clyde612
Juvie Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Clyde
Clyde had his first ever check-up today at a vet and the way they handled him legitimately made me cry afterward. I want to know how other people’s vet visits normally are and if I am overreacting or not. When they came into the room the got him out of his carrier by throwing a towel over him and clutching him from above. Not great but acceptable. But then she held him so he was almost on his back, still holding him from behind, which makes it hard for them to breathe and that’s when he started to struggle. She got a spatula and pressed it against the tip of his mouth. By this point he was wiggling around and struggling because he was trying to get back onto his stomach. Eventually he bit the spatula out of fear (so she could see in his mouth). She continued to hold him like this and he would struggle, puff out his beard, and at one point I heard him “huff” a few times, like very quick strong breaths that you can hear. Maybe he was struggling to breathe. She pressed in on his belly to feel around while grabbing his neck. Then she wanted to look at his eyes but they were closed because he was so scared and instead of just waiting for him to open them up she tried to pry his eye open with her finger (no gloves). I insisted that he would open his eyes if I just held him. At one point she said I could “hold his tail” to help keep him steady. The whole time this was happening I was kind of freaking out inside and saying I could just hold him or saying that they can’t breathe on their backs. Overall it was a very stressful situation, she wasn’t patient with him at all and it was definitely the most terrifying thing he has ever experienced. Afterwards I felt so bad for letting that happen to him.
Is this normal doctor behavior?
Is this normal doctor behavior?
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