I know not all groomers are bad but those that are give the others a bad rep. I do know that some grug the dogs so they don't have to struggle with them. I agree that this should be illegal if it's not, they are not trained to know drug dosages and should not need them if they know what they are doing. I took Belle in to a small town groomer that even my vet recommended and I took a picture of what I wanted done. Belle is a Morkie but resembles her Maltese dad. I wanted nothing off the ears and nothing off her beautiful little tail feathers. What did I get? Ears clipped all the way back and her tail shaved
I was so mad and Belle was not herself either. She was acting like she had been hit and was cowering at everything. I called my vet and told them about it and they said she must just be afraid. Belle has never coward from anything and has never been hit. I they would have drugged her, everyone in town would have heard me yelling. Now I trim her at home. I'm not trained but I did use to groom my Miniature Schnauzer so I'm trying with Belle. She is terrified of the electric trimmer so most is done with scissors. She may not be perfect, but at least I know she's safe. Hope your baby recovers quickly, if you find out they drugged her, I'd report it to vets in town. They probably won't admit it though. Let us know how she's doing.