this groom was over 18 months ago and the owners haven't come back since so I don't feel bad posting shame photos but omfg this is the only time I've ever had to use a 30 blade to get under matting. (10 is usually the shortest we use except for particular areas like paw pads (15), or for specialised breed grooms (40 for show-quality poodle face and feet)).
Under the cut for (non-gory) animal neglect and discomfort.
#dog grooming#cocker spaniels#animal neglect#matted dogs#seriously i think about this poor good boy far more often than i should#he was my first really extreme case at this current job#well#except for the poodle who came in rolling and screaming in agony#because he had so much poop stuck to his butt that he could not poop through it#and his abdomen was swollen and painful because it was so long since he'd been able to poop#NO PLEASE TAKE HIM TO VET#your dog is dying!?#but can't you just groom him first??#nO he is HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY get your dog to the fucking vet#well i think you're being very unreasonable#ok ma'am you think that#please just take doggo to vet right now#also i guarantee that if I managed to SHAVE off that sticky fist-sized lump of poop#with or without injuring his anus#he'd explosively fountian poop over our whole salon#minor point#i merely mention it#but seriously THAT IS A VET JOB WOMAN YOUR DOG IS IN EXTREME PAIN this is not ok#anyway that was just in the first two months at this job