Dog Depression Have read up a little bit about this and it would appear that my little dog has depression since big dog died It's heart breaking to see, she's just not herself anymore. she's always unhappy and just mopes around. We've been trying to keep things active and keep her busy, but there's only so much we can do like that. The guides say to get anti-depressants only in VERY severe life threatening cases. and they have said that if the depression is due to the loss of another dog then getting another dog might help. But she's a staffy, she's not really keen on other dogs, she will gradually get used to one, and i'm not sure i'm ready to get another one either to be fair cos he only died end of november. But if needs a must? Also the unwanted xmas dog thing comes into play so i could give a deserving dog a nice home. I just dont know what to do......can anyone help?
we had 2 collies years ago and 1 died ( bodie ) the other ( lassie ) was depressed for 2 weeks after,another week later she died...the vet said she died purely of pining for the other dog. it was an awefull thing to see,she just cuddled up in the same space bodie laid in all the time and would not eat or go out !! if i knew there was a chance she would have died also i would have got another dog now i just have the one dog so that dont happen again ...
Thats what i have already read, amongst other things....but cheers... My problem is really do i need to get another dog or not? She doesnt really like other dogs but has been accepting them more now, i think through lonliness....but at the same time it's going to be a last resort if possible.
Ah, bless them both....i was distraught enough going through the other dog dying but seeing her like this is heartbreaking....just not sure what to do for the best in the long run
I think you should, shes a really sociable dog and obviously misses the company. Its heartbreaking to see her like that.
From reading above I'd say she isn't a sociable dog. However, my best m8 has a staffy and it lived with another dog since birth but unfortunately it died about a year ago. Another dog was entered into the family and now they get along really well although the puppy is a rowdy little bastard and the staffy prefers to plonk its arse if it ever gets some peace Get a dog similar in behaviour and it should be fine imo.
she is sociable with people and some dogs...just not all dogs. i think we will get a dog, we are going to get an unwanted xmas puppy i think....i reckon she'll accept a puppy as her own and also we'll be giving it a good home.
