Pacing Beagle

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My five year old Beagle started pacing. We had storm move through the area, but that has never bothered him before. He has deminished appetite also. When we go for a walk he lags behind and is  not interested in sniffing. Inside he circles the room, he will only stop when I pet him. My female beagle has siezures and is on phenobarbitol, he doesn’t seem to have any other symptoms like that. If anybody can advise please do. Matt

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He is clearly in distress. You need to have a vet check him over. It isn’t worth the risk to second-guess what it could be. Colleen McQuaid<=====not a VET

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James,     The very first thing is get him to the vet for a thorough physical. At age 5 he is a little young for cognitive dysfunction, but the symptoms are pretty close. Basically doggy Alzheimer’s. The symptoms are known by the acronym D.I.S.H. as follows: Disorientation – may not recognize where he is, may attempt to go outside and forget which side of the door opens, not sure where he is in relation to the rest of the environment. Interaction – May not react normally to owners petting, may not respond when called, may simply not react to calling, petting, throwing a stick, or other activities that used to excite him. Sleep Disorders – Typically pacing all night, sleeping all day Housebreaking – Forgets to go outside to defecate and urinate. Has little "accidents" in the house. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My five year old Beagle started pacing. We had storm move through the area, > but that has never bothered him before. He has deminished appetite also. > When we go for a walk he lags behind and is  not interested in sniffing. > Inside he circles the room, he will only stop when I pet him. > My female beagle has siezures and is on phenobarbitol, he doesn’t seem to > have any other symptoms like that. > If anybody can advise please do. > Matt

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Get a physical checkup and complete bloodwork done – CBC plus a chem panel. Could be an endocrine disorder. What do you feed? buglady take out the dog before replying – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >My five year old Beagle started pacing. We had storm move through the area, >but that has never bothered him before. He has deminished appetite also. >When we go for a walk he lags behind and is  not interested in sniffing. >Inside he circles the room, he will only stop when I pet him.

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Max has his appetite back, slept through the night. I did notice that he has a very slight muscle spasms, or is slightly trembling. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My five year old Beagle started pacing. We had storm move through the area, > but that has never bothered him before. He has deminished appetite also. > When we go for a walk he lags behind and is  not interested in sniffing. > Inside he circles the room, he will only stop when I pet him. > My female beagle has siezures and is on phenobarbitol, he doesn’t seem to > have any other symptoms like that. > If anybody can advise please do. > Matt

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> Max has his appetite back, slept through the night. > I did notice that he has a very slight muscle spasms, or is slightly > trembling.

You know, my first thought was that he was in pain.  Dogs show it in some strange ways.  Pacing would make me think that he couldn’t get comfortable sitting or lieing down and stopping when you pet him would make sense. You should definitely have this checked out. — ~~Judy Dogs are not our whole life but they make our life whole.   Roger Caras

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My pug paces frantically and trembles when he is having a seizure. He has never had a full blown grand mal but only mild seizures consisting of the pacing and trembling. Bonnie in NJ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Max has his appetite back, slept through the night. > I did notice that he has a very slight muscle spasms, or is slightly > trembling.

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> My five year old Beagle started pacing. > Inside he circles the room, he will only stop when I pet him.

The only time I have seen a dog do this was a very young puppy who was then diagnosed as having fluid in the brain and it had to be put down – I suggest you get your dog checked by the vet as soon as possible. Kelly.

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