paiger
03-13-2006, 11:52 AM
I am starting to become concerned about some behaviour changes in our leo. It all started when he started to get into the trash again (he did as a puppy). I thought he was just having some 'attention' issues, which could still be the case, but I'm just getting kinda concerned.
First ~ Huge trash eating fiasco when he ate lots of dirty monthly products.
crazy trash day (http://www.constantchatter.com/showpost.php?p=597932&postcount=11)
This is the end of that post -
Since then: Two nights ago the bathroom trash was getting about 3/4 of the way up and at 4am I got up to pee to find kleenex's shredded up on the bathroom floor.
Since that post: When I've left the closet open, he's actually gone in there to get panties if they are on the floor. Typically, if the laundry is in the living room while I'm putting into piles, and he's left alone, he'll get into it. But, going into the closet for them is a recent thing. He knows it's wrong, but it's like he can't help himself.
Secondly ~
When I'm home, it's like he can't get close enough to me. He'll just sit and look at me and whine. He has food, water and has been to the bathroom, but he'll just sit there and whine. If I sit on the couch, he wants to be really on top of me like he can't get close enough, and he is the same way at night in bed. I know that doesn't sound weird, but it's different than normal. I mean, we do A LOT of snuggling on the couch and stuff, but this is just different like extreme neediness. He'll play w/ DH if DH tries, but really he just wants to be near me. Usually at night, he wants to snuggle w/ DH in the bed, but not at all lately.
Then, this weekend, he spent most of his time in the bedroom away from us even when we were home. I was home alone yesterday, and if I would call him, he'd come and check on me, then he might stay w/ me a bit but would go back. Then, while I was cooking he came into the kitchen to hope for dropped food. Friday and Sunday nights though, he didn't even come out when we were eating dinner.
Thirdly and most odd ~
He soiled his crate. He's NEVER done this unless really sick. He actually peed all over his bedding. The worst is that I'm not sure when he did it, but I think it was on Saturday (when we discovered it). I looked him over, and there was no urine on his body so I really hope that he just did it without having to lie in it. He had been out a couple of times, and he can hold it REALLY well. We got up a little earlier than normal, and we went out to run errands. I'd say we were gone about 3-4 hours, then we came home. DH stuck around, and I left again. When DH went to go to school is when he found it, and he said the bedding was wet at the time but not saturated. However, there was enough there that it must have dried some.
It's really all suprising to me, b/c DH has been working at home quite a bit over the last 2 weeks. So, I'm having a hard time that it could be separation. We've been busy lately. Plus, both DH and I are really stressed right now, so I know leo is feeling that from us. Could that be it, or are these changes enough to warrant a health concern? Online it seems like everyone talks about aggression behavioral changes, but we aren't having problems with that. It's more like the opposite.
First ~ Huge trash eating fiasco when he ate lots of dirty monthly products.
crazy trash day (http://www.constantchatter.com/showpost.php?p=597932&postcount=11)
This is the end of that post -
Since then: Two nights ago the bathroom trash was getting about 3/4 of the way up and at 4am I got up to pee to find kleenex's shredded up on the bathroom floor.
Since that post: When I've left the closet open, he's actually gone in there to get panties if they are on the floor. Typically, if the laundry is in the living room while I'm putting into piles, and he's left alone, he'll get into it. But, going into the closet for them is a recent thing. He knows it's wrong, but it's like he can't help himself.
Secondly ~
When I'm home, it's like he can't get close enough to me. He'll just sit and look at me and whine. He has food, water and has been to the bathroom, but he'll just sit there and whine. If I sit on the couch, he wants to be really on top of me like he can't get close enough, and he is the same way at night in bed. I know that doesn't sound weird, but it's different than normal. I mean, we do A LOT of snuggling on the couch and stuff, but this is just different like extreme neediness. He'll play w/ DH if DH tries, but really he just wants to be near me. Usually at night, he wants to snuggle w/ DH in the bed, but not at all lately.
Then, this weekend, he spent most of his time in the bedroom away from us even when we were home. I was home alone yesterday, and if I would call him, he'd come and check on me, then he might stay w/ me a bit but would go back. Then, while I was cooking he came into the kitchen to hope for dropped food. Friday and Sunday nights though, he didn't even come out when we were eating dinner.
Thirdly and most odd ~
He soiled his crate. He's NEVER done this unless really sick. He actually peed all over his bedding. The worst is that I'm not sure when he did it, but I think it was on Saturday (when we discovered it). I looked him over, and there was no urine on his body so I really hope that he just did it without having to lie in it. He had been out a couple of times, and he can hold it REALLY well. We got up a little earlier than normal, and we went out to run errands. I'd say we were gone about 3-4 hours, then we came home. DH stuck around, and I left again. When DH went to go to school is when he found it, and he said the bedding was wet at the time but not saturated. However, there was enough there that it must have dried some.
It's really all suprising to me, b/c DH has been working at home quite a bit over the last 2 weeks. So, I'm having a hard time that it could be separation. We've been busy lately. Plus, both DH and I are really stressed right now, so I know leo is feeling that from us. Could that be it, or are these changes enough to warrant a health concern? Online it seems like everyone talks about aggression behavioral changes, but we aren't having problems with that. It's more like the opposite.