[NAGDU] I'm a Big Baby

[Danielle Sykora]

Hi Cindy,

Could you perhaps try keeping him on tie down or in your bedroom with
the door closed at night, instead of in the crate? This might still
help to keep him out of trouble, but less anxious. Struggling to
escape the crate and panting definitely sounds like anxiety to me. I
would try training/desensitization with a younger dog, but that
probably wouldn't be as effective with an old dog that might not be
thinking totally clearly.

 I would definitely say a vet trip couldn't hurt. Maybe the vet can't
help, but you never know; there could be an easy solution. Perhaps a
probiotic to help with the pooping issue or something.

Good luck,
Danielle

On 3/4/20, sunshine via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi, Cindy!
>
> I must have missed some messages. I didn’t realize that there seemed to be
> medical problems with Fisher! I am so sorry to hear this news and I hope
> that you will take Fisher to the vet just to be sure that there isn’t any
> serious problem. It is always difficult when our dogs don’t feel well. In
> the past, I would think to myself, “I’ll wait and see what happens.“ I just
> give it a short time and if things don’t improve then I take my dogs to the
> That right away. I am sure that you probably do the very same thing. You are
> very attentive with your dogs and also very concerned. Please keep us
> posted.
>
> Sunshine
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone XR
>
>> On Mar 4, 2020, at 7:58 AM, Michael Hingson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Cindy,
>>
>> Sorry to hear about what is going on with Fisher. I would suggest that
>> there
>> is never a wrong Time to take him to the vet. Better to get a checkup and
>> find out what is going on.
>>
>> Please keep us posted.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
>> Michael Hingson
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via NAGDU
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 1:43 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
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>> Cc: cindyray at gmail.com
>> Subject: [NAGDU] I'm a Big Baby
>>
>> Oh yeah! I have to send out the list guidelines again, but first I have to
>> talk about I'm a big baby.
>>
>> Fisher is still pretty lively. He wants to be with me, and he seems mostly
>> happy until he is in his crate. THEN:
>>
>> 1.    He wants to not be there.
>> 2.    He whimpers and thrashes around. Some nights that is hard to take.
>> 3.    He really is panting a lot in there. He has not been a dog who pants
>> much.
>> 4.    He is pooping little bits often, including in his crate. That's not
>> normal.
>> 5.    But he eats fine. LOL.
>>
>> I just don't know what to think. Should I call the vet do you think, or
>> does
>> he have "dogheimers disease" as my friend said. Someone told me today it
>> is
>> time for him to go. I don't know that I believe that this is true, but it
>> feels as if it is accelerating.
>>
>> I am thinking I need some words of comfort here. LOL. Should I be doing
>> something?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Cindy Lou Ray
>>
>> cindyray at gmail.com <mailto:cindyray at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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