DoxieDarling
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Ok, i joined this site a while ago, but forgot about it and never posted. now im posting cause im at a loss!! might be long, so bare with me cause i NEED HELP!
Back in September we took in friends of ours 7month old doxie pup, Sadie. their daughter got her at 8wks old around the beginning of summer and come end of summer and time for their daughter to go back to school, parents were left with a puppy they didnt want or had time for. they knew we already had one and how much i loved doxies and wanted another one so they asked and we gladly said yes. and it's been a decision i've regretted ever since.
I had plans on just bringing her to the humane society to get her spayed for $65, as opposed to our vet for $300. But then she started having some issues. so i bit the bullet and took her to the vet. Turns out, she developed mange. non contagious kind, thankfully, so our other dog was safe. but i had to bring her to the vet once a week for a shot for the next 4-6 weeks AND during that time, get her spayed because her body getting ready for a heat was making her immune system too weak to fight off the mange. between the initial visit, labwork, weekly shots, and spay, we dropped an unexpected $1200 within a month.
during the time period of weekly visits, i brought up other issues i had noticed. I told the vet it was like i had a lab puppy, and not a dachshund puppy! ive been through the puppy stage with a dachshund before, so i knew what to expect. but what i was actually going through was NOTHING like i experienced with our 1st! when i say lab puppy, im being literal! the wall, doorframe, $400 set of blinds, shoes, clothes, bottom of our dresser, her kennel, dining room table leg, ANYTHING she could get ahold of. despite pooping and peeing outside before we leave, i still came home to poop and pee in the house. i could be gone 5 minutes down the road to the store, and she somehow still had poop and pee left to "give". he asked how we came to have her. well, counting the breeder, we're her 4th owners in less than a year!! (breeders, daughter, parents, us) BINGO! he diagnosed her with severe separation anxiety! OH JOY! he told me about the calming treatments i could find in stores, instead of the expensive stuff he could prescribe. said they work all the same.
Here we are, a few months later, she's now a year old and NOTHING has worked! im so fed up with this dog! i love her to death, but i dont know what else to do! i definitely cannot get rid of her! no! she's already been through enough owners! i cannot do that to her! Ive tried all the tricks to help with SA, ive done all what i have read and researched. nothing! Today i came home to a hole in our couch cushion! Putting her in a kennel while we're gone doesnt work either. its not recommended for separation anxiety (makes it worse) and she just chews the cage. we do not have a fenced in backyard, so leaving her outside isnt an option. She has toys, has the older dog to play with, she gets attention when we're home.
I feel so bad for feeling so frusterated with her. i know its not her fault, but i really dont know how much more/longer i can take of it all! i havent taken her back to the vet for more of his expert opinion yet, but plan on it. we're remodeling our house, so another vet bill is not feasible right now. ironically enough a remodel thats all her fault (carpeting was just saturated in urine and all the wall and baseboard chewing she's done)
ANY advice will be appreciated!
Back in September we took in friends of ours 7month old doxie pup, Sadie. their daughter got her at 8wks old around the beginning of summer and come end of summer and time for their daughter to go back to school, parents were left with a puppy they didnt want or had time for. they knew we already had one and how much i loved doxies and wanted another one so they asked and we gladly said yes. and it's been a decision i've regretted ever since.
I had plans on just bringing her to the humane society to get her spayed for $65, as opposed to our vet for $300. But then she started having some issues. so i bit the bullet and took her to the vet. Turns out, she developed mange. non contagious kind, thankfully, so our other dog was safe. but i had to bring her to the vet once a week for a shot for the next 4-6 weeks AND during that time, get her spayed because her body getting ready for a heat was making her immune system too weak to fight off the mange. between the initial visit, labwork, weekly shots, and spay, we dropped an unexpected $1200 within a month.
during the time period of weekly visits, i brought up other issues i had noticed. I told the vet it was like i had a lab puppy, and not a dachshund puppy! ive been through the puppy stage with a dachshund before, so i knew what to expect. but what i was actually going through was NOTHING like i experienced with our 1st! when i say lab puppy, im being literal! the wall, doorframe, $400 set of blinds, shoes, clothes, bottom of our dresser, her kennel, dining room table leg, ANYTHING she could get ahold of. despite pooping and peeing outside before we leave, i still came home to poop and pee in the house. i could be gone 5 minutes down the road to the store, and she somehow still had poop and pee left to "give". he asked how we came to have her. well, counting the breeder, we're her 4th owners in less than a year!! (breeders, daughter, parents, us) BINGO! he diagnosed her with severe separation anxiety! OH JOY! he told me about the calming treatments i could find in stores, instead of the expensive stuff he could prescribe. said they work all the same.
Here we are, a few months later, she's now a year old and NOTHING has worked! im so fed up with this dog! i love her to death, but i dont know what else to do! i definitely cannot get rid of her! no! she's already been through enough owners! i cannot do that to her! Ive tried all the tricks to help with SA, ive done all what i have read and researched. nothing! Today i came home to a hole in our couch cushion! Putting her in a kennel while we're gone doesnt work either. its not recommended for separation anxiety (makes it worse) and she just chews the cage. we do not have a fenced in backyard, so leaving her outside isnt an option. She has toys, has the older dog to play with, she gets attention when we're home.
I feel so bad for feeling so frusterated with her. i know its not her fault, but i really dont know how much more/longer i can take of it all! i havent taken her back to the vet for more of his expert opinion yet, but plan on it. we're remodeling our house, so another vet bill is not feasible right now. ironically enough a remodel thats all her fault (carpeting was just saturated in urine and all the wall and baseboard chewing she's done)
ANY advice will be appreciated!