4 year old American Bulldog. Severe behavior issues. What can I do?
American Bulldog. Weve had him since he was 12 weeks old now 4 years old. These problems have been ongoing this whole time. When we got him he was extremely dehydrated, emaciated and abused. We have tried 6 or 7 cages. He pees, poops and screams non stop. We've tried thundershirts, prescription meds, natural remedies etc. If we arent sitting right by him he screams so bad we have had neighbors want to report us. We can be on the couch and he will sit next to us and scream. He does have hip and knee issues but its more attention seeking. We have spent so much money on cages, rugs, meds, shirts, training and so on. Hes been kicked out of 3 seperate boarding faculties because of his behavior. So we can no longer go away for any trip and of course no family or friends want to deal with it. Last January my husband bought me a puppy. For the first few months she was amazing. Now shes picking up on his horrendous behavior issues and is screaming all hours of the night. We are barely getting 3-4 hours sleep a night. His potty issues are getting worse. We take him out several times a day. At least 10. He has a fenced in yard so he can spend as much time as he wants. However he again screams like hes being hurt. Vets say he's not in pain its an attention thing. Weve been to numerous different one, including different states. If we leave for any reason even a quick trip we come home to his cage covered in pee and poop and he of course lays in it. If i take a shower im likely to find pee. Even if I'm cooking or something he will pee and we are surprised by it. Vets have assumed its UTIs but he has had at least 20 prescriptions over the years. They never make a difference. He has had cages barely big enough to turn around up to the biggest wire cage you can buy. If hes not in his cage he sets off the alarm with his screaming or he pees/poops on the couch, bed or whatever. My husband is a disabled Veteran with PTSD and the screaming alone is sending him over the edge. Then add on endless loads of laundry and our house smelling. We are at the ends of our rope. We are tired, frustrated, sad about the aspect of having to come up with a new home or worse. We just dont know what else to do. Is the vet wrong and hes living everyday in pain and thats why he screams? Whats the reason for him still messing in his cage? He cage is always cleaned with vinegar, bleached or using store bought neutralizer. Im feeling at this point he lives in constant pain. He limps all the time. But hes only 4. Is the right thing to ...
I suggest finding another vet, due to abuse your dog could be deaf and can't hear himself. Also he may have nerve damage in his back, thus the messes in his cage
I would get a second opinion from another vet or a 3 or 4 depending on how many different vets u have brought him too.