So upset, why don't owners listen?

[tyronasmith]

I groomed this gorgeous girl and their other dog for around 7 years. They started off getting them groomed every 4-6 weeks and then they had kids.

The dogs were put outside, fed terrible cheap rubbish and grooming was pushed back 3-4 months, I only continued to groom them as I loved the dogs so much. She was the only schnauzer that didn't try kill me when she was being groomed.

I had been telling the owners for years they needed a dental check and this one desperately needed to lose weight, I researched food for them and gave so much advice. I last groomed them early last year (stopped grooming due to injury), and she weighed around 16kg (35lb).

Owners messaged me yesterday to say she passed away from a suspected heart attack.

All photos except for the last one are from her last groom with me last year, the last photo is from 2019 before they had kids

https://preview.redd.it/yh9c674iy43...bp&s=c6e106cc5f9641bf0c96502bb7b0ca5aa5d94317

https://preview.redd.it/4c4u6m1iy43...bp&s=716093055c9cf9d1d74e6fbd4680f772bba7ea55

https://preview.redd.it/73oc7m1iy43...bp&s=ee0363a4c354f0621274977c5f864696c07a0454

https://preview.redd.it/g1jjkn1iy43...bp&s=57c858fa46967941aaa45133ef96a096ddfdd2e3

https://preview.redd.it/4u0fa4xjy43...bp&s=cccfc335a99a918a1e469c85b1dfe43d986e2a56

https://preview.redd.it/ww57mifky43...bp&s=1626deaea9f286c4fe815dcb058da9888c226bfe

 

[thewingsoftruth]

@tyronasmith That’s awful. I’m so sorry.

 

[tyronasmith]

@thewingsoftruth In all my years I never had a dog pass away from neglect, but I truly believe thats what happened

 

[nhouse9]

@tyronasmith You are likely correct. Think of how you did the absolute best for the fellah. He had a better life because of you. A groomer has a terrible
Burden to bear that should not exist. You can’t control how owners treat their pets. Again. You did everything right.

 

[chaz1821]

@tyronasmith I don’t know how it is with dogs but IIRC correct they found a correlation between poor dental hygiene and cardiovascular diseases in humans. Either way I’m sorry you had to witness that, even if somewhat removed from it.

 

[tyronasmith]

@chaz1821 It is absolutely the same with dogs, I always expressed the importance of dental health to my clients.
Thank you