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SCMP Reporter

A cat owner is suing a pet shop over the death of her cat after  its first grooming at the shop.
Chan Chi-ho  is seeking compensation of HK$95,233 from Li Fu-lin, owner of the Organic Pet Food Company, and manager Chan Sau-yue.
Ms Chan alleged in  her writ, filed in the District Court on Friday, that her 12-year-old long-fur  cat, Ah B, died three days after he was taken to the  shop on Tsing Min Path, Tuen Mun,  for a HK$150 grooming session  on July 22.
The writ said  she took Ah B to the pet shop for bathing, manicuring and trimming of his fur,  but when she picked him up  from the  shop about 41/2 hours later, she found him  'motionless in a cage with bleeding wounds around his toes and bruises over his leg, soles, nose and left ear'.
Ah B was then taken to a Mong Kok vet  for  treatment.
An examination  revealed that he was in a  critical condition  and was dying, the writ said.
An X-ray  and blood test showed Ah B might have been restrained around  the neck and was suffering from dehydration, the writ stated.
It also suggested that he could have been poisoned, have fallen or been traumatised.  Ah B died at the vet's  clinic  on July 25.
The matter was reported to police.
In her writ, Ms Chan said  Ah B  was her loyal and playful companion and was like a family member.
She alleged that the death was caused by the pet shop's negligence  and that it had failed to deliver skilled  professional care  while Ah B was in its custody.
Ms Chan 'had been living with Ah B since its birth for some 12 years and had built up a very strong bond with Ah B', the writ said.
The HK$95,233 claim includes HK$80,000 for bereavement, pain and suffering, HK$9,808 for medical expenses and  HK$125 paid for Ah B's  grooming session.
Staff of the pet shop declined to comment on the incident yesterday.



Pet owner sues grooming shop for HK$95,000 over cat's death