He Looks Different
By @acelawrites
@acelawrites (19272)
Philippines
June 18, 2019 9:10pm CST
My dog, Oreo, was finally groomed by our veterinarian.
He was sedated because he became wild.
An oxygen apparatus was connected to his nose/mouth so he can breathe well.Too bad I failed to take the photo. He spent a night at the Vet Clinic because the veterinarian wanted to be sure that he is well and "back to his senses" when we fetch him.
He looks like another dog after he was groomed. He was also administered the annual vaccination to keep him healthy.
We were so glad, Oreo is back and looking so neat now.
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20 responses
@rsa101 (41005)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
You should have posted a picture of him before the grooming. I have watched a video saying that it is not good for dogs to be sedated always because it can harm him later in life. I have watched a technique on how to tell your dog not to react if he feels threatened by letting the scissors touch him and removed repeatedly to associate that the scissors are not a threat to them before cutting their hair off. I do not know if it really works but he demonstrated it in a video that he was able to cut the hair of a dog that reacts violently when shown a pair of scissors.
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@rsa101 (41005)
• Philippines
20 Jun 19
@acelawrites I think he needs more time to figure it out. I think you should be patient with him. Sedating is not a good practice and could be fatal if the vet is not careful with dosages.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
We had done it before, but he really bites who attempt to do so; even combing his hair. We love Oreo and we do not want to surrender him just that.
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How old is he@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
20 Jun 19
@Julie555 yes, we consider him as member of our family.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
He is with us for six years now; we got him when he was three months old.
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@Julie555 (4156)
• Russian Federation
20 Jun 19
@acelawrites he must be a best friend of all your family members
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@smileyhema (4463)
• United States
20 Jun 19
@acelawrites haha! I know .. and it would be so lovely to watch those reactions .. isn't it? :-)
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
20 Jun 19
He is quite anxious of his looks now! ha ha ha!
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Jun 19
Oreo looks very handsome. Oreo here is a cat who is getting tired of running after her kittens.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
So you named your cat, Oreo? So nice to know about it.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Jun 19
@acelawrites Oreo is actually my friend's cat but she had her kittens in my apartment so they live here now My cat is Sid who is 13 and lives on the roof.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
@RasmaSandra we had a Golden Retriever dog some years ago, and his name is Sid, too!
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Jun 19
I'm sure he feels much better now. =)
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
21 Jun 19
Yes, although he is still anxious of himself.
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@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
20 Jun 19
@acelawrites Even the cats shed their fur right now.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
It is true; it is too hot, he needs to shed those matted fur!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
Yes, he looks clean now, and so light without the matted fur.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jun 19
I am happy to know that Oreo is back with his owners looking better than ever.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
20 Jun 19
He is indeed, after so many months of having that matted fur.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
He would be more beautiful when the fur grow.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
19 Jun 19
You have a sensible Vet who ensured that all was well with your pet and kept him over night
Handsome Oreo!!!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
Thanks, the vet is the only one who could handle Oreo; others refuse to groom him.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
i agree. he looks like a different breed. he will feel much cooler now.
did the vet give possible causes/reasons why oreo's temperament changed?
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
Maybe because he was not neutered and had no partner; and because during the first time he was groomed, the attendant cut his toenails too short, it hit the flesh.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
19 Jun 19
Wow my dogs seem to enjoy getting groomed, we have never had to sedate them.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
19 Jun 19
I envy dogs like that, whom I can cuddle too.
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