sweetcherise13
I'm trying to understand what is happening to Harley, our 18 month old chocolate lab. He has slowly over the last few months become more withdrawn and spending more and more time sleeping alone in the bedroom. His appetite has been decreasing for about a month now also. It's come down to coaxing him to eat from my hand in order for him to eat.
A little back story...I started seeing my current SO in September 2012 and he had a female rottweiler named Roxy. She was about 8 years old. In March of 2013 I was told that she was not wanting to eat and spent much of her time downstairs sleeping and seemed depressed. I started going over to his house and spending time with her every day and not only coaxing her to eat but also exercising her and just giving her some extra TLC and I moved in with him in June. We eventually moved to our current home in January 2014 and within 45 days Roxy stopped coming upstairs and her appetite declined until one day she literally couldn't stand up and remained in the bedroom until that afternoon when we took her to the vet. They checked her over and their assumption was that she likely had cancer and because of her age (10 years old) it was decided it was time to let her go rather than watch her suffer. Losing her was devastating to both of us. Soon after we felt so lost without a dog we brought home Harley, our adorable chocolate lab. He was 10 weeks old at the time. Everything appeared normal with him for awhile, but as of November of last year I noticed some changes appearing in him. Along with personality and appetite changes, I noticed something quite odd in a picture I took of him. I attached it to this post. I would appreciate if anyone can give me their thoughts, or intuitive insight on this. I need to also mention that he is always looking over my shoulder and starring and there are two parts of the house he will, for no obvious reason, get in a "protective mode" at randomly growl and the hair stands up on his back.
I'm getting very worried for him!! The vet is at a loss too and I just want him to feel better!
I will add that my personality has also gone through major changes in the last year or two also. I seem to be "someone I don't know" as I say to my SO often. I was always the cheerleader type of person and seen the bright side in any situation and now I can get moody and physically and emotionally drained very easily and have many physical pains that the doctor can't seem to find a cause for. I know I'm very empathic and sometimes have trouble not absorbing and/or releasing others negativity or stress but this seems like much more than that!
If anyone has any suggestions or light they could shed on any of this I would be forever grateful.
A little back story...I started seeing my current SO in September 2012 and he had a female rottweiler named Roxy. She was about 8 years old. In March of 2013 I was told that she was not wanting to eat and spent much of her time downstairs sleeping and seemed depressed. I started going over to his house and spending time with her every day and not only coaxing her to eat but also exercising her and just giving her some extra TLC and I moved in with him in June. We eventually moved to our current home in January 2014 and within 45 days Roxy stopped coming upstairs and her appetite declined until one day she literally couldn't stand up and remained in the bedroom until that afternoon when we took her to the vet. They checked her over and their assumption was that she likely had cancer and because of her age (10 years old) it was decided it was time to let her go rather than watch her suffer. Losing her was devastating to both of us. Soon after we felt so lost without a dog we brought home Harley, our adorable chocolate lab. He was 10 weeks old at the time. Everything appeared normal with him for awhile, but as of November of last year I noticed some changes appearing in him. Along with personality and appetite changes, I noticed something quite odd in a picture I took of him. I attached it to this post. I would appreciate if anyone can give me their thoughts, or intuitive insight on this. I need to also mention that he is always looking over my shoulder and starring and there are two parts of the house he will, for no obvious reason, get in a "protective mode" at randomly growl and the hair stands up on his back.
I'm getting very worried for him!! The vet is at a loss too and I just want him to feel better!
I will add that my personality has also gone through major changes in the last year or two also. I seem to be "someone I don't know" as I say to my SO often. I was always the cheerleader type of person and seen the bright side in any situation and now I can get moody and physically and emotionally drained very easily and have many physical pains that the doctor can't seem to find a cause for. I know I'm very empathic and sometimes have trouble not absorbing and/or releasing others negativity or stress but this seems like much more than that!
If anyone has any suggestions or light they could shed on any of this I would be forever grateful.