My dog was injured, and the General Manager Lied!
Petco Grooming in Strongsville, Ohio. I noticed hours after grooming service that our dog had blood where she was sitting. I checked under her tail and there was a slash and clipper mark under the slash her vagina was red and a little swollen. I called Petco and asked the groomer, Leah, if there was something that they would recommend I put on her vagina, because it looks irritating, and noted the cuts at the base of her tail, and top of her anus by her vagina. The Groomer sincerely apologized, told me to use Neosporin on the area, but if it got worse to take her to the vet, and "Petco will pay for it".
We ended up taking Chloe to the vet, they explained that the clippers were hot, and burned her as well as cut her. This led her to lick herself which also irritated the area, and she could either have a UTI or Vaginitis stemming from the injury. We had to put her on antibiotics.
I contacted the GM at the Strongsville Petco, Matt, who told us that Petco will not be reimbursing the vet visit. Matt stated that he had spoken to the vet and understood that the injury was not 100% Petco's fault, and could have been due to a preexisting condition. I called Matt back, and he explained the same thing, and noted that because hair was removed from the vagina, she could started to lick the area and given herself a UTI. I noted that when I dropped Chloe off, her Vagina was normal, and after I had picked her up, it was red and swollen. Matt doubled down stating that to reimburse me, he had to submit a claim, and this would not be covered unless the vet stated that Petco 100% was at fault. I told him the vet had in fact told us this was due to clipper burn, and the cuts from the groom. He told me he did not know who he had spoken to at the Vet, but I could call them back and ask them to speak to him again.
I called the Vet, who confirmed "NO ONE FROM PETCO HAS CALLED US!". I asked if they were sure, and they replied "Yes!". Legally we are not allowed to disclose patient information without your consent, all of our employees follow the same process. If Petco would have called and requested to discuss information, we would have called you to ask for permission to disclose the information with Petco. No one has called us to inquire about your dog. The vet confirmed also, if they would have called, "I would have explained to them that this was from the clippers being to hot more than likely burned her vagina skin, and licking her injury made it worse."
The Vet called Matt after I got off of the phone with them, and Matt called again and stated that the vet told him it was not 100% unequivocally Petco's fault, so he would need to consult his Regional Manager to see if there is anything they can do.
Not only did thy injure my dog, but the GM is lying to us as well. 100% Unethical- They had no issue charging us money, but when if comes to addressing injuries that they have caused, they are not so quick to resolve. read more