Matted fur behind the ears, a dirty back end on a long-coated rabbit, the tangle of hair between a dog's pads: these are the small grooming jobs that do not justify a salon booking but do need doing before they turn into a problem. A quiet cordless clipper handles all of them at home, inside the few minutes your pet is actually willing to stand still for you.

Noise and vibration are what most animals object to, not the blade, and this one is built around keeping both down. That is the difference between a rabbit sitting through a trim and a rabbit panicking, and panic in a rabbit is a genuine health risk rather than an inconvenience. The blade adjusts, so you can work close around paw pads and back off for body coat, and it charges rather than trailing a mains lead.

• Rechargeable and cordless
• Low-noise, low-vibration motor
• Adjustable blade setting
• Suitable for dogs, cats, rabbits and other small pets
• Listed in champagne, gold and red configurations
• Sized for tidying paws, faces and body coat between grooms

Worth knowing. Also, never clip a badly matted coat flat to the skin yourself. Matting pulls the skin up into it, and cutting a pet is easily done.

Who it's for: Owners doing tidy-ups between professional grooms, and pets who cannot cope with salon noise.