STAY AWAY FROM PETSMART GROOMING!!!!!
I wish I could give this place a negative star!
PET INJURED AT THE HANDS OF PETSMART GROOMER
I have a 2.5 year old, small, 10 pound chihuahua named Maverick. He is sweet natured, has been thru obedience training, and is great with kids and other dogs.On November 9, 2010, I took him to the Petsmart groomer perfectly happy... when I picked him up he wasn't himself and just looked tired. I figured it was normal and took him home. The next morning, my poor little dog was in SOOOO much pain! He could not sit or lay down, could not use the bathroom, was lethargic, didn't want to go for a walk or move at all.... so I immediately took him to the vet! Vet did fecal, urine and blood sample tests. The vet found a small amount if blood in his feces but concluded that he hadn't eaten anything bad and didn't have any toxins in his body rather his condition was the result of someone roughly handling him and his nails being cut too short which causes pain.
Today I found out that the groomer most likely let my dog fall off the table, held him down aggressively, and even muzzled him!! Maverick is obedient, loves people, and other dogs and is very easy going... so I have no clue why a petsmart groomer would do this to him :(. Also on his "report card" the groomer wrote "Mav did great!" LIE OF THE YEAR!!!! Having to FORCEFULLY restrain him hard enough to leave BONE BRUISES ON HIS HIPS AND SEVERE MUSCULAR PAIN on a little 10 pound dog DOES NOT EQUAL "mav did great!!!!!!!!!"
So far, I talked to the manager of the store and he didn't seem to care tooo much about the rough handeling my pet clearly suffered :(. I want more than a "sorry that happened, wont happen again" from petsmart!!!!! The vet gave Maverick a shot for the rear body pain he has around his hips, on his low back & spine, as well as muscle relaxers, and anti-inflammatory pills.
*After asking the manager to investigate what happened, all I got was "the salon manager was present and she didn't see anything out of the ordinary." ANOTHER LIE! So for no reason at all, my dog couldnt lay down and I could not touch him for 5 days after being groomed because everything went well? Not likely!!!
I think they should at least refund his grooming and pay his vet bills. I simply would make them take ownership for what has happened and perhaps develop better training or enforce adequate supervision so this doesn't happen again! I would hate to see or hear about any other dogs having to go thru as much pain as my little maverick is in right now. My vet told me that here latelyshe has been getting more cases of sick and injured dogs after petsmart grooming. This has to change! read more