Muddy Paws Canine Spa

Muddy Paws Canine Spa Muddy Paws Canine Spa, city and guilds qualified. open tuesday to saturday 9.30am to 4pm, phone for an appointment on 087 0539391.

Muddy Paws Professional Dog Grooming services provided:
Bathing
Drying
Clipping/ Styling
Nails clipped
Ears cleaned and hair plucked
A**l glands emptying

Also advice given on food, brushing, training and all general dog behaviour

It seems I've had a blip with my phone, some messages / whatsapp messages haven't been coming through until now, apolog...
24/09/2025

It seems I've had a blip with my phone, some messages / whatsapp messages haven't been coming through until now, apologies to anyone I didn't answer as I simply didn't get the message till this evening.

🐾✂️ And that’s a wrap, folks! The Muddy Paws team have hung up the scissors, packed away the bubbles, and swapped furry ...
06/09/2025

🐾✂️ And that’s a wrap, folks! The Muddy Paws team have hung up the scissors, packed away the bubbles, and swapped furry friends for flip-flops! 😎🌴

We’re now officially off on our late summer hols and will be back wagging our tails on Tuesday 23rd September at 9.30am.

While we’re gone, the paw-phone is on snooze 💤—so no calls, texts, WhatsApps or Facebook messages will get through.

A massive thank you for keeping us busy scrubbing, fluffing, and pampering your pooches this year 🐶💖. See you all fresh, recharged, and ready for more waggy makeovers when we’re back on the 23rd!

☀️✂️🐾 Holiday Mode Loading… 🐾✂️☀️This Saturday at 4 o’clock sharp, Muddy Paws Canine Spa will be closing its doors for o...
03/09/2025

☀️✂️🐾 Holiday Mode Loading… 🐾✂️☀️

This Saturday at 4 o’clock sharp, Muddy Paws Canine Spa will be closing its doors for our annual two-week summer holiday (time for us to recharge before the Christmas madness! 🌴🍹).

💡 We are now fully booked until October, so if your pooch is in need of a pamper, please get in touch ASAP for October appointments.

🎄 And speaking of Christmas… appointments are flying out faster than Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve! 🎅 The week before Christmas is already fully booked 🎁, so the only slots left are in the first week and a half of December. If you want your pup looking festive-fabulous, don’t wait around!

📩 Drop us a message to secure your spot before the diary is all tied up in tinsel!

🌟✨ Calling All Our Furry Friends & Their Hoomans! ✨🌟Has your pooch left the salon looking paw-sitively fabulous?Do they ...
06/08/2025

🌟✨ Calling All Our Furry Friends & Their Hoomans! ✨🌟

Has your pooch left the salon looking paw-sitively fabulous?
Do they strut out like they own the catwalk (or should we say dogwalk)? 🐾💁‍♀️
Then we need YOU – yes, YOU – to help us fetch a title! 🏆🐶

We’re wagging our tails with excitement because nominations are now OPEN for the Celtic Coat Awards – Salon Groomer of the Year! 🎉✂️ And we’d be absolutely over the moon (and back again chasing our tail) if you could nominate us!

💌 It only takes a minute, but it would mean the world to us – and we promise extra cuddles and treats for every vote cast. (Okay, maybe not for the humans, but definitely for the dogs.)

📣 So if we’ve ever made your pup feel like a million bones,
📸 Or you’ve left here with the cleanest, floofiest, sassiest pupper in town...

👉 Nominate us for Salon Groomer of the Year!
Because behind every great dog is an even greater groomer with a brush full of glitter and a heart full of fluff 💖

https://www.thecelticcoat.com/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMAYQNjbGNrAs5WqWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMFJoY2xuUUxQTnZMMWtXNmMBHhHoe6PiWi4jWckrmpGCP8zA5HwKMijTS0VLOYRxgHCnk-6Ew9lkLvifsjAw_aem_OyGRqJFTB4yIsaFGN4myEA

(swap this for your salon name if different)

🎉🍀 BONUS BALL TIME! 🍀🎉Right you lovely lot — it’s time to get your lucky numbers ready! We’re doing a Bonus Ball Lotto D...
26/07/2025

🎉🍀 BONUS BALL TIME! 🍀🎉

Right you lovely lot — it’s time to get your lucky numbers ready! We’re doing a Bonus Ball Lotto Draw for our fabulous Party Hamper, and trust us — it’s bursting with goodies! 🎁🎈🍬🍷

