Comments on: Strange Dog Behaviour

By: Three Dog Blogger

Three Dog Blogger — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:30:29 +0000

Roro,

Good thinking. Luckily we don’t really get them this high but you are right they are a real danger and can be a large problem for both humans and Dogs. Thanks for the insight.

By: Roro

Roro — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:08:31 +0000

It couldn’t be a reaction to those processionary caterpillars could it? As a fellow dog owner living in Spain I’m very cautious of these hairy little buggers! I’m not sure of a dogs exact reaction to them only that they are very dangerous, causing breathing problems and more. The caterpillars affect humans too causing a nasty itching.

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Aman — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:34:53 +0000

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By: Nico and The Bandit

Nico and The Bandit — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:09:36 +0000

How scary! I’m glad she eventually calmed down. Nico runs around like that when there’s something on her she doesn’t like, like a bug or something.

By: T Moody Designs -Tess Moody

T Moody Designs -Tess Moody — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:29:41 +0000

I just went through a scary experience with my dog last night. She started falling down and running into things. I didnt know if she got into something poisonous or what. I got her to calm down and eventually, she was back to normal. We were thinking that maybe something was stuck in her throat and freaking her out. It was so scary!

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:11:05 +0000

Your pup’s reaction could be from a number of causes. The bee sting or sliver of clear material, such as a plastic, may be the cause. Additional possibilities may be that the panting and running was a reaction to something digested that was on the meat, a small touch of msg or spice could accomplish that. The material could then have triggered other responses, heavy breathing, elevated adrenaline and blood pressure. The msg comes to mind because instead of having something in the paw, possibly the pup couldn’t feel the paw. Either way, I am certain it wasn’t a malicious act, and merely an accident. You may want to wash the bones in the future and check the chewing area for natural materials that dogs react to.

By: Jana

Jana — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:48:43 +0000

That certainly is odd and I can see why you would be worried. If there are cacti where they have been, I agree that it could have been that or something like that. She would then be responding to the pain.

Since it eventually passed, I wouldn’t worry too much about it, but keep an eye on her, if something similar happens again.

By: Three Dog Blogger

Three Dog Blogger — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:31:30 +0000

Kathy

It was definitely odd. More so that she was fine the next day. I really do wonder if a cacti could have set off the strange behaviour.

Reality TC, I think it must have been that. If I put olive oil on though she would just HAVE to lick that off too!!

By: Ben Mathews

Ben Mathews — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:30:09 +0000

Thanks for the great blog. Just wanted to share the story about Buud our shelter dog. buudandme,wordpress,com

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:18:21 +0000

I had a similar incident in the woods with one of my dogs he kept turning around and looking at his flank. I couldn’t see anything in it like a thorn or anything but he continued running around after we got home for a while. Eventually he calmed down, after that he was fine. I think that he had been stung in the woods by a wasp or bee. His reaction was not as prolonged as your dog but hey, everyone’s pain threshold is different.
However Feb is not the usual time for wasps or bees to be about, well not in the UK anyway…