Al Gharb sits in the old western part of the city, close to the creek and the traditional markets, and the flats and family houses here keep a good number of cats, plenty of them long-coated breeds that knot up within weeks. Salonist puts every cat groomer and clinic covering this area into one list, with prices, availability and reviews you can compare properly. Owners generally open the pet grooming options in Al Gharb page and filter to cat work.
A cat groom is not a smaller version of a dog groom. The handler works quietly, checks the skin, eyes and ears, combs the coat right down to the roots, separates or clips out any mats, washes the cat if it stays relaxed in water, dries it at low heat, then does the claws, the ears and a neat trim around the rear. A cat matted to the skin is clipped rather than brushed. Sessions rarely run past 90 minutes. For a wider choice of times, try cat grooming in Al Goaz.
Expect something like AED 100 to 170 if the coat is short, AED 140 to 250 for a Persian, and AED 215 to 360 for a lion cut, with de-matting time and travel added where they apply. Set that alongside cat grooming in Al Nabaah if you like to shop around.
Because indoor cooling never really switches off, moulting here carries on through the year and hairballs become a regular nuisance, so keep up the combing between appointments and offer water in more than one place. Households near cat grooming in Al Nabba report the same pattern.
No cat groomer is set up inside Al Gharb itself, so the listing routes you to travelling groomers and clinics minutes away, with new providers added as they join. Booking happens on screen instead of over the phone, the payment sits with the app, and the ratings are drawn from genuine customers. A little further afield, cat grooming in Industrial Area 2 is also worth considering.