This review reflects only Priscilla, who does pet grooming on the premises of Feline Medical Center, not FMC or their staff. I am posting because I saw another posting by Jeff (in Pleasanton) commenti... Read More
This review reflects only Priscilla, who does pet grooming on the premises of Feline Medical Center, not FMC or their staff. I am posting because I saw another posting by Jeff (in Pleasanton) commenting on her lack of professional behavior, and I have decided it is time to speak up and add to his review. 2 years ago, near the end of my kitty's life, I brought him into FMC for some blood work and fluids. Since they had a groomer onsite, I thought it might be nice to get rid of some of the really large fur mats that had accumulated along his back and haunches, since in his old age and renal illness, he hadn't been grooming as much. Priscilla was free at the moment, and so one of the vet techs took my cat into the back room. Oddly enough she never came out to meet me. I didn't hear anything, but the vet himself actually brought my cat back. He told me that he had to stop Priscilla. When I took a closer look, my poor poor, 16 year old kitty was trembling and visibly in discomfort, so still, eyes almost closed, barely moving, except for the shaking. I looked at him and where she had tried to shave off the mats, there were 3 bloody wounds along his lower spine! Even now, 2 years later, it makes my heart break to think I put him through that when he was fine and holding it together before seeing Priscilla. Once I got him home and tried to make him comfortable, we realized to our dismay that he had a pronounced limp on one side. We ended up realizing that she did not take the cat's healthy or well being into mind. She just went about her business, even though he was probably protesting loudly. I believe in order to hold him still, so she could continue to remove fur and SKIN, she practically crushed him down. Thus injuring him and causing the limp. It still makes me so furious to think she could do that in good conscience and still charge me.After seeing the open wounds on his back, I asked the clinic for my money back, that I didn't want him groomed if he was getting skin razored off. They asked her, by the way she never came out to talk to me, she communicated with me only through the clinic staff, and she told them that she would not discount or refund my fee because she had "already done the work and only stopped because she had been asked to stop."In my mind, she is highly unprofessional and cares only about being paid, not about the animals, their well being and whether what she is doing is beneficial to them or not.To be fair, if you have a healthy dog, that just needs a trim, she is probably ok. But I will NEVER recommend her, and I will now make sure that I post this review of what she did to my poor elderly cat, wherever I can.My cat was frail but stable before going into Priscilla that day. After coming home with the limp, his condition quickly degraded and he died only 5 days later. NEVER use Priscilla if you care about your pet, and how they are treated. Read Less