Before I write this review, let me preface it with this: after the absolutely nightmarish and heartbreaking experience I have had due to the criminal negligence of Planned Pethood, I am still debating whether or not to a) pursue charges against them and b) report them to local authorities for animal neglect.
Planned Pethood had an adoption event at my local Petco in Ann Arbor, MI, in early October. I adopted an absolutely precious kitten, Selleck, and was so excited to introduce him to my dog, Parker.
Before I left the store with Selleck I asked the Planned Pethood staff about some dry patches of skin on his ears--they said when he was rescued he had fleas really badly, and the dry skin was a reaction to the medication he was given to get rid of his fleas. However, after about a week and a half of owning Selleck i started noticing some chapped-looking patches of skin on my chest. These little round marks began to spread, and soon I had 4 huge ones on my chest, and several on each arm, and one in my hair. Then I noticed several on my dog, Parker, a Pomeranian with an absolutely beautiful, thick coat. Soon, patches of Parkers fur started coming out wherever the dry skin was--and so did my hair. Meanwhile, Selleck's skin was looking worse and worse, and the weird skin was creeping closer to his little blue eyes. Mind you, all of this happened over just a couple of days. Frantically I took Selleck and Parker to my vet, who said they had ringworm--and that Selleck's was increidbly bad, and super advanced. And I had it too! I eventually had to board Selleck at my vet's for the treatment, because it included medicated baths several times a week (medicated shampoo was over $70) as well as pills. What makes it even worse is one of my friend's babysat Selleck for a weekend, and HER cat got ringworm horribly badly as well. She is an in-home caregiver, and couldn't have an infectious cat, and so her cat had to be euthanized!
I am now in for treatment for Selleck for over $1000, and for Parker over $250, not to mention my own medical costs and considerable discomfort and inconvenience. In the end, I wasn't even able to keep Selleck because I couldn't afford the boarding and medical costs (around $550/month). Happily, one of the vet techs at my vet's wanted him. However, I initially looked into my local Humane Society--who said if I dropped off 12 week old Selleck to them he'd be euthanized on intake. My dog's fur is still patchy at best, and I have several visible scars now. I took both my animals to two separate vets for opinions on how to proceed, and they both said that a) it would have been very apparent to Planned Pethood that Selleck was not well, and should not be put up for adoption, and that b) in their opinion I should pursue charges against Planned Pethood.
DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION. They put a beautiful little kitten's life at risk, and cost the life of another much-loved family cat. I've notified my local Petco, and they've said they'll no longer be doing business with them, either. read more