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Newfoundlands => Newfoundland Discussions => : Mom2Sadie March 30, 2006, 12:37:48 PM
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I just went home to walk Sadie at lunch and she seemed a little funny to me. She was fast asleep when I walked in and I had to wake her up to go out. Normally I can hear her barking already when I open the door. Then she seemed really sluggish going outside and she went but then she kind of waddled over to me and laid down on the ground. When I fed her, she kept stopping in the middle to sit down. She just seems odd, not herself at all. I called the vet and she said it sounds like she's having a growth spurt and some growing pains to go along with it but if I want to bring her in, she'll see her tonight. Should I take her in just to be safe or do you think I'm being ridiculous? She's due for a growth spurt and I know they can be uncomfortable and out of whack when that's happening but she doesn't seem right to me. :-\ Sadie is normally a bit of a spaz and I don't know if it's just me being overly cautious or if I should be really concerned? Any thoughts?
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I am biased but you do know your dog best.
If you are worried then take her to the vets, better safe than sorry i say...... much to the detriment of my bank balance.
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Take a quick look around the house and make sure she did not get into anything. Make sure all of her toys are intact. If everything is ok it would not hurt to be on the safe side and take her in to see her Vet.
Monica
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Actually as I was reading your post..before I got to what the vet said I was thinking the same thing about growing spurt. Farley had a few like that were he was not his outgoing crazy personality. The next day or two he was back to his old tricks. LIke Dufus posted you know your dog best. So if you are thinking it is more than that make an appt with your vet... ;)
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I'm a woos when it comes to my babies. If I think something is amiss, I call the vet. I think there has only been twice in 20 yrs when it truly was nothing at all and one of those I saved for when we were there already anyway. In the other instance, the dog barfed on the way to the vet and felt better after. Better to deal with it early than wait until it is a big problem. That said, if they can get you in that quickly and it seems minor, give it a day and see if she perks up tomorrow. If you're inclined to take her temp, that might be a good way to see if there is something going on that way.
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I, too, take Barkley in particular in for any minor out of sync thing. It makes me feel better, and most of the time, made him better too. I'm of the 'better safe than sorry' crew.
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Anytime Nola (aka the Money Pit) looked at me funny, he went to the Vet. I am for heading to the vet's office even if it a false alarm. Because of this, the vet now has a nice new BMW.
Nola spent the first 6 months of his life either sleeping or being a terror. From what I have read, most large breeds sleep a majority of the time. How old is Sadie? If you look at Sadie's front knees, do they look really large compared to the leg bones? That is a tell-tale sign that a growth spurt is coming.
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How old is Sadie? If you look at Sadie's front knees, do they look really large compared to the leg bones? That is a tell-tale sign that a growth spurt is coming.Â
Sadie is 4 and a half months a she has thus far been on the tiny side growing very very slowly. The vet told me to expect a growth spurt soon the last time we were there, she said something about big bones. Not sure if that's what you mean? I think I'll take her in tonight just to be on the safe side. She was just there the other night for her ears, they're going to think I'm nuts, but I'd rather know for sure that nothing is wrong. I did look around when I was home and she didn't seem to have gotten into anything. She is crated while I work so I know she didn't get into anything in the house. She just wasn't acting like herself at all. She's normally all over the place when I come home for lunch and today she was just really tired and out of it :-\
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Bella and Sasha each had days like this. I think it is the growth. Usually, after such a day (especially with Sasha) they were noticeably bigger! Sometimes only one part (like the front legs or the back legs). ::) They get so uncomfortable. :P I usually don't take them to the vet until the second day. That said, however, if it makes you feel better, I say take her in just to be sure.
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I wouldn't freek out too much just yet. Lady and Grace are like that when you get them up any time that's not their schedule up time.
They drag butt and look at me like MOMMMMMMMMYYYY YYY!
Watch for a few days and see if it changes.
