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Till Feb 2, if we dump in during The White Collar Pet Spa in Khar, you’ll mark owners Poonam Thaval giving oil massages to pooches regulating techniques she has learnt in Thailand, as partial of Pawsh Therapy Week, during a week-long pop-up organized by Mutt Hutt–The Pet Café where pet relatives get to suffer a sauna date with their dogs.

Meanwhile, each 10 days, you’ll find Bella Chhabria, a one-year-old Shih Tzu, during Cumballa Hill’s Pawfect–The Pet Salon and Spa to get a relaxing massage from salon owner, Lokashi Aggarwal who uses cold-pressed coconut or karanja oil infused with drops of lavender or almond oil — extracted naturally by a devoted source in Bhuleshwar. “Previously, we had a customary pet shampoo-and-conditioner treatment. Three months ago, a crony told me about karanja oil, a healthy approach to provide dry skin. We began charity customised options. The form of oil depends on a pet’s skin problems. I’ve seen a formula within 3 or 4 sessions,” says Aggarwal.

The cost per eventuality ranges from Rs 800 to Rs 1,500. But that hasn’t deterred Bella’s owner, Samir Chhabria, from pampering her. He splurges roughly Rs 15,000 per month on a pooch. “She is like my child. I’m also formulation to make her a pass and take her on general holidays,” shares Chhabria, a liberality professional. He is among a flourishing clan of a city’s pet relatives who leave no mill unturned to offer their pooches a lush lifestyle.

Hydrotherapy session

Woof wellness
“In a final integrate of years, pet relatives have gained bearing by travel, and their opinion towards pet health and wellness has altered drastically,” shares Pooja Advani who runs a 2,500 sq ft air-conditioned pet daycare and wellness centre, It’s A Doggiie Dog World, in Andheri. A approved groomer and hydrotherapist from Singapore, she offers hydrotherapy sessions where canines are done to float and practice in water, exhilarated to 30 grade celsius, that helps relax their muscles. “I devise to deliver treadmills and emanate a doggy gym during a facility, to assistance boost lively and application along with aptness and health,” she says.

Poonam Thaval offers a massage

Grooming beauties
While a prismatic pet might still be fantastic idea, Mumbai is warming adult to adding pinks, blues and sea immature colours to their pets. “I get during slightest 4 requests a month,” says Thaval, who charges Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500 for colouring, depending on a physique part. “We especially colour ears, paws and tails. we import paraben and chemical-free colours that final 6 months.” She also cites an instance where a integrate perceived assistance from strangers in anticipating their mislaid dog due to a phony ears.

A marriage dress for a Mumbai pug customised by That Dog In Tuxedo

Meanwhile, from subsequent month, Top Dog Pet Spa and Pet Boutique in Mahalaxmi will embody feathers in their bathing sessions. Cookkie Khanna, India’s initial approved master groomer from New York, who is accessible a package of varicoloured feathers from abroad, says, “Usually, we tie a dog’s hair with a crawl after a bathing session. Now, we will use feathers. There’s a technique to thread them in a stone and insert them to a hair.,” adds Khanna, who also offers aromatherapy and sand masks for dogs.

Pet socials
After organising pet get-togethers and Holi sleet dances, Mutt Hutt is also organising a Valentine’s Day eventuality (February 12 during Zoobar), where pet owners can make their hybrid their troubadour and loll them on canvas. “Our attempt is to deliver ways for pets and their relatives to socialise,” adds Trupti Zaveri, co-owner of Mutt Hutt.

What’s trending in a pet caring world?

• Go gluten-free: The latest further to transport offering by Harley’s Corner are gluten-free cakes. These embody duck chop or live, egg and cheese. “We come opposite dogs with several lifestyle diseases or allergies. So, 4 months back, we motionless to deliver gluten-free, flourless cakes. Out of an sequence of 60 cakes, 25 are requests for gluten-free,” says owner Ishmeet Singh Chandiok. Priced during Rs 550 for half a kilo, these are also accessible in a paneer base.
• Chill with dog beer: Online pet products store Shake Hands offers Dog Beer, an imported, chicken-flavoured non-alcoholic splash that’s ideal to offer your pet when you’re enjoying a pint yourself. “We began stocking it for New Year’s Eve celebrations. The thought of dog drink appeals some-more to pet relatives since it’s a approach of celebrating along with your pet,” shares owner Sabiha Charania. It costs Rs 245 for 250 ml.
• Get a tux for pet: Keen on creation your dog a best male for your wedding? Order a customised tuxedo, sherwani or even a brocade-embellished tutu dress from That Dog In Tuxedo, a Lucknow-based online oppulance conform portal for pets. “Fifty per cent of a orders come from Mumbai. We also offer a vast collection of bows and neckties along with raincoats,” shares owner Ankita Saini, who skeleton to open a store in a city subsequent year. A customised tuxedo costs Rs 3,500.

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