I posted last night about tipping the groomer. Well today the job was never done...I drop off Mac at the Petsmart groomer and shop in the store and hear my name paged overhead. I go back to the groomer who says 3 groomers tried to hold Mac but he "freaked out when they turned the trimmer on", he was ok before this with them. so they refused to groom him. I asked if I could help and they said it was not policy. I asked if my vet could order sedation to have him done...more no store policy. I call my vet to see if she would sedate and trim him (just shave those matts off and he is not a show cat). She had shaved around his anal area since he had diarrhewa stool caked in those matts and charged some $35. I could not imagine what she'd charge for another job. Anyway she does not do this type of procedure and recomends another cat vet who has a groomer. Now I need to have a pre sedation exam and then a trimming done under anesthia. I am shocked the the groomer does not have a setup to do cats like a restraint board. I recall seeing this ad for a cage where the sides could close tightly around the cat, leaving the head exposed for dipping etc. I bought an inexpensive supposedly "quiet" battery trimmer with the thoughts of getting him used to me trimming him...but he boted when he heard the noise and my arms show the scratches from his hing claws.. Any suggestions?

[ Show Entire Thread ]