
29/09/2024
Pain, it affects us ALL differently!
Me?!
I’m a winger and whiner. If I’m in pain you are all gonna know about it … regardless of if you asked how I am or not. I want reassurance, I want to be comforted, I need sympathy.
For my partner?
He is the opposite.
He goes quiet, he gets moody, he starts giving one word answers to questions asked of him, the fuse gets very short and he is easily angered, the house needs to be silent as noise makes the pain worse!
Right now, he has severe dental pain. He has withdrawn, he keeps closing his eyes as if trying to settle the pain he is in.
Does this sound familiar to you?
Yes!
It’s is also true of our dogs.
But we might see it as clinginess, separation anxiety, being aloof, noise sensitivity, reactivity to other dogs and/or people. It can look like sleeping a lot, or hyperactivity, stopping on walks or not wanting to go at all. It can look like resource guarding, paw or limb licking or nibbling and everything in between.
They might have ALWAYS been like that or this could be a new behaviour 🤷🏼♀️ either could point to pain.
We are all made up of the same stuff, just packaged in a different box and pretty bow!
Dogs are no different from us.