Lawsuit Alleges Cat Groomer’s Negligence Killed Beloved Pet
Carolyn Rubido’s cat, Flash, shown here in peaceful but fully satisfied repose, died after a flea bath administered by a mobile pet groomer in November 2020.
Photo courtesy of Carolyn Rubido
Editor’s note: One of the photos embedded in the story below shows Flash postmortem, with visible wounds on his face.
After a 2017 auto accident left a stray kitten with a broken jaw and a missing eye, Carolyn Rubido adopted the feline and named him Flash. She spent thousands of dollars on vet bills and nursed him back to health, feeding him with a bottle until he was strong enough to eat. But after three years as a happy and healthy indoor cat, Flash died suddenly last November — not from any lingering effects of the accident, but from a bath.
In a lawsuit filed