Paw & Claw Cat Grooming

Best cat groomer I have found, and the only one I will go to. She doesn’t believe in shaving cats, and I agree with that. Excellent groomer! Highly recommend.

My elderly cat and the owner had a «disagreement». This caused the owner to chase my cat around and scare her so bad she peed. This is what the owner tells me. I had to come in to get a cone around her head. I felt like a jerk for leaving her behind but she was mid-​groom and it just needed to be done.
My cat had been going there for years w/​o incident but with her advanced age I just didn’t take her back again. I had Spa-​meow/​bark come to me instead. They had no issues with my cat:)

Before my Kitty-​Cats where groomed and cleaned by Paw and Claw; I have two short hair cats. Their Cat hair was every where and stuck to my hands every time I petted them.
The wash and brush out was definitely worth the price to have them cleaned and groomed; they both no longer shed all over the furniture and my hands. I love petting them especially without their cat hair in the air, I can breathe easy.

Diane was awesome and did such a good job grooming my cat. I will be going there more often.

I have been bringing my cats to Paw and Claw for over 15 years. Diane has done an excellent job grooming my cats. She has groomed 3 of my cats. Two passed away and the one I have left still goes to be washed and have her nails trimmed. The place has looked the same since I began taking the cats to Paw and Claw. The quality has also been great for all those years.

NEVER AGAIN.
Brought my cat in to get rid of some matting she had in her long hair. This lady literally just YANKED OUT the hair with a comb. I’ve never heard my cat scream so loud!
The woman also weirdly JUMPED down our throats when we inquired about shaving. Ok lady, I get you’re passionate about it, but we were just asking!
Bringing my cat here taught me the lowest standard in caring and treatment there is out there for my baby to be groomed.
Two stars because we got in and out (she did just RIP OUT there hair, after all…) and because it was cheap.

I brought my kitty back to Diana today and am again beyond satisfied. I made a mistake and accidentally put the wrong time down on my calendar, and Diana called me a half hour after the appt. was supposed to be to find out why we hadn’t brought our kitty in yet. She was gracious enough to still see her though, even though we were an hour late. She did an amazing job, as always, and my kitty has never been softer or smoother. Diana is awesome and I highly recommend her!!! You can tell she really loves cats. My kitty never seems traumatized when she goes here.

My cat is an a**hole. He is lovable and sweet in the comforts of his home… but take him outside of it and he turns into a hissing, growling b*tch. He is also fat. and gets matted pretty easily. I have had groomers turn him away. I was about to give up until I saw a business card for Paw and Claw Cat Grooming at my Vet’s office and the card said we specialize with hard to handle cats. I dropped off my cat expecting to get a phone call about a half hour later asking for him to be picked back up. Not the case :)
I showed up a bit early to pick up my kitty and as I opened the door I heard his familiar screams and yowls. What I also heard which made me giggle was the groomer talking to him a soft soothing voice asking him if his sister picks on him at home and that is why he is being so difficult. Needless to say, my cat came back looking handsome. His fur was soft with no mats. It was about another six months before I had to make another appointment. I again dropped him off in the morning looking a bit disheveled and picked up a beautiful cat. Paw and Claw is about 15 miles from my house, so it is a bit of a trek for a groomer but Paw and Claw is definately worth it if you have hard to handle cat. My cat will be a 6 month regular here :)

Diane is amaaaazing! My cat, Nala, has long hair and neither of us have gotten quite used to brushing. Needless to say, she gets a lot of matting after a few months. Unfortunately, Nala is litterally a scaredy cat and screams so loudly when I take her out that I swear people stare from a half block away. So I started coming to Diane based on a recommendation from my friend, who also had a pesky kitty with long hair that doesn’t like to get brushed. I live on the border of Lakeview and Lincoln Park which is a bit of a drive, but trust me, it really is worth it. Nala always returns looking beautiful! It’s supposedly just for cats, but I’ve heard a dog both times I’ve gone. Though, not a big deal.
Anyway, last Saturday, Nala had her second appointment. For some reason, it took me a really long time to get Nala into her cat carrier. In the end, it took two people and a dismantled cat carrier. Once outside, however, my car broke down. Thank god my parents were visiting that weekend and had their car. At this point, as you can imagine, I was late. I called Diane to tell her I was having trouble and she told me I could still come. On the way there I got into traffic and all in all, I finally made it to Paw and Claw about 1.5 hours after my scheduled appointment. And Diane *still* took Nala! What a sweet, sweet lady! :) She always gives me great advice and the price isn’t that unreasonable. Plus, Nala looks great and feels like a princess! So happy!

My cat is a typical cat — pricincess «B» and Diane has done an outstanding job to cut her nails and it only takes minutes. Bless her.

Took our Ragdoll to Diane recently & cannot be happier as we have tried many places & never got such amazing results! Diane is simply awesome, she gave our cat a bath, thorough comb & a mani/​pedi. Our Ragdoll’s coat was super silky, gorgeous & clean. He is even shedding noticeably less since he was groomed. Extremely happy with Diane & her professionalism… she will be our cat’s groomer always going forward!

My cat Oscar is not the easiest cat to groom but Diane the owner knew how to handle a difficult cat and made him look like a king.
I have been going here for 4 years and highly recommend them.

My cat was aging, unable to keep herself groomed as she always had. Her fur got matted despite my best efforts, and she was uncomfortable. I took her to Paw and Claw, left her for a few hours, and when I picked her up, she was immaculate, purring and very happy.
Over the next several months, I took her back about three times, and she always seemed grateful. She would actually go and sit by the cat carrier, something she had always avoided before. This alone is enough to recommend Paw and Claw — it was obvious to me that my cat looked forward to her visits there.
The folks at Paw and Claw (Diana is my groomer) know cats, love cats and take excellent care of cats. I highly recommend their services to everyone whose cat needs a little assistance with their grooming.
The place isn’t fancy, no uniforms, no spa music — but the care cannot be beat. Thank you so much, Paw and Claw, for all you do on behalf of our fourlegged friends!

Paw and Claw is excellent. The owner is a true cat lover and takes her job seriously. I’ve been taking my two large British Shorthairs here for the past two years and I always come away very satisfied. When I pick them up they always look great and just as importantly, their stress level seems low.

Wow, what a first impression! My vet highly recommended Paw & Claw. We have a long hair mix who’s undercoat mats up severely every winter, no matter how hard we try to keep her groomed. I called to make an appointment and when I said we’d like to have her hair cut, the woman immediately got a horrific attitude and practically yelled at me saying she DOES NOT shave cats because it’s ugly – call me crazy, but that was totally unnecessary. I tried to explain that my cat is severely matted and she rudely said she’d try to demat it but went on again to state that she WOULD NOT shave a cat, blah, blah, blah… I don’t like a shaved cat either, but I’d rather have her look goofy for a little while than to be in pain while some old freak yanks and pulls on her. Needless to say, we’re going back to Bark Bark Club. They did a great job last year.

On Wednesday I brought my Maine Coon cat in for another grooming. The owner is still quirky. They still accept checks and cash — no credit cards. But I have to give the owner a special credit, because my cat is a total asshole. When I went to pick him up, I saw her go to take him out of the cage. He tried his damndest to scratch and bite her. It took about 4 tries, but she was finally able to get past his defences and bundle him into the carrier. And, when I got him home, he was totally gorgeous. His coat was like the finest silk. And he had a little bow tie decoration on the top of his head, which lasted for about 5 minutes at home. But it was a cute five minutes. He is a very challenging customer, and she did a great job on him. I’m just grateful that she’s not charging me combat pay.
And, one very unusual thing; I saw a dog being groomed when I picked up my cat. So they have apparently branched out from the feline kingdom to the canine kingdom. Don’t know if I like that so much. I prefer taking the monster cat to places where they are no dogs.

By way of caveat, my 10-​year-​old cat tends to be on the cranky side when she’s in a new environment. However, the woman who groomed my cat (kind as she was) didn’t help things by hoisting her onto her shoulder and spanking her hindside as if she was a toddler while my cat hissed. When I picked her up (4.5 hours later, at their request), my cat was still hissing, and didn’t stop until I put her carrier on the floor and out of sight from the woman who had groomed her. In fact, the groomer noted she had never calmed down, and bemoaned all «the troublemakers» she had had to put up with that day.
I’m sure they bathed her, but her fur didn’t seem any cleaner than before. However, I’m leaving two stars because admittedly, the groomer did an excellent job rounding out her nails and brushing out her fur.
Both my cat and I left stressed out, with me wondering what exactly had gone on that day. I really wanted this place to work out (cat only groomers are a rare find). Needless to say, it just didn’t.

Normally, I would not be the kind of person to take my cat to the groomer, but one of ours is grouchy (to say the least) about being brushed on her belly and gets numerous mats when shedding season starts… and when she comes home, she struts about like a queen with her new coif.
These women LOVE cats and are so kind even when the cat is hissing and spitting!