Today we took our 7 year old pup to the vet. She’s seen vets before with little to no issue. We always share that she is an anxious and reactive dog, she has a history of trauma (she was found in a trash bag with her siblings on the side of the road and was visibly abused prior to being rescued) as well as provided previous vet records that stated she was nervous and to go slow and give treats
Well, she bit the vet tech today. And I feel horrible. She’s never bit anyone before. A friend, her groomer, other vets, no one. I feel bad for not somehow predicting this. I’m worried this is going to backlash on her. The vet was already mentioning muzzle training, which I’m fine with as I do want everyone to be safe, but somehow feel bad that her anxiety and reactivity has gotten to this level where she bit someone and I couldn’t stop it. She also called her a “dangerous dog” which I felt was a little much. She is a vet we’ve taken other animals to in the past, but both I and the vet have relocated closer together again so I decided to bring my girl in to see her
The tech in my opinion, got too comfortable. After letting her sniff her and give her treats, she commented how my dog seemed to like her. When she went to get her on the table, she tried to grab her from behind to hoist her up, when my baby turned back and snapped at her.
Any advice, stories or wisdom is appreciated. I think I just needed to vent as I cried the whole way home. I feel bad my dog was in this situation, I feel bad for the vet tech who got hurt, I’m worried my dog will be reprimanded for this in some way (my crazy mind goes to the worst case scenario) and feel a little stuck