Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is identified by behaviors that are considered normal but when done so in an excessive, repetitive way can interfere with your dog’s ability to function and quality of life.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder in dogs that results from experiencing a severely traumatic event such as losing their owner and abuse. The disorder affects dogs just as it affects humans.
Just like humans, dogs are just as capable of experiencing complex emotions and stress. A variety of lifestyle changes can lead to a dog’s emotional distress. It’s important to understand these signs so you are able to intervene and help to navigate your dog’s emotional distress as best as possible.
It’s important to be able to identify common pain symptoms in dogs so the appropriate measures can be taken. Pain symptoms will look different in every dog and dependent on the actual location of the pain.
Dogs can’t tell us how they are feeling and whether they are in pain, either physical or emotional. Sometimes, certain conditions are more fairly obvious due to the symptoms shown or physical changes. But, emotional pain in dogs can be a different story.
It’s no secret that there has been a huge surge in pet adoptions and purchases during the pandemic as people are home more, get lonely and want the company of a pet companion.
