Hi! My name is Kim West. I'm a Graduate of the New York School Of Dog Grooming (Nov. 1984) and National Certified Master Groomer through NDGAA. I have been in dogs since the age of 12 with my first Am. Cocker Spaniel. At 17, I attended Pensacola Fl. Junior College and graduated from their Veterinary Assistant program in June of 1984. Passion for pets is a lifelong and rewarding journey. I have competed in grooming competitions nationally since 1994 accumulating over 50 placements, some of which include, Gold Medal Poodles 1999 Intergroom, Handstrip Terrier Silver Medal 2001 Intergroom, Wahl Artistic Innovations Grand Champion, Best in Show Div. B 1998 Gateway to the West, Best in Show Div. A Gateway To The West 1999. I was also nominated for the Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award for Grooming Contest Judge of the Year 2008. Currently I show my Standard Poodle and share my home with three wild and crazy Miniature Schnauzers. I have three children and one grandchild all of whom I love with all my heart. I love to teach others the art of pet styling, and share the information that others have graciously shared with me over the years. I believe in paying it forward. Ok guys, Please read this story, then come back and read on.
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/...17/detail.html
Here's my problem with this one, there are several factors involved in this story, the main one being that this is a 14yr old cat that has never been groomed. The second one being that the "owner looked down one day and noticed it was matted and decided to take it to the groomer".
You don't just "look down" one day and notice, oh yea, look at that, my cat has an inch and a half thick pelt on it's back, that as the groomer stated " could have been used as a splint"!
Also, the cat owners stated that it took the husband "45 minutes" to get the cat into the carrier.
I believe that this cat was hurt before it got to the groomer, and without prior knowlege of the injuries, the groomer was doing what she needed to do to handle this cat to not only complete the groom, but, also protect herself.
As a Certified Vet. Tech, I can most assuredly tell you that , with those types of injuries of course the cat would be angry and react out of suffering pain in the only manner it could....to bite....also, as the groomer had stated, as she got to the belly the cat got aggitated . So , therefore, it all makes sense, except one little thing. With those types of injuries, if already inflicted, why didn't the groomer notice that the pet wasn't moving its back legs?
It will be interesting to follow this story and see how this one pans out in court. I'll keep you updated, as I am going to follow this one .
I groom cats as well, everything from show cats to house pets, and have done a few rescues myself that just plain old needed my help.
I would not have personally done a 14yr old cat that had never been groomed, but then again, some of us stylist put ourselves in harms way to help an animal feel better. There is CERTAINLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!!!! That is a personal decision. I too have in the past gotten bit helping a scared neglected pet.
The issue with not doing this one for me would have been the age and stress factor for the pet.
At any rate, keep checking back to follow up on this story, and also, thank you to the groomer who posted this link on Pg.com!!
Happy Grooming! Kim
I am the groomer and in court it was proven that I was not at fault and the injuries happened before grooming. I have changed my policy and I no longer take a clients word for anything. This cat had not seen a vet in 8 years. I feel sorry for the cat and the owners child that had to be taken through this. I can only hope if they ever het a pet again that it will be taken care of.
Posted by: Christine | 10/07/2011 at 08:23 AM
This is truly sad. I was looking for a new groomer in my area and came across this. How sad. I am so glad to see that justice was served.
Posted by: Paula | 02/02/2012 at 08:17 AM
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