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06-11-2009, 05:10 PM | #1 |
♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri
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| Shocked We were at Petsmart today and a lady brought a 12 week old puppy in for grooming. Tell me if I am wrong but isn't that dangerous? Arent they suppose to be up to date on all their shots before you do that?
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06-11-2009, 05:13 PM | #2 |
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| Definitely. I checked with Petsmart grooming early on when I got Tater (who was 9 months) and was advised I had to submit proof of Rabies vaccination before they took him in...which wasn't a problem for me but a 12 week old probably hasn't had all the standard preventatives nonetheless a rabies. |
06-11-2009, 05:14 PM | #3 |
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| Yes, yes, and yes! Petsmart is probably one of the worst places that you can take a puppy! Why the he!! do you need to take a puppy that is 12 weeks old to a groomer? Was it a Yorkie puppy?
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06-11-2009, 05:14 PM | #4 |
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| Our Petsmart wouldn't touch Allie until I brought them her Rabies papers, not that she needed anything until now, but still......
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06-11-2009, 05:18 PM | #5 |
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| Yes it was an adorable little yorkie and the lady left it in with them so I am assuming they groomed it. I asked her if she was having it groomed and she said yes. I told her that it really should have all it's vaccinations and she said " Oh I am sure he will be ok. " and walked off.
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06-11-2009, 05:30 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Great Bend, Kansas 67530
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| No way!!! We are picking up Miss Zoe earlier (a day earlier AND early in the AM) than originally anticipated and we still need to get a few things from Petco or Petsmart. (We live in a rural area. ) We thought that we would stop BEFORE we picked her up but won't have time now. We must stop on the drive home but there is NO WAY I am even taking her inside!!! My husband will wait in the car-with her-and with the AC running- while I go in and scramble to get our "list". |
06-11-2009, 05:33 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I know when I took Nolee for the first grooming, I had to bring his shot records before they would make an appointment! Doesn't surprise me about Petsmart!
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06-11-2009, 06:43 PM | #8 |
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| as long as they have had the 3 distempers they should be fine thats my opinion...never seen a problem petsmart doesnt require a rabies until 4 months old (or 6 months cant remeber) |
06-11-2009, 06:49 PM | #9 |
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| Funny, because I've tried 3-4 different places between the 2 that I have and not one of them asked me for their paperwork. I had it and gave it to them but I found it odd that they didn't tell me when I was making the appt. We didn't even walk our babies until 10 days after their last set of shots.
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06-11-2009, 06:51 PM | #10 |
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| I had to do some calling around for a groomer for my sisters puppy who wasn't quite 16 weeks yet and hadn't had her rabies vac. Petsmart and a doggy daycare/groomer said they could groom her under the age of 16 weeks without rabbies vac. They should have all their shots with the exception of rabbies by the time they are 12 weeks old, I guess i'm in the minority in that I don't think it's awful to bring a puppy that age for grooming, if the place your bringing it to does in fact check records and make sure that the dogs are up to date on all shots they are required to have then there isn't an issue IMO **I do all my grooming myself, but for other reasons. LOL
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06-11-2009, 06:53 PM | #11 | |
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i dont think its awful to take them into the groomer...but i rarely do it..most puppies dont need anything more then a bath and i can do that in the bathroom sink, then blow dry them. Keep $20.00 in my pocket | |
06-11-2009, 07:10 PM | #12 | |
Just Pawz Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Liverpool, NY
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My sisters dog was so awful when she got her though, in hindsight it was from a puppymill and she was matted so horribly. I tried to cut out what I could but there was just so many tiny tight mats i couldn't. I swear this poor baby was probably never brushed once before we got her and she was 14 weeks old. So for her first grooming experience she went and basically got shaved down.
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06-11-2009, 07:25 PM | #13 | |
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Parvo Dogs acquire infection with Parvo virus by ingesting (meaning to swallow) the infectious virus particles. The Parvo virus is one of the hardiest viruses known to science and this virus can live outside the body in a dormant yet infectious state for one to two years. Puppies do not have to be in direct contact with other dogs to catch Parvo since the virus can be spread by people's clothing, shoes, and other inanimate surfaces, and can even travel on the dust in the air. A dog (or puppy) who is shedding the Parvo virus can defecate (go to the bathroom) on a surface and then a susceptible puppy can come by and sniff or lick this surface over a year later and can still catch Parvo. Parvo vaccine at 6 weeks followed by a booster at 9, 12, 15, and 18 weeks. Then the puppy (dog) should receive a booster once yearly thereafter. The main thing to remember in this regard is that the puppy series for Parvo is begun very early (usually around 6 weeks). Common disinfectants (such as Lysterine, Lysol, alcohol, etc) will not kill Parvo. The only two things which will kill Parvo outright are fire (burning contaminated blankets, newspapers, etc) and a dilute Clorox solution (1 part Clorox to 32 parts water).
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06-11-2009, 08:16 PM | #14 | |
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06-11-2009, 08:19 PM | #15 |
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| I have to agree that groomers do not require parvo, but the poster that I was responding to said that as long as they have had distemper vaccines it would be fine.
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