My male bearded collie is a mess after 6 months without grooming. We place him in a friends house while we are away for winter and he wasn't groomed at all.

He absolutely hates grooming and I am looking for a way to 'mellow' him to make the task easier for all involved.

No, I won't shoot him or get him hooked on Wild Turkey.

Is there any OTC supplements that will work?

Thanks

Mike

Dogadryl

You can use human benadryl on dogs. Our vet told us to use it on our dog when he was getting some itchy-scratchy stuff going on...

give him a bunch of exercise before the appointment.

Benadryl.

A few years back, my previous Golden had an allergic reaction to something and his face swelled up like you wouldn't believe. I called my brother, a vet, and he told me to feed him some benadryl and if that didn't help then take him to my local vet (All Creatures up on Reserve).

The benadryl worked great. He was calmer than anything and then he slept for about two days. Of course, I may have overdosed him a bit....

Combine the above suggestions: a long walk or run, followed by Benadryl pills.

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The standard dosage for oral Benadryl is 1 mg per pound of body weight, given 2-3 times a day. Most drug store diphenhydramine tablets are 25 mg, which is the size used for a 25 pound dog. Always double check the dosage before giving an over the counter medication. In addition, many formulations are combined with other medications such as Tylenol so make sure Benadryl tablets contain only diphenhydramine.

http://www.petmd.com/dog/care/...l-and-if-so-how-much

pepperoni worked for my dog who hated nail grooming. The toots were unfortunate miscalculation but he now has no issue with it.

lol para 3 for 3

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Originally posted by Deqlyn:
pepperoni worked for my dog who hated nail grooming.

Seems kinda odd, but yeah, whack him on the head with one of these until he passes out.

Laughing my ass off at Para.

We have used "Quiet Moments Calming Aid" made by NaturVet. We got ours at Petco. It worked for our 'enthusiastic' setter mix when she gets groomed. The groomer said 'she wasn't any problem at all'. Remember YMMV.

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Originally posted by Webley Green:
We have used "Quiet Moments Calming Aid" made by NaturVet.

Get him some action with a female dog, he'll probably roll right over and go to sleep....

Well folks-----

Lots of good suggestions but we went the Benydral route ev n though I had a number of ideas already in our home.

I'm gonna drug him in the morning and report later in the day.

It takes a village.....

Mike

My local pet store sells these dog chews called Happy Traveler. They will mellow out my Dutch Shepherd enough for him to tolerate fireworks, they should get your collie stoned enough to deal with the groomer. Good luck!

Rather than sedate him, I would make him suffer through it, then at the end give him a really good treat and he might associate grooming with a really good treat at the end.

Do you live in Colorado ?