Anxiety

Question
"Hi,
I have a "special" lil' shitz - she/Bo Jangles is 11 months old and the runt of a litter of 5 pups (the mom rejected them and we hand raised them all).
She was stuck in the birth canal with another pup and both sacs were wedged so fully that even the vet could not manually dislodge them and after 4 unsuccessful Pit injections an emergency c-section was performed.
Little Bo was not expected to survive and her hips were swung low with her little legs twisted in opposite directions and limp.
She was also wall eyed and had corneal scarring.
I am happy to report that with 4 times daily massage therapy and eye excercises (made up by my husband) and a ton of TLC, not only has she survived, but... No wheels, no Goggles and no Crash Helmet.
She is very healthy and happy. Running, Jumping and rough housing with the rest and her eyes are straight and she can focus and see. She is half the size of her litter mates and the only other thing that really sets he apart is that she is just a little stiff in her movements and can be slightly nervous and jerky in her movements when she is disoriented outside of her environment.
She has been handled extensively since the day she was born and when she was too little to do anything she took her bathing and grooming as it came.
As she got older she still accepts a bath and being brushed, and anything you wish to do "with your bare hands", but add a cotton ball or a face cloth, not to mention a scissor, nail clipper or buzz razor and all bets are off.
She totally freaks and by "freaks" I mean she bucks and struggles so hard it is impossible to put drops in her eyes, ears or do anything.
This reaction is severe and seems to be linked mostly to having any part of her body forcefully restrained, especially her head.  She fights so hard that it is not only dangerous - her quick was cut badly last grooming and she had a gash under her chin, but even worse... the whites of her eys were blood red and my groomer (who is amazing, an angel from god, has the patience of a saint and is the only one who ever groomed her) said it was from hypertension and that she was afraid she was going to give herself a heart attack.
She had tears in her eyse and said she never, ever wanted to have to say it, but she needs me to start sedating her for her groomings.
I have tried the wholistic mixtures of vallerium, chamomile, etc. with no real effect. I have tried benedryl as suggested by my vet - no effect.
My vet does not want to give her any rx sedation and says it is dangerous.
What can I possibly do?????
Help Please!!!!"


Answer
Having that I work with a grooming and a t a kennel-I know of a natural and safe product called 'rescue remedy' and we use it a lot,and with great results and being that it is natural,it is also safe

Now I recommend using it about an hour or so before you want it to kick in,and what you do is just put a drop or two on a cracker or a treat,it dopes them up pretty good without any side effects