Unfortunately, I donât think its excruciating pain that Jezebel is in making her shake and hide. I am now pretty certain that it is dementia. After her vet visit, she has been on pain meds and yesterday in the day time she was her normal dog self. When I woke her last night and gave her meds, she immediately went and hid in the bathroom (mind you, she doesnât know I gave her pills, she just swallows them in treats) and started shaking like a leaf and panting. Then the neighborhood decided to pop off fireworks cuz the Dodgerâs won and she got in the bathtub and wouldnât leave still shaking and panting for literally hours after it had stopped. I honestly thought she was gonna give herself a heart attack. So the night before we went to the vet, she was doing the same thing, but after I turned off all the lights and tv etc⌠she jumped into bed with me. Anyway, I figured I would try this last night after I couldnât calm her down or get her out of the tub. Again, turned everything off, laid down and she came on her own, but trembling the whole night. This morning, after I got out of the shower she was laying by the bathroom door and suddenly was her normal self again. Perky, tail wagging wanted to go outside to pee and roll around in the grass, eat have water etcâŚ
From what I read on the internet dogs like people will have more issues with their dementia at night, sort of like Sundowners. It has to do with some sort of sleep patterns and sheâs a dog, sheâll sleep in the daytime. I talked to the vet I took her to on Monday and he said that he does believe she has some sort of chronic pain from the cancer and ACL injury, but just canât do anything over the phone if it is the dementia I believe it is. In the meantime, he says to try not giving her the nighttime meds and see if it is a reaction to the medication and call him tomorrow. In the meantime, I am just beside myself because I canât do anything to help my dog. Sheâll need some bloodwork and xrays at minimum to see whatâs up. I do agree that she has chronic pain, but more like the arthritis we all have as old folks etc and she compensates for the knee injury by not bending it and certain things, but all in all it hasnât been excruciating to the point of shaking, hiding and panting. If sheâs on pain meds now, why is she a normal dog in the daytime and not at night? The more I read about doggy dementia the more it makes sense. Hopefully, I can get an appt soon to have her checked out again. Donât know whatâs up with this Covid time, but all the vets are being hit hard. Maybe since people canât really do anything social, they are just taking there dogs out more and then things happen or they are more in tune with them and taking care of all the things they put off. Donât know, but itâs weird as hell. Iâm a nervous wreck, I needed a xanax after talking to the Vet. I feel so fucking useless and helpless.
@cannabissequoia she doesnât touch, lick at or even smell the dried buds, so I know she didnât get into that. Only time she ever got dosed with weed was when my ex dropped some olive oil infused cannabis on the floor and she licked it once. He took her for a run after that and I honestly think that burned it through her system like it was nothing because she never got high off of it. Sheâs a pretty trained dog and not prone to snatching things like weed or anything else off tables and I donât have any edibles or edible makings lying around. Honestly after last night, I almost wished I had some cannabis butter, I would have gotten her high AF if I thought it would calm her down.