I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question, but I hope someone will see it and be able to help me.
Gabi (15 months)
has an absolute phobia
of anyone touching her paws, so nail clipping is an absolute no-no. I took her to my vet a little while ago for his help. He asked me, in order to try and keep her calm, not to be present when they clipped her nails. When they returned her, he informed me that she ws so stressed, that she had messed herself (pooped), and they needed to bath her. I can't understand why she is like this, because she has never had a bad experience. I'm the only one that grooms her
I can't bear her being so stressed
, but her nails are now seriously long, and she is damaging her coat when she scratched. Does anyone have any advice for me on how to help my poor baby overcome her fear, and make nailclipping less stressful for her???
Any advice is welcome. Short of having her anaethatised, I don't know what else to do. My vet says that General Anaesthetic is the only alternative left for us....but I'm not so keen on this option, before I'm satisfied that I've exhausted all other methods/options.