Dog dies after being groomed at PETCO

[rainbow4321]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/072606dnmetpetco.312413c.html



A Grand Prairie couple said they are still in shock after their 2-year-old Shi Tzu dog ended up dead after taking him to a PETCO store for grooming.

In June, Matthew and Christine Bean dropped off their dog "Scotch" at a Cedar Hill PETCO store for a routine grooming. A few hours later the dog was dead. A PETCO groomer found Scotch near death after he was drying from a cleaning. The dog was taken to the veterinarian but died of heart failure.

PETCO put Scotch in a drying cage that is commonly used by some groomers, but not always used on Shi Tzus because of their so-called "push" face.

"Any short-nosed dogs like that, a bulldog, pug or Shi Tzu, are more prone to overheat because they have a short muzzle," said Joan Jung, of Shiloh Dog Grooming.

[RebelOne]

1. I have heard of quite a few deaths of dogs

that were put into drying cages. Why do they even use those things? What's wrong with a hair dryer?

[laheina]

4. Seems that hair dryers

take too much effort. :sarcasm:

[livetohike]

2. This is so sad

:-(.

[ThomCat]

3. Why aren't those drying cages outlawed yet?

How many dogs have to be harmed or killed by those things before people realize that this is a problem?
:grr: