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Originally Posted by lisaly  I stopped going to groomers after one of my little ones got seriously hurt twice, and the second time we almost lost her. It just became too fearful for me. I know there are a lot of wonderful groomers who are wonderful and gentle with dogs, and that's why, with proper education, questioning, and research, we can search out to find someone trustworthy, compassionate, kind, and gentle. I have been too scarred from how Kiwi was hurt and was unable to go to a groomer again, but I don't think it's an indictment on all groomers. Poor Chloe must have suffered terribly, but the person sharing her story helped educate so many people. I learned something very important that I shared with anyone I knew whose dogs were groomed outside of the home. We learn so much here at YT, and we are able to be better dog parents because of it. I wish those cage dryers would be outlawed, too. |
Amen, Lisa. That picture is so hard to look at but anybody considering choosing a groomer should know that this kind of thing can happen and ask a whole lot of questions before ever using any groomer. I wasn't thinking of choosing one but did want to know how severe a wound the cage dryer could cause and was really totally shocked by the extent of the injury. I expected a burn - not that huge open wound that looks like a vicious dog-attack wound. Eye-opening and really terrifying to think about what those things can do to a helpless, confined dog. Those things should be banned.
I sure didn't know about Kiwi's injury. That much have been awful to have gotten through! No wonder you were scarred by it. Poor little Kiwi.