Groomer woes!!!!!/UPDATE

[Catlady711]

I'd be ticked if I was you also.

I used to take my kitties to a groomer that did a fabulous job and had a reasonable price. However a number of years ago they closed the grooming services for cats, something about not having a manager on staff anymore or some such crap. Then eventually the place closed.

I called several other area groomers and they didn't want to do cats. I tried one of the places our clients seem to rave about that did take cats. Well maybe they do fine with dogs but I was less than impressed with the job they did on my kitties. All the kitties were very damp when I picked them up (only 1 can't be blow dried). They hadn't even used cage dryers on them! Jack wasn't any whiter than when I had dropped him off. None of them were brushed out very good either.

After that I bought the stuff to do my own grooming. My only problem now is no matter which shampoo I use I'm having asthma attacks bathing them, so I have to have a friend come over to do that for me.

[pomtzu]

Good news. The toenail wasn't ingrown - just about as close as it could be tho, without actually being a problem. Doc snipped it back, and all is well. She agreed too - how could the groomer have missed that, since the hair was cut all around it, and cut even where the hair had grown thru the middle where it was curled around.

The vet tech said I should call the groomer and make her aware of it. There's no way she couldn't have been aware of it! She said she's a good groomer, but as far as I'm concerned, the jury is still out on that! She still only does a mediocre job as far as I'm concerned. I probably will call her next week and say something to her about it. I was too p.o.'ed last week to do it, since it could have ended in a shouting match, and I didn't want that!

Well, the pups are good for a couple of months anyway till they need their next trim, so I'll figure out something before then.

[boomersooner]

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.

[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.