Originally Posted by LadySekhmet

Hey Pinky,

I have experience with grooming, so I can give you some insight.

First, you cannot really "sue" the parlor. It's best to just make them recuperate the vet bills and if there's any bills occurring after that (for example, if it has gotten worse or infections and stuff), then make them pay. Otherwise, that's pretty much all you can do.

Secondly - Toy poodles and little dogs can be a major pain in the ass sometimes. It depends how good the dogs sit still. Toy poodles have very fine hair compared to a lab or Golden. For OLDER animals, the skin themselves get very weak. Similar to the elderly people where their skin is weak. Having said this, it's slightly easier to get the skin cut up, especially toy dog breeds with fine fur. Many groomers do not give a sh**, and just want to rush through the procedure. But you know what...that causes problems and stress on the dogs/cats.

I also suspect that because the place is "cheap" like you said, they probably do not have clean blades. It's similar concept in having a guy shave. If the blade is slightly dull, he will get little cuts. Same thing with clippers. Animals can also get clipper burns if the groomer doesn't allow the blade to cool down. Another way to get clipper burn is if using the blade the wrong way, and it looks like it is a bad scrape.

So, honestly, the dog is much better off going to PetCO/ Petsmart or even some Veterinary Hospitals have groomers.


I am so sorry to hear about your mom's dog. Since it sounds like the dog got infections...I probably suspect that the blade is dull, and the groomers doesn't care. Also, the infection can spread from dog to dog...so if your mom keep bringing her dog back, she WILL continue to have infections whether she has cuts or not, and that's not good.

Many of the very good places tend to spray the clippers and blades with Antibacterial stuff (similar stuff that hair cutter's use).