Need help to calm a dog down?Ian/anyone

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Ian or anyone who has any good ideas--A friend has a little dog and is having a problem. I am sending her e-mail to me below, because she is desperate for help. Can anyone tell me what she can give her dog to help?? Elaine

<<<<A Shih Tzu HAS to be groomed for health reasons.Hair grows in the earcanal and if not plucked, can go deaf !Also sever back and leg problemsif hair between pads are not trimmed all the way back. Hair in eyesalso. All this happens in a perio of 4 weeks ! I never saw anything growso fast in my life LOL!We are down to ONE more groomer! He has bitten all of the groomers! Bigtime!She will give him ONE more chance! The vet gave him a heavy duty pillthat knocked him out for 2 days and they still couldn't groom him. Ineed to know what I can give him to let the groomer do what she has todo. HELP!!!!!!! I have started him on Bach Rescue Remedy, but it is notenough.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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This may not be an issue of how heavily the dog can be sedated. Your friend may want to try a visit to the groomer with her dog the day before the grooming. Let the dog get aquatinted with the groomer while mom is around and without the groomer ripping hair out of her ears! A fun visit with lots of petting and treats. Then the next day (day of grooming) maybe mom can chaperon the Shih tzu. This might ease her stress.

 

It sounds like one of the groomers may have been very rough with her and now she get scared .

Bea

Email: bhurd

 

 

Elaine Davis [twobears]Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:37 AMherbal remedies Subject: [herbal remedies] Need help to calm a dog down?Ian/anyone

Ian or anyone who has any good ideas--A friend has a little dog and is having a problem. I am sending her e-mail to me below, because she is desperate for help. Can anyone tell me what she can give her dog to help?? Elaine

<<<<A Shih Tzu HAS to be groomed for health reasons.Hair grows in the earcanal and if not plucked, can go deaf !Also sever back and leg problemsif hair between pads are not trimmed all the way back. Hair in eyesalso. All this happens in a perio of 4 weeks ! I never saw anything growso fast in my life LOL!We are down to ONE more groomer! He has bitten all of the groomers! Bigtime!She will give him ONE more chance! The vet gave him a heavy duty pillthat knocked him out for 2 days and they still couldn't groom him. Ineed to know what I can give him to let the groomer do what she has todo. HELP!!!!!!! I have started him on Bach Rescue Remedy, but it is notenough.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

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My only suggestion with the data you've given, would be to take him to a good holistic vet (yes they are around ;o)

 

I know that Chemo therapy will remove hair but I think that approach would be a little extreme LOL.

 

Love,

 

Doc

 

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington

 

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Elaine Davis

herbal remedies

Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:37 AM

[herbal remedies] Need help to calm a dog down?Ian/anyone

 

Ian or anyone who has any good ideas--A friend has a little dog and is having a problem. I am sending her e-mail to me below, because she is desperate for help. Can anyone tell me what she can give her dog to help?? Elaine

<<<<A Shih Tzu HAS to be groomed for health reasons.Hair grows in the earcanal and if not plucked, can go deaf !Also sever back and leg problemsif hair between pads are not trimmed all the way back. Hair in eyesalso. All this happens in a perio of 4 weeks ! I never saw anything growso fast in my life LOL!We are down to ONE more groomer! He has bitten all of the groomers! Bigtime!She will give him ONE more chance! The vet gave him a heavy duty pillthat knocked him out for 2 days and they still couldn't groom him. Ineed to know what I can give him to let the groomer do what she has todo. HELP!!!!!!! I have started him on Bach Rescue Remedy, but it is notenough

[Guest guest]

> I know that Chemo therapy will remove hair but I think

> that approach

> would be a little extreme LOL.

 

Is there something similar to Nair that would be save for

the dog? Could Nair be diluted down or used for less time?

I wonder if a vet would know.... hahaha

 

just an " outside the box " idea.....

 

-Lori

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I agree with Bea. For a dog to be like you discribed, something traumatic might have happened while at the groomers. If worse comes to worse could you switch groomers?

