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Lab has no drive anymore
Posted on 11/1/20 at 9:16 am
Posted on 11/1/20 at 9:16 am
He was fixed when we rescued him and he had plenty of drive around that time. We trained and he had a bag full of tricks and commands. Around the time he turned two, we got another rescue who is very high energy. Ever since then our Lab won’t even fetch, have to make him eat, and is only worried about being next to my wife’s side.
How do I get him back to wanting to go on runs or work with commands?
**he does have spurts of energy where they rough house or things like that. But it’s not very often anymore.
How do I get him back to wanting to go on runs or work with commands?
**he does have spurts of energy where they rough house or things like that. But it’s not very often anymore.
This post was edited on 11/1/20 at 9:20 am
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Posted on 11/1/20 at 9:33 am to BayouBengal23
Age?
Posted on 11/1/20 at 10:04 am to prplhze2000
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Posted on 11/1/20 at 10:26 am to BayouBengal23
How long have you had new dog? Do the two get along?
Posted on 11/1/20 at 10:43 am to BayouBengal23
yeah that's odd. I'd take him to the vet. Might be a real health issue. Not to scare you but every time my pet has acted noticeably different, they weren't long for this world. Good luck.
This post was edited on 11/1/20 at 10:45 am
Posted on 11/1/20 at 10:52 am to BayouBengal23
If it's really noticeable, he may be sick.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 10:54 am to Shiftyplus1
Listen to the above two comments. He might be sick.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 1:49 pm to BayouBengal23
As noted above, a 2 year old lab should be bouncing off the walls until he wears himself out. My previous lab didn't calm down until around 6 and was still off the charts excited to play fetch in the pond until he was about 13. Sadly he died at 15. I would take him to the vet ASAP.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 3:07 pm to BayouBengal23
You change his diet lately?
Posted on 11/1/20 at 5:38 pm to BayouBengal23
My 13 year old down was put down last year with arthritis and still jacked the f up, teeth chattering when I pulled out a bumper
Posted on 11/1/20 at 5:47 pm to BayouBengal23
BayouBengal23. Where did you find your rescue lab? I am interested in getting a young adult lab but I am having a hard time finding one. Thanks.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:51 pm to BayouBengal23
Golden did something similar. Ended up being a thyroid issue. Do some blood work at the vet.
Posted on 11/1/20 at 9:11 pm to BayouBengal23
Have them run a tick panel too.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 5:47 am to BayouBengal23
Not to worry you but if a 2 year old lab is not like the energizer bunny when allowed to be there is probably some kind of health issue. He needs to see a vet. This is in my experience...Labs are still almost puppies at 2 and aren't fully mature until they are 4 or so.
Especially concerning is appetite. Unless he is eating when he ain't supposed to be I never knew a Lab who wasn't always on the verge of starving to death the way they act. Most are bottomless pits.
I have heard people say that their dog lost drive after being fixed but I have never had any that did it.
Especially concerning is appetite. Unless he is eating when he ain't supposed to be I never knew a Lab who wasn't always on the verge of starving to death the way they act. Most are bottomless pits.
I have heard people say that their dog lost drive after being fixed but I have never had any that did it.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 5:51 am to Larry Gooseman
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Have them run a tick panel too.
This is good advice. We gad a little mixed breed years ago who went through something similar and it was ticks. We kept her clean of ticks but they were thick in the woods around the house and that little dog lived to explore in those woods. She came to the house one time and collapsed...tick paralysis...couldn't find a tick on her anywhere but vet said they only had to bite them, not be attached, to induce paralysis. It can be fatal.
Posted on 11/2/20 at 7:24 pm to Gtmodawg
So did he go to vet?
Posted on 11/3/20 at 8:59 am to BayouBengal23
I had a dog last week get real lethargic and wouldn't eat. She got a red rash under her stomach and her legs swelled. Took her to the vet and she said she thinks she has a tick borne illness like Lyme disease. Did a tick panel and waiting on results. I had never heard of a dog getting sick from a tick, but I guess it makes just as much sense as a human.
Posted on 11/3/20 at 12:34 pm to Murtown
I feel like a POS dog owner for not finding some ticks on my dog after a recent teal hunt. I found evidence of 5 separate tick bites. Per the vet I need to watch my dog closely for the next few months for any lethargy, loss of appetite, other peculiar behavior.
They said tick panel usually not reliable until a few months after a known bite.
They said tick panel usually not reliable until a few months after a known bite.
Posted on 11/3/20 at 2:47 pm to BayouBengal23
Is the wife pregnant????? cause they can tell
Posted on 11/12/20 at 3:14 pm to Larry Gooseman
Just wanted to update this. Dog had rocky mountain spotted fever.
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