Dog advice

[Bleurghgram]

Thank you for your reply, how did introducing the cats and dog go? Was it quite easy and stress free or did it take quite a while? I definitely think visiting a rescue is a good idea, though the fact so many say no cats next to each dog is what's sadly led me to thinking about a puppy from a breeder, I'd always prefer to rescue. I will suggest this and see what happens
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I don't know anyone who's dog I can borrow as such but the fostering idea may be worth a try? So long as that's an option given that I work, thank you

It was easier than I could have imagined! She doesn’t get on with new dogs, so I can see how the rescue assessed her as no cats, but honestly she barely registers that they exist now except to cry at me for help if one of them has stolen her bed. The cats can still be wary and will scratch her if she’s being too boisterous around them.

We took it slowly, separate rooms at first, then allowed them to mix with her on lead, lots of feeding around each other and lots of handing out treats. She’s muzzle trained which definitely helped with my stress levels.

It was a new relationship that would have been made very difficult if they hadn’t have been able to mix… or if she’d eaten one of them so it wasn’t like I had to tell the rescue I had a cat at home when I adopted her. But just goes to show their assessments aren’t necessarily correct.

 

[101d]

My dog has started biting the air randomly. Google says this is a focal seizure, but he is fully aware when he does this and we can distract him.

I recently took him to the vets for suspected anal gland infection, she emptied his glands and said no sign of infection. He has also been pooing through the night (not like him) although we have had 3 poo-free nights now. He just seems a bit down in the dumps. Waiting on blood test results.