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Pain aggression in dogs – Pet tip 257
Unfortunately the following two scenarios occur from time to time: You’re innocently petting your cat or dog when all of a sudden your pet bites you. The same reaction can happen when you pick up your cat or dog the way you always do, when all of a sudden it bites you. What is going on here? Your pet NEVER bites you, and now that you are trying to show it some love, it bites you. Has your pet gone mad? What might be going on here is pain induced aggression.
It seems so obvious after you bring your pet to a veterinarian to figure out what is going on, but it may be as simple as pain induced aggression. Pain induced aggression means that your pet has exhibited an aggressive behaviour because it is in pain. This is especially common in older pets that may be suffering from arthritis or perhaps one of their internal organs is bruised or diseased.
- Owner:
- Peter Copus
- City:
- Halifax
- Province, Country:
- NS, Canada
- Type/Breed:
- Lab/Old English Sheep
- Date of Birth:
- June 1993
- Date of Death
- June 2008
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- 30
- Weight:
- 60
- Coat Colour:
- Black
- Eye Colour:
- Brown
Cleo enjoyed life right to the last day of her life. She travelled the world with us from Canada to Italy where we lived for 3 years. There she travelled with us all through Europe, from climbing the alps to digging rocks out of the sandy beaches of Sicily. Cleo was a true Lab, a water dog who could not bypass a puddle, lake or river. Water was made to hold rocks, rocks were man made toys which she would immerse herself into to retrieve. Cleo spent many a day at the beach in Queensland NS retrieving rocks. Im sure her spirit is there now collecting rocks and resting in the sun. Cleo will be deeply missed, she will always have a special place in our hearts.
