Incredible Pets

New Ownership???. Don't go there to play with the Puppies or Kittens or Birds, because they are ALL GONE. The clean and tidy shop- GONE. Customer Service-GONE, so are the friendly familiar faces that were always so helpful and very knowledgeable.

Experienced groomers? Also gone.

Is this someone's new hobby or is he really trying to run a business?…

Self-Mutilating Birds and Half-Dead Kittens. Do not buy pets from this store. Period. There should be no room for arguement here. I went into this shop to find some vitamins for my dove. A simple chore. I was greeted by the usual pet-store scent, but it was bright and (at least externally) clean.

Then I saw the animals.

I cannot speak for puppies, because I don't keep them. There were several Dachsund puppies in a large glass terrarium, and other assorted puppies the likes of which I couldn't identify.

The bird aisle was directly across from the main door, so I followed the squaking and found myself confronted with large glass-fronted cages, each housing a separate species.

After passing Sun Conures, Cockatiels and some finches I was confronted by two large Cockatoos. Beautiful birds, I thought. But once I looked closer, I saw that both birds had plucked their breasts completely bare, and that the larger of the two refused to stand on one of his legs. A bad, bad sign.

When I turned away, saddened, from the birds, I saw a medium-sized cage with four kittens. I strolled over, hoping to drown my sorrow in their fluffy innocence, but it was not to be as I planned.

One of the kittens, a pointed medium-hair, was completely and totally unresponsive to all stimulus. I briefely thought it dead until I saw its shallow breathing. I broke my personal values and reached through the cage bars and felt the kitten, and it was GROSSLY underweight.

Of the other three, one was frisky and kitten-ish, one had some nasty drainage going on, especially for a short-hair, and the third... oh the third. Black and white, I assumed. The problem was that it's entire haunch was COVERED in feces and litter. This cat had some major digestive issues that weren't being addressed.

I rushed out of the store, putting my bird's vitamins back in their place because I will not patronize this shop. Ever.

TL;DR: Two very sick kittens and some self-mutilating birds make for a very unfortunate pet-shop experience.…

Good Advice. Don't buy Puppies or Kittens from any pet shop. Find a breeder and not some one who just felt like having puppies cause they are cute or because they were an accident. Buy from a breeder who has been in the buisness and knows what they are doing. Make sure the puppy has its dew claws removed first shots and are at least 8 weeks old. And make sure you meet both parents ( they need to have good temperments and they should be healthy) and see where the puppies are living and who is raising them. If you are willing to spend the next 8- 16 years with that animal you should have the decency to spend the time to do the right thing. There are far to many puppy mills and back yard breeders ( people who accidently had the puppies) out there. And never buy a puppy in a parking lot because its either from a puppy mill or back yard breeders. Please spay and neuter your pets. Thanks for listening.…