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Originally Posted by TeresaM  Shivering doesn't always mean he's scared. There can be many causes. Could he be having a little low blood sugar episode? Does it happen more after activity? Could he have a pinched nerve? Is he responsive to you when it happens? How long does it last? How often does it happen? I agree with Sweet Apple, I think that maybe a vet visit, or at the very least a phone call, is in order. If it's happening enough that you are getting frustrated with it, then that would make it enough of a concern to me to seek hands on help. |
I've unfortunately had enough instances (see: any thread I've started) of Nozzle being completely petrified of me to pretty much nail it as fright. I can't rule out the other two though. Hopefully not low sugar...I've just been leaving food out for him, and he'll go pick at it for a few days, and after like 3 will eat the whole dang thing finally. I have kong paste and pb, so I do that every so often since it's easy to "force feed" him that. Today's episode is still going on...submissive urination, cowering on the floor...even after I left for a little less than 2 hours to go to a dance class AND I didn't even put him in his crate because I didn't have time to try and calm him before putting him in so he wouldn't think he was getting punished. It varies times too...sometimes it's first thing in the morning, today it was more than an hour after I came home from work. I'm past the "oh poor cute shivery doggy" stage and I can't ignore the behavior forever...so I'm really curious if he's just a complete wuss or if there's a better way to deal with this...I know I sound heartless, apologies, I'm just really really nearing the end of my rope with the poor little guy.
