GROOMING POLICIES AND RELEASE BETWEEN PET OWNER AND GROOMIN’ K9S

Pets are accepted for grooming with the following conditions being met and accepted by owner or responsible person. 1.  Owner presents a pet that is healthy enough to be groomed.  Grooming may expose pre-existing health and skin problems for which GROOMIN’ K9S cannot be held liable for. Grooming on an elderly pet or pet with health problems is at owner’s risk 2.  Owner agrees to pay for all grooming services deemed necessary by GROOMIN’ K9S for the best interest and well-being of the pet. 3.  If fleas are present, a flea bath soak will be given at owners expense. 4.  Owner understands that all quoted grooming prices are ESTIMATES and may be increased/decreased based on coat condition, skin conditions, special handling needs, demeanor of the pet and by all other additional services requested or deemed necessary or other special requests made by owner. 5.  Owner understands that de-matting, shaving, clipping, stripping, and carding may cause hair loss, patchiness, skin irritations, sores, or cuts and may expose pre-existing skin conditions. 6.  Owner understands that all the following vaccinations are required and must be up to date for grooming services for their pet: RABIES AND DISTEMPER.  Owner must provide a printout, issued by pet’s veterinarian, of current vaccinations at the time of grooming appointment or before hand. 7.  Owner understands that pet’s nails will be clipped, thus with the possibility of exposing the quick, which may or may not bleed, at the time of grooming but therefore may afterwards.  In the event nails bleed during pet’s grooming service, GROOMIN’ K9S will apply septic powder (Quik Stop).  If pet’s nails bleed after grooming appointment, brown sugar or corn starch can be applied to stop bleeding, if septic powder is not available. 8.  GROOMIN’ K9S will exercise all due responsible care to prevent injury or illness to owners pet.  However in the event of illness, injury, or death, the owner and said responsible person of pet will not personally hold liable the owners, Donald and Sherri Oberholtzer, of GROOMIN’ K9S for such instances. 9.  Owner authorizes GROOMIN’ K9S to seek emergency veterinarian care while pet is in their care, at owners expense, if deemed necessary for the health and well-being of the pet. 10. Owner is responsible for all property damage or injury to a person caused by their pet while under the care of GROOMIN’ K9S 11. Owner understands, that due to policies and insurance regulations, NO ONE is allowed in mobile grooming salon while a pet is being serviced. 12. Cancellation Policy: 24 hour notice is required or a $25 fee will be charged to your credit card on file or applied to your pet’s next grooming appointment.