What an awful day :(

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So up I get at 7 to take poppy to the vets to be spayed...
Home again at half 12 having had her pre med and thats it
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She hates going to the vets anyway, but I got her in at 8am, and she was apprehensive..but went off ok with the nurse
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Anyways, she had her pre med, then when they went to actually do anything to her she went absoloutely mental apparently
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and cr***ed herself everywhere - which they attempted to clean but couldnt.
So vet didnt want to do anything when she was in such a state - so I now have a sleepy, c**p stained little dog who will most probably will not even go near the door let alone go in to the vets again
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Plus a tired and upset owner
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it was really hard for me to leave her there knowing she hates it, and i was worried about it for days. Now I have to go through it all over again - plus I am back to work next week so wont be home to keep an eye on her (mum will be)
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God what a crap day
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Perhaps they could let you have a mild oral sedative so that she was already a bit spaced out when she got there? Or they could possibly give her the sedative whilst she is still in our car - cover her cage so she doesn't see where she's being driven to, quick jab from the vet and that's it. Unfortunately most dogs cotton on to the vet situation, what a shame your girl has had the situation made worse.
 
Just to say - if you feel your vets aren't doing the right thing by your dog, don't be scared to ring around a few others and explain the problem. A customer of ours has recently moved vet as she felt the care they were giving her diabetic dog was very poor - she'd really pleased with the new vet, and the dog is on the correct medication, and improving.
 
Oh what a bad experience for her. My rottie dog also hates the vets but he growls and snaps so has to be muzzled. They always knock him out with me sat with him and I stay til he falls asleep. Maybe they will let you do that, much nicer for the dog and owner!!
 
Mine are always sedated before I have left them. This was especially important for Tina when she was getting her eye removed as she gets very stressed being left with people she doesn't know.

My vet always suggested it straight away, I never had to ask.
 
We did say we would come over and sit with her, but by the times they rung us they said it was too late she had gone beyond the point where she would calm down. And to be fair, when we got there she just cried and cried until she was home
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I dont know whether its worth the hassle of trying to get her back in there for a while, its a nightmare , i mean shes not silly she knows exactly where she is because she tries to back out of the door before iv even got into reception!!!
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I'm so sorry to hear that. Stella is a bit weird, in that she drags me inside the building (equates it with treats and fuss).

I concur with the other posters, and suggest a mild sedative. Rescue Remedy can also be effective, but you'd have to ask your vet how that might interfere with conventional drugs used during the procedure.
 

I left our last vets for a number of reasons - left the dog in for a skin scraping as requested at 8am (had to wait until half past until they opened up) rang for an update at 12 noon and was told they were just getting started and he was 'hyper' - er yeah, he had been in a cage for 3.5 hours.
I offered to nip down the road to be with him and calm him, and they told me they had just sedated him. Enough sedation to choke a donkey, as it turned out.

New vets last week allowed me to come and sit with him/hold him for an ultrasound scan, he was as good as gold.
 
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I'm so sorry to hear that. Stella is a bit weird, in that she drags me inside the building (equates it with treats and fuss).

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Otto is exactly the same, I was just saying last night how lucky we were he is like that!

Sorry to hear your girly had such a stressful time
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Maybe take her to the Vets a few times for nothing, just go in, wait, see the Vet, give her a fuss and a treat and leave.
I'm sure the Vets would be Ok with that, I know ours were. Otto went in quite a few times for no reason other than a fuss!
 
My vets always take dogs and cats away for any pre meds etc so the vet and nurse can deal with them - they say the animals are calmer once away from their owners!

I am amazed that having already stressed your dog out, they didnt persevere and sedate and operate - now you have been left with a very traumatised dog who quite rightly wont want to go near that place again!!!!
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I think the suggestions of staying until a full sedation has been achieved is the kindest thing to do - poor you and your dog!
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The vet who rang mum said that in the 'frame of mind' that poppy was in it wouldnt be safe to operate..I dont know, I have to go by what they say, but I mean they sent a trainee nurse (nothing against them) to talk us through what happened and give poppy back to us, we werent offered any kind of alternative to help the situation, just that if we bring her in again they will sedate her fully first before trying to do anything..
To be honest all I wanted to do was get her out of there and home, where she is now flopped down very sleepy
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My dog is very nervous when at the vets, and they always let me sit on the floor with him on my lap-then they sedate him. Best for all people and dogs really as he has never had a bad experience with these vets.
 
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