Medical grooming services in Daly City go beyond a routine bath. Some dogs and cats need extra support because of skin conditions, severely matted coats, or anxiety that makes a regular groom unsafe. Our veterinary team provides medicated baths, dematting for cats, and sedated nail trims when appropriate. We see grooming cases seven days a week from 8 AM to 7 PM. For grooming concerns outside our hours, please visit a 24-hour facility in the Bay Area.
Medical grooming services are veterinary-supervised grooming visits for pets that need extra support during the process. Common examples include medicated baths for skin conditions, dematting for cats with severely tangled coats, and sedated nail trims for dogs and cats whose anxiety or sensitivity prevents a routine trim. The veterinary team supervises sedation and recovery.
Pets with seasonal allergies, recurring skin infections, parasites, or chronic dermatological conditions often benefit from medicated baths as part of a care plan. The bath uses veterinary-selected shampoos that target the underlying condition, with proper contact time, water temperature, and rinse-out. Our team handles fearful and sensitive pets gently and dries them carefully so the skin recovers between baths. Medicated baths are often combined with parasite prevention, allergy care, or dietary adjustments depending on what is driving the skin issue.
Severely matted coats can cause skin damage, infections, and chronic discomfort. Cats are particularly prone because their grooming pattern shifts with age, weight, or arthritis. Our team handles dematting carefully, with sedation when the level of matting makes a careful groom impossible to do gently. Sedation also reduces stress for cats and senior dogs who would otherwise become fearful or aggressive during the process. After dematting, our team gives owners a plan to keep the coat manageable between visits, which often includes a brushing routine and sometimes a clipped style for older pets.
Some dogs and cats find a routine nail trim too stressful to do at home or in a standard grooming setting. A sedated nail trim at our clinic lets the veterinary team handle the trim safely without putting the pet through repeated negative experiences. Sedation is light and short-acting; most pets are alert and back to themselves within hours. For pets that fear nail trims, the calmer experience often makes future trims easier even when sedation is not needed.
Medical grooming is veterinary-supervised and used when a pet needs extra support, such as for skin conditions, severe matting, or anxiety that makes a regular groom unsafe. A standard groomer focuses on coat care; we handle the cases where a veterinary setting is needed.
Yes. When the level of matting is severe or your cat finds grooming highly stressful, sedation by our veterinary team can make the process safer and more humane. Sedation is light and short-acting, and most cats are back to themselves within hours.
Yes. Medicated baths are part of many dermatology care plans. Our team selects the right shampoo for the underlying condition and supervises the bath so the skin and coat respond as intended.
Book a medical grooming visit at Daly City Pet Hospital if your dog or cat needs extra support during grooming. Call (415) 859-5676 or schedule online. Open every day from 8 AM to 7 PM.
