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12-08-2010, 07:20 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago
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| Can Yorkies feel sympathy? I have a question for you - we have 3 Yorkies in our house - Sioux (1.5 yrs) is very attached to my husband (cancer survivor). He hasn't been feeling good tonight, and threw up a few times. I found Sioux under the bed and she threw up as well. Is it possible for her to detect the stress and have the nerves cause vomiting? It was only once, and she is very energetic still. She has had some episodes of vomiting in the past - during times of stress and anxiety (and my brother feeding them table scraps). He doesn't feed them, but does have pizzles for them. She is drinking, doesn't seem dehydrated, so I am thinking it is nerves. Any ideas? |
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12-08-2010, 07:42 PM | #2 |
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| I hope your husband is feeling better soon. I do believe that dogs experience emotions, and are more in tune to their senses than humans understand, and I do believe they react to those senses. So yes, I do believe it is possible that your Sioux senses your husband not feeling well and is reacting in his own way.
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12-08-2010, 08:19 PM | #3 |
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| dogs feeling stress Dogs are one of natures most psychic animals, especially when it comes to people. Dogs see auras of blue shades around people who like animals. They also relate to people's feelings. You can read all kinds of books about dogs or cats that go to nursing homes to visit and they are known to stay by a person who they can sense are dying. My dogs always seem to know when I am feeling sick or in pain. They especially relate to stress in many ways as people do, vomiting, shaking, acting scared. Most of these reactions come from unconditional love they have for those who love them. |
12-08-2010, 11:09 PM | #4 |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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| I'm not sure "sympathy" is what they feel, I wouldn't discount it though. I can say this, Elvis has seizures Scoobers loves Elvis but when Elvis had a seizure Scoobers growled at him and ignored him for a couple days afterward-I was advised to never leave them alone together as instinct may take over and Elvis may be attached during or after a seizure because its instinct to weed the sick from the pack...they've been together over a year now...Scoobers seems to sense when Elvis is going to have a seizure and he gets frantic and runs to find me now...I believe not only are dogs in-tuned with a sixth sense-they overcome wild instincts the more domesticated they get and we see that they show genuine emotions of caring and so on. When I'm stressed they sense it, when I don't feel good they snuggle me rather than want to play and be rowdy...they definitely care and show it. I'm very sorry your husband is feeling ill how long has he been in remission for? I've been in remission for over 10 years now myself-it took a couple years after the last recurrence to actually get back to a normal state of health. You can give a dog Pepto just like people you need to get the dosage from your vet though...also after vomiting up all they have you might want to switch to a bland diet-rice etc and double their water intake Last edited by concretegurl; 12-08-2010 at 11:14 PM. |
12-08-2010, 11:42 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern,CA,
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| Sympathy I don't know, but the person the dog is attached to, a BIG YES, when "their" person is ill, how ever or what ever is wrong. Episodes of illness, seem to come and go for me and DH and I have learned to watch Sprocket, sometimes he is a better barometer than you would think. As for the throwing up, as concretegurl said a pepto, I give 1/2 a tab, per the vet, crushed up in some cottage cheese, Sprocket is 10lbs. You know how to pinch the skin to test for dehydration, just make sure your baby has lots of water, my vet says that as long as they drink they are ok and can go 4 days w/o food. WE on the other hand can't let them go that long only 3 days. My vet is so funny. I hope your husband is better, small words I know but I hope it happens for you both.
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