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She's different from other dogs in that she resists going for walks. In cold weather, it's out of the question, but in warm weather, once we pass certain areas that spook her, she's okay, she'll walk. To the east, she stops at a babbling brook, to the west, a thicket of tall grasses, but I suspect it could also be a distance threshold that makes her stop: 'once we get this far, we really are leaving home'. Once the weather turns even a bit cold, she has to be dragged out reluctantly, but then she seems to remember that she likes it outside. With every new day, she forgets again, and it's a struggle. Sometimes, if the kids try to walk her, she adamantly refuses to walk and I have to come out and train her all over again. She's more willing with me, but still stubborn.
Before her ailments, she was also quirky about walks in cold weather, but since, she became much worse and the resistance - even in nice weather - began.
She used to like to cuddle and didn't mind being carried. Now, carrying her is out of the question. She's highly agitated and struggles to get down. It seems ironic that she's too timid to jump off the sofa, but will dangerously struggle over a tiled kitchen floor more that 4 feet off the ground. It seems as if she has no trust any more.
Giving her bath is a nightmare, as is trimming her claws. She was always this way, but it's worse now.
When she was at her worst, she would hardly come near anybody and stay alone on a blanket where she sleeps, but lately she's a bit better. She wants up on the sofa if somebody is there, but unlike before her eczema began, she moves to the far end. She avoids closeness, whereas before she'd curl right up on our laps or climb in under our shirts to warm up.
She's nervous and touchy, startling easily. Occasionally, but not often, she even yelps at the sight of a foot stepping near her, even though she didn't actually get stepped on.
Here is one of most peculiar and frustrating facets of her personality: when she wants up on the sofa, she rises up to rest her front paws on the sofa, indicating she want to be lifted up - she won't jump on her own, even though she's physically able. When we reach for her, she backs away. Once we back away, she returns and even whimpers and looks at us expectantly waiting for assistance. As soon as we reach for her, she backs away again. This can go on a dozen times before she finally summons up the courage to hold her ground. She was always this way, but I think she's worse with her illness.
She has lost almost all of her playfulness, but will occasionally come upstairs as the kids are going to bed and romp with the other Chihuahua, who is much more playful than her. At her worst, she wouldn't play at all and showed no interest, but lately, she's a bit better and has resumed this interest, in a limited way. Their bedtime is at 9:30 pm and it's the only time of day she ventures upstairs.
Sometimes, when I'm putting out food, she seems surprisingly unresponsive, to the point where I thought she was actually near deaf. I would call her, more and more loudly until I was yelling, and she wouldn't react at all. I would still suspect her to have hearing issues, but we conducted a little test, and her hearing seems to be fine. She just seems really slow to realize there's a good reason to get up off her cushion when I call her. It's almost as if it takes hearing name being called about 4 times before it registers.
The itchiness has moved all the way down to her paws now, and she chews at them until they're raw. It has spread from her ears and radiated steadily outward. The only place she has fur is on her torso now. She looks best in the morning - hardly red, and as I've said before, most red 8-10 pm or in the sun.
That's all we can think of. Sorry it's so verbose.
Before her ailments, she was also quirky about walks in cold weather, but since, she became much worse and the resistance - even in nice weather - began.
She used to like to cuddle and didn't mind being carried. Now, carrying her is out of the question. She's highly agitated and struggles to get down. It seems ironic that she's too timid to jump off the sofa, but will dangerously struggle over a tiled kitchen floor more that 4 feet off the ground. It seems as if she has no trust any more.
Giving her bath is a nightmare, as is trimming her claws. She was always this way, but it's worse now.
When she was at her worst, she would hardly come near anybody and stay alone on a blanket where she sleeps, but lately she's a bit better. She wants up on the sofa if somebody is there, but unlike before her eczema began, she moves to the far end. She avoids closeness, whereas before she'd curl right up on our laps or climb in under our shirts to warm up.
She's nervous and touchy, startling easily. Occasionally, but not often, she even yelps at the sight of a foot stepping near her, even though she didn't actually get stepped on.
Here is one of most peculiar and frustrating facets of her personality: when she wants up on the sofa, she rises up to rest her front paws on the sofa, indicating she want to be lifted up - she won't jump on her own, even though she's physically able. When we reach for her, she backs away. Once we back away, she returns and even whimpers and looks at us expectantly waiting for assistance. As soon as we reach for her, she backs away again. This can go on a dozen times before she finally summons up the courage to hold her ground. She was always this way, but I think she's worse with her illness.
She has lost almost all of her playfulness, but will occasionally come upstairs as the kids are going to bed and romp with the other Chihuahua, who is much more playful than her. At her worst, she wouldn't play at all and showed no interest, but lately, she's a bit better and has resumed this interest, in a limited way. Their bedtime is at 9:30 pm and it's the only time of day she ventures upstairs.
Sometimes, when I'm putting out food, she seems surprisingly unresponsive, to the point where I thought she was actually near deaf. I would call her, more and more loudly until I was yelling, and she wouldn't react at all. I would still suspect her to have hearing issues, but we conducted a little test, and her hearing seems to be fine. She just seems really slow to realize there's a good reason to get up off her cushion when I call her. It's almost as if it takes hearing name being called about 4 times before it registers.
The itchiness has moved all the way down to her paws now, and she chews at them until they're raw. It has spread from her ears and radiated steadily outward. The only place she has fur is on her torso now. She looks best in the morning - hardly red, and as I've said before, most red 8-10 pm or in the sun.
That's all we can think of. Sorry it's so verbose.
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