KaylaL422
New member
Hello,
I posted a thread yesterday about strange behavior after a trip to the groomers. After the fear and strange behavior wore off, he started to act like he was in pain. By the time bedtime rolled around, he couldn't even get off the couch on his own, which is very low to the ground and he usually has no problems. We got him off, and he went up the stairs on his own, but cried when he got to the top. He sleeps in my bed every night, and was beside himself that he couldn't get on to the bed, so I lifted him up and he settled right down. He's acted like this before after a vigorous play date with my aunt's dog, but after a good night's sleep he was totally fine the next day. All last night, every time he shifted he cried, and made this sound like a dying buffalo, which was very distressing as I'm sure you can imagine. This morning, he couldn't get out of my bed, and could hardly even stand up without crying. So I picked him up and got him off the bed, then proceeded to carry him down the stairs when he couldn't handle those. He still has his appetite (although I think the world could be ending and he'd still have his appetite), but I'm very concerned and I don't know what to do for him. It seems like it's his front (possibly his shoulder?) but we can't figure out what is causing the pain. He isn't limping, and we haven't noticed a specific behavior that triggers the cry every time. Looking up also seems to cause him pain. Any advice would be really appreciated! I'm sensing a vet trip in our future, but I have never seen him in this much pain before.
I posted a thread yesterday about strange behavior after a trip to the groomers. After the fear and strange behavior wore off, he started to act like he was in pain. By the time bedtime rolled around, he couldn't even get off the couch on his own, which is very low to the ground and he usually has no problems. We got him off, and he went up the stairs on his own, but cried when he got to the top. He sleeps in my bed every night, and was beside himself that he couldn't get on to the bed, so I lifted him up and he settled right down. He's acted like this before after a vigorous play date with my aunt's dog, but after a good night's sleep he was totally fine the next day. All last night, every time he shifted he cried, and made this sound like a dying buffalo, which was very distressing as I'm sure you can imagine. This morning, he couldn't get out of my bed, and could hardly even stand up without crying. So I picked him up and got him off the bed, then proceeded to carry him down the stairs when he couldn't handle those. He still has his appetite (although I think the world could be ending and he'd still have his appetite), but I'm very concerned and I don't know what to do for him. It seems like it's his front (possibly his shoulder?) but we can't figure out what is causing the pain. He isn't limping, and we haven't noticed a specific behavior that triggers the cry every time. Looking up also seems to cause him pain. Any advice would be really appreciated! I'm sensing a vet trip in our future, but I have never seen him in this much pain before.