Questions tagged [anxiety]
Anxiety provoking situations and behaviors. Signs and symptoms relating to anxiety, and possible solutions.
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My cat will get mad at me for hours after getting medicine. How do I keep our relationship happy?
My senior cat has a chronic illness and needs to take a liquid medicine for the rest of her life to keep her healthy. While she's still largely happy and energetic now, if she doesn't get this ...
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Why does my dog lick her lips while being petted?
My dog (well, my landlord's technically) seems to love being petted, running to my bed when I first let her in my apartment where I usually pet her, and reaching her head towards me begging me to ...
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Old cat kicked out of bedroom for new kitten, cause of anxiety?
We just got a new kitten and have been keeping her in our bedroom. Now our older cat cries at the bedroom door wanting to get in. He’s anxious and pacing because there’s a closed door. But we can’t ...
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Why is my cat bothered by my being in the bathroom?
One of my cats gets (apparently?) very upset whenever I am in the bathroom. Meaning, she meows loudly and frequently in a way that sounds, to my ear, sometimes like distress, and sometimes like she's ...
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Why is my female cat over-licking lower abdominal raw?
Mini Moose, my female cat, is pregnant and is over-licking her lower abdominal area raw. Two years ago she had a stillborn baby. Her babies are alive in her, I can feel them moving around.
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Why does my dog become so anxious to come to my lap?
So here's what happens, I have a small dog, that loves to sleep on my lap while I'm working. She'll often even ask me to pull her onto my lap.
The thing is while she's down on the floor, I'll extend ...
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Submissive puppy
My puppy is really submissive/afraid with other dogs. Low back, tail between the legs, turn on his back when other dogs come to play with him and won't let any dogs smell his butt. That being said he ...
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Why is my cat acting so anxious and aggressive? [duplicate]
My cat is acting anxious and aggressive. Also, he is being mean to his little sister. I have tried keeping them in my room to practice working together, but that does not help. And whenever I pick him ...
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I spooked my cat yesterday and now he has become suspicious of everything at home. How to bring him back to normal?
I have two cats, both male. Both are very playful and active. Yesterday when we got some new groceries, we got a broomstick which came wrapped in a red plastic and thus there was long red shaped thing ...
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Leopard gecko seems sick
Just a few nights of having our baby leopard gecko, the poor thing escaped because we did not have access to an appropriate tank until a few days later. After an hour of searching, we found it under a ...
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How do I train my dog to not get overexcited when getting on or off public transport?
I have a 6-year old Malinois who is, all in all, relatively well-behaved by now.
Taking her on a bus or a train however, is a nightmare. To be more precise, getting on or off the bus or train is the ...
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Cat stressed by being shut out of bedroom
Typical meowing and scratching at door after I adopted her. I didn't want her in there because I tried it the first night and she stepped on my face at like 3 AM. Sleep is sacred.
It's been several ...
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My cat is terrified of me
My wife bought a pretty shy kitten, but after a while it got used to me and was even jumping on my shoulders in the morning purring when I was getting ready for work. She almost wouldn't leave my side....
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Is it ok to lock my cat for half an hour to clean my room? If not how should I do it?
I adopted my cat ~4 months ago from a shelter, he was a stray before. About a few days in, I did the terrible mistake of cleaning my room with a vacuum cleaner. In my defense, in the shelter they told ...
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I'm very exhausted giving ear drops to my overly skittish cat. I can't take him treating me like a threat. What should I do?
Context: I got my cat ~2 months ago. He was in a shelter, and he was very sweet when I first saw him so I decided to adopt him. Unfortunately, they didn't let me to because he still had some small ear ...
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Cat won't take any form of medication
My cat is a 5 year old female
She has always been a scaredy cat and has never let me pick her up unless when she is asleep. Even then she tries to escape.
To add more information: she was given ...
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Did I Traumatize My Puppy?
I have a 5 month old puppy who's pretty much attached to my hip and feels super comfortable around me. However, I have noticed recently that he seems to get agitated sometimes whenever I try to pick ...
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Cat spooked of a balloon, he is traumatized and I’m at a loss
I went out of town on the day of my roommate's birthday. I had gotten her a balloon. Unfortunately, I didn’t know balloons scared cats so much and I feel terrible. The balloon was out from Friday to ...
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Dog lunges at other dogs
Ok so I have a Male Rhodesian Ridgeback who is 1 year and 3 months old. I started him in puppy classes when he was 11 months old. I have never stopped taking him for training at a school. He knows a ...
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Why is my dog so anxious at night?
Our year-old golden retriever has been having a hard time going to sleep at night lately. During the day, when nobody is around, he sleeps fine. However, at night, he digs at the bed, barks, and pants ...
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Dog reactive seeing dogs on walks but fine meeting dogs indoors
I have a rescue dog (Luna) who's a wonderful and affectionate dog inside the house but very reactive to other dogs when we're out on walks
If she catches wind of another dog (even at some distance) ...
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Training for Canine Parking Lot Anxiety (?)
I am fortunate enough to be able to take my dog on an afternoon outing (nearly everyday) with the goal of wearing her out. We typically stop at one of the local grocers on the way home for any missing ...
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My dog after 7 years is now walking behind me; she now hates her harness
My dog always walked at my side or a little in front of me, both positions allow me to see her clear and predict if she is sensing a dog nearby. She used to be slightly to moderately reactive. But ...
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I over correct my dog and now he's scared
I and my roommate both have dogs and we recently (6 months) moved into a new place. I thought the dogs were getting adjusted fine, we walk the dogs around the new area to get familiar and now have a ...
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Diabetic and anxiety
My dog has been diagnosed with diabetes. Today he will not let me pet him he just starts yelping. When my husband came near him he climbed on my lap but when I touched him he started yelping. I know ...
