Petco Did Something (help needed)
 

Patchino was not a yorkie but all the same I lost a great puppy. Yes patchino was only a puppy. He was great he was like so active and crazy and he really understood if you were crying he would just look at you like what can i do and jump on you. He was really the sweetest thing.

Yesterday around 3 o clock my cousin took him to the vet ( he's my grandmothers dog we take him to the vet and groomers for her) Petco was crowded and Patchino still wasnt being worked on a 5 o clock so he was finished at 7 o clock soo excited to see my cousin lol ( he's usually very frantic during baths) they left like normal and everything was good.

My cousin left chino with my grandfather in the house. Chino wasnt himself though after he was to him self and that;s not normal for him or for a puppy for that matter. He was in a corner and my grandfather just thought it was cause my cousin left so he played with him a bit and was on his way.

Patchino was left for about 20 - 30 minutes alone my cousin came in and saw patchino at the top of the steps which is normal but this time he had blood coming out of his mouth and was not moving. They rushed him to the vet . it was too late. she said that it had to do with trama . She stated that the only thing out of the ordinary was that chino went to groomers right and thats true chino is always home and able to roam she also stated it could be rat posion which could never be a possiblity. We have spoken to petco and they dont seem very much fased. Im not sure the next step but i do know that something will and must be donoe for this problem. We are probally thinking maybe chino was moving around alot and fell and the effects didnt take place for a while. He later had internal bleeding and the blood then came out through his mouth . Sadly we're missign him more and more i dont know how people are strong enough to get throught it but we must.. And i just want to know what should be done aobut petco what we should take as a next step he was only a puppy and he's been to other groomers this is the first time this has ever occured ( of course)

R.I.P PATCHINO
03-23-08

SORRY TO NOT BE POSTING ABOUT A YORKIE ITS JUST IMPORTANT TO ME.

I am so sorry.. may he rest in peace.

I am sorry- i do not know what to tell you! I think you would need a vet to back you up- I do not know!
Hopefully someone on here can help you out with some advice!

but I am so sorry you lost your little one-this is so sad!

It does not matter if he was not a yorkie-your family loved him- and will miss him!!

Hugs to your family!!
RIP- Patchino

It doesn't matter what type of puppy or dog...when they pass away the hurt is still the same. I'm so very sorry. I really don't know anything to suggest in regards to Petco, other than you would probably need an autopsy performed to really determine what killed him.

Again my deepest condolences on the loss of Patchino. May he RIP and may time heal the hurt.

Take care ~

I am so sorry for your loss. I would ask the vet if they can confirm it was from trauma not a posion and then talk to the Petco Manger or call the corporate office.

I am so sorry this has happened to you and your family. Autopsy to be sure of the cause of death and just a thought, what about security tapes in petco? Would they have them in the grooming area? I don't know what to say and it's hard for me to tell someone else what to do. Prayers to you and your family.:animal-pa

I'm so sorry you lost your precious little baby. Losing a furry family member hurts so much, no matter what kind of fur it is. Sleep peacefully sweet Pachino. Hugs.

Oh how heartbreaking!! I am so sorry for your loss. And the circumstances surrounding it just seem to make it worse. I agree that an autopsy or clinical findings from your vet would be needed to actually determine if there's a next step to be taken.

In the meantime, hugs and prayers for your family to heal!!

Oh, I am soooo sorry. That is just awful and heartbreaking.
I do not trust any groomers for exactly this reason.
I am so sorry for the loss of your baby.

I am deeply sorry for your tragic loss of your puppy. I hope you are able to get the matter of the cause of his death resolved quickley so that you can better focus on all of the joy this puppy brought to your life while he was here.

(((((Hugs))))

I am so sorry for your loss:cry:

Oh, Honey, we don't care whether your puppy was a Yorkie or not. Everyone on this board loves animals and knows the sorrow experienced when you lose one, especially under the circumstances that this precious pup passed. I hope that you can find out what caused this. I am so sorry for your loss.

I am so terribly sorry for your loss. I, too, think an autopsy could help confirm and I would look into the possibility of security tapes at Petco. RIP Patchino.

RIP Patchino, God has you forever in HIS keeping.
 

I am so sorry for your loss!!! I agree with the previous posts that you need to have an autopsy done to prove the cause of death. I am not sure what you can do about Petco because I am sure they will deny anything happening. What a heartbreaking story! My heart goes out to you all!

I am so sorry for your loss!

I am so sorry to hear about the pup and they either dropped him or hit him.

I have personally watched a pup being mishandled and in an abusive manner at Petco. There wasn't a manager, but found a store employee to intervene because this woman was slapping him, holding his paw tightly and her face had such anger on it. He was very young and just scared of her. Went back a few weeks ago, and the same person is still working on animals. At this point, I am boycotting Petco and would rather pay extra at a local dog store.

My warning for all is to find a good groomer that you can trust with you animal. There a mean people in all walks of life.

I have never taken a dog to a groomer- but after reading all the bad experiences on here- have wondered why people do not stay w/ their dog??? I sure it is a"time issue"- but if it "protects" the dog........???????

I am so sorry for your loss :(

I'm so sorry for your loss :( :( :( and I'd want to know what happened too


and Baby Blessing - that is my Big Fear of groomers - jumping or hanging - which is why I keep trying to do my girls myself


Little Patchino is flying with the angels now but it still doesnt take away your pain knowing this. You have my condolences

How sad. I am so sorry for your loss. No, your baby did not deserve to die like that, poor little thing. You have my deepest sympathy.

Sheilagh

So sorry for your loss.

That is horrible!! So sorry :( ...

Necropsy for sure!!! Then you need to talk to the manager and demand some type of explanation. Contact corporate also.

They won't let you!!!!!!!!!!! At least that is my experience which is why only one of my 3 yorkies has been to a groomer, I believe I took her twice, she is now 5 and I groom them all myself.

I am so heartsick over all of these stories :cry:

OMG, I am so sorry to hear this news.. this is terrible.. my heart goes out to you, I know exactly what your going through and how your feeling.. It happened to me.. a death at the hands of a vet not looking at my dogs chart... hugs to you.. praying you find out first and then do something..


Please please do a post mortem.. that way you will have it on paper what happened to him.. but first he needed to be kept cold at a certain temp. to be able to do this.. it is important.. it is not very costly and you and your family need to know what happened to him in order to grief and deal with this..

Rest in peace baby..

There seems to be no end of horror stories after grooming. I'm so terribly sorry this happen and my prayers go out to you and your family.

So, very sorry for your loss. I am in the process of buying all my own grooming supplies, just so something like this won't happen to my babies. It will be worth my time to learn how to do it.

i am so sorry for you loss...my heart goes out to you and your family in this time of need.

I am so sorry for your loss. One time when I was at petco, I was opening the door to enter the store when a puppy who was being groomed ran out the door into the parking lot. I tried to catch him, but he kept running. I went in and told the manager - they had no idea that he had gotten out!
After seeing that, I don't trust anyone to groom my babies.