 

Kristen

 

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B. Hurd

herbal remedies

Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:57 AM

RE: [herbal remedies] Need help to calm a dog down?Ian/anyone

 

This may not be an issue of how heavily the dog can be sedated. Your friend may want to try a visit to the groomer with her dog the day before the grooming. Let the dog get aquatinted with the groomer while mom is around and without the groomer ripping hair out of her ears! A fun visit with lots of petting and treats. Then the next day (day of grooming) maybe mom can chaperon the Shih tzu. This might ease her stress.

 

It sounds like one of the groomers may have been very rough with her and now she get scared .

Bea

Email: bhurd

 

 

Elaine Davis [twobears]Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:37 AMherbal remedies Subject: [herbal remedies] Need help to calm a dog down?Ian/anyone

Ian or anyone who has any good ideas--A friend has a little dog and is having a problem. I am sending her e-mail to me below, because she is desperate for help. Can anyone tell me what she can give her dog to help?? Elaine

<<<<A Shih Tzu HAS to be groomed for health reasons.Hair grows in the earcanal and if not plucked, can go deaf !Also sever back and leg problemsif hair between pads are not trimmed all the way back. Hair in eyesalso. All this happens in a perio of 4 weeks ! I never saw anything growso fast in my life LOL!We are down to ONE more groomer! He has bitten all of the groomers! Bigtime!She will give him ONE more chance! The vet gave him a heavy duty pillthat knocked him out for 2 days and they still couldn't groom him. Ineed to know what I can give him to let the groomer do what she has todo. HELP!!!!!!! I have started him on Bach Rescue Remedy, but it is notenough.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

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How is the groomer with the dog? Does the dog originally like the groomer or is it leary of strangers? How is the dog around strangers in general? Better with men or women? Can you stay with the dog while it gets groomed? Last resort is to learn how to do this yourself. My mom and dad learned when we had poodles. She would sit with the dog laying down and use tweezers and pull little bits of hair out of the ears, allthe while talking to the dogs, calming them - after awhile it was no big deal - but they trusted mom and dad. Suzi

Kristen Tarpy <mktarpy wrote:

I agree with Bea. For a dog to be like you discribed, something traumatic might have happened while at the groomers. If worse comes to worse could you switch groomers?

 

Kristen

 

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B. Hurd

herbal remedies

Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:57 AM

RE: [herbal remedies] Need help to calm a dog down?Ian/anyone

 

This may not be an issue of how heavily the dog can be sedated. Your friend may want to try a visit to the groomer with her dog the day before the grooming. Let the dog get aquatinted with the groomer while mom is around and without the groomer ripping hair out of her ears! A fun visit with lots of petting and treats. Then the next day (day of grooming) maybe mom can chaperon the Shih tzu. This might ease her stress.

 

It sounds like one of the groomers may have been very rough with her and now she get scared .

Bea

Email: bhurd

 

 

Elaine Davis [twobears]Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:37 AMherbal remedies Subject: [herbal remedies] Need help to calm a dog down?Ian/anyone

Ian or anyone who has any good ideas--A friend has a little dog and is having a problem. I am sending her e-mail to me below, because she is desperate for help. Can anyone tell me what she can give her dog to help?? Elaine

<<<<A Shih Tzu HAS to be groomed for health reasons.Hair grows in the earcanal and if not plucked, can go deaf !Also sever back and leg problemsif hair between pads are not trimmed all the way back. Hair in eyesalso. All this happens in a perio of 4 weeks ! I never saw anything growso fast in my life LOL!We are down to ONE more groomer! He has bitten all of the groomers! Bigtime!She will give him ONE more chance! The vet gave him a heavy duty pillthat knocked him out for 2 days and they still couldn't groom him. Ineed to know what I can give him to let the groomer do what she has todo. HELP!!!!!!! I have started him on Bach Rescue Remedy, but it is notenough.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington