Strange behaviour from our puppy.. please help!

[ElvisEight]

This evening, my husband and I came home and my husband went to get our little Elvis to take him out to the potty. As my husband picked him up and began walking outside, Elvis began screaming, an agonizing yell as if he was in pain. He than began squirming so much while in his hands that he slipped out of my husbands hands and fell. Thankfully, he was only about two feet from the ground and landed on my husbands crocks which cussioned his fall. We have no idea what triggered this action and my husband feels horrible, even though it wasn't his fault.

The only thing out of Elvis' normal routine today was that we took him to the vet to get his second shots. Could the shots have altered his behaviour? Will Elvis be scared of my husband from now on?

Please help!

[Patti]

I have had puppies where they screamed when picked up after shots. Hopefully that is what is causing his behavior. I would call your vet if it continues. If you know where the injections were given try not to touch or pick him up there. I hope Elvis feels better soon.

[Micah my love]

I am betting that DH touched his sore spot when picking him up

[sugarmamma]

Sugar did that for 3 days after her shot It was the bordatella that did it to her Now we get the intranasal.

[kjc]

Hi and Welcome to YT!

Is he acting okay now? Walking correctly, eating and drinking okay? Which vaccines did he get? How old is he and how much does he weigh?

[ladyjane]

I have had pups scream after getting their DHPP. It usually subsides after 24 hours.

I would just avoid picking him up for now and keep a close eye on him. Call your vet if the symptoms get worse.

Good luck and welcome to YT.

[ElvisEight]

Originally Posted by kjc

Hi and Welcome to YT!

Is he acting okay now? Walking correctly, eating and drinking okay? Which vaccines did he get? How old is he and how much does he weigh?

Thank you for the welcome . He seems to be acting okay and his eating, walking, playing and drinking are all normal. He is 12 weeks old and is 2.38lbs. He got his second shots (don't know what they're called) but he has to get his third and final ones in 4 weeks.

The only thing that seems out of place is that he's avoiding my husband a bit. My husband is pretty upset because he is the animal lover of us two. I just became attached to Elvis after we brought him home and even then it was my husband who tended to Elvis the most.

I really hope this stops.

[ElvisEight]

Hi all,

My wife Maryanne is the original poster of this thread and I thought I would chime in. Our little Elvis is doing better now, though he screamed again last night when I picked him up to go outside, I think it's that I may be touching his needle injection spot.

He's not too happy with me, though I played with him for about an hour last night and it seems like he's forgiven me! lol

Thanks a lot for all your posts. We really appreciate all your help. We look forward to reading and posting more often.

Cheers!
Nick

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by ElvisEight

Hi all,

My wife Maryanne is the original poster of this thread and I thought I would chime in. Our little Elvis is doing better now, though he screamed again last night when I picked him up to go outside, I think it's that I may be touching his needle injection spot.

He's not too happy with me, though I played with him for about an hour last night and it seems like he's forgiven me! lol

Thanks a lot for all your posts. We really appreciate all your help. We look forward to reading and posting more often.

Cheers!
Nick

Glad to hear he's ok. Can you coax him to follow you outside rather than pick him up? Or, put a harness on him and walk him to go potty?

[lillymae]

Originally Posted by ElvisEight

Hi all,

My wife Maryanne is the original poster of this thread and I thought I would chime in. Our little Elvis is doing better now, though he screamed again last night when I picked him up to go outside, I think it's that I may be touching his needle injection spot.

He's not too happy with me, though I played with him for about an hour last night and it seems like he's forgiven me! lol

Thanks a lot for all your posts. We really appreciate all your help. We look forward to reading and posting more often.

Cheers!
Nick

Hi and Welcome to YT. Poor Elvis thinks You hurt him so be very careful when you pick him up and do some serious bum kissen so you can get back on his good side. I hope he feels better soon.

[kjc]

Originally Posted by ElvisEight

Thank you for the welcome . He seems to be acting okay and his eating, walking, playing and drinking are all normal. He is 12 weeks old and is 2.38lbs. He got his second shots (don't know what they're called) but he has to get his third and final ones in 4 weeks.

The only thing that seems out of place is that he's avoiding my husband a bit. My husband is pretty upset because he is the animal lover of us two. I just became attached to Elvis after we brought him home and even then it was my husband who tended to Elvis the most.

I really hope this stops.

The whole scenario probably put a scare into him at the same time he was hurting. Lots of TLC should turn him around. Because of his size, be sure to only get one vaccine at a time, it's safer and will be easier on him. Please check this link:

DR. JEAN DODDS' CANINE VACCINATION PROTOCOL ? 2010

Originally Posted by ElvisEight

Hi all,

My wife Maryanne is the original poster of this thread and I thought I would chime in. Our little Elvis is doing better now, though he screamed again last night when I picked him up to go outside, I think it's that I may be touching his needle injection spot.

He's not too happy with me, though I played with him for about an hour last night and it seems like he's forgiven me! lol

Thanks a lot for all your posts. We really appreciate all your help. We look forward to reading and posting more often.

Cheers!
Nick

He'll learn to trust you again. Some pups take between 7-10 days to fully recover from vaccinations...