How to groom a kitten

Expert approved

Dr Brian Faulkner

Veterinary Surgeon
RCVS Registered

Vet Brian Faulkner demonstrates how regular grooming is good for your kitten’s health, helping you spot fleas and other parasites as well as bumps and cuts. It can also avoid mats and tats causing discomfort to your cat. So, it’s just a case of getting him or her to stay still.

Dr Brian Faulkner

Petplan Vet Expert

Brian graduated from Edinburgh Vet School in 1995 and has worked in over 250 practices as a clinical locum before setting up and developing his own veterinary practices as start-ups over the last 25 years. He currently owns and works as a clinician three days a week in his current practice in Suffolk. He was the UK Petplan Vet of the Year in 2008.

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