Our little Schnouzer has had a very hard year. Last Feb he had a spinal injury then in July our big dog Murph the old English died.
In November we got a new pup another OES called Bailey. they seemed to get on great and Gizzy stopped being so depressed. He had been grieving a lot for Murph. In Feb we took a 48hr trip to England as it was the 1st anniversary of my mothers death. My DD was looking after the house and brought her dog Toby the Jack-a-doodle to keep Giz and Bailey company. Toby and Giz have always got on very well. Though Toby doesn;t like the cat and is very nasty to him. Giz and the cat love eachother and got very close after Murph died. Bailey is on a steep learning curve regarding the cat and his pecking order - !
When we got home from the trip - Giz was bald down both sides. We knew that the OES pup had been sucking his ears and we had sprayed Giz with Anti-chew which seemed to help but this was just awful! We waited about 4 weeks and as the hair was not growing back we made an appointment to see the Vet today. We took Giz and Teddy cat who weve had for a good 15yrs! He was adult when we got him so he is ancient!
The Vet said both animals were lovely and the right weight for their breed which was good but she was worried about thyroid in the dog and Kidney issues in the cat so we got blood tests done right away. They came back clear for both which means the elderly cat is well enough to get some much needed dental work done. However the dog though his bloods came back clear there is still no real understanding of why he lost all that hair so fast in 48hrs. The Vet hopes it will grow back by May as apparently their summer coat should come in then.
Has anyone else had anything like this happen to their Dog? I know humans can get it through shock or stress but a dog? I didn;t think a Dog would react to grief and stress in this way but all the bloods are clear so no underlaying medical issue? Just emotional>
Oes - Pooor Gizzymo.
In November we got a new pup another OES called Bailey. they seemed to get on great and Gizzy stopped being so depressed. He had been grieving a lot for Murph. In Feb we took a 48hr trip to England as it was the 1st anniversary of my mothers death. My DD was looking after the house and brought her dog Toby the Jack-a-doodle to keep Giz and Bailey company. Toby and Giz have always got on very well. Though Toby doesn;t like the cat and is very nasty to him. Giz and the cat love eachother and got very close after Murph died. Bailey is on a steep learning curve regarding the cat and his pecking order - !
When we got home from the trip - Giz was bald down both sides. We knew that the OES pup had been sucking his ears and we had sprayed Giz with Anti-chew which seemed to help but this was just awful! We waited about 4 weeks and as the hair was not growing back we made an appointment to see the Vet today. We took Giz and Teddy cat who weve had for a good 15yrs! He was adult when we got him so he is ancient!
The Vet said both animals were lovely and the right weight for their breed which was good but she was worried about thyroid in the dog and Kidney issues in the cat so we got blood tests done right away. They came back clear for both which means the elderly cat is well enough to get some much needed dental work done. However the dog though his bloods came back clear there is still no real understanding of why he lost all that hair so fast in 48hrs. The Vet hopes it will grow back by May as apparently their summer coat should come in then.
Has anyone else had anything like this happen to their Dog? I know humans can get it through shock or stress but a dog? I didn;t think a Dog would react to grief and stress in this way but all the bloods are clear so no underlaying medical issue? Just emotional>
Oes - Pooor Gizzymo.
