Help..Whats happening to my Yorky? We have a yorky, great fun, sometimes over excitable, very active. Over last few months for no reason has started to snarl and attack. It only happens when what i can only describe as he goes into a trance like state, just staring blankly, ears back. Put your hands near him, teeth shown, snarls and if you dont move quick, he snaps quite visciously. " minutes later its like it never happened, back to his normal wagging self, like he does not even know hes done it, like soem sort of seizure. There is nothing involved, no bones, treats. can happen when just me or when company, does to me and anyone who approaches when tranced. He has banged his head a few times, as dogs do, normally like no sense no feeling! He is such a lovable, playful, and sometimes clingy dog, plent of love and affection shown at all times. He is also had issues with certain things which he over does, for example, if we give him a ball indoors, he plays to the extent of becoming exhausted if we was to let him, often becoming deaf like and taking no notice of what goes on around him....compulsive. we have to give him a time limit with the ball. I am sure the latter is a totally different issue though and not to worry about, whereas the above is very worrying. |
I will 'bump' this for you in hopes that someone will give you an idea on how to solve this problem. Have you taken him to your vet for a check-up? How about talking to a behaviorist? Good luck. ~Joanne~ |
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Cant really afford vets, but have phoned and spoken to our local pdsa charity org. Apparently this is a siezure, as the dog is not collapsing or fouling, nothing to worry about but monitor how often and duration. I am still worried so will save to get him to a vet. Problem is I dont trust most vets as a lot unfortunately make you pay for un-needed treatment to generate revenue, whereas charity orgs have nothing to gain by doing that |
Sadly I don't want to scare you, but that is the behavior one if my dogs displayed while he was growing a silent brain tumor which ultimately was his demise. The tumor pressed on parts which changed his behavior over time, but when it started it was just episodes. |
It might be a form of epilepsy. The temporary blank staring is the give-away. I gets worse with time in the form of an all-out grand-mal seizure. Don't ask me how I know. In humans it's treatable but not sure about dogs. |
I can confirm the issue was caffiene, we give our dog tea on a regular basis. Some swear by its qualities for a good coat etc. Caffiene is a toxin to dogs after some research, 2 weeks caffiene free, no more siezures |
Hi there...Firstly how old is your yorkie..Is it a pup or older maybe..and did you first notice when this started happening...did anything first trigger it off maybe? It does sound like a sort of siezure to me though. We lost a Yorkie a few years ago..although he was old..but he started to go the same way...The vet said he was having mini seizures...called peti mal I think...but it became very scary from a dog who had been so loving..suddenly he would stand..snarl and go for me...!! I really think you need professional advice...especially if as you say you don't know when these episodes are going to happen...They can provide drugs for your yorkie...if it isn't due to old age...which will help the situation. At the least I think you need a vet to see him and give you some advice. Chris x |
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