Here’s how it works:
👉 Pick a number between 1 and 47 (first come, first served!)
👉 It’s just €10 per number
👉 Pay via PayPal = [email protected]
Revolut = 0870539392
, or good old-fashioned cash to me in banagher area or athlone area
👉 When the next National Lottery Bonus Ball (1–47) is drawn — whoever has that number WINS the hamper! ( once all numbers are sold and paid for)

💥 That’s it — fun, simple, and a chance to bag a brilliant prize! 💥

AND the best bit?
🐾 All proceeds go directly to Galway SPCA and the amazing animals in their care 🐶🐱🐰
So every tenner you donate helps give a little love (and kibble!) to those who need it most.

Whether you're in it to win it, or just fancy supporting a great cause with a sprinkle of excitement 🍀 — grab your number quick before they’re all snapped up!

Tag your pals, spread the word, and let the bonus ball banter begin! 😄

🌴🐾 HOLIDAY MODE: ACTIVATED 🐾🌴Muddy Paws Canine Spa Athlone is now officially closed for a much-needed holiday snooze 😴 u...
19/07/2025

🌴🐾 HOLIDAY MODE: ACTIVATED 🐾🌴

Muddy Paws Canine Spa Athlone is now officially closed for a much-needed holiday snooze 😴 until Tuesday 29th July!

While we’re off recharging our batteries (and possibly chasing waves instead of tails), we won’t be able to answer calls, texts, WhatsApps or Facebook messages — our phones are on holiday too! 📵🏖️

We’ll get back to you as soon as we return, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and ready for all the fluff, scruff, and pawdicures! 💅🐶

Thanks for your patience and see you soon!

💙 Team Muddy Paws
Currently out-of-office and probably covered in sand instead of fur ###x

🔥☀️Hot Dog Days & Holiday Hoorays!☀️🔥A massive THANK YOU to all our amazing customers who were absolute legends last wee...
15/07/2025

🔥☀️Hot Dog Days & Holiday Hoorays!☀️🔥

A massive THANK YOU to all our amazing customers who were absolute legends last week, moving appointments and being so understanding with the ridiculous heat! 🥵🐶

We know it was a bit of a juggle, but you helped keep your fluffballs safe and our sanity intact. High-paws all around! 🐾💛

Now, a quick heads up:
🧳 We’re off on a much-needed break next week!
📆 And we are now fully booked until AUGUST!

If you didn’t get a chance to rebook yet, drop us a message and we’ll pop you on the waiting list in case of cancellations. But for now, it’s SPF 50, floppy hats, and zero alarm clocks! 😎🍹

Thanks again for being the absolute best bunch of humans (and floofs)!
— The Muddy Paws Crew 🐾🌴✂️

🚨 HOT DOG ALERT! ☀️🐶This Saturday is set to hit a fiery 30°C, and while that might sound like fun for sunbathers, it's a...
10/07/2025

🚨 HOT DOG ALERT! ☀️🐶

This Saturday is set to hit a fiery 30°C, and while that might sound like fun for sunbathers, it's a hard pass for blow dryers, furry coats, and overheating groomers 🥵✂️

For the safety of your pups (and our slightly melting team), the salon will be CLOSED this Saturday due to extreme heat. No pooch deserves a spa day in a sauna – not even with ice cubes in their water bowl! ❌🐾

We will be contacting all owners booked in for Saturday to reschedule – if we missed you, please check your messages or give us a shout! 📞💬

Until then, walk your woofers early, avoid the midday scorch, and remember: grooming can wait – heatstroke can’t.

Stay cool, stay safe, and we’ll see you on the breezier side! Sorry for any inconvenience
💦🐾☀️
Jayne at Muddy Paws Canine Spa Athlone

☀️🐾 “But my dog needs a walk…” 🐾☀️Here we go again…Look, we get it – your dog has energy. So do toddlers. But you wouldn...
10/07/2025

☀️🐾 “But my dog needs a walk…” 🐾☀️
Here we go again…

Look, we get it – your dog has energy. So do toddlers. But you wouldn't drag a toddler across a scorching car park barefoot at noon, would you? (If you would, we need to talk. Urgently.)

It’s 28–30°C out. The ground is HOT. The air is thick. Your dog doesn’t want a walk – they want to stay alive.
Not walking them will not kill them.
Walking them very well could.

