HI everyone!! been a tad busy with physical therapy and BOTH doodles not doing well
NOW my daughter and grandbaby stay here on and off and well I got scared and almost RAN to VET ...good thing i did!!!
MAX loves our 1yr old grandbaby Alivia and so does Peanut but all of a sudden every so often MAX grumbled and one day
growled at her
when she played on his head or fell on top of his head and bounce off of him like most babies do.
LONG STORY SHORT: i was treating his ear with ear wash, ointment and also doing water/vinegar as he had some gunk but
no odor and had been in woods alot, no redness etc WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW was how painful his ears were!!
Poor Max either had gotten crated if i left house and/or i'd sit with him close by holding my hand on his collar as i was scared
this was NOT the MAX I knew and then PEANUT would crawl away or slink away from Alivia too
OFF TO VETS W/both Dogs: Peanut may have clogged tear ducts on top of nasal allergies so 2 meds for her
MAX i caught a stubborn ear infection that went ballastic AFTER the vet visit and NO LONGER GROWLS
POINT: MAX was NOT being aggressive, mean or anything
BUT many people get scared like I do when a dog growls......I forgot max even as a puppy if he was in SEVERE PAIN that's how he let us know
it's not a menacing growl it's a DIFFERNT GROWL
PATHOLOGIST VET: said MAX was in so much pain, keep giving meds and watch him till he he's healed and like US
he can't say HEY THAT HURTS please stay away from my ears....Grumble Growling was his only way to alert us he wasn't feeling well
I am posting this cause max is going to be 4yrs old.......and well ALWAYS go bring your dog in to a VET if they act
what is out of order, growl, snap or anything out of the ordinary!!!
PS both dogs go back to Vets this Friday and so far, we keep Alivia away from their heads and taught her how to
"do nice" when petting, she hugs their midriff and kisses them BUT I STILL hold my hand on max/s collar and head as REASSURANCE
to max and for Alivia
AND I am so RELIEVED to realize why a sweet lovable Doodle my baby MAX had a ear infection in both ears trying to let us KNOW
keep away from his earsand get him relief via a VET