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Peanut is our 14year old Long Haired Jack Russell and he is giving us some cause for concern, anyone able to advise me on what's wrong with him......

 

Every couple of weeks or so he has a couple of days when he is off his food, not taking his dog treats, extremely listless, normally he will play for hours with his dog toys trying to get us to chase him round the room to get them off him,when he gets listless he gathers his toys up and puts them all in the one place, then leaves them alone, but more strange is that he sits in a corner facing the wall and then tries to dig his way into the carpet. He seems to pick the same spot to do this each time. When walking about (which he doesn't do very often when he is like this) he will suddenly just stop and sit down. After a couple of days he is as right as rain back on his food, jumping about after his toys and no more digging. Anyone got any idea what is wrong with him.

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Could be many things Orca....

 

The best advice I can think of is to take him to the vet for a check-up :(

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Have a word with Jeepster, maybe you got visitors and Peanut can see them.

 

But on a serious note do as John says and got to to the vets for a check up.:)

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Have a word with Jeepster, maybe you got visitors and Peanut can see them.

 

But on a serious note do as John says and got to to the vets for a check up.:)

 

 

Ferret, I think it's the dog that needs to go to the vets not Orca ;)

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Now, now gozzer, you can't be too sure. She might be suffering from fin-rot or flakey-flukes....

 

Sorry Orca ;)

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Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
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Male Menapause? Seriously, it does happen!

 

Or there are one or two female dogs on heat around the place. Our Blue Heeler use to howl whenever a dog was on heat but he is old now (13) and doesn't have the stamina to go that far anymore but he still is aware of when a female is on heat and acts strangely.

 

14 is middle aged for a Jack Russell, so he shouldn't really be suffering from athritis or senility or the like just yet.

 

It could be possible as I think someone suggested that there might be activity going on under your house by some rodents who have monthly habits, like how often do rats give birth?

 

If he takes his stuff and digs in the same corner of the house every time tho I'd be checking under the house or in the walls. Remember, dogs can hear white ants chewing away at your wood etc and smell urine from small critters that you might not be able to hear or smell.

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I'm no expert in this but I see no reason why dogs can't get depression - which could be connected with his hormonal cycle. I would go to the vets and get it checked out whatever. Could be something very simple to treat and puts him back into fine form again. As an aside I'd keep a diary card of when he does it and what he does and how long it lasts.

 

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14 is middle aged for a Jack Russell, so he shouldn't really be suffering from athritis or senility or the like just yet.

 

Not sure where you got that idea from TubularBelle. I have had three JRTs in my lifetime and 14 is certainly not middle aged for a JRT or for any dog.

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