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Pawbly | 9 years ago
Shadow Has Submissive Urination. He Was Abused As A Puppy We Believe By Men So…

Shadow has submissive urination. He was abused as a puppy we believe by men so hes a little more nervouse around my boyfriend. Recently he’s been yelping and nipping for no reason. My boyfriend went upstairs to grab some stuff and shadow was infront of the door and as he opened it shadow began yelping and snaped at him again while leaveing a trail of pee behind. Shadow is my world and i am his. Hes a damn good dog and very loyal. But if this continues he’ll have to go. Any help or advice would be much apriciated. Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous

    Have you gotten him to a vet to rule out anything medical?  Have you hired a veterinary behaviorist to help you deal with this? 

  2. Alex Horn

    We don’t have a lot of money i can’t hire any body. I cant afford to do any of that. And i know none of it is medical related.

  3. Anonymous

    Honestly, Alex, if you’re unwilling to find a way to make this work, maybe finding him another home is the best thing for him.

    He very well COULD have something medically wrong. How do you know he doesn’t?

  4. PK Dennis

    How in the world can you have a dog for 5 years and even consider getting rid of him because of a man?   Will this boyfriend be around in 5 years?  You can bet the dog will be if you don’t ruin his life by sending him back out into the world of rescue. You are correct, you are Shadow’s entire world – it would be wonderful if he was as important to you as some man.  Dogs are not disposable.

    “Yelping and nipping for no reason”.  Girl, there is ALWAYS a reason for what a dog does.  You just have taken the time, energy, effort, or spent the money to find out what that reason is.  This dog has just been moved from the home he knows to a new situation.  His world is up-side-down.  He is probably in pain (the yelping and nipping indicate that), and trying to make sense of what is happening to him.
    He really does need to go to a vet for evaluation, he may have a pinched nerve in his neck or back – that is often the case with dogs that seem to yelp for ‘no reason’.
    Submissive peeing – control the flow with a belly band and sanitary pad if he is peeing a lot.  The incident you describe makes wonder if the dog might not have a bladder infection or bladder stones that prevent him from controlling his bladder under stress.  Again, only a vet can determine if this is the case.
    Snapping at the boyfriend.  Are you sure the boyfriend does not abuse your dog when you aren’t around?  If you are sure, then the boyfriend needs to spend more quality time with the dog.  He should be the one feeding the dog (by hand, one piece of dog food at a time), and taking the dog for walks.  He should also be training the dog tricks or basic obedience so that the dog learns that this man will not hurt him.  The reality is that your boyfriend has to build the relationship with the dog so that the dog can trust him – NOTHING you can do will substitute for this!
    You made a commitment to this being when you adopted him 5 years ago – probably before you met this man.  If you had a child would you get rid of the kid just because the guy in your life didn’t get along with him?  No, you would tell the guy, love me, love my child – no different than this dog.  Tell this guy that he has to either totally ignore and avoid your dog, or do the right thing and work on building a relationship so that three of you can live in harmony.
    I once had a dog the bit my husband (the husband was in my life first).  It must have been very frustrating for my husband to get up in the middle of the night to pee, and have a dog growl at him when he tried to get back in the bed.  Four trainers over 3 years did not really solve the problem – until the 4th trainer told me that I would not be able to fix the problem – it was up to my husband to modify his behavior so that the dog would respect and trust him.  When it was put to my husband in those words he began working with my Murdoch and within 3 months their relationship was totally different and no more biting!  We never, for a second, considered giving up that dog – we made a lifetime commitment to him when he came into our home.  He made us both better dog parents.  I eventually got rid of the husband, but the dog went with me to my new life!  
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Pawbly | 9 years ago
6 Yr Old Cat Vomiting And Urinating A Lot But She Still…

6 yr old cat vomiting and urinating a lot but she still has her appetite

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  1. Anonymous

    If she’s vomiting frequently and urinating frequently, I worry about something like an infection.  Please get her to the vet now.

