Handle your aggressive, nervous or fearful dog at the veterinarian is not fun for any pet owner, or the veterinarian! This goes for small dog's and even extra large dogs!

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FIRST OFF, I am not a dog trainer, but I have been around animals and veterinary medicine since I was born, because my father is a vet!

Here are 3 things to consider from a vets perspective and I always recommend seeking a professional dog trainers help:

#1 Always have the pet muzzle trained. Make the muzzle a happy thing and even a trick to put it on and off.

#2. Use sedatives or antianxiety medication 30 minutes before entering the vet office. I note in this video your vet may not give out anxiety medications if the pet could be a serious harm to someone. Watch the video to understand the reasoning.

#3. Understand that Youre pet will get a visual physical exam and need complete sedation to be physically examined, given vaccines or diagnostics.

SOME EXAMPLE CASES:
Ok, lets make two categories of nervous pets.
The first one is a pet that is simply nervous and would not normally bite anyone. So a nonbiting, nonconfrontational meaning doesn’t lunge at anyone, a nervous dog that hides in a corner and tries to become as small as possible.

Your vet can examine her but she is shaking like a leaf.
If these pets were my dog's, I would give her a sedative such as trazadone or acepromazine 30 minutes before coming into the vet office to calm her down. I would then have our muzzle ready that she is familiar with and put it on so the veterinarian can safetly examine her. And of course I would talk in a baby voice and say happy things like “good dog” things they know means they're doing something good.

VERY REACTIVE PETS:
The second scenario is a dog that lunges, tries to bite, and is very fearful and therefore aggressive. For this dog, I would notify the veterinary office of my situation. I would not even try sedatives because these dog's can attack through them. I would be prepared with a muzzle so they can safetly sedate my pet completely for physical exam, vaccines or diagnostics.

But how do you even sedate such an aggressive dog?
We use a squish method, where you walk a dog through a door and gently squish their waste in it to give an intramuscular reversible, tranquilizer injection into their gluteal or lumbar muscles.
You then let the dog chill and hangout for 30 minutes until he falls asleep and the veterinarian can then examine and do diagnostics, place an IV catheter if needed ect.

Each veterinary practice uses different methods, so you have to talk to them about what your approach is going to be.

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