What is the difference between home care and professional grooming?

There are significant differences between home care and professional grooming, and both have their own advantages for your dog's health. Home care covers your daily hygiene routines and includes simple procedures like basic brushing, bathing, and ear cleaning. This type of care allows you to bond with your dog, is cost-effective, and can be done whenever you want. However, the tools you use in home care may not be of professional quality and you may not have sufficient experience for complex procedures. Professional grooming includes comprehensive services that require expert knowledge, experience, and industrial equipment. Specialists apply breed-specific cutting techniques, analyze skin and coat structure to choose the most suitable products. Sensitive procedures like nail trimming, anal gland cleaning, ear hair removal are performed safely. Professional drying systems ensure your dog is completely dry and prevent skin problems. Specialists can also observe your dog's general health condition, notice skin problems, parasite presence, or abnormal conditions. In home care, accessing certain areas of your dog may become difficult over time or you may not be able to apply the correct technique. In professional care, your dog is held safely and the entire body is cleaned in detail. Although home care seems more economical in terms of cost, skin irritations, cuts, or stress conditions that may occur as a result of wrong application can be more expensive in the long run. The ideal approach is to combine daily home care with regular professional care. Through the VetPI platform, you can find experienced specialists and establish the right balance between home care and professional care according to your dog's needs. Specialists on the platform can also give you advice on home care and suggest the next professional care time.