Rte.66_chicks
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My 15+ year old Boston Terrier, Dexter, had what seemed like a panic attack this morning. Everything had gone as usual; I got up, let him out, fed the cats, let him back in, fed him, and continued with my normal morning routine. He was watching me fix my breakfast when it hit. This normally very quiet dog started howling and barking, when I tried to get to him to pet him & settle him down, he seemed to not recognize me and ran into the bedroom and under the bed, which he never does. His continued barking and howling of course woke DH, and together we tried to coax him out. He would have nothing to do with us, even for his favorite treats. I was finally able to pull him out, and we sat holding him for quite a while. His heart was really pounding, he was panting, and just looked absolutely terrified. I put him in his crate, but he started howling and barking again, DH held him while I called in to get a sub for the day.
After a few more minutes, I put him back in his crate, and he seemed to settle down just a bit, at least enough that he stopped barking. Since this day off was not planned, I had to go to school to get an alternate lesson ready for the sub. When I returned home, he recognized me, so I leashed him up and took him for a walk. He seemed to have recovered from whatever happened, and is acting perfectly normal now. We have an appt. with the vet, though, to see if she can shed any light on what happened.
Yesterday we returned another Boston Terrier, Hank, to the rescue that we had adopted him from a couple of years ago. He had become an egg eater, so we decided that he would be better off with someone who doesn't have chickens. I don't know how that may play into the panic attack, if it does at all. Dexter was too old to play much, and sometimes Hank would get too exuberant and hurt Dexter. Frankly, they didn't seem all that close, but they never fought or were even antagonistic toward each other, even over the dishes we put down for them to lick.
After our vet visit, I will post what we find out.
Thanks for listening.
After a few more minutes, I put him back in his crate, and he seemed to settle down just a bit, at least enough that he stopped barking. Since this day off was not planned, I had to go to school to get an alternate lesson ready for the sub. When I returned home, he recognized me, so I leashed him up and took him for a walk. He seemed to have recovered from whatever happened, and is acting perfectly normal now. We have an appt. with the vet, though, to see if she can shed any light on what happened.
Yesterday we returned another Boston Terrier, Hank, to the rescue that we had adopted him from a couple of years ago. He had become an egg eater, so we decided that he would be better off with someone who doesn't have chickens. I don't know how that may play into the panic attack, if it does at all. Dexter was too old to play much, and sometimes Hank would get too exuberant and hurt Dexter. Frankly, they didn't seem all that close, but they never fought or were even antagonistic toward each other, even over the dishes we put down for them to lick.
After our vet visit, I will post what we find out.
Thanks for listening.
