[scosmi]

I have a Lhasa who for some reason is totally afraid of being groomed,I have to take him to the vets to be sedated before the groomer can cut him, but after the sedation he is unwell for a couple of days, is there a short acting sedation like propofol(human drug) for dogs that won't make him unwell for days, I'm really worried and he is going tomorrow afternoon ?please contact me and tell me which drug would be the best for him if you understand about sedation for small dogs. Thank you

[CorkyMax]

If it were my dog and he reacted to the sedation like that--I would not be having it done!! This breed is prone to genetic kidney problems so I am wondering if this sedating is affecting his kidneys in any way. What does your vet think about it? No matter what he says--I still would not do it!

Can you 'train/condition' your dog to not be afraid of the grooming? Or maybe you could learn how to do the grooming yourself and condition your dog to let you do it. Condition him to hear and accept the clippers slowly and do a little trimming every day or so to get him to accept this from you. Give a treat for good behavior, etc.

Also maybe he doesn't like this particular groomer. Are you there to watch what this groomer may be doing? I know that when I took my cocker to be groomed a long time ago----I of course cannot prove it but I know she had to have slapped him in the nose as he got a very bloody nose and the vet there had to give him a shot to stop the blood. He had never had a problem like that before or after this incident and he is almost 13 yrs old now.

[MaraX]

I have a Lhasa apso mixed with a Bichon (Charlie) He hates to be groomed but he never had that thing before.

[piratekitty]

Originally Posted by CorkyMax

If it were my dog and he reacted to the sedation like that--I would not be having it done!! This breed is prone to genetic kidney problems so I am wondering if this sedating is affecting his kidneys in any way. What does your vet think about it? No matter what he says--I still would not do it!

Can you 'train/condition' your dog to not be afraid of the grooming? Or maybe you could learn how to do the grooming yourself and condition your dog to let you do it. Condition him to hear and accept the clippers slowly and do a little trimming every day or so to get him to accept this from you. Give a treat for good behavior, etc.

Also maybe he doesn't like this particular groomer. Are you there to watch what this groomer may be doing? I know that when I took my cocker to be groomed a long time ago----I of course cannot prove it but I know she had to have slapped him in the nose as he got a very bloody nose and the vet there had to give him a shot to stop the blood. He had never had a problem like that before or after this incident and he is almost 13 yrs old now.

This is so true, you need to be careful who you take your dog to to be groomed. They may have burned your dog with hot clippers, cut your dog, by using wrong blades or not protecting your dog and cutting into skin. You do these things to a dog and you will have problems, your dog will be fearful. I would never put a dog under to just be groomed, its just not worth it. If your dog is afraind of clippers and the noise they make. Id try doing it by hand and scissors clipping a cut. Or if your willing to take the time conditioning your dog I would do that first. You will need to teach your dog to stand on a table, holding them at the muzzle for long lengths at atime. Never leave your dog alone and always have your hand on your dog at altime while on the table. Get them use to a hair dryer, keep the temp. cool and not close to the skin while combing fur. If you dont have clippers you could take a rolling pin from the kitchen and make your own motor sound rolling in along your dogs back and down bridge of nose. Praise and treat your dog, and talk in a gentle calm voice at all times. This will take some time do it daily and build up time. Brush and handle your dogs feet, and muzzle area alot. Good luck.