Groomer woes!!!!!/UPDATE

[pomtzu]

Glad all is well, Pom...well, except for deciding about the next groom....I have a question. We didn't have to groom our dalmatian, but we do have to get Boomer groomed every 3-4 months. Just wondering about prices in your area. I like our groomer....she does a good job, and Boomer doesn't ever seem stressed or anything, but I kinda think her price is a little high, but it may not be....I took Boomer for a bath, nail trim, and groom, and Sooner (the pup) got a bath and a nail trim. It was $76 for both of them. They are Springer spaniels....just wondering if this was par with groomer fees around the country or not.

I imagine rates for grooming are pretty much like what you pay for everything else - it all depends where you live and how fancy a place you want to take them. Some of the exclusive spas in the bigger cities - yikes - talk about pricey.

When I had my guys in last week, I paid $42 for Sparky and $28 for Myndi. Of course Sparky gets the real close cut (as you can see in my siggy pic), whereas Myndi just gets evened up all over, and the hair on her legs and toes and butt cut. Of course that includes the bath and comb out and nails for both of them. I actually paid more at previous groomers - up to $80 at Petsmart for both of them. Unfortunately, if I decide to use the mobile groomer, it would be about $75 each!!! That's not really in my budget, but I could compensate some by stretching the time between grooming visits, and just trim them up a little on my own if they get looking too bad!

[boomersooner]

Thanks, Pom...yes, Boomer is not the spa type!! Neither is my budget!! LOL....Well, if you pay 42 and 28 for little pups, then 50 something for Boom isn't too bad, I guess.....I like the lady a lot, and that is worth it. Good luck in finding a good groomer!!!

[Catlady711]

The place that used to groom my kitties before they closed only charged me $15 per cat if I brought more than 1 at a time.

The place that did a crappy job was one of the cheaper in the area and they charged me $35 for each short haired cat, and $40 for each long haired cat, no discount on multiples. That was about 4-5 years ago when I quit using a groomer though, so I'd imagine the prices had went up some since then. Don't know what they charged for a dog though.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Most groomers in my area won't even work with cats. Luckily the groomer that I take them to once a year is a good one. They charge me $65 per cat which includes a nail trim, bath, and a lion cut. I think they also clean their ears too. I used to go to them for only nail trims and it was $10 per cat or so. Now I've learned to do it myself. Good luck finding a groomer that you and your dogs like.

I once took both Pearl and Sky to Petsmart and I had a horrible experience there. A young girl trimmed their nails and when I got home I noticed that one of Pearl's nails was bleeding. The girl should've at least let me know about this because I'm sure that she realized that she cut it too short. I called the grooming dept. but the girl had already left for the day and even though I left my name and number she never returned my call. Pearl was still a kitten at the time and I had to try to keep still for about 5 minutes while I put some flour on it. I learned this from the ER vet that I called.

[pomtzu]

Most groomers in my area won't even work with cats.

I once took both Pearl and Sky to Petsmart and I had a horrible experience there.

Groomers around here are just starting to take cats. This last groomer the pups went to, just started doing them, but I have no idea what she charges. My son's 2 cats in residence are shorthairs, so they never have to go. They just get the occasional brushing here at home.

Well - Petsmart must be good at "horrible experiences". That's where the groomer left the dog alone on the table and walked away and he jumped off and was hanging by his neck. I wouldn't have even believed it happened, but my ex-DIL saw the whole thing transpire. They always did a good cut on my pups, but no way I would ever go back after that!!!

[boomersooner]

I kinda like having the same person groom each time, too....I don't imagine that happens at Petsmart.

[pomtzu]

I kinda like having the same person groom each time, too....I don't imagine that happens at Petsmart.

Petsmart has so many different groomers, that you never know who you'll get, unless you ask for a specific one. Unfortunately they have a pretty big turnover of people, and it seems the good ones don't stay long. Based on what happened, and not knowing anything about these people, is why I chose not to go back. It could have been an isolated incident, but I'm not willing to chance it and put my pups safety in their hands.