My Cat has just been thrown out of the Vets...??

My daughter was once summoned to collect her little ShihTzu/Poodle cross from the groomers because after they had managed to clip her back legs and lower half she had gone absolutely crazy. They insisted she would need sedation from the vets before attempting grooming again. My daughter was quite embarrassed when we went to pick her up and the dog looked ridiculous. The next problem was trying to find a groomer who would be able to finish the job because we decided we weren’t going back there. Eventually, after a few days we found someone on a recommendation who could handle her and she did a great job. We don’t know how she did it but there was no medication from the vet involved and the dog has gone there quite happily ever since with no problems. I just roared with laughter when I saw her though, her bottom half all shaved and the rest of her a mass of curls like a really bad lion cut!

I’m sure it was anxiety that triggered the behaviour, I think she had taken a dislike to the groomer. She is a very sensitive little dog and although tiny still has very sharp teeth! I didn’t know that they use Gabapentin for pets.

I wonder which groomer ......!

My daughter says the cat story is exactly right and when there’s 2 it’s twice as bad!
We’ve booked our dog in for a wash and blow. She loved it last time, so fingers crossed.
Giving our first dog tablets was a nightmare, but Millicent takes a worming tablet, drops it in the floor, dances round it, patting it to make sure it’s dead, then eats it no problem.

Fun times at the vets, as my (normally) sweet little cat turns very hostile and attacks anyone when removed from the carrier. Luckily, she's only had to go a few times.

We once had a Golden Retriever/Old English cross, a big girl, who shook terribly and insisted on sitting on my lap at the vets. It gave everyone a good laugh, though.

We also had a cat that needed grooming. She would mat up terribly, and hated to be brushed. She was a beautiful long haired tabby, with a very thick undercoat. We always had long haired cats growing up, but none ever matted like she did.

I would take her every May (they did it at the vets); I figured it was warm enough outside to tolerate getting shorn. Oh, the poor, indignant girl when she arrived home! For a few days afterwards you could tell she was ashamed of how she looked.

At the same time we had a lovely beagle who would shiver and shake if we drove near the vet's building. One of her favourite walks was on the same route, you could hear her sigh of relief in the back seat once we were passed the vet's.

My dog takes Gabapentin regularly. Apparently it takes super nasty. He eats in a dairylea cheese slice but I don’t know about cars.