Animal Ark Pet Resort
Family-owned kennel in Cincinnati since 1985 with a grooming salon for dogs and cats, priced by breed, and walk-ins when a groomer is free.
Open now, closes 6:00 pm
Services
Each breed is priced for a Take Down or a Pattern or Custom cut. Nails can be added to a dog bath for $12.00.
Nails and Add-Ons
Difficult pets may be subject to a handling fee.
What Animal Ark Pet Resort says
In their own words, from animalarkpet.com, read October 9, 2026.
- Calm, low-stress setting
Our gentle grooming techniques minimize stress for cats, while our specialized care is perfect for long or thick coats.
- Grooms cats
Cats any size
- Grooms doodles
Golden Doodle/ Labradoodle
- Poodle cuts
Miniature Poodle
Hours
| Monday | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm |
| Saturdaytoday | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm |
| Sunday | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm |
Good to know
Animal Ark is a locally and family-owned kennel, daycare and grooming business in Cincinnati, serving the area since 1985. Its groomers bathe, clean ears, trim nails and express anal glands when needed, give special care to long or thick coats, and use gentle techniques for cats.
Walk-in or same-day grooming is available whenever a groomer is free. Most pets need a groom about every two months, depending on the breed.
The business is closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Other groomers in Cincinnati
What grooming costs in Cincinnati: a full groom runs $45 to $125, median $105, across the 4 salons that price one.
Every groomer in Cincinnati, with which ones groom cats.
- Active Paws Mobile GroomingMobile, serves Cincinnati. Grooms cats
- Bonnie's Wags and WhiskersPerry St.
- Mel's Paw SpawTownterrace Dr
Between grooms
The basics for the weeks in between. Picked by PawsRx, not recommended by Animal Ark Pet Resort.

Slicker brushes
Curly and doodle coats mat close to the skin. Groomers follow a slicker with a metal comb to check they reached the bottom.
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Cat brushes
Long-haired cats mat first behind the ears, under the legs and on the belly. Short, frequent sessions tend to go better than one long one.
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Animal Ark Pet Resort is an independent salon listed on PawsRx.