Magic Grooming & Pet Resort
7904 West Dr #2, North Bay Village, FL 33141
Overview
Pawsome Retreat (formerly Magic Grooming & Pet Resort) is a family-owned pet resort in North Bay Village, FL offering fear-free boarding, daycare, and grooming services for dogs and cats. They emphasize stress-free, enrichment-focused care with Fear-Free certified staff. Services include a Five-Paw Hotel starting at $40/night and Daytime Oasis daycare starting at $30/day, with grooming starting at $50.
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What Reviews Say
164 reviews analyzedMagic Grooming & Pet Resort presents a stark duality in reviews: while many long-term customers praise the clean facility, skilled staff (especially Cynthia), and quality grooming/boarding services, there are serious safety concerns including multiple reports of dog deaths (notably the Kingsley case), injuries during grooming, and dogs returned traumatized. The facility scores highly on cleanliness and staff friendliness but critically low on safety (1.5/5) due to documented incidents of negligence, injuries, and apparent cover-ups. Communication issues and price transparency complaints also recur. Potential customers should weigh the many positive reviews against the serious safety incidents before entrusting their pets to this facility.
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Dog death (Kingsley case) - multiple reviews describe negligence, no water provided, no emergency care during seizure, owner not called for hour
“Kingsley died on April 19th, 2024 in their care and they were negligent in getting him the attention he needed when they knew we needed help.”
Dog injuries during grooming - cuts, wounds, bleeding
“When I looked at his paw and it looked like a wound that was cleaned up and masked to look like nothing happened.”
Dog returned traumatized, hiding, or with visible injuries
“When I went to look for him I saw him shaking and hiding, I felt something bad happened.”
Eye injury during grooming leading to potential vision loss
“They returned her to me with a damaged left eye, unable to open it, and she was in pain. The vet told me she had an ulcer that could be due to a blow or something that had entered her eye.”
Dog contracted kennel cough/infection at facility
Staff denied responsibility/injuries, attempted cover-ups
“They were quick to say 'that didn't happen here'. 'We don't have tools here that could cause that'.”
Poor phone communication / rude front desk(5 mentions)
“the girl who answers the phone does not listen to what you say. She keeps repeating questions that you have answered clearly.”
Broken promises on timing / scheduling(3 mentions)
“They told me he would be ready by 12:00 or before... they called me to tell me they were running late and he wouldn't be ready until 1:30pm.”
Unauthorized charges / price transparency(4 mentions)
“they charged me for the bathing service which I DID NOT REQUEST... it's a shame that they do things that HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED.”
Dog returned stressed or traumatized(4 mentions)
“He didn't eat for two days. He didn't bark, he was sad, scared.”
At a Glance
Pricing
Boarding
$40/night
Daycare
$30/day
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