Our Owner and Philosophy

John Schwartz bought the Edmonds location of City Kitty in December 2016 and was hand taught cat grooming  by Adrienne Kawamura prior to her retirement from cat grooming. As of 2019, John is one of 61 Certified Pet Aestheticians in the United States, and the only one in all of Washington State!  As an Aesthetician, he is trained in the process of skin restoration therapies, often able to resolve many skin or coat related issues through proper grooming practices.  This certification teaches the how, what and why do cats and dogs have the skin and coat that they do, and what role us groomers can play to best take care of it.  With numerous cats at home ranging from rescue cats to his energy filled Bengal, he has lots of experience working with cat behavior issues. John values continuing education in the animal care field and have traveled locally and nationally to attend conferences regarding everything from pet grooming, skin care, and boarding.  John is joined by both Bob and Nastassja at the salon, and we all share in various parts of the grooming process.