Susie

Thank you all for your helpful replies. 🙂 I took him to the vet yesterday and showed her some videos I’d taken so she could see his behaviour. She thinks his hearing could be deteriorating and that noises aren’t sounding the same at the minute which he’s finding confusing. He had a good check over and there were no other problems, thank goodness. I’ve got Yucalm to try out, a DAP collar, and we’ve moved his bed into a quieter room away from the hustle and bustle of the house. He’s starting to seem a bit happier already. it’s very useful to know about slight changes upsetting greyhounds as now I’ve had a good think about this, there are quite a few things that have changed. Heat, as mentioned, which it turns out is quite noisy at night. Also, a new bread maker we put on at night which clacks for a couple of minutes quite noisily! He’s probably been petrified! Thank you again - what a useful website this is!

Our greyhound joined us in December last year, and quickly relaxed happily into our family. For the last few weeks however, he has become frightened of every little noise. He leaps up and runs into another room staring around in a confused way. He’s found a spot in the small office we have, and wants to be in there permanently, no longer interacting with us. He doesn’t even wait by my side while I’m cooking any more like he used to. Does anyone have any ideas? He’s 11 years old with arthritis, but still very fit and well, still enjoys walks, but it’s like he doesn’t want to be a part of family life in the house any more.