Grooming, Behavioural Services & Pet Insurance
Animal Grooming in Horsham
Grooming
Top Coat and Tails Grooming Salon
At Top Coat and Tails we offer a premium grooming, clipping and bathing service for cats and dogs of all sizes and breeds. From premium pampering to a light freshen up a grooming solution is available to suit your pets needs.
Grooming is an important part of pet care. Depending on the breed, age, and health of your pet, grooming may even need to be a part of you and your pet’s daily routine. Many breeds require less grooming than this, but regular grooming always helps to keep your pet healthy and comfortable.
Our professional grooming service has many specialised grooming tools which enable us to tailor our service to the particular needs of your pet, for an overall optimum result. A specialist shampoo and conditioner is selected which makes all the difference in the grooming stage and truly brings out the shine in your pet's coat.
'My Bichon can’t wait to get in the door when he visits for his groom and he looks just gorgeous when he’s finished. I wouldn't go anywhere else.'
Pat Anderson
Grooming at Home
We also encourage you to engage in regular grooming with your pet at home. There are numerous benefits of regular grooming, for example:
- Decreased chance of skin problems
- Optimal skin cleanliness and comfort for you and your pet
- Improved monitoring of health issues like cuts, heat, swelling, lameness, or changes in temperament.
- Closer bonding with your pet through regular contact.
Nail Clipping
Regular nail clipping, or trimming should be part of the routine care of your pet. It is essential for elderly and indoor pets, whereas outdoor pets may wear their nails down naturally. The requirement for nail trimming can vary depending on breed, age, level of exercise and the environment in which your pet is kept. We are more than happy to provide this service for you – just ask.
- Hydrobath
- BlowWave
- Nail Clipping
- Ear Cleaning
- Light Trimming
- Professional Breed Clipping
- Full Body Shave
- Brushing
Grooming by appointment only. Contact Us to discuss your pets requirements today. 03 5381 1439
We Are an ASAV Accredited Hospital of Excellence Providing You with the Best in Services and Veterinary Care.
Behavioural Services
Our veterinarians will investigate behavioural problems by obtaining a full history and conducting a full examination (sometimes your pet may require blood or urine tests to rule out underlying medical conditions) to accurately diagnose a problem.
Behavioural problems are often the combined effect of many factors, including your pet’s environment, learning or medical factors. Genetics can also predispose your pet to some behaviour; however the expression of those behaviours will depend on your pet’s early socialisation and training. Changes in the environment may contribute to the emergence of behavioural problems. For example, changes in routine, a new member of the household (pet, baby or spouse), moving house, or the loss of a family member or pet can have a dramatic impact on behaviour. Any medical or degenerative changes associated with ageing may cause the pet to be even more sensitive to these environmental changes.
Learning also plays a part in many behavioural problems. Early training and socialisation is essential to have a happy, well-adjusted pet. Punishment of behavioural problems often worsens the situation and it is very important that professional advice is obtained as soon as the problem appears to effectively resolve it.
Positive reinforcement is the preferred method for changing behaviour; however this also needs to be used carefully as it can encourage undesirable behaviour if used incorrectly.
How are behavioural problems treated?
When it comes to your pet's behaviour, it is extremely important to seek the advice of a qualified veterinarian or animal behaviour specialist. Changing problem behaviour requires commitment on behalf of the whole family, as everyone your pet interacts with will be responsible for encouraging desirable behaviour.
For some problems such as barking, escaping, aggression, or separation anxiety it is beneficial to see the pet in its natural environment, thus a home visit may be appropriate. Some cases may also require medications alongside the new training techniques to get the best outcome. For this and other behavioural problems we advise you contact us to make an appointment with Dr Nicole Timms – Veterinarian, who has undertaken further studies in Animal Behaviour as a special area of interest. Nicole is an accredited Delta Dog Trainer.
Pet Insurance
Pet insurance is becoming more and more popular in Australia. It offers you peace of mind as it covers some or all of the treatment costs if your pet was ever involved in an accident or suffers a sudden illness.
There is no equivalent of Medicare for pets. It is a heartbreaking situation to have to choose between the health of your pet and financial constraints, so for peace of mind we strongly recommend that you consider pet insurance.
What does pet insurance cover?
Individual packages vary in the type of treatment covered. However, they usually include most accidents and unexpected illnesses. You need to consider the differences between policies, in particular the claim excess amount, proportion of treatment costs covered, annual claim limit, age restrictions, pre-existing illness exclusions and policy costs.
The Client Experience
"Bella was insured with Private cover and due to her ongoing illnesses she used up the cover well. I would highly recommend private health cover to anyone with pets. It is such a piece of mind knowing that up to 80% of your pets costs are covered. Although I had to find the money first I always knew I would be receiving most of it back once my claim had been processed. It was a simple process that involved filling out a form and handing it onto the Vet to fill in their bit and send it off. I would not have been able to successfully manage Bella, especially when she was diagnosed with diabetes had I not had insurance. It was also peace of mind when Bella ate a box of Cadbury favorites, wrappers and all and got a bowel obstruction to know that it was covered in my policy. As pets age things pop up and it would have been heartbreaking to know that I had to let Bella go due to financial restraints. This was the best invention for pet owners and is something I would highly recommend".
Shae Munday
We highly recommend pet insurance and encourage you to discuss it with us at your next visit.