🥵 Heatstroke can hit in minutes.
🔥 Burned paw pads take weeks to heal.
💀 And yes, dogs do die every summer because someone thought "Ah sure it’ll be grand."

So no, you’re not being a bad owner by skipping the walk – you’re being a GOOD ONE.
Play some brain games inside, give them a frozen Kong, pop a paddling pool in the shade – they'll love you for it.

They don’t need a walk in this heat. They need you to use your noggin. 🧠🐶

Signed,
Every groomer, vet, dog walker, and sweaty canine in Ireland 😅🐾

💣The Silent Sniffer Killer – Let’s Talk Pyometra in Dogs! 🐶🚨Your sweet lady dog seems a little "off"... she’s tired, not...
25/06/2025

💣The Silent Sniffer Killer – Let’s Talk Pyometra in Dogs! 🐶🚨

Your sweet lady dog seems a little "off"... she’s tired, not eating, and maybe there’s a bit of weird discharge down there. Could be a tummy bug, right?
WRONG. It could be Pyometra — the “silent killer” of unspayed female dogs. 😱

It’s dramatic, dangerous, and potentially deadly — but totally preventable. Let’s sniff out the truth in the quirkiest way possible!

🧪 What is Pyometra?

Pyometra is a life-threatening uterine infection that strikes unspayed female dogs, often a few weeks after a heat cycle.
Picture her uterus turning into a pus-filled balloon of doom 💀🎈... not pretty, not safe, and definitely not something to ignore.

🧬 What Causes It?

After a heat cycle, her body produces progesterone, which thickens the uterine lining.

That warm, thickened space becomes a 5-star hotel for bacteria — usually E. coli sneaking up from the rear.

Infection sets in, pus builds up, and BAM — emergency situation.

🔍 What’s the Difference Between Open and Closed Pyometra?

🎭 Think of it like two versions of the same horror movie:

Open Pyometra – “The Leaky Kind”

The cervix is open, so the infected pus can drain out.

You may notice vaginal discharge — thick, yellow, brown, or bloody and very smelly.

Dogs may still be quite ill, but at least you have visible warning signs to act on.

Closed Pyometra – “The Silent Assassin”

The cervix is closed, trapping all the pus inside.

No discharge, no obvious clue anything’s wrong… until the infection causes fever, swelling, vomiting, or even a uterine rupture (which is deadly).

This one is much harder to spot and often far more dangerous.

🚨 In both cases, it’s a medical emergency. But closed pyometra is sneakier — and riskier.

🚩 Warning Signs to Watch For:

Lethargy, weakness, or just "not herself"

Vomiting or loss of appetite

Swollen tummy

Drinking and peeing more

Discharge (only in open pyometra)

Fever, panting, or trembling

👉 If your girl was recently in heat and starts acting poorly, don’t wait — head to the vet!

🛠️ Treatment:

The only real fix? Emergency spay surgery to remove the infected uterus and ovaries.
It’s not your average spay — this is high-stakes, urgent, and can be life-saving.
Some very mild cases may respond to meds, but surgery is the gold standard.

🛡️ Prevention Is Power:

💖 The magic word: SPAY. HER.

Prevents pyometra 100%

Also slashes the risk of mammary cancer

No more heat cycles, hormonal drama, or weird suitors sniffing around!

🐾 Final Thought:

Pyometra might sound like a sci-fi villain, but it’s real, it’s dangerous, and it hides in plain sight. Whether it’s leaking or lurking, this is one drama you don’t want your dog starring in.
Spay for safety — and give her a long, happy, belly-rub-filled life! 💕

🍒To Snip or Not to Snip? That Is the Question…🐾Ah yes, the big debate: “Should I neuter my dog… or let him become a four...
24/06/2025

🍒To Snip or Not to Snip? That Is the Question…🐾

Ah yes, the big debate: “Should I neuter my dog… or let him become a four-legged Casanova with dreams of fatherhood?” 🐶💘
Or maybe your lady pup’s strutting her stuff and you’re wondering if breeding “just one litter” is a good idea.

Let’s dive into the delightfully awkward world of neutering vs. breeding, and why sometimes, the best love you can give your dog… is a snip. ✂️💕

🧬 First, What Is Neutering?

Neutering (or spaying for the gals) is surgical sterilisation. In other words:

No more surprise puppies

No more heat cycles or hormonal howling

No more hu***ng the neighbour’s leg at awkward BBQs 😅

🛠️ Why Neuter? (Other than saving your furniture and your sanity...)

