Meds for my German Shepherd

Kibblepup · 02-07-2013, 05:47 PM

Hello, I am new here, and hope someone can help me with my problem of taking my German Shepherd to get her nails clipped, she just goes absoulutely crazy, when I take her to get her nails done, one Vet told me to cgive her some benedryl next time to calm her down before we come in next time, well......

it did'nt work, her nails are terribly long, but I can't put her through the bad experiences aqain, and I don't want her to put meds in her that don't work, and I don't want her to get hurt, or the employee to get hurt, I have even tried melatonin, but the benadryl and the melatonin, seemed like they sped her up......

does anyone have any suggestions???

I have to get her nails clipped

Thanks, Kibblepup

mandiah89 · 02-07-2013, 06:21 PM

They might just have to put her under sedation to get them done, it will cost you but it wont harm her, nor anyone else in the process and keep her stress to a minimum

**Liesje** · 02-07-2013, 06:29 PM

Benedryl doesn't usually have the same sleepiness in dogs as humans. My dog was taking nine of them and was running flyball, lol. ONE knocks me out for 24 hours. Melatonin is the same way. Sometimes it works to help calm a nervous, high strung dog but these are not really sedatives. I would ask for her to be sedated. That is guaranteed to work and you don't have to keep playing around with medications (all of which come with their own risks and side effects).

huntergreen · 02-07-2013, 07:28 PM

they have oral sedatives they can give you. phenobarb comes to mind. some of the vet techs may have a better answer.

doggiedad · 02-07-2013, 09:51 PM

don't take her to the Vet to get her nails done.
being in the Vet office and getting her nails done
could be double trouble. take her to a groomer but
tell the groomer how she reacts.

i had a Grey Hound that wouldn't let us near her
nails. i take her to the groomer and she would sit
there without a leash on and let the groomer do
whatever she wanted to her feet.

**jocoyn** · 02-07-2013, 10:09 PM

I agree - pay to have them sedate her to knock them down then start working on playing with her paws building up to it and then work on getting her to let you handle those feet.

02-07-2013, 05:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kibblepup New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 1	Meds for my German Shepherd Hello, I am new here, and hope someone can help me with my problem of taking my German Shepherd to get her nails clipped, she just goes absoulutely crazy, when I take her to get her nails done, one Vet told me to cgive her some benedryl next time to calm her down before we come in next time, well...... it did'nt work, her nails are terribly long, but I can't put her through the bad experiences aqain, and I don't want her to put meds in her that don't work, and I don't want her to get hurt, or the employee to get hurt, I have even tried melatonin, but the benadryl and the melatonin, seemed like they sped her up...... does anyone have any suggestions??? I have to get her nails clipped Thanks, Kibblepup

02-07-2013, 06:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
mandiah89 Master Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 936	They might just have to put her under sedation to get them done, it will cost you but it wont harm her, nor anyone else in the process and keep her stress to a minimum __________________ Penny - GSD - 11/11/2012 Diesel - GSD - 03/15/2010 - 11/05/2012

02-07-2013, 06:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Liesje Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 16,270	Benedryl doesn't usually have the same sleepiness in dogs as humans. My dog was taking nine of them and was running flyball, lol. ONE knocks me out for 24 hours. Melatonin is the same way. Sometimes it works to help calm a nervous, high strung dog but these are not really sedatives. I would ask for her to be sedated. That is guaranteed to work and you don't have to keep playing around with medications (all of which come with their own risks and side effects). __________________ Liesje & the K9s Nikon (GSD) U-CH SG Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 KKL T1 FO PA TF-III FDCh-S CL1-R UJJ U-CA HIT TT CGC Coke (All-American) VPC's Coca-Cola CGC, couch warmer extraordinaire Indy (All-American) Blue Horizon's Indigo Girl, flyball star in training Rainbow Bridge Kenya (GSD) U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop CL1-R CL1-F RA HIT TDI TT CGC vom Blauen Horizont / Blue Horizon GSDs

02-07-2013, 09:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 12,718	don't take her to the Vet to get her nails done. being in the Vet office and getting her nails done could be double trouble. take her to a groomer but tell the groomer how she reacts. i had a Grey Hound that wouldn't let us near her nails. i take her to the groomer and she would sit there without a leash on and let the groomer do whatever she wanted to her feet. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

02-07-2013, 10:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
jocoyn Zombie Queen Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 11,876	I agree - pay to have them sedate her to knock them down then start working on playing with her paws building up to it and then work on getting her to let you handle those feet. __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Beau -NAPWDA Certified Cadaver Dog Waiting at the Bridge (italics=GSDs) (hemangiosarcoma=blue):Grim , Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

02-07-2013, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
huntergreen Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,199	they have oral sedatives they can give you. phenobarb comes to mind. some of the vet techs may have a better answer.

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