Yelping occasionally at a very gentle touch

[BonBon]

I wonder if the Thundershirt aggravated something, or made him a little sore?

[Britster]

^ I was kind of thinking that myself... because I did wrap him really tightly. But like I said, he's yelped in the past a lot when I've grabbed him in a touchy spot, so I know the Thundershirt could not have CAUSED it, ya know? Ah well, I guess I will see what the vet has to say....

[annah1043]

WOW! I cannot believe someone else has had this problem! I have SEARCHED online for a year about this. Millie has the same spot, and does it the same amount. She will go months without doing it.

So let me tell you, calm down. If it's like Millie's case, it's not her health. I have taken her to 3 vets and they have all said she is fine. I was so frustrated and convinced she had something terribly wrong with her. We figured out what happened about 3 months ago. The second harness she ever had, we bought her a retractable leash to go with it. When we walked her and we locked it, I guess it would pull on her slightly and scare her- never hard enough to actually hurt her. But she is only 3 lbs and a sensitive dog, so that was enough to make her scared of certain movements down there. Got her a new leash and it stopped (this is when she was doing it everyday). Now she still does it but only if I forget and pick her up a little quicker. There were times when she did it when there was NO WAY I had hurt her. Just brushed over her skin...but it's enough to make a dog scared if they are sensitive! Now I feel awful because I feel like I have scarred her for life and she will always have fear sometimes and not be as trusting. Sometimes I can be more forceful and poke all over her body and it doesn't bother her- but if I "sneak" up on the movement, that's when she yelps and takes off running.

I would still get your babe checked out as I did, but I will say- for right now breathe because I went/am still going through the same thing! Dogs are funny little animals! Millie loves me with all her heart and trusts me with everything, but sometimes her sensitivity gets the best of her!

Let me know how everything goes! I would love to see what the vet says because my vet didn't have a clue! He almost made it out to be that it was my imagination because they couldn't find anything wrong with her.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by annah1043

WOW! I cannot believe someone else has had this problem! I have SEARCHED online for a year about this. Millie has the same spot, and does it the same amount. She will go months without doing it.

So let me tell you, calm down. If it's like Millie's case, it's not her health. I have taken her to 3 vets and they have all said she is fine. I was so frustrated and convinced she had something terribly wrong with her. We figured out what happened about 3 months ago. The second harness she ever had, we bought her a retractable leash to go with it. When we walked her and we locked it, I guess it would pull on her slightly and scare her- never hard enough to actually hurt her. But she is only 3 lbs and a sensitive dog, so that was enough to make her scared of certain movements down there. Got her a new leash and it stopped (this is when she was doing it everyday). Now she still does it but only if I forget and pick her up a little quicker. There were times when she did it when there was NO WAY I had hurt her. Just brushed over her skin...but it's enough to make a dog scared if they are sensitive! Now I feel awful because I feel like I have scarred her for life and she will always have fear sometimes and not be as trusting. Sometimes I can be more forceful and poke all over her body and it doesn't bother her- but if I "sneak" up on the movement, that's when she yelps and takes off running.

I would still get your babe checked out as I did, but I will say- for right now breathe because I went/am still going through the same thing! Dogs are funny little animals! Millie loves me with all her heart and trusts me with everything, but sometimes her sensitivity gets the best of her!

Let me know how everything goes! I would love to see what the vet says because my vet didn't have a clue! He almost made it out to be that it was my imagination because they couldn't find anything wrong with her.

Wow - I am so glad someone else had the same problem!

I can recall a long while ago (he was maybe 6-7 months old?) when I was putting a harness on him and accidentally snapped him a bit with it and he did yelp like that. Gosh thinking back, I can't remember if that was the first time he did it or not.

I'm also afraid that I'm going to go to the vet and they're going to be like "there's nothing wrong!" because I can feel him all over his stomach, even pushing semi-hard and he doesn't even respond or do anything. So I am not sure what else the vet is going to be able to do, ya know?

When I was putting the lifejacket on him the other day, I was literally BARELY touching him. I probably slightly grazed over him, especially the 2nd and 3rd time while trying to buckle it because he had already yelped once, so I was being super careful.

I don't think he's doing it just... to do it though. He lets me put his lifejacket on him no problem, it's not like something he dislikes doing so for him to yelp was a bit strange. But my stepmom picked him up multiple times this weekend as did I and no yelping whatsoever. Very strange.

I am going to get him into the vet anyways.

[Ellie May]

What did the vet think?

[Britster]

Thanks for thinking of us, Crystal
We have not yet gone. We are away on vacation right now for Fathers Day until Wednesday so it probably won't be until later this week.
He has not been yelping at all and I've picked him up multiple times.