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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:
- CoyotesPrincess
- City:
- Not Provided
- Province, Country:
- Not Provided
- Type/Breed:
- Golden Retriever
- Date of Birth:
- Nov 23, 2006
- Date of Death
- Not Provided
- Sex:
- Male
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- Not Provided
- Coat Colour:
- gold
- Eye Colour:
- brown
Nugget
November 23, 2006-September 13, 2014
Nugget was the dog I waited 25 years for. He was our puppy, my "fuzz-bucket", our gold Nugget. He was loyal and affectionate. He always had to be at our feet or at least in the same room close by. He loved running around the yard looking for the rabbits and squirrels. He loved to be brushed and always feel asleep during it. To have him in our lives for only 7 years just wasn't enough time.
He was born with a heart murmur and was the smallest of the litter. The vet had to work on him for almost an hour to get him to breathe. He was a fighter and he made it through a few health issues in his short life. But generally he was a very happy and content dog.
In the last couple months of his life his appetite disappeared. He wouldn't eat much, so we switched his food a few times thinking he was being picky. He would eat for a couple days and stop again. We brought him to the vet because he was breathing quickly. We were shocked and extremely saddened to learn that his heart was enlarged and it could not be reversed. He had fluid in his lungs and his temperature was below normal. He was given a diuretic to get the fluid out of his lungs, allowing us to bring him home for one more night so our son could say goodbye.
We spent the night petting and talking to him, telling him how much he was loved. He had to be carried up the stairs because his back legs had no strength. We made him as comfortable as possible in his last hours.
When we returned to the vet to have him euthanized he was not alone. We stayed with him until the end. He knew he was loved and would be forever missed
RIP Nugget puppy. We will meet again at the Rainbow Bridge.
