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Originally Posted by BayleighL  I am glad that you found your answer - and have a vet you really like. Our little pup was also very scared the first few times at the vet. We worked hard at doing a lot of handling at home to get her used to ear, mouth, tail and paw handling. We tried a variety of things at the vet - the one thing that worked was taking her dog bed and putting it on the exam table so she didn't slip and slide so much. That REALLY helped. We don't have to take it anymore. She is much calmer and compliant. It took about a year of vet visits to accomplish.
Good luck with year 2. It's sooooo much fun!  |
Thank you for the great idea Bayleigh! I never thought of taking their bed. I love it. They got their blood test for heartworm and 3 year rabies shots. Toby was shaking and drooling, just terrified in the exam room. Tina was nervous but not as bad. After Toby was brought back from the back room where they took blood, he was as calm as could be. In July they go back for Distemper and in November Bordatella. They should get used to the vet after that. Next time I'm taking treats too. The vet gave them cheese to distract them during the shot but they didn't want it.
Since these babies were shuffled around so much during the first 8 months of their lives, 3 foster homes and 2 traumatic and terrifying adoption events at Petco, i think they are worried that they will be dumped again when we take them out. They are doing so well now, they are even letting us pick them up and love on them. I am soooo happy about that!
I'm sure that year 2 will bring even more happiness and excitement as they learn to trust us and want our attention and love even more.