocols.
TANDEM™ certification involves advanced, feline-specific training in:
Low-stress handling of medically fragile, geriatric, or behaviorally complex cats
Two-person, synchronized workflows to reduce restraint, risk, and grooming duration
Somatic cues and posture-aware positioning that protect joints, cardiac load, and respiratory pathways
Emergency awareness and responsive techniques for cats with chronic illness, trauma history, or emotional dysregulation
Our training enables us to recognize when a grooming issue may signal deeper health concerns—such as restricted mobility, dermal inflammation, or pain masking as behavior.
This collaborative grooming model was developed for cats—not adapted from dog standards. And it aligns with the kind of individualized, medically conscious care you strive to provide in your clinic.
We uphold TANDEM™ certification not only as groomers, but as allied care providers—committed to the well-being, dignity, and safety of the cats in your care.
Thank you for your partnership in setting a new standard for feline health support.
We measure our love of cats by how much we are loved by them.
Have questions or need to arrange care for your feline friend? We’re here to help! Reach out to us for any inquiries or to schedule our services.
For more immediate assistance, feel free to call us. We look forward to hearing from you and providing the best care for your cat!
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