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Anxious dog howls and screams when we take our other dog out
So we have three dogs ages 5, 3, and 7 months. We take the two older dogs outside to go potty at the same time and take the puppy separately because she gets distracted to easily. Whenever we take the ...
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Dogs adjusting to move strangely
My dogs, Radar and Zuko are adjusting to our moving a little strangely. I got them at 8 weeks old and they had been living in our old house with me as their “parent”. I walk them, trained them, feed ...
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I live in an upstairs condo and my new dog refuses to go down stairs
I recently adopted a 9 month old female doberman mix dog. She is the sweetest thing, however she seems to have very high stress and anxiety.
She seems to be terrified of the stairs which is the only ...
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My dog scratches at the floor during fireworks. What can I do to make him feel safe?
Sometimes when there is a thunderstorm or fireworks my dog will become restless and scratch at the front door or back door. If I open the door he doesn't move, but if I walk away he will begin ...
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My cat is terrified ALL THE TIME. How do I fix this?
Three years ago, my wife and I adopted a cat from a coworker's relative. She's a very small calico/manx, and she was about 1 year old when we adopted her. We have no reason to believe she has ever ...
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Issue with fearful/anxious dog I occasionally petsit
Occasionally I look after 4 chihuahuas. 3 of them are always 100% fine, but the 1 dog is timid/anxious/fearful. When the owner is there, she is ok though still timid/shy, but as soon as the owner is ...
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Problems with cat hiding and stressing from overnight guests
Long story short, I have a friend who needs to place to stay for a while and I've offered to let her stay with me.
The issue is, last time I had friends spend the night at my house, my cat refused to ...
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Dog barks only when she thinks she's alone
About the Dog:
~3 years old
~30lbs
Rescued Stray
Spayed
Finnish Spitz / Miniature Belgian Sheepdog / Mix
Background
First week I had her, I worked from home for house breaking, crate training, and ...
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My 2 Year Old Chihuahua cries loudly after I leave
I have a 2 year old Chihuahua (Oli) that has been through the ringer. I got him in June of 2017 so not even a year ago. He attached to me very quickly. He was not potty trained and did not have any ...
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How do I stop my cat from getting scared when guests come over?
I bought a kitten when it was young (6-8 weeks) and now it is two years old.
Whenever people come over it always hides under the bed. Sometimes it stays under the bed for days after the person left ...
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Dog has issues to stay home alone after move
I've looked at quite some separation anxiety questions and none seems to tackle the problem we're facing. I do not think that this is a duplicate.
Dog: soon to be 8yo female Lab-x (probably)
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Food anxiety in former stray cat?
We adopted a stray cat a little over two weeks ago; she’s about a year old. She's a total house cat, but she was very skinny when rescued so we have no idea how long she spent in the streets. Now that ...
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How do I make my cat accept the new vacuum robot?
The situation
I recently bought one of those vacuum robots that wander around the house to clean it.
I set it to clean the flat twice a day (it takes ~1 hour to clean the whole flat), and I'm having ...
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How will the eclipse affect my pet?
On Monday, August 21, 2017, the US mainland will experience a total eclipse for the first time in decades.
Is there anything special I need to do to prepare my pets? Will they be anxious about the ...
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Scared of my dog's behavior - is it anxiety or some superstition stuff?
I have a problem with my 8 (soon 9) year old Labrador. At night, he runs away and always comes back really tired, but keeps going outside every night. From time to time, he howls outside the house (...
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How do I get my dog to stop peeing in the house when he has a doggie door?
I have recently had to go back to work leaving my 9 year old Schnoodle all alone for 9-10 hours a day. Every day when I come home he is excited to see me then lays in his bed once I come in the house. ...
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Is the cat trying to communicate by leaving toys in significant places?
My boyfriends cat will often bring toys and leave them in places that seem to have meaning. This morning he found 3 toys in the spot where he sits to put on his work shoes every morning. What could ...
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Dog anxious inside, calm outside
We got a dog a few days ago. He's a 1 year old Chesapeake Bay/Lab mix according to the vet. He was found abandoned in the country, rescued, made it to us eventually. He's not yet neutered, we're going ...
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Shivering dog: Anxiety Vest or some other method?
TL;DR: Are anxiety vests effective for dogs? What else can I do to make my dogs anxiety go away?
I have a nearly 12 year old male Boston Terrier. The dog is my girlfriend's. Shes had him for ...
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How to house-train a dog with separation anxiety?
I recently got a 7 to 8 month old rescue, who I believe was previously abused / abandoned. He is loving towards people, but is extremely anxious when left alone. I am trying to crate train him, ...
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Sometimes my dog refuses to eat, just sits next to his bowls and does nothing
I've got a 2 year old parsons russell terrier, Bentley. He works with me - we do dog boarding and dog sitting from my home and we always have at least one other dog over. Therefore I can never leave ...
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My German Shorthaired Pointer is displaying nervousness and anxiety: what can I do?
My German Shorthaired Pointer is having issues since our entire family has moved to a new home and yard. She never tore up anything in our house when we would leave her alone, but ever since we moved ...
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Containment Anxiety
I have a male mini Daschsund who has what I have identified as severe containment anxiety which he has had since the age of 10 weeks when I brought him home. It was originally misdiagnosed as ...
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My male cat is attacking my female cat; female so scared she urinates herself
My wife and I are at our wits end with two of our cats and want to see what advice people have for us. Here's the problem:
Larry, a male, stalks and attacks Curly Sue, a female. In the past, we have ...
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Cat littermates afraid to be alone for even a moment
I adopted two littermates, a boy and a girl a few months ago. They get along very well, but there is a problem: they cannot stand to be apart for even a few minutes. If I put one in the bedroom and ...
