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03-19-2006, 05:02 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ironton, ohio
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| Roxi is getting really MEAN! For some reason my little furbaby is begining to get really cranky lately. She went to the vet 4 days ago and had her boosters, since then she has really changed. I dont know if it is because she is teething (i noticed she is missing about 4 teeth on the bottom) but she isn't herself. She is growling and snapping at my kids alot. They do have a tendency to bother her while she is resting, but she has never snapped or growled at anyone.Maybe she is getting tired of them bothering her. Is this typical for teething? She also has been eating her kibble alot less than normal (INNOVA EVO). Could it be due to the teeth? She isn't acting like her normal energetic self, she is more tired and sleeping more. I dont know what to do, Can someone please help me! I don't want her to be a "mean dog". |
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03-19-2006, 05:32 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Cali went through that stage and if I corrected her for biting us she would just lunge at me and bite me harder. She did grow out of it and nw at 9 months is a real sweetie pie. She never bites anymore. I ws so worried at first because I already have a mean Pom and did not want another snappy dog, but she is fine. I think it's just a stage.
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03-20-2006, 11:17 PM | #3 |
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| Sometimes it takes a few days for them to recover from shots. My 2 only get 1 vaccine at a time because it takes so much longer for them to bounce back. Also you should really teach your children not to bother her (or any dog) at all when she's sleeping or eating. That being said I would firmly tell her "no" when she growls or snaps. You might want to let the vet know about this because it sounds like it's a reaction to the shots. |
03-20-2006, 11:29 PM | #4 |
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| I would try to make sure the kids don't bother her when she's sleeping Think of her as a lil toddler that can't get her naps. They get pretty cranky. With all that has been going on too, shots, teething.
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03-22-2006, 01:59 PM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ironton, ohio
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| Thanks guys. I asked her vet about it and she kinda down played it. I think i am gonna change vets. I really don't feel like she takes much seriously. What do yall think!-Tara |
03-22-2006, 05:44 PM | #6 |
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| I wouldn't change vets at this point for that reason. Remember your vet gets ask questions on a daily basis (and probably the same questions over and over and over again) ---- and in truth, she probably knows that many things aren't anything to worry about. I'd rather have a vet like this than one that might overreact, cause me a lot more in bills, and keep me fretting about everything all the time. I can't help but compare your vet to the pediatrician that I had for my children. This doctor had heard it all - and kept me calm and my little children healthy for years. But (and this is important) -- if anything was ever a serious problem and anything needed to done -- it was done immediately. Also - my vet told me a while back that when she first started practicing, she overreacted to everything, and often worried all night about what might possibly happen to any of the little dogs she had seen that day. Now, after 16 years experience, she said she has learned that she wasted a lot of her time worrying about things unnecessarily. She is an absolutely wonderful vet. She has literally stayed up nights with me and has cried with me. But, for the most part, I am very lucky and have had very healthy pets. Carol Jean |
03-22-2006, 05:52 PM | #7 |
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| I agree, vets are like pediatricians. They know when to get excited. I too would not allow the children to bother her when she is asleep. And when she bites I would remove her from the family for a while, and especially from yourself if she sees you as the pack leader. she won't like that. |
03-25-2006, 10:58 PM | #8 |
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| My dog went through the biting stage just like all of yours. But the thing I can't understand is hearing people say - "My dog won't stop biting me." You might as well be saying, "I keep 'letting' my dog bite me." When my pup was doing this - I did not let her bite me. I put my shoes on. I found her toys to chew on. I threw things to her across the room. I would leave her and go do other things. I fed her. I put a blanket over my lap - and the better part of me - if I was watching TV - etc. etc. etc. I just didn't let her bite me. And, because she wasn't able to do it, she spent less time trying to do it. Now - she has outgrown that stage, and, of course, we have no problem at all. She licks and kisses my face often and does a little of that "soft gentle chewing" occasionally on my fingers, but this doesn't hurt. I just start petting her and playing with her in other ways, and before long, she is off to do something else. Carol Jean |
03-25-2006, 11:44 PM | #9 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ironton, ohio
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| The problem isn't that she never overreacts the problem is that I have never talked to her EVER! She is always too busy for her patients. We have never even seen her, It is always a tech. I am changing vets because I dont feel like Roxi is getting personalized care, like she could be. Believe me, I am an RN, I know what is like to deal with people and all of their questions, but come on...at least introduce yourself to me one time. Oh and BTW the aggression thing is solved, she was cranky due to te fact that she was sick. The new vet said she had a severe case of colitis and she was starting to have some hemmorhaging. He gave her an antibiotic and something for her diarrhea. He said that it should stop but this type of condition is known to reappear. So, It wasnt "just stress" (thats what the other vets office said was causing the bloody poop).Oh, and his office was cheaper (vet visit and cost of labs/meds cost less than a vet visit at the old DR). I appreciate all of your advice, but I had to do this for my baby. I am a mother of 4 human babies and a firm believer in a mothers intuition, We know when something isnt right with our kiddies ( same with our furbabies). This is a decision I am glad I made! She is doing so much better and is back to her old sweet self. Even though she is barking alot more these days, it's a great sound (especially since she hardly made a sound when she was sick).. Well thanks alot for all the help! Sorry for rambling but it is 2:30AM an I am sleepy!Goodnight! Last edited by porkieyorkie; 03-25-2006 at 11:47 PM. |
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