  2. Dawn Ferara, DVM

    Frequent vomiting is not a good sign in any animal and I recommend getting her to a vet before she completely loses her appetite.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
HI THERE, MY DOG HAS EPILEPSY. HE IS ON POTASSIUM BROMIDE AND PHENOBARBITAL. GERMAN SHEPHERD…

HI THERE, MY DOG HAS EPILEPSY. HE IS ON POTASSIUM BROMIDE AND PHENOBARBITAL. GERMAN SHEPHERD. SINCE STARTING MEDS HE HAS GAINED 45 POUNDS. HE HAS ATAXIA, WHICH IS GETTING PRETTY BAD. WE DECIDED TO SWITCH HIM TO A DIET DOG FOOD TO HELP HIM LOSE WEIGHT, SO THAT WE COULD ULTIMATELY LOWER HIS MEDICATION DOSAGE. OUR VET CONCURRED. SHE DID NOT MENTION THAT CHANGING HIS DIET WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE SALT LEVELS BECAUSE OF THE BROMIDE HE WAS TAKING. AS SOON AS WE SWITCHED HIS FOOD HE STARTED SEIZING. HE HAS HAD ABOUT 7 OVER THE LAST 2 DAYS (HE WAS SEIZURE FREE FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS). WE LIKE THE NEW FOOD WE PICKED BECAUSE IT IS BETTER QUALITY (FROMM) AND DOES NOT HAVE ROSEMARY EXTRACT, WHICH HAS BEEN LINKED TO SEIZURES. BUT WE DON’T KNOW IF WE SHOULD STOP IT AND GO BACK TO HIS OLD FOOD, OR HOW TO TRANSITION BACK/FORWARD. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ON NUTRO LARGE BREED ADULT FOOD. I CANNOT FIND THE CHLORINE CONTENT FOR NUTRO, BUT THE CHOLINE CHLORIDE CONTENT FOR FROMM IS 2887.63 IU/KG (71.47 IU/100 CAL). I DON’T TRUST MY VET ANYMORE TO ASK HER, AS THEY HAVE NOT TOLD US ANYTHING ABOUT BROMIDE AND SALT LEVELS. I HAVE HAD TO RESEARCH ALL OF THIS ON MY OWN, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO VETERINARY TRAINING. APPARENTLY, GOOGLE IS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN MY DOG’S VET. IF SOMEONE COULD ADVISE US ON NEXT STEPS WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. WE WANT A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR DOG, ONE WHERE HE DOESN’T SLIDE HIS BACK LEGS DOWN THE STAIRS AND FALL DOWN BECAUSE HIS BACK LEGS ARE TOO WEAK. SO WE KNOW THAT A DIET AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE IS IMPORTANT. BUT WE NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE THE CHANGES, AND HOW FAST/ HOW TO TRANSITION, BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE CHANGE HIS DIET IT APPEARS TO TRIGGER SEIZURES (WE SWITCHED HIM TO LIQUID BROMIDE BACK IN MARCH AND RIGHT AWAY HE GOT CLUSTERS AND ENDED UP IN EMERGE AND SEVERELY MEDICATED FOR A FEW DAYS). WE DON’T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN, SO WOULD PREFER TO FIX THIS ON OUR OWN. BASICALLY, I’M ASKING, SHOULD I GO OUT TOMORROW MORNING AND PICK UP HIS OLD DOG FOOD AND SWITCH HIM BACK COLD TURKEY? OR SHOULD WE STICK WITH THE NEW BETTER FOOD AND SEE IF HE GETS USED TO IT AND THE SEIZURES STOP? OR SHOULD I BUY HIS OLD FOOD AND MIX IT WITH THE NEW FOOD FOR A WHILE, AND WILL THIS EVEN HELP? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO? THANK YOU KINDLY FOR YOUR TIME. “

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  1. Jana

    My question would be whether it’s the change in itself or something else present in the food triggering the seizures. I do agree that rosemary extract seems to be suspect in contributing to seizures. I also agree that putting on weight isn’t good for anything. My best recommendation would be to work with an integrative vet at this point. I know a number of people who used this modality for managing seizures with great success. An integrative veterinarian can also be of great assistance with diet and actually food therapy, as well as acupuncture and herbal therapy, all of which can be quite helpful. If it was my dog this is the direction I’d go in from here.

    http://www.tcvm.com/

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
2yr Old Chiuaua Starts Yelping & Whining 2day. He Wont Let Me Comfort Him…

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  1. Lindsey Knouse

    Hi, You can type more in a different section, that is just the title of the post. It sounds like he is in a lot of pain or discomfort, please get him examined by a vet.

  2. Dawn Ferara, DVM

    There is really not enough information to identify the exact cause of his pain.  However, my recommendation is to see a vet as soon as possible obviously he is in pain and needs to be treated.

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
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  1. Anonymous

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  2. Marnie Elizabeth

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
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  1. Anonymous

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  1. Anonymous

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Hi, My Dog’s Face Is Very Swollen Looking, He Keeps Leaving The Room Where People…

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  1. Lindsey Knouse

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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My Puppy Was Acting Fine Last Night. Today She Keeps Whining If You Move Her…

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