I'm Worried About Katie

**Ginger's Mom** · 12-11-2005, 06:03 PM

Oh wow, sorry I am just seeing this now. Poor Katie. Yeah, Robin I would still call the vet in the morning it can't hurt. I hope everything continues to improve, and it was just a reaction to the neighbor's noisy door. Please give her a gentle hug for me.

**wolfie** · 12-11-2005, 06:07 PM

Poor girl! Daphne acts the same exact way when there is thunder or fireworks, even far in the distance.

**ontariogreys** · 12-11-2005, 06:33 PM

It does sound like it was fear related and tiredness after all that anxiety would be normal.

In case this ever happens again one thing that will be helpful is if you learn to take a temp, have your vet show you how. There is a condition called hyperthermia which can be caused by anesthesia or extreme stress, which can cause the dog to overheat to the point where they start seizing or go into a coma and die.

My greyhound Maya is extremely fearful, after a vet visit and once home instead of calming down like she usually does , her panting continue to become faster and shallower and she started to look very very ill, having been in the past involved with a greyhound haul where one grey did overheat from stress and start seizing, and buckets of cold water had to be poured over him immediately, I realized then what was wrong with her and ran and grabbed a bunch of towels soaking them in cold water and threw them over her, it took about 20 minutes for her breathing to start normalizing and she was looking a lot better within half an hour and then she had a good long sleep.

In your case she was not that over stress and was able to cool herself down on her own, but having a thermometer on hand will let you know for sure if there is a potential for hyperthermia to occur and to know if you are going to have to help her cool down

**KYS** · 12-11-2005, 06:35 PM

Your post scared me, I was worried until you
stated she was now able to relax and stop panting.

I am glad she is doing better.
The only times that Sheba (who is very independent)
was clingy, is when she is scared or feeling
real sick.
If she acts that way again today, I think the vet is
a good idea if you can not pin down that the cause
is from fear.

Rocky sends likes of hugs to his girl.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 12-11-2005, 06:40 PM

I sure hope Katie is okay Robin. Like many others have said, Delilah acts exactly like that when she's scared of thunder or anything else. Feel better Katie

**cloverfdx** · 12-11-2005, 10:26 PM

Oh Robin i only just saw this now. How is Katie girl doing today? I hope all is well.

{{Hugs}}

**shais_mom** · 12-11-2005, 11:19 PM

I hope she is feeling better!
{{hugs}}

**captain** · 12-11-2005, 11:33 PM

Sorry I only got to this post now Robin.

How is Katie-darlin today? {{{hugs}}} to her, and to you

**lv4dogs** · 12-12-2005, 09:32 AM

Hope she's feeling better today.

**cyber-sibes** · 12-12-2005, 09:41 AM

Monday - how's Katie today, Robin?

**RobiLee** · 12-12-2005, 09:53 AM

Hi Everyone,

Katie seems just fine this morning. She is still sleeping but that is normal she has always been a late sleeper. She finally woke up yesterday evening about 6. She ate all of her food and finally went out to potty. She hadn't been out since it all started. Alden came home at 7 and Katie was happy to see her daddy. Her and Tori played for just a bit and then she went right back to sleep. I will be keeping a close eye on her and making sure there aren't any more symptoms.

Thanks for all the support and for just being there. I really appreciate it. Our furkids sure can scare us!