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Worried about our Jack Russell.
pipkin71
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We have a seven year old Jack Russell.
Last year, she went blind and had her eyes removed. Thankfully, she coped really well. At the time, the vet said she could become depressed but she adapted and all seemed ok.
12 months on, I'm worried that it appears she is now starting to show signs; she is not settling well, is up and down during the night and is starting to get scared when she goes on walks, refusing to walk when she hears a strange noise. Yesterday, for example, someone got out of his car and set the alarm, causing it to beep - she then refused to walk, pulling back and digging in her heels. My daughter picked her up for a few minutes then put her back down and she continue the walk. Sometimes though, she is refusing to even go out of the house.
During the day, in the house, she does appear to be happy, plays with her ball or teddy, follows our male Jack Russell around and steals his ball off him, is eating fine, will go in the garden to wee, goes up and down the stairs, still enjoys a cuddle and so on.
The main concern is the not settling during the night and worrying when she goes out for a walk. Apart from that, there are no symptoms of ill health, no signs that she is in any pain.
I am using the calm plug in and putting rescue remedy into her water bowl but any ideas what else I can do or maybe thoughts on why she is not settling during the night?
Thanks
Last year, she went blind and had her eyes removed. Thankfully, she coped really well. At the time, the vet said she could become depressed but she adapted and all seemed ok.
12 months on, I'm worried that it appears she is now starting to show signs; she is not settling well, is up and down during the night and is starting to get scared when she goes on walks, refusing to walk when she hears a strange noise. Yesterday, for example, someone got out of his car and set the alarm, causing it to beep - she then refused to walk, pulling back and digging in her heels. My daughter picked her up for a few minutes then put her back down and she continue the walk. Sometimes though, she is refusing to even go out of the house.
During the day, in the house, she does appear to be happy, plays with her ball or teddy, follows our male Jack Russell around and steals his ball off him, is eating fine, will go in the garden to wee, goes up and down the stairs, still enjoys a cuddle and so on.
The main concern is the not settling during the night and worrying when she goes out for a walk. Apart from that, there are no symptoms of ill health, no signs that she is in any pain.
I am using the calm plug in and putting rescue remedy into her water bowl but any ideas what else I can do or maybe thoughts on why she is not settling during the night?
Thanks
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