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Look at her joints Kali's would swell before any growth spurt. Here's some not so great pics of her before a growth spurt (The only ones of her where you can see it) notice how big her front ankles are...that's how we'd always tell with her. She'd get out of sorts with major growth spurts too so I'd wait a day unless there is something she could have gotten into. She'd not eat and be sore on the really big ones.
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i'm still a little bit of a nervous ninny! fumble's hygroma was the last time i went over to the vet.. but every other friday i get paid and think how much money of it will be dedicated to vet bills. but don't worry about hte sleeping! crazy goofy fumble would sleep ALL day long! and i would try to wake him up and get him going for fear that he woudln't sleep through the night! but nope, he would sometimes sleep for about 18 hours a day on those days.. when we brought him home my breeder said that puppies are like babies.. eat, sleep, poop! lol! hopefully sadie is back to her cute little self today! :P
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Poor Sadie! The growth spurts are awful. When Sasha had a big one, I would give her little "doggie massages." I don't know if they really helped, but she liked the attention and it made me feel like I was helping. Hopefully Sadie will be feeling great today! :)
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Poor Sadie! The growth spurts are awful. When Sasha had a big one, I would give her little "doggie massages." I don't know if they really helped, but she liked the attention and it made me feel like I was helping. Hopefully Sadie will be feeling great today! :)
That's what the vet suggested too. We spent a few hours doing massages last night. She just looked so pathetic, I feel horrible for her. She had more energy this morning but she still pooped out really fast. She doesn't want to go for walks, she just wants to do her thing and come back in, which is SO not Sadie. And she definitely looked bigger this morning. She looked longer too. Someone did some serious growing yesterday. I just hope she's feeling better for our lunchtime stroll today. I look forward to our walks together :-\
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Shawna,
I am glad it was nothing…still scary though I am sure.
Just curious…I noticed you mentioned you “went home to walk Sadie” and am wondering if you too are a “working Newf Mom?” LOL
I am and although I get to come home and spend an hour with her during lunches…I am OVERWHELMED with guilt! :(
I am feeling most guilty about keeping her crated during this time...especia lly with all of the "growth spurt" talk.
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Shawna,
I am glad it was nothing…still scary though I am sure.
Just curious…I noticed you mentioned you “went home to walk Sadie” and am wondering if you too are a “working Newf Mom?” LOL
I am and although I get to come home and spend an hour with her during lunches…I am OVERWHELMED with guilt! :(
I am feeling most guilty about keeping her crated during this time...especia lly with all of the "growth spurt" talk.Â
Yes I am a single working Newfie Mommy ;) I work about 10 minutes from home so I get to leave her as late in the morning as possible come home for an hour and I'm home shortly after 5. She has it pretty good. I felt more guilty about it when she first came home, now it's just routine. She accepts it and Sadie really likes being in her crate now. It took me awhile to stop feeling guilty about it though, now it's just our schedule. You'll get used to it ;)
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Thats just about my schedule also. She is with my daughter and I from 5:30 until about 7:30 or 8:00. I to live only about five minutes from work and go home for lunch at abuot 11:45 or 12:00 until 1:00 or 1:30, and then my daughter gets home around 3:30. When we get home we have her with us until we all go to bed around 10:00. (Even tonight she is going to a game with us because I feel so guilty! ;D )
It does seem easuier than leaving her that first week. OH LORD...that was hard. Perhaps we too just need to get into a routine and soon it will feel normal.
I WAS embarressed to say that I had even looked into taking her to a doggie daycare once per week. That was until I went by at lunch to pick up some dog food...there were about 10 dogs out in this massive play-yard with two girls who were throwing ball with them. They were having a BALL. I saw everything from a Great Dane and St. to some sort of small mixed breed. They were getting along wonderfully and having so much fun.
I decided then and there I would look into this year. ( No matter what fit my husband pitches :P )
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Yeah, you'll definitely get used to it, as will she the longer she's with you. I'd do doggy daycare for Sadie but there's nowhere around me that does it. At least not that I've found. She has her kitties with her and that seems to keep her happy. I felt terrible leaving her in the beginning, mostly because she would freak out so badly when I'd come home.