Originally Posted by sushidoodidoo  Hi all,
Sorry I didn't get back to your posts earlier. I was away on a mini vacation, came back late last night.
I left the kids, including Biggie, with my usual dogsitter, whom I trust more than anyone. I told her the story and told her to look for signs, and see if his squeaking gets any better. Obviously I was sick to my stomach worrying about him while being away, but I knew he was in good hands. I came back last night , and Biggie is doing great. No more crying.
I have no idea what happened or what it was, but looks like he's back to his normal self now. In answer to some of your questions: He is very very well behaved while being groomed, or ANYTHING being done to him for that matter. Never cries, never objects. Heck, he even gets his shots without a single peep from him. So come to think of it, even it there was something funky going on during the grooming session that was hurting him or making him uncomfortable, I'm not surprised that I didn't hear anything. The only thing I did notice was that he was squirming a bit when she was lifting his arms to shave his chest and underarms. He even gave out a tiny little yelp while doing that. Maybe that's what did it. It was the front legs, around the chest area. It was hard to tell if it was the front legs ir the chest. I don't know if she did anything to the anal glands, I doubt it tohugh. And didn't see or notice anything unusual around the back anyways. It is kind of a new groomer that I have been using, and this was Biggie's second session with her. She was recommended by a beighbor, and they have been happy with her for years now. But then again, Biggie is VERY small and VERY fragile, so maybe she is not used to working with a little squirt like him, and the fact that he is very quiet (almost too quiet) didn't help her gauge her "force" either. He was doing ok the night of, and everything started the next morning. I inspected everywhere, no cuts, no bruises, no rashes, nothing visible.
Anyways, I'm still keeping an eye on him, but as of last night, he seems to be doing just fine.
Will keep you guys posted if anything changes. |