Last night, I had a somewhat disconcerting experience with Linus that has me worried.
Before I begin, Linus is fine this morning. He ate and drank normally at breakfast and is now peacefully immersed in his mid-morning nap.
But last night was a different story completely. I came home from hockey around 10:30 PM and let the dogs out and everything was normal. I gave the bullies a small snack (1/4 cup kibble) and some water, then sat down to watch some TV. I was eating carrot sticks and I gave Truman and Linus each a baby carrot - they've had them before, nothing new there. At some point after that, Linus because extremely agitated. He was pacing and panting and kept going to the door to go out. I took him outside and he'd just sit there and pant. I brought him back in and he continue to pant heavily so I thought maybe he was hot. His ears were really warm so I took a cool cloth and washed him down and sat with him in front of the fan. I fed him a few ice cubes yet he still continued to pant as if he had just been running.
I checked his gums and they were pink and normal and took his temperature and it was 101.9 - so totally normal for a dog. But he continued to be agitated, panting and pacing - completely unable to relax. So I thought perhaps he was in pain yet he was jumping on and off the couch. and walking around without any problems.
I decided to leave him out of his crate and let him sleep in front of the fan but he knocked over the baby gate and came upstairs with me and got on the bed and started to dig at my blankets on the bed and continued to be very agitated. He could not get comfortable at all yet he jumped on the bed without a problem.
I took his temp and checked his gums one more time and he was fine so I decided to give him 50 mg on Benadryl to help him relax, put him in his crate, and reassess in the morning.
This morning, he's absolutely perfect - as if nothing happened.
What could this have been? I have never seen Linus behave like this at all and I can't imagine what was wrong but I was very troubled to see him so uncomfortable and agitated.
I think I am going to make a vet appointment for Tuesday or Thursday, depending on how things go but if any one has any insights, I'd appreciate them!
Before I begin, Linus is fine this morning. He ate and drank normally at breakfast and is now peacefully immersed in his mid-morning nap.
But last night was a different story completely. I came home from hockey around 10:30 PM and let the dogs out and everything was normal. I gave the bullies a small snack (1/4 cup kibble) and some water, then sat down to watch some TV. I was eating carrot sticks and I gave Truman and Linus each a baby carrot - they've had them before, nothing new there. At some point after that, Linus because extremely agitated. He was pacing and panting and kept going to the door to go out. I took him outside and he'd just sit there and pant. I brought him back in and he continue to pant heavily so I thought maybe he was hot. His ears were really warm so I took a cool cloth and washed him down and sat with him in front of the fan. I fed him a few ice cubes yet he still continued to pant as if he had just been running.
I checked his gums and they were pink and normal and took his temperature and it was 101.9 - so totally normal for a dog. But he continued to be agitated, panting and pacing - completely unable to relax. So I thought perhaps he was in pain yet he was jumping on and off the couch. and walking around without any problems.
I decided to leave him out of his crate and let him sleep in front of the fan but he knocked over the baby gate and came upstairs with me and got on the bed and started to dig at my blankets on the bed and continued to be very agitated. He could not get comfortable at all yet he jumped on the bed without a problem.
I took his temp and checked his gums one more time and he was fine so I decided to give him 50 mg on Benadryl to help him relax, put him in his crate, and reassess in the morning.
This morning, he's absolutely perfect - as if nothing happened.
What could this have been? I have never seen Linus behave like this at all and I can't imagine what was wrong but I was very troubled to see him so uncomfortable and agitated.
I think I am going to make a vet appointment for Tuesday or Thursday, depending on how things go but if any one has any insights, I'd appreciate them!