Running around Crying??

[Sassymae]

my 1 year old yorkie LOLA, has been scaring me Lately!!
We'll all be downstairs together, & out of NO WHERE she will run up stairs super fast while making this cry/screaming noise. [almost the same noise she makes when she gets stepped on.]
She will pace the ENTIRE house making that noise.
I will call her back downstairs to remind her where we are & then the problem stops!!
But i'm very curious as to why she does this??
Has this happend to anyone else? I'm not sure if this is an anxiety issue or WHAT!

[Yorkielove1]

Hmmm could she be hurt? Maybe her leg or something? I Think that sounds strange, but im no expert.

[Sassymae]

Originally Posted by Yorkielove1

Hmmm could she be hurt? Maybe her leg or something? I Think that sounds strange, but im no expert.

NO i dont think shes hurt at all. She will be fine one second & randomly just start running around. & then once she finds us again, shes fine!!! Very odd & i'm very CURIOUS!!

[amandawash]

You really need to get her examined by a vet. The cry is a sure sign of pain, and the running could be that she is trying to get away from the pain. I would not shrug this off and would try to restrain her activity until Monday when you can get her in to see a vet.

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by amandawash

You really need to get her examined by a vet. The cry is a sure sign of pain, and the running could be that she is trying to get away from the pain. I would not shrug this off and would try to restrain her activity until Monday when you can get her in to see a vet.

Good advice. Course it could be she is hearing something. Does she make crying noises when she is wanting to chase a squirrel or something outside? Could you have a mouse or a limb gently hitting an upstairs window? You would think mine are in serious trouble when they see a squirrel from the window or hear an unusual sound from another room. Just thinking of some alternative ..... but I would definately take the advice of a check-up to rule out any injury or condition causing internal pain.

Good luck with the puzzle.

[HChellette]

Hmmm.......that would scare me too. I wonder if she's just playing and is suddenly getting a stabbing pain, which makes her think something has hurt her, so she's running. Either that, or something is scaring her (loud noise) and she is screaming and running from it. On the off chance that she has some sort of injury that is coming and going, it would be worth getting an appointment at the vet, just to be sure. Keep us updated on what you find out, because I'm curious now!

[Gigi485]

Okay - I might get some eye rolls here.... but if all checks out well with the vet and they find nothing physically wrong with pup-pup. Have you ever heard that dogs are very sensitive to the spiritual world?

I know someone who had the same problem with their dog. (cross my heart - hope to die) The little thing got spooked and was running around like it was frightened. After a clean bill of health...someone suggested that maybe there was a "spirit" in the house that was spooking the dog. Turns out they found out someone did die in their house.....to make a long story short (and this is going to sound whacky - but it worked) One family member kindly asked the "spirit" to please stop scaring their dog. They acknowledged to the "spirit" that although it was okay to share their home with them, they would prefer them to please stop bothering the dog..... I know some of you might believe this story and some of you might think....oh boy...another whack job...but I swear this is a true story.

[HChellette]

Originally Posted by Gigi485

Okay - I might get some eye rolls here.... but if all checks out well with the vet and they find nothing physically wrong with pup-pup. Have you ever heard that dogs are very sensitive to the spiritual world?

Actually, when I originally typed my response, I put that in but then edited it. LOL! I believe in these things too, because sometimes when I go into a room, Silvia will sit in the doorway to the room and look up and down the hall, as if keeping a watch out. Sometimes she'll stand up and stare, even growl, as if she's telling something to "leave me alone." She's my little guard! I'm pretty much convinced we have a spirit in our house, because the previous owners' son used to sit up in his baby bed and say "man? who's that man?" pointing in the hall. And often, my DH wakes up in his sleep and says, "who are you? what do you want?" I'm OK with it though, it's never done anything negative and I respect it, and I believe it respects Silvia.......all 3lbs or her!

[Gigi485]

Originally Posted by HChellette

Actually, when I originally typed my response, I put that in but then edited it. LOL! I believe in these things too, because sometimes when I go into a room, Silvia will sit in the doorway to the room and look up and down the hall, as if keeping a watch out. Sometimes she'll stand up and stare, even growl, as if she's telling something to "leave me alone." She's my little guard! I'm pretty much convinced we have a spirit in our house, because the previous owners' son used to sit up in his baby bed and say "man? who's that man?" pointing in the hall. And often, my DH wakes up in his sleep and says, "who are you? what do you want?" I'm OK with it though, it's never done anything negative and I respect it, and I believe it respects Silvia.......all 3lbs or her!

wow - just got the chills.

[mscat]

To me, it seems like, she is looking for you guys. As if she has forgotten where all of her family has went? If your all in the family room, than she takes off running upstairs looking for you in all the other rooms crying and screaming, could it be that she is trying to find you? Have you called her? Let her know where you are , and your still there? Is your house big? DO you think that she is getting lost? Is the house dark in certain parts when this is happening? She is just confused? How is her sense of smell?
i would get her a full exam , to rule out anything medically. There are not other Symtoms? Excessive panting? Drooling? Or exhaustion? Drinking too much water? No fever?

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by amandawash

You really need to get her examined by a vet. The cry is a sure sign of pain, and the running could be that she is trying to get away from the pain. I would not shrug this off and would try to restrain her activity until Monday when you can get her in to see a vet.

I agree with Amanda. You need to take her to your vet.

[Micah my love]

maybe her leg slips out of joint and by going up the stairs it helps to get it back in place, i would have it checked out

several years ago i had a poodle that had a leg that done this he would scream out and run or sometimes he would just be on the floor going around until it was back in place


Betty & Micah my love

[JoeyP]

First of all this does sound like a pup that might be having some sudden pain
Def just relate this to your vet and have the dog checked .... if just for your own piece of mind
as for the spirit world ... yes I do agree that dogs are much more sensitive than we are but there is much more on this earth that affects dogs than elsewhere

I once lived in a house where there were spirits ... a true haunted house

Every once in a while our pug dog would wake up and stand at the end of a hallway where our bedrooms were
at the other end of the hall was a set of stairs
and she would bark and bark until we calmed her down
sometimes the hair on her back would come up and she'd back up as if something was coming toward her
That wasn't the only thing that happened there
but the only thing that involved a dog

[chandracz]

Bailey does somthing similar to this... he will start shaking and whining but it's b/c he hears a noise he doesn't like or a loud noise. He doesn't like thunderstorms or fireworks, etc. Actually our tv changes channels on us out of the blue! I swear to god, it has done it to my bf, to me and to both of us in the room at the same time. It seems to only do it when American Idol is on too...LOL!

[HChellette]

Originally Posted by chandracz

Actually our tv changes channels on us out of the blue! It seems to only do it when American Idol is on too...LOL!

Well THAT should tell you something about that show right there! LOL