BSFR98
Senior Member
I have a 3 year old Vizsla and we are having a hard time getting him his yearly shots. Last year I had to muzzle him at the vet and hold him tight while they did the shots. He pees all over me and I know he's scared. This year we tried the same but he doesn't forget anything and will not let me muzzle him at all. Yes he snaps at me. We have tried peanut butter, treats etc to try to get the muzzle on but he will have none of it. We took him to another vet and they loved on him and we walked him outside and the Vet was able to sneak one of his shots in. We still have one shot needed and temperature probe, and blood taken to complete.
If your not aware of this breed; he is a contortionist, one of the few dogs that can actually rotate their front legs like a human. They don't well with force or aggressive training so they only accept positive force training.
My thought was trying to find a vet that could use a blow dart to get the second shot in or put him asleep to get all the work done. I haven't called about this option but my wife has tried to find a large animal vet or someone that would come to our home and try to figure out a way to get this done. We have come up empty I guess we are at our wits end and was wondering if anyone here has any suggestions. We are in the NW ATL metro area.
We cannot even trim his nails. I can clean out his ears on my own but towards the end he acts like a donkey and hides from me SMH. Here is a pic of the donkey.
If your not aware of this breed; he is a contortionist, one of the few dogs that can actually rotate their front legs like a human. They don't well with force or aggressive training so they only accept positive force training.
My thought was trying to find a vet that could use a blow dart to get the second shot in or put him asleep to get all the work done. I haven't called about this option but my wife has tried to find a large animal vet or someone that would come to our home and try to figure out a way to get this done. We have come up empty I guess we are at our wits end and was wondering if anyone here has any suggestions. We are in the NW ATL metro area.
We cannot even trim his nails. I can clean out his ears on my own but towards the end he acts like a donkey and hides from me SMH. Here is a pic of the donkey.