not coming out of crate
My Ziggy is now 9 months old. he was neuterd @8months(last month) all went well. since the operations he has been acting different. I was expecting some change, but am starting to be concerned now. He will not want to come out of his crate. Since we brought him home we have used his crate and he has never had a hard time getting in or out. When he is out of hte crate we leave the door open and at times he will just go in by himself and lie down! I thim=nk he lieks it there. but since his surgery, and this started maybe 4 days after, he will not want to come out. I open the door and he wont come we try to lure him out with treats but no! i reach in there put his leash on and then he gets up and walks out once out i can remove the leash and hes back to himself. I already talked to the vet, and she assured me that everything went well, he wasnt scared or anything like that. she did say to keep an eye on him in case he stops eating or wanting to play and his other activities change. Nothing else is different, just the initial coming out..Any thoughts??? suggetions? Thanks! Andrea |
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| As long as he's not showing any other odd behaviors, I'd say he just likes his crate. If he was getting protective of it, or putting up a fuss when you make him come out - then I would be worried. I would make a special effort to do really fun things when he's out, and make being out of his crate super fun. Do you notice any pattern when he likes to be in there? Time of day, before or after certain activities? We have one (coonhound Maggie) who never would come out in the morning. It took a bit, but we finally figured out that she is more nocturnal (figures - they go night hunting!). She just wasn't ready to be up and out yet. 9am is her preferred time. However, this really messed with our work schedules, when we both would leave home by 6:30am.  Now that Todd is laid off and doing daycare for the grandkids, everyone is happy  |
| Both of mine at times won't come out of the crate. They stick their head out and hang it over the side. I have to coax them out sometimes too. I don't think its a problem unless he seems overly sleepy, lethargic, not eating, having problems with pee or poop...If everything else is normal, not wanting to leave his crate must mean he is comfy in there! I would also agree that if it seems he is becoming overly protective of the crate, I would definately not reach in to get him out or put my head in while he's in there. |
Maybe he's been a bad boy and is hiding, you just haven't found out what he has done wrong yet   |
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