🚫 No Unwanted Litters – rescue centres are overflowing. Puppies are cute, but 6–12 surprise pups? Not so much.

💀 Prevents Certain Cancers – like testicular, uterine, and mammary cancer.

🤬 Behavioural Bliss – less marking, mounting, roaming, and grumpy mood swings.

🧠 Focus, Please! – neutered dogs often concentrate better in training (less distracted by… erm… urges).

💚 Longer, Healthier Life – studies show neutered dogs often live longer and happier lives.

🎀 But What About Breeding “Just One Litter”?

We get it — your dog is adorable. But here’s the tea ☕:

Breeding is NOT a hobby — it’s a serious responsibility.
Think health testing, bloodlines, temperament checks, emergency C-sections, sleepless nights, and finding good homes… x 10 puppies.

“Just one litter” can still go wrong. Complications can harm or kill your dog.

Puppy buyers? Friends say they’ll take one… until the puppies arrive. Then it’s crickets.

Your dog won’t miss out. Dogs don’t feel the need to be mums or dads. They’d rather chase tennis balls and steal socks.

🧐 But Isn’t It “Natural” for Dogs to Breed?

Sure. So is rolling in fox poo and eating dead things.
“Natural” doesn’t always mean “good idea.” 😬
Dogs rely on us to make the best health and welfare decisions — and avoiding preventable problems (like pyometra, testicular cancer, or oops-litters) is part of that.

🐾 Final Thought:

Love your dog? Then show it by doing what’s best for them, not what looks cute on Instagram or what Aunt Mary’s friend’s cousin did with their Jack Russell in 2006.
Neutering is safe, smart, and one of the kindest choices you can make. 💚

🐶🎭 Drama Queen or Expecting? Let’s Talk Phantom Pregnancies in Dogs!Your dog’s belly is looking a bit round… she's nesti...
24/06/2025

🐶🎭 Drama Queen or Expecting? Let’s Talk Phantom Pregnancies in Dogs!

Your dog’s belly is looking a bit round… she's nesting in her bed… and she’s definitely guarding her favourite stuffed piglet like it’s a newborn pup. 🐷👶
But surprise: she’s not pregnant — she just thinks she is!

Welcome to the strange and hormonal world of the phantom pregnancy, aka pseudopregnancy — a canine soap opera in full swing! 🎬🐾

🧬 What Is a Phantom Pregnancy?

It’s when a female dog shows all the signs of being pregnant… without the actual puppies.
Hormones go rogue after a heat cycle and trick her body into thinking she's having babies, even when she absolutely is not. 😅

🎭 Signs of the “Pawgnancy” Include:

Nesting like she's on Grand Designs: Dog Den Edition

Producing milk (yes, really!)

Enlarged belly or mammary glands

Mothering toys, socks, or random bananas

Mood swings – clingy, growly, or downright dramatic

Reduced appetite… or suddenly eating like she’s feeding 12 imaginary pups

🐾 Why Does This Happen?

It’s all about hormones, darling. After a heat cycle, progesterone levels rise whether she’s pregnant or not. Then they drop, triggering the release of prolactin — the "let’s be a mum!" hormone.
Mother Nature got a bit carried away with the backup plans. 🙄

Some breeds (like Terriers, Cavaliers, and GSDs) seem more prone to full-blown doggy delusion.

🛠️ What Can You Do?

Don’t encourage the behaviour — gently take away the “adopted” toys

Avoid milking her (even if she's producing!) — it stimulates more milk

Distract her with walks, games, and treats

Vets may prescribe meds to help settle hormones if it’s severe

If the mammary glands are swollen, a cool compress can help soothe

🛡️ Prevention: Snip the Drama!

🎉 Spaying is the golden ticket!
If you’re not planning a litter, spaying:

Prevents future phantom pregnancies

Stops the heat cycles altogether

Slashes the risk of mammary cancer

Ends the hormone rollercoaster

💬 Final Thought:

Your dog’s not crazy — she’s just hormonally hijacked! Phantom pregnancies can be confusing, messy, and emotional (for both of you), but with some TLC and smart choices, she’ll be back to her real self soon. 💕

Address

Muddy Paws Canine Spa, Sean Costello Street, Irish Town
Athlone
COWESTMEATH

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 6pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5am
Friday 9:29am - 5am
Saturday 9:30am - 5am

Telephone

+353870539391

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