Hair bow clipped ONTO skin at groomer!?
 

I'm mortified.

My two little babes got groomed last Friday. This groomer has worked on Max before (he only gets a puppy cut/shaved) and not Maggie (long hair). This time around, we took them both.

Maggie left with a beautiful, CLIP IN bow and I was very surprised they they gave her more than the usual rubberband cheap "cut out" bows. She didn't fuss with it at all (usually does with the bands) so we left it in until today. Maggie is almost 9 and I've worn many a bow in her hair. I know almost a week is a little much, but her bangs were out of her eyes, she was fine with it and my work schedule has been insane and making me basically delirious.

I just took the bow out of her hair as we were cuddling and there was a "knot" in her hair where it was. I was like, "oh jeez, another knot! Shouldn't have left that in for so long. I know better!" Turns out... it is a RAISED pinch of her skin that is scabbed/dark red that had been clipped by the bow for almost a week.

I'm in tears that I let that happen and let it slip past me. She isn't bothering it but I feel like a total failure.

Also, I'm going to watch it tonight and tomorrow (take her to work with me) because I'm worried that maybe since it was pinched for so long there could be skin death?

Super mortified the groomer/vet let that happen and even more mortified I didn't notice sooner.

Has ANYONE ever experienced something like this?

:( :(

No, my groomer always used the rubber band bows, but Those can be hard to remove so now i get no bows at all. you should definitely tell the groomer what happened and maybe take Maggie to the vet to make sure no infection! Hope all goes well and she is ok! Good luck!

The groomer I used, uses the latex band bows. Sometimes I use the alligator clips but I use the latex bands first. To remove the latex bands you cut them out.

I've never kept a hair accessory/band/clip in overnight-their skin needs to breath. Thank goodness, because once by mistake I put Dolly's skin up in the rubberband. It didn't seem to bother her at all, but when I took it out that night she had a purple spot there & now has a little bald spot there. Now every time I put their hair up I check & make sure there's no skin in the band or clip.
Please consider spending just a couple minutes every morning putting a new band in, then cutting it out before bed at night. Your baby will look prettier every day & will love you for it!

Poor girl. I would let the groomer know and have your vet take a look at Maggie. If the circulation was cut off that long, the skin is dead. I'm not sure if there is something that needs to be done to prevent additional problems in the area.

I agree with Dollydoodle that hair accessories need to be removed and re-done daily.

Topknots with band or clips should be checked carefully to make sure they are not too tight. I admit my boys help in that department by scratching at their heads if a hair is pulled too tight.

The groomer Bentley goes to puts in a bow with bands on it. As soon as he gets home I take it out and do my own like I do every morning. At night I always make it very loose for him. How a groomer could get skin up in the band is beyond me.

This just makes me sick to my stomach to read this!!! That poor, sweet baby! How that must have hurt. I'd have that groomer for lunch! Take pictures! Write a formal letter of complaint and send it to whomever you can to try to get her disciplined. What a HORRIBLE thing to do - pull that hair and skin so hard and tight and then carelessly close that awful clip over SKIN and nerves and compromise the circulation that way!!! My gosh how long was the circulation just cut off to that skin and hair follicles? The pain must have been really bad. I hope nerves or hair follicles didn't die. I pray there is no permanent damage physically or psychologically with your little one after this! Horrible!

Definitely get her to the vet and get treatment, clean up and antibiotics or whatever the vet thinks is necessary.

If I understand the OP, it was a clip on bow.

When I first joined YT, there were a number of cases of bows being put on too tight. The skin doesn't have to be in the clip or band for damage to occur If the hair is too tight, it will have the same effect of killing the skin tissue.

I always take the top knot out every night. He looks like a little moppet in the morning. Also after I take it out I usually massage his head to make it feel better. I know when I pull my hair back a nice head rub always feels better after I take it out.

I used to take down Max and Teddy's topknots at night, but their hair is so long now that they would wake up with it glued to their eyes and stuck in their mouths. :eek: I use loose scrunchies most of the time.

I make Bentley's band very very loose at night...like your guys he would be waking up with glued shut eyes! Every morning I groom him and redo his topknot. I have never used a clip on anything on him so I don't know about them.

I redo my boys' topknots every morning too. We have never used clip on accessories either. If we ever do, I think I would be inclined to put a band in and clip the bow into the hair in front of the band to prevent getting skin it it or pulling hair too tight.

Just wondering how Maggie is doing? Is her lil head ok?

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I can picture it lol. Galen looks like a hot mess in the morning. Sometimes I forget to take it out. He gets it out. He is like top knot Houdini.

I just don't understand how someone can clip onto the skin.:( Could she have rolled around or rubbed her head & the clip accidentally got stuck that way?

I do the girls' top knots every morning too. I always leave the top knot kinda loose, otherwise they're both scratching @ it. I never use clippies unless we take a pic or something, for special occasions. Other than that, it's never on for too long, def removed if they're unsupervised.

I never put topknots on Paris I usually clipped him short. Hope everything is alright.

Thank you all for your comments!

We went to the vet first thing in the morning. She, too, couldn't believe the groomer could be that careless.

Maggie is ok. The skin in the center of the pinched up part will fall off as it is dead. On the edges, it's still alive, so she may heal with horns?! I got a tiny giggle out of that because don't they all act like they have horns sometimes? The vet can't determine how it will heal so we're going to be very, very cautious and watch it non-stop (Maggie can go to work with me at my job, so she's been my shadow). If anything is starting to heal a little funny, we'll go back to the vet and let them clean it up however needed. Also, we're giving her antibiotics twice a day.

I called the groomer and let them know how angry I am. They were also disturbed and couldn't believe that happened. The office manager didn't even know they had bows with clips and was running back that minute to tell the groomers to never use them again. She said she'd need to check with corporate about how they will compensate me for my vet bills. (We went to a VCA, which isn't our usual groomer...it's corporate)

She eventually called back and left me a voicemail saying that they could credit me for vet or groomer work there even though she understands if that makes me uneasy. OR corporate could cut me a check after a fill out a W9. That could take up to 8 weeks.

I'm furious. I need to call them back Tuesday and let her know what I decide.

Glad to hear you took Maggie to the vet and that she is doing well.

I can't believe they are offering credit for vet bills OR grooming. Should be both! The vet and antibiotics I imagine would be more than the grooming. I would hold off because you don't know if Maggie will need additional care for this.

Glad your communication with the groomer will prevent other doggies from suffering this kind of injury.

I agree. I would tell then you want to speak to corporate directly. I would let them know that you want to wait to make sure Maggie does not need anymore care for this. Also make sure you take pictures.

I've never hear of such a thing happening, how careless of them. So glad a baby girl is on the road to recovery and that the groomers is willing to work with you.

You should absolutely go tell the groomers supervisor of what happened. It is not right that you go to the vet and get her better and let the groomer not know about it is vey important for the groomer and the groomers supervisor to know. I am a dog groomer and at school they always taught me too place a bow very far away from the skin because it can cause a lot of damage to the dog and discomfort in the future.

Hopefully everything gets better good luck and keep us updated.

Glad she is doing ok. My groomer has never used a clipped bow. I will occasionally, but I clip them above the rubber and and only for pictures. Glad they are working with you to cover expenses, but I'd definitly not settle until you're sure about further treatment costs.