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habanaro

by habanaro on 18 November 2008 - 20:11

The top one is similar to what I have, but mine is even a little stouter than that.  when you have it tight it gives very little room for the dog to get out. there is a sizing chart.  I bought mine from a local Ag/feed place only have had to use it a few times.

One of the times I had to use it my dog got his foot stuck with a peice of wire that went to the bone.  Dog would'nt let anyone other that me near his foot.  Worked great in a bad situation

Jeff


by beepy on 18 November 2008 - 20:11

I would never trust a dog in a cloth/nylon muzzle.  A friend of mine who has worked with GSD and other big dogs all her life received a very bad bite from a dog wearing that kind of muzzle - the dog can still bite with its front teeth.

If I was wanting to ensure no bite could occur then it would have to be a basket muzzle.

Fortunately all mine love the vets, and the only time I ever had any problems was a bitch who had been given a pre op sedative and left with me in the waiting room for it to kick in - when the nurse appeared, the bitch came up from her down stay in total guard mode - I guess the jab messed with her mind.  After that we never had a problem with her - but she did have a preference for one vet and if she heard his voice she was up and off to say hello before anyone could blink!  We tended to only have appointments with him after that!


by GoldenElk on 18 November 2008 - 20:11

Jeff & Beetree thank you fo rthe clarification.


Ryanhaus

by Ryanhaus on 18 November 2008 - 21:11

I don't need to muzzle my dogs at the vet,
you might even find that if you control your dogs head, keeping your hands in front
of your dogs mouth, while the vet is checking other parts of the dog, may be a good
beginning for you & your dog, she won't want to bite or snap at your fingers

also, I am able to trim EVERYONE's toenails, without them moving an inch
course after they get a bone.

They just listen to me, and like one of my trainer's told me, when giving your dog
commands....Say it like you mean it, never ask them, tell them want you want them
to do, they do sort of listen  (Some of the time)

Might be time to start going to vet techs that don't bring out the worst in your dog by letting
your dog know they are too afraid to get near


NWilz

by NWilz on 18 November 2008 - 22:11

Both of my two get muzzled for safety concerns.  And I am a big advocated of muzzling a dog who will bite.  I KNOW my female will bite (she has bit a vet tech who did something stupid) and I feel it would be irresponsible of me to not muzzle her.  I think anyone who owns a dog that could protentially bite a vet should muzzle their dog to insure that the dog doesn't have to go through the drama of a dog bite and no one gets hurt.  I also teach my dogs that muzzles are okay, not some punishment.  Sometimes I just put them in a muzzle for five minutes and slip little pieces of hot dog in the muzzle.  Makes it much easier to get them in muzzle and they don't wrestle with it.  I don't know if this is actually a idea or not, just something I thought of when training Heidi to be okay with a muzzle....in her younger days, she could get out of basically any muzzle, so there has to be some compliance from her to keep her in one easily.  Oh yeah, and my female, NOT easy to keep in a muzzle, only nice, expensive solid leather for her.  The nylons ones that she can't destroy, she can get escape from.

 


by beetree on 18 November 2008 - 23:11

Mirasmom,

The confidence of the techs and vets can come into play. We had a cat that was extra feisty. Being poor at the time, we took him to a strange vet who when warned of said cat's impending crankiness, produced a kitty straight-jacket! He put my cat in it and donned what looked like blacksmith gloves and proceeded to terrorize said kitty for his benefit. We never went back to him! LOL 

If I had never met my Gizmo, I too could say I never met a toe I couldn't clip! (Wish I could say the same. lol) He was my "brindle shepherd," lol! I've talked about him before, I think he was a Dutchie but didn' t know it. They said he could have been a pit-bull shepherd, but all the mixes of those I've seen had flop ears. Gave a good pinch though! Was solid red/black brindle with a white spot on his chest. If he saw you as prey, you were a gonner. 


Ryanhaus

by Ryanhaus on 19 November 2008 - 00:11

beetree,

Let's get a look at that kitty straight-jacket!!!


Rezkat5

by Rezkat5 on 19 November 2008 - 00:11

No, but would have no problems doing so if they needed to be.

The advantage I have is that I work at the vet as a tech and so therefore they come to work with me a lot since they were young and have gotten used to it.  Usually go someplace training after work.  :)  Plus, since I know the sorts of things that might get done, I "practice."  LOL  My male sort of freezes and pouts, looks really pathetic!  I've taught them all to jump on the table, so the vets love me!  My younger female will try to pull the "drama" card, but she's realized that I won't have it.  Two of the three I can take blood on by myself without any help, the other I can with very little help.  My older one recently tore a declaw and I didn't want to sedate her to cut it, she was a trooper, even offered to muzzle, but she didn't really need it.  The older female you can do practically anything with if she's staring at one of the house cats!  Well, everything except cut a broken nail, which was quite painful. 

Kathy


deacon

by deacon on 19 November 2008 - 00:11

Baiting them into the muzzle is nothing new and is used more often than admitted to. I have even had to use that method to several PSds to try it on the first few times!!


by 1doggie2 on 19 November 2008 - 01:11

My vet cleans they teeth of our families Rotties and GSD's, with just a little something to calm them. They are awake, he does not knock them out. We take bets when they go on which one will get the best dog report that day, My daughter 's GSD won over my Rottie Last time, My Mom's rottie came in between them. All the dogs love the vet tech and vet. I use to have a Belguim T. Had to bring that one in the back door and muzzled or would not even allow him in the office. Had a G Dane as a kid, the vet lived up the hill and drove a  VW, He would jump on top and lay across the top and look in the window at the vet, he hated the shots, that was a funny site.






 


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