I recently started taking my dog, Foxy, to my dad's during the day. He has vascular dementia and having the dog around seems to help keep him distracted and make him happy. My grandmother, who still has her wits about her, is there too. Foxy has suddenly started having what I can only describe as panic attacks when we get home (hiding, shaking, panting). The first time it happened, she seemed to want to get in the car, so we went back to my Dad's. She was calm and happy the whole time we were at my dad's (it is only two miles away), but the second we got home she started panting and shaking again. Do you think she is worried about him?:huddle:
A little history: We've had Foxy for about 5 years, rescued her from the shelter. She has been afraid of being left and thus never wanders to far from me, but has never displayed any of the behavioral issue associated with separation anxiety. The only time I can think of that she got really scared (anxiety) was when the boys were running around with toy guns and pretending to attack each other. I almost took her to the emergency vet because I couldn't figure out what was wrong at first! She is terrified of guns (and anything gun shaped), real guns, toy guns, bb guns, nerf guns (she ate all our darts), etc.
A little history: We've had Foxy for about 5 years, rescued her from the shelter. She has been afraid of being left and thus never wanders to far from me, but has never displayed any of the behavioral issue associated with separation anxiety. The only time I can think of that she got really scared (anxiety) was when the boys were running around with toy guns and pretending to attack each other. I almost took her to the emergency vet because I couldn't figure out what was wrong at first! She is terrified of guns (and anything gun shaped), real guns, toy guns, bb guns, nerf guns (she ate all our darts), etc.
