So we traveled this past weekend and boarded our beagle/foxhound at a very reputable pet "hotel" for 5 days. Picked him up yesterday and he just seems off. Wasn't excited to see me, sleeps all day, spilled his food this morning and didn't eat it, and just seems - grumpy and lethargic. We rescued him last year and he has adjusted well, but since picking him up yesterday he doesn't seem like the same dog.
Anyone deal with something similar?
It's pretty easy for then to pick up "stuff" at boarding places, even very good ones.
Might want to have your vet take a look.
They may not have the same thoughtfulness of humans, but they are capable of thought and emotion - your dog may well have felt abandoned, fearful, and depressed while you were gone. Give him a day or two to see if his spirit comes back.
In the meantime, though, if you feel like something's off, definitely do take him to the vet. I never hesitate to take any of mine to our vet, and most of the time, the only thing I find out is that I owe them $60 for a visit. But I end up feeling a lot better knowing that there's nothing wrong with one of my dogs.
Our facility does so on the rare times board her we regularly check in and see how/what she's doing.
I think it's a must for us on places we would board our dog.
If so, did you check on him and did he have a lot of time outside of a crate?
Either way, you should consult a vet.
But, I would call the vet first and see what they say, they might say to give it a day or so if he has no symptoms other than just not being himself.
Maybe this sounds cold, and I say it as a huge fan of dogs, but my experience with vets so far has been "we would like to keep him overnight for observation" and $1200 later, he seems fine, you can take him home. There isn't much I would not do for our pets, I feel like they are family, but I'd still rather not spend $1200 if the vet can tell me over the phone "keep an eye on him and if symptoms don't improve or if they get worse then we should see him", just not seeming like himself is probably not a lot to go in and seems like a "wait and see" situation.
Hope he’s ok!
We'll see how he is tomorrow.
Hope he’s ok!
The place we took him too, they only crate the dogs from 8pm to 6am. After the dog relieve themselves, they get crated for breakfast from 7am to 8am. After that, they're out and playing the whole day from 8am to 8pm.
Tough thing about that, is if they're home, they can relax and sleep off any exertion. At Doggie Daycare/hotel/whatever you want to call it, they have to be 100% on all the time as most dogs want to play nonstop. So that gets them really tired and my dog usually takes a day or two to recover and act like himself. He slept most to Monday afternoon till this afternoon and then he finally got back to normal and wanted to go for a walk an hour ago.
If his behavior continues for another couple of days, I would take him to a vet. Although I wouldn't be worried about his behavior if it lasts only 1-2 days, he's exhausted from all the playing.
If he's not eating or drinking by tomorrow, call your vet.
The place we took him too, they only crate the dogs from 8pm to 6am. After the dog relieve themselves, they get crated for breakfast from 7am to 8am. After that, they're out and playing the whole day from 8am to 8pm.
Tough thing about that, is if they're home, they can relax and sleep off any exertion. At Doggie Daycare/hotel/whatever you want to call it, they have to be 100% on all the time as most dogs want to play nonstop. So that gets them really tired and my dog usually takes a day or two to recover and act like himself. He slept most to Monday afternoon till this afternoon and then he finally got back to normal and wanted to go for a walk an hour ago.
If his behavior continues for another couple of days, I would take him to a vet. Although I wouldn't be worried about his behavior if it lasts only 1-2 days, he's exhausted from all the playing.
I think you nailed it here. He seems to be back to his old sniffing everything self again. Thanks guys.
Dogs can hold grudges but at the end of the day they go back to being your best friend.
I found a different place called "Cindy's Retreat". Cindy treated Tiki like he was her own. He got to play with other dogs in their yard for hours every day. Tiki was always excited when I dropped him off at Cindy's and was always happy when I picked him up.
I ended up believing Pet Paradise was more like a corporate Pet prison for him, whereas Cindy's was like a fun retreat.
You should try to find a place like Cindy's. As an added bonus, Cindy's was significantly less $.
RIP Tiki. I miss you.
Wouldn't eat anything. We think he may have eaten some grass that had chemicals on it.
Baxter RIP! - ( New Window )
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We took him to boarding "Doggie Daycare" on Friday morning and picked him up on Monday afternoon. Most times we checked up on him on webcam, he was very active and playing with other dogs.
The place we took him too, they only crate the dogs from 8pm to 6am. After the dog relieve themselves, they get crated for breakfast from 7am to 8am. After that, they're out and playing the whole day from 8am to 8pm.
Tough thing about that, is if they're home, they can relax and sleep off any exertion. At Doggie Daycare/hotel/whatever you want to call it, they have to be 100% on all the time as most dogs want to play nonstop. So that gets them really tired and my dog usually takes a day or two to recover and act like himself. He slept most to Monday afternoon till this afternoon and then he finally got back to normal and wanted to go for a walk an hour ago.
If his behavior continues for another couple of days, I would take him to a vet. Although I wouldn't be worried about his behavior if it lasts only 1-2 days, he's exhausted from all the playing.
I think you nailed it here. He seems to be back to his old sniffing everything self again. Thanks guys.
That's great to hear! It's so frustrating to see a dog struggling and they can't tell you why. Glad your pup got back to normal!
When I brought Tiki home from Cindy's Retreat he was tired and slept a lot for a day or two, but he was happy. When I got him from the other place, he was tired and also upset.