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Originally Posted by bjh  I can understand a vet muzzling a dog but there is a vet in our area that also does grooming and he actually sedates many of the dogs before they are groomed. That would really piss me off. I know a few people that used him and they were very unhappy about him giving them a sedation shot. Have any of you experienced that? I suppose with some dogs it would be necessary but I think it is wrong to do that without tell the customers first. |
Yes I have heard of sedating a dog during grooming.
The groomer that I was using suggested I get a sedative for Buddy
from my vet since he bit her during a grooming. He had a reason
for doing so but I couldn't prove it and he couldn't tell me.
I would never sedate my dog. I have learned to groom him myself instead.
Whenever I touch him from behind, butt, legs, feet etc. he turns and
nuzzles my hand telling me he's not happy. I know something happened
because that's is how he did bite her when she was behind him. Whatever
happened left an impression in him. If that's the only recourse someone has than I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. No vet, groomer or anyone else has the right to sedate your dog without asking it's owner, unless it's to save his/her life. IMO.