Something's up with Toby =(
I'm worried about my Toby boy again :(
Ok, I'm probably just being paranoid what with him recently going through surgery and all, but Toby's acting really strangely. I've been out at a party tonight and got back about an hour ago. When I went to lock up my bike I could see Toby lying by the front door. I thought that was strange to begin with, he's normally lying on the sofa this time of night, the only time he lies by the door is when one of us is in the bathroom (he likes to wait outside for us).
When I went to unlock the door, the pups were both jumping up at me (being a lot more hyper than usual), and Toby started running in circles and whining, really whining, screaming almost. :( Because of how excited the pups were, I just assumed my dad had gone to bed earlier than usual and the dogs were desperate for the toilet or something, so I let them out.
When they came back in, I petted them for a while gave them a rawhide each, turned on the TV for them, and came in here to use the computer. Squid and Ollie sat on the couch in front of the TV like normal, and Toby followed me to the computer. He kept whining and running from me to the back door, so I let him outside again, and this time I went out with him.
He's acting so strange, he wouldn't go anywhere near the grass for some reason, even when I walked onto it and called him, he wouldn't go anywhere near it (:confused: no idea what that's about but it's not like him) and he didn't pee or anything, didn't even try to pee, just stood outside looking at me. Then as soon as I took him back inside he asked to go out again. I went and sat on the couch with him and petted him for a while until he settled down. He feels really tense around his back end, he was flinching and whining everytime I went near his hips, and he just seems generally upset.
I'm really worried. I know it might not seem like much but I know how my dog acts, and it's not like this. Could it be a UTI? I know for a fact he was using the toilet fine this morning, because when I walked him earlier he pee'd fine and I had to scoop 2 or 3 times :o I remember a few months back he was yelping everytime he stood up, the vet couldnt find anything wrong with him, and it went away after a while, so it was attributed to either a pulled mucsle, or mild arthritis consistent with getting older (he will be 9 in February) I guess it could be that again, but he didn't act like this last time, now he really sounds like he's in pain. :(
The question is what do I do about it? Is this something I need to call the vet about right now? (Would have to be the emergency vet, it's midnight here and I'd have to walk him there as Mom's at work and we only have one car) or should I just be keeping an eye on him, and calling the vet tomorrow? Also, when I was petting him earlier, I noticed he has a small lump on his left side, just behind his ribcage. I hope it's nothing, poor guy doesn't deserve any more problems :(
Sorry for such a long pointless post, I just needed to vent really. I feel so helpless, it kills me to hear him cry like this, especially after all he's been through the last few months. And it's all just going to go downhill from here I guess, my boy is getting older, his 9th birthday's coming up, I guess it's a reminder that he won't be around forever. Sorry for writing so much, thanks to anyone who took the time to read it all.
I've managed to settle him down somewhat, he's now on the couch sleeping, so that's good. *sigh* And just as I wrote that he tried to turn around, and yelped yet again. My poor baby. :(
