Grooming dryer cages…are they safe?
A dog drying cage...keep your dog away!!!!
Tom Bruckner from Point Lookout, New York, on Long Island lost his beagle-pug mix named Bailey last fall. The dog died at the vets a day after he was rushed there from the groomers. The dog’s death, according to the vet, was due to heatstroke the dog experienced inside a drying cage.
A drying cage is a groomer’s tool that allows them to put a dog into a crate structure with intense heat to assist the drying process. However, as with Bailey, many dogs should not be placed in these devices. It is recommended that short haired dogs or dogs with short snouts who have a tougher time breathing should not be put in these cages.
Basically hot dry air is blown into these small cages and dogs should never be left unmonitored in the cage. Many dogs nationwide have succumbed to death as a result of heat stroke or other convulsive disorders brought about by the drying cages.
Tom Bruckner vowed that Bailey would not die in vain and has begun a campaign to ban the drying cages and feels that groomers should have formal training and be licensed to groom dogs. Dogs are living creatures and if the process and procedures that are being used are not safe, then why are people using them? Bruckner wants to insure that no other family suffer the way he and his girlfriend have over the loss of Bailey. He started a website called badgroomer.com to publicize his mission and supports a bill introduced by state Senator Carl Kruger who wants to ban drying cages, require groomers to take exams and license grooming parlors.
The safety of all dogs is at stake here and it is essential that something is done to prevent more disasters. Be careful, as questions and pay attention when you bring your dog to the groomer and if you don’t like any of their practices, take your pooch and leave!!!
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