My dog arrived a few days ago (traveled by plane) and is now living at a friend's house, not with me. She seemed to be a little nervous at first, but after 2 days, was just fine except for the fact that she refused to eat, which I thought would go away after a few days. Now, she began to have accidents in the carpet, chair, and floor where she lives, is still refusing to eat her dry dog food and goes outside AND inside the house. Is there some food you recommend that might help her get better? Might it be separation anxiety? She plays and acts as usual besides this problem.
2007-10-15 08:27:21 · 12 answers · asked by chalianna 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
the dog is stressed and needs time to adjust to her new enviroment. keep taking him/her outside regularly to do the deed, but dont force companion on him. he will come around when he is ready. dont change the dogs diet either. keep in on what he has been on. when he is hungry he will eat
2007-10-15 08:31:54 · answer #1 · answered by louie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is normal. Just because the dog moves from one house to another house does not mean it sees the new house as off limits to toileting. It seems the dog is upset by the change. Giving it the run of a new house and yard is scary. Crate her or gate in a small area til she gets secure in the new house. Walk with her in the yard rather than just letting her out. The dog is of limited understanding. She did not know she was losing her territory and her pack too. Do not change her food, or give her treats because you feel sorry she's not eating. She needs the security, structure and discipline as if she were a new puppy again.
Are the people she is staying with able to provide the proper structure?
2007-10-15 15:40:58 · answer #2 · answered by Liz H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, when I moved, two years ago, my cat started to act funny. H ewasn't eating and he was also plucking out his hair. He wouldn't eat and he also started urinating on the floor. We found out later that he had diabetes and the stress made it act up.
Stress from moving to one place to another can be harmful to an animal or just a minor thing. The plane could be another thing. A lot of people get sick on planes and it could be the same thing for dogs. If these symptoms continue, you should take your pup to a vet.
Good luck!
2007-10-15 15:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by fasionguru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I rescued a germen shepard from the pound once! Brought her home and she absolutely refused to eat. It was going on the 4th day of not eating that I finally had no choice but to take her to the vet. Not good for days to go by and not eat. From where she was before, thru the shelter and then adjusting to a new home was just to much for her tummy. The vet gave her a inti-imflammatory pill to ease her belly and she began eating immediately. Some animals are sensitive to change and obviously she was one of them. Maybe your dog is also and its worth a vet visit. Besides not eating, she acted fine also!
2007-10-15 15:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by Boxer Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What has the vet said - maybe there is a medical problem. If no medical problem this MAJOR change in the dogs life may require you to go to square one with the potty training using a crate. Also try walking and wearing the dog out and it will be more likely to eat.
2007-10-15 15:31:15 · answer #5 · answered by Professional in FL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moving means stress for humans as for animals.I understand,that your dog,leaving her old place and after a stressful flight ,lives now not with you but with your friends? Think how awful this must be for your poor pet.She´s missing you like crazy right now.Is there no way to take your dog in with you at the moment?At least there will be things that she knows from her old "home"(furniture,clothes aso.) and there are YOU!!! She needs the smells of her old environment and most important she needs YOU.!!!
2007-10-15 15:45:36 · answer #6 · answered by tampagirl 2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hypothesize that she is going through anxiety issues from the move (hence her failure to eat) and is merely marking her new territory (hence the peeing in the house). Is there another dog in the household?
She will most likely be fine, but you may want to leave some things that have your "scent" on them to make her feel at home.
I hope this helps.
2007-10-15 15:34:23 · answer #7 · answered by John B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is traumatized and it often takes more than a few days to get over this. It might take a few weeks. It's worse that she is not living with you.
Start housetraining 101 all over again, preferably doing crate training and tempt her with wet dog food in addition to regular dry kibble to try and get her to eat.
2007-10-15 15:32:58 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is just getting used to a new environment. Just like when she was a puppy, she needed time to adjust from what she knew as home; her mom. Retrain her with positive reinforcements and frequency, she will do great. I say to try this, because I moved my Boxer from Hawaii to California having pretty close to the same issues. It worked...just took a few days, and the rest is golden.
2007-10-15 15:32:57 · answer #9 · answered by P. M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this might be more than just the stress of moving. She needs to see a vet. Good luck.
2007-10-15 15:35:20 · answer #10 · answered by luvrats 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