nervous yorkie at the vet Since Romeo had surgery he gets very nervous at the vet. Is there anything I can give him to calm him down a bit? I feel so bad because I can feel his heart racing and he gets out of breath. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. |
I am interested in knowing about this too. My little Maddie got so nervous at her last visit she threw up all over the table.:( She has never really had a bad experience, they did have to stick her a few times to get blood for her heart worm test. Shes soooo pitiful. |
This will sound a little weird but the first thing you need to do is YOU need to remain calm, we tend to anticipate their reaction and then they feed off of our energy. If at all possible try bringing him buy there just for short visits and have the people who work at the desk give him treats this way he will associate the Vet with good things |
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This will help. The only way he'll get over his fears is if you help him through them. Don't coo and coddle him. Sit in the waiting room, set him on the floor and let him deal with it. If you hug and squeeze him and tell him it's ok while he's anxious, you're telling him that there IS something to be afraid of and his reaction is appropriate..... He'll never be ok at the vet unless he goes there frequently enough and has fun instead of always being poked and prodded. |
I would try another vet 1 or 2 times to see if she reacts the same. Some people (Vets and Techs) really don't like small dogs. Does your current vet do simple procedures in the exam room with you there, or is your pup wisked away into the back Treatment room where you cannot see what's going on? That would make me suspicious. Sometimes we need to listen to our pets. And, yes, you need to be absolutely calm and in no way sending signals to your dog if you are the least bit nervous/anxious. |
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they do wisk him away. :( |
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Too many germs! |
Most of the time , the dog is nervous because he feels you are nervous . |
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BTW, it was actually my vet who said that allowing your dog to walk around in Petsmart was like letting your child play on the floor of a public restroom. |
Ellie is Miss Wiggle Worm at the vet's office. She does get very nervous but then again, if somebody yanked my teeth out, pulled things out of my abdomen and always poked my neck to get blood, I'd be upset too. :( We do take treats occasionally for the vet to give her. If you can't get him calm, you may be able to use Benadryl but it doesn't work for all dogs. If that doesn't work you could go with something stronger but your vet would have to prescribe it. Taking them to the back for procedures is very normal. That's just the way most places do it if a tech needs to restrain the animal. As long as you don't think your vet is trying to hide something and you trust him/her, it sounds okay to me. |
A Petsmart, sure I can see that. However, if your vet clinic is dirty enough that you're concerned about your dog being on the floor, you have a bigger issue there than just a nervous dog. I would hope that they're using sanitizers and disinfectants to prevent transmission of any diseases. I know we all love and cherish our Yorkies. I know I do mine. I and everyone I know refers to them as my "kids". But we need to remember that these are dogs, not human babies. If they are treated like human babies and not dogs we'll end up very confused, unbalanced pets. Could you tell someone with a 70lb lab that their dog shouldn't walk on the vet's floor? If you did, you'd probably get crazy looks... Some of the most dangerous dogs I've met were small ones that had been coddled and spoiled and over protected. They're not confident of themselves and fearful, which leads to bad behaviors, including biting. One of mine was very afraid of going any place new.... So all I did was take her to new places, including the vet. I didn't carry her, didn't coddle her. She walked on her own four feet and I just told her she was alright and rewarded only the behavior I wanted. All three of mine can go into our vet clinic, where they've been spayed and neutered and been put under for dentals and been poked for bloodwork and held down for xrays and had their nails trimmed and plenty of other "mean" things, and be completely confident and unafraid. Animals are usually taken in back for procedures because they can sense their owner's anxiety and they feed off of it. Lots of dogs are completely different once they're away from that influence and around calm, properly trained techs and drs. |
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Let's just agree to disagree on this one and let it go.;) |
Ryle does not enjoy his vet office visits either. I just take his favorite little blanket and hold him in it. And when we go in with the vet I also put the blanket down on the table where he has to sit. He still dont like it but it seems to help a bit. |
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