Taking 9 wk old pup to groomer

[coopersmom]

Would you take a nine wk old puppy to the groomer to have an ear glued back down? I would not be leaving him and vet says not to let him out of my lap as she doesn't want his feet touching anything but our yard/house until he is fully vaccinated. I have never glued ears before but I will learn if this could be dangerous to him. BTW, vet says Petsmart is the most dangerous place to take a young puppy because Banfield Vet Clinics are located there and all the animals going to the vet there have to walk through the store to get to the vet clinic. Never thought of that. I plan on reading the "ear" thread tonight and ordering some of the glue stuff.

Kim

 

[dawns2shelties]

I wouldn't take the pup to a groomer until he/she has had all their shots. Your vet is right don't put the pup down in any public places. There is plenty of info if you search ear gluing/tipping ears here on the forum.

 

[ClantyreSheltie]

Ears should only be set by people that know how to set ears. I can almost guarantee that a Petsmart groomer won't know how to set ears, because many of them don't know how to properly groom a Sheltie. Either go back to the breeder, or find a local breeder that knows how to do it.

 

[coopersmom]

Answered my own question. Don't know what I was thinking to think I could take a baby pup to the groomer before shots. Mental block I guess. I will read thread & watch the video here and try to do it myself until at least he gets his shots. There may be someone here in town who would help me. She has shelties too.

Thanks and really thanks for putting up with all my questions this week. I've had shelties since 1992 so I know the breed, just a little nervous with the puppy stuff. Haven't done puppy stuff since 2001.