puppy sedatives

Wrigley is usually a pretty chill dog.  He will get a little hyper when new people come over or when he is with other dogs, but when he is at home is L-A-Z-Y.  However, he is extremely skittish about random things, one of which being getting his nails clipped.  He completely freaks out and considering he weighs about 100 pounds, it is no easy feat to get them clipped when he is wiggling all over the place like a crazy man.  His nails had gotten out of control though so something had to be done.  Long story short, a vet recommended that we give him 2 sedatives instead of the recommended 1 before bringing him in.  It worked like a charm.  He was staggering all over the place and was half asleep by the time we got in there.  They said it took a few of them to get him to lay down, but once they did, he had no problem with them clipping his nails!  He then came home and proceeded to sleep for about the next 24 hours.  I am thankful for puppy sedatives and that they let my poor (giant) dog get his nails trimmed without having to be completely put under! Phew!