Dog Seems Lethargic

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FARSTAR

I realize this appears to be harsh but the state of your German Shepherds nose has nothing to do with her health. If you really love her (and I'm sure you do) call your Veterinary Surgeon my policy has always been if we can't afford the correct diagnosis for our animals we should not have them. Good luck with your beautiful girl.

By

FARSTAR

In the best interest of your Dog ask for another opinion from a different Surgery but be sure to take all current medical accounts with you.

By

patches

I would get a second opinion from another vet.

By

muttmom

Was he just vaccinated? Urgent if he is having an immune shutdown from vaccine. Homeopath treatment with thuja helps.

By

KansasCindy

T from Pittsburgh: We have one English Mastiff that went through neutering and the more drastic, scrotal oblation, surgery. They took out everything as he had a lump we were concerned about, but that was a false alarm and completely benign. We opted out of the additional gastric (bloat prevention) surgery at the time, as he also had a seizure history to consider. Yes, it was a scary time, but he's just fine today at age 6 1/2.

I mention all of this because he was probably on more drug medication than your dog, but he also didn't get back to "normal" for several weeks. In hindsight, I think he was probably having more pain issues from the incision and surgery than we thought and just wanted to rest. (These English Mastiffs are so good about not complaining!)

Since the gastric surgery involves more invasive surgery than what our boy went through, maybe yours is just needing a bit more recovery time. An 1 1/2 year old OEM is certainly more active than our then, 4 1/2 year old was so maybe yours is a bit bummed about having to slow down for awhile. Is your guy still on medication or not? Either way, he could still be feeling either the effect of the medication or the lack thereof.

Sounds like you are doing all the right things by keeping in close contact with the vet. These English Mastiffs are wonderful pets, but they sure can worry the crap out of us humans, can't they? I'm guessing and hoping he will be wonderfully happy once again in a matter of weeks. Take care & best wishes! :-)

My dog has a dry nose and isn't eating very much? She is a German Shepherd. All she wants to do is sit outside. When she is outside she just lays on her pillow. This not normal for my dog. Normally she wants to play and be around people.