Hi guys. Judgement call, I am curious what people's thoughts are. My boy is a nervous wreck at the vet's. I have had a hard time correcting it with training, he is fine when we go in, fine to visit with the receptionist, but once we are in the room and it is time to actually do stuff to him he is pretty unhappy. He isnt so into food that I can create a positive association that way.
I took him in for a limp and he tensed up so much that the vet could not manipulate his joints, as an example. He just clenched every muscle in his body.
He is going in soon for OFA x rays. They are going to knock him out for it, and they said I could drop him off in the morning and pick him up in the afternoon. He has never been boarded and never been left anywhere away from me. I have no idea what he would think or how he might act if some strangers came to get him out of a kennel and stick a needle in his arm.
This vet is super nice and he says he doesn't care if I stay the whole day with him. So I could stay with him till he gets the drugs.
I somewhat wonder if he would do better without me? My female behaved better for an ultrasound when I was not in the room. She is nervous about procedures but very trusting and friendly with people. He is not nearly so trusting and friendly with strangers as her.
Part of me thinks just leave him there with his muzzle and he will learn to cope. Part of me thinks he will be horrified and hate it even worse if I leave him there with strangers.
Any thoughts?
I took him in for a limp and he tensed up so much that the vet could not manipulate his joints, as an example. He just clenched every muscle in his body.
He is going in soon for OFA x rays. They are going to knock him out for it, and they said I could drop him off in the morning and pick him up in the afternoon. He has never been boarded and never been left anywhere away from me. I have no idea what he would think or how he might act if some strangers came to get him out of a kennel and stick a needle in his arm.
This vet is super nice and he says he doesn't care if I stay the whole day with him. So I could stay with him till he gets the drugs.
I somewhat wonder if he would do better without me? My female behaved better for an ultrasound when I was not in the room. She is nervous about procedures but very trusting and friendly with people. He is not nearly so trusting and friendly with strangers as her.
Part of me thinks just leave him there with his muzzle and he will learn to cope. Part of me thinks he will be horrified and hate it even worse if I leave him there with strangers.
Any thoughts?