Groomer woes!!!!!/UPDATE

[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.

[Vette]

I so know how you feel. that is largely part of why i groom my dog myself. that way there there is no question about how hes treated an such. but its a lot of work even though hes a dream to groom. so i totally understand why people take them to the groomers. LOL an dont think you were at all wrong to think she should of told you about his dew claw. it is after all part of a groomers job to clip the nails. also dont think youre being picky or a bitch for being concerned about how your dogs are treated.

maybe you could ask at the vets if they have any recommendations? if they dont have any im liking the private groomer. she sounds promising.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Let me give you my grooming opinion on this -

I've been grooming dogs at Petco in my area for almost 4 years now. We are told that if any claw is curled and growing INTO the pad, we are NOT allowed to cut because it could cause infection, blah blah blah liability. But if the dogs nail wasn't even grown ino the pad, he could have cut it... or at least MENTIONED it to you. Bad business, in my opinion. My apologies.

As far as prices... short cuts on dogs like Sparky are $36 and for Myndi it would have been like $28 as you mentioned (and they include a nails, ears and brushout). Springers (for a short field cut with the same, nails, ears, etc.) run at $40. For cats, just a bath (with nail trim, ear cleaning and a brush out) is roughly $31, and a lion cut (with the same, nails, ears and brush out) is $43.

Guess it really varies on area, huh?