On Thursday July 5th 2007 I took my 2 cats to the groomers at ?The pet stops here? in Bellevue, Washington. One cat required her coat to be trimmed to a short length, bathed and her claws trimmed. The other cat only required bathing and claws trimmed. We have used this business 3-4 times before with mixed results, however, neither of them was ever injured. On the 5th of July the story was very different. The cat that required her coat to be trimmed had to be rushed to the veterinarian with a 3-inch razor gash in her tail that required 13 stitches to close and some of her claws were damaged due to violent removal or forced submission to the bathing process. The other cat, which the veterinarian examined as well, had one claw completely ripped out of his paw and several of his claws were damaged and bleeding due to forcibly being bathed or violent removal from the bathing device along with a bruise on his nose.\r
Upon questioning of the groomers we were told that this is normal for cat grooming. This is unacceptable and never happened before. I feel they are covering up something and are dangerous to the pet population in general and should be punished for their lack of concern and care for our pets. When one brings their pets to such a place there is a sense of trust and confidence that the animals will be treated with kindness and compassion, none of these things occurred during the grooming session on July 5th. I can not begin to imagine what went on during this time, since the groomers are not offering any acceptable explanation one can only assume the worse. If the animal is uncomfortable with the process it must not continue.\r
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