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Originally Posted by katy-yorkie  Cathy, that's the weird part, I didn't think she had any symptoms. The reason I had the testing done is because the behaviorist put her on two different medications and she couldn't tolerate either...generic Prozac and generic Paxil. She totally quit eating and acted like walking across the room was a struggle, all she did was sleep, on both medications. The behaviorist thought she needed her thyroid and BAT checked. I thought she probably had thyroid issues but not BAT. She is a little plump, she sheds and is a little sluggish, breathes very heavily at times. I've asked the vet about all of the symptoms and he wasn't concerned (she has had all of these symptoms for a few years). She had blood work done at the end of February for her dental, didn't see anything unusual. She won't be taking any of the meds from the behaviorist either. The behaviorist is supposed to be an excellent one but she believes in medication, I don't think mine need it. I was taking them to the behaviorist as Maggie sometimes attacks Buster and it had become more frequent and I was worried for Buster especially with his leg issues.
I won't have a biopsy done, she will see the internist first and we will go from there. (I've written another small book). |
You can keep her from attacking your other dog without medications if you'll work at retraining her, monitor her body language and stop her before she gets focused in and keep them separated at times while she's in retraining. Buster's leg issues and his subsequent awareness of how weakened he is are probably seen as a vulnerability to take advantage of in the canine world but you can deter and retrain much of that if you get her behavior in hand. And if she's got a liver condition, these meds weren't healthy for her so I'm glad you took her off them.
I'm glad you're not getting the biopsy and taking her to an internist first.