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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 567545" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I used to have the same issues with my Katy when I'd try to clip her toenails. I would try to hold her on my lap to clip her nails and she would squirm and grunt and wiggle and keep snatching her paws back. She wasn't really afraid, she just hated to be restrained and she was determined that I was NOT going to cut her nails. This may not work with your dog but with Katy, all I had to do was to talk <em>BAAAAD</em> to her! She's so used to being loved on and cuddled and being spoken to in a soft, loving voice. One loud, firm, "<u><strong><em>KNOCK IT OFF!"</em></strong></u> and she was so shocked that she gave up, relaxed, and let me clip her nails! Once she realized that I meant business, she just gave up!</p><p></p><p>Of course, putting drops in a painful ear is really tricky. My dogs' ears stick up so it's not quite as big of a problem with theirs. If you can catch her when she's laying down on her side, you might be able to come up to her and pet her and talk to her in soothing tones, then just squeeze the drops down in to her ear without actually touching it, then massage the back of her ear gently so the medicine gets down inside - if she'll let you. If it's a yeast infection, you need to get the medicine on the underside of the ear flap too, not just down in the ear canal. If all else fails, you might be able to get some type of mild sedation from the vet to give her before you try to put the drops in her ears.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 567545, member: 1883"] I used to have the same issues with my Katy when I'd try to clip her toenails. I would try to hold her on my lap to clip her nails and she would squirm and grunt and wiggle and keep snatching her paws back. She wasn't really afraid, she just hated to be restrained and she was determined that I was NOT going to cut her nails. This may not work with your dog but with Katy, all I had to do was to talk [I]BAAAAD[/I] to her! She's so used to being loved on and cuddled and being spoken to in a soft, loving voice. One loud, firm, "[U][B][I]KNOCK IT OFF!"[/I][/B][/U] and she was so shocked that she gave up, relaxed, and let me clip her nails! Once she realized that I meant business, she just gave up! Of course, putting drops in a painful ear is really tricky. My dogs' ears stick up so it's not quite as big of a problem with theirs. If you can catch her when she's laying down on her side, you might be able to come up to her and pet her and talk to her in soothing tones, then just squeeze the drops down in to her ear without actually touching it, then massage the back of her ear gently so the medicine gets down inside - if she'll let you. If it's a yeast infection, you need to get the medicine on the underside of the ear flap too, not just down in the ear canal. If all else fails, you might be able to get some type of mild sedation from the vet to give her before you try to put the drops in her ears. [/QUOTE]
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