Molly R.
Yelp
I've delayed writing this review, as I have gone back and forth on what to say in it. I brought my dog to PnP about a month ago for a haircut after recommendations from multiple people.
When I received notification that my dog was ready for pickup, my fiancé left to go pick her up, but when he got there, he realized that our dog's eye was completely shut. She appeared to be in pain and wouldn't let him get a good look at it. When he asked the receptionist what happened, she was not aware of the situation and had to ask the groomer in the back what happened. After getting little information, he left, called me, and we immediately went to the emergency vet as our vet was unable to fit us into the schedule.
After some heavy painkillers, the vet was able to examine her eye and determined that she had a severe corneal ulcer covering her entire eye which he said was likely a result of dog shampoo getting in her eye and sitting there. We left the vet with my dog in a cone, on painkillers, and with 5 different eye drops needed 3-4 times a day.
I went back to PnP the following day to discuss the situation and express how extremely upset I was. In that conversation, I was given a lot of excuses. To name a few: they have to leave shampoo directly on dogs' faces to clean them... they use special shampoo so that this could NEVER happen... they tried to wash her eye out multiple times... my dog probably needed hypoallergenic shampoo... I could go on, but in that conversation, they never took responsibility for the fact that I brought in a healthy dog and came out with one with a severe corneal ulcer.
When I asked about compensation regarding my $500+ vet bill, I was told that is not their policy due to the waiver that I signed (I encourage everyone to fully read this waiver, specifically the clause that assigns a fair market value of $100 to your dog), and all they could offer me was a refund for the groom and a complimentary groom for the future. I was also told that my vet bill was higher than normal, and they were giving her the wrong medication.
I emailed the owners multiple times, but got no response. After a few emails, I received a call from the general manager who said that the owner finally decided to pay our vet bill, but I would have appreciated a call and acknowledgement from the owners themselves.
At the end of the day, I cannot claim to be a vet and understand how dogs' eyes work, but to me, this seems like a situation that should not have happened. I went back to our regular vet a week after the incident, and they were shocked at how big the ulcer still was at that point, which just reiterates to me how severe this ulcer was and makes me question how long they left the shampoo in her eye.
Aside from that, I would have expected an update that there was a problem when I received the call saying my dog was ready. I would have expected that they tell my fiancé when he arrived to pick our dog up. I would have expected the receptionist to know that something was wrong. I would have expected a more genuine apology when I returned to discuss the situation. I would have expected a response from the owners. I would have expected more than what felt like a shrug saying "not our fault, not our problem." Overall, it seems like customer service is not really a priority. I have tried to keep this post un-emotional and just state the facts, as it is not my intention to demean PnP, but I think this is a situation that current and potential customers should be aware of.
Her haircut was good, but we will not be returning.