My Baby!
My poor little guy - what a traumatic day for him!
Today, rather than wrestling him ourselves in the tub and dealing with all the hair we get out of him, we decided to take him to get groomed at PetSmart. The main reason was to get his nails clipped. We're so nervous about cutting his quick since his claws are black.
We got an appointment for him at 5:00 and actually arrived early. After noticing that they had him entered in with DANNY Hensley's contact information (does he look like a chow?), we left him for the 2 hours that we were told it would take.
Actually it was 2.5 hours after we stopped at my mother-in-law's to drop off her birthday gift. We were feeling guilty, as any parent who goes out and enjoys themself while their child is being tortured would. I went in and asked for him. The woman at the counter went back and HORROR! no one had seen to him yet. They pulled him from his cage, shaking, his little ears laying back. She didn't know whether or not he at least got bathed and almost thought he was until she noticed the dirt on his belly. They asked if we wanted to leave him half an hour longer. Since we were already there and he had already been put through a lot, we agreed.
They did do a wonderful job on him and gave us a premium package for 1/3 the cost of the regular package, but MY POOR ANGEL. Left alone, scared and unbathed for so long without anyone noticing that he wasn't attended to! It's not like it is a big pet saloon! He was mighty pissed off at us and refused to look at Shannon until almost an hour later. We, feeling TERRIBLY guilty, although it wasn't our fault, bought him many treats.
Excuse me, I must go beg for his forgiveness again.
posted by Janey @ 9:03 PM
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4 Comments:
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww...poor little guy!!! He'll get used to the groomers, though - he won't be scared once he's got the hang of how it works. We used to take Pepper, and she would have a ball. Of course, Pepper was, you know, kind of...well, the lights were on, but nobody was home in Pepper's head, but it's the only dog comparison I can make! I'm sure Kodie has forgiven you. It's amazing how they can clearly communicate their feelings without making a sound - we get the cold shoulder from the cats if we leave them alone too.
Dear Janey
Poor little fellow!
I am sure he will recover with minimal emotional scars, but he will probably remember.
We take our Murphy to the local vet where the groomer is located. She doesn't like it there, but she is treated well & I know that she is in capable hands.
We live in a small town, so we know all the staff, including the vet who's children ours ski with.
I'll bet Kodiak smells great now!
Love
Dale
Thanks, MB and Dale. He seems to have gotten over it now. He'll hate us again on Monday when he gets fixed (is he broken?) and has his dewclaws (sp?) removed. Poor little guy - he just got used to having everything!
Dale - I think he figured he didn't smell like a boy and made sure he's rolled in the grass a lot this week ;)
Hi Janey
I hope you're OK.
I read about your chest pains on Rachel & MB blogs.
Take care & keep well.
Love
Dale
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