PETCO - Beware of Petco grooming facility.
- by RNR Mar 06
- Review #: 390446
| Company | PETCO |
| Product / Service | PETCO GROOMERS |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Category | Pet Medicine |
| Views | 96 |
$650
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I took my dog to be groomed at .She ended up getting Mange from their instruments.
Hours after coming home from being groomed, my dog began itching and scratching herself a lot. At first, I thought they may have used a harsh shampoo. We rinsed her with warm water to try to wash out any chemicals, but it didn't help. By the next day, my dog was itching so bad, I thought maybe she got flees from Petco.
We bathed her again at home and could not find any flees. By the evening, the skin beneath her fur was so red and she actually gouged herself from scratching so bad. We took her to the vet and he told us she had contracted Mange. They had to sedate her and scrape her skin to try to get the mites out from under her skin.
My poor dog suffered so much for weeks and it took months to heal. The only place my dog had been to besides our home is Petco. We have a fenced in backyard which is sprayed by an exterminating service monthly to keep out!. She spends most of the time inside, but does go to the backyard".
I called , which took several days to speak with a manager:. He took my details and information". they referred me to corporate office where I also provided my details and copies of all of my vet and medication ;. They would not acknowledge any wrongdoing and would not even refund me the cost of the grooming;.
We spent hundreds of dollars on Vet bills and medicine, but my main concern is all of the pain and suffering my poor dog went through just because of this incompetent company,.
They did not care about what happened to my dog/.They are in it for the money, no matter what all of their fake advertisements say. 3139fc1
Vix
Mar 06 from Utica, Michigan
I only happened on this sight because my friend shops at Pet Co and swears by the store and I shop at Pet Smart. I was all set as fun to show her my store was better.
I saw this and you were miss informed. I doubt your vet told you your dog COULD have contacted mange (mites) from Pet Co grooming showing signs within hours. If he did get a new vet.
As you said your vet tried to do scrapings to find mites beneath the skin.
A vet will do scrapings and TRY and see mites through a scope from those scrapings. It is very difficult to identify mange mites because they are buried so deep in a dog's skin. Most vets will rely on clinical signs or your pet’s history to make a final diagnosis. If you don't choose to go into a more invasive study through a doctor of Animal Dermatology.
Most importantly in this case you should know that the incubation period (between exposer to apparent systoms) is 1 to 3 weeks not the same day. I believe a shampoo not being a bad shampoo, exasperated an existing problem.
All dogs raised normally by their mothers possess demodectic mange mites (Demodex canis), which are transferred from mother to pup via cuddling during the first few days of life. Most dogs live in harmony with their mites, never... Show more
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