Today we had our 6 month vet visit, that included the scheduled vaccine; after that we concluded our day as normal. Going for a walk around 20:00, back for dinner and some play/potty, and then go to sleep in his playpen (I don’t like the crate – pls no advice on this). We have been keeping his playpen in the laundry room this month as we have guests, and he’s pretty well adjusted to it and never had a problem with sleeping there, is much warmer as it has the furnace that emits a humming noise I think he likes.
This was around 21:30 when he first started barking to be let out of his room; we were cooking dinner with my bf, and the dog wouldn’t stop, usually we ignore him (as in training him that after all his needs are covered, he should be able to calm himself down) but he wouldn’t stop barking.
I took him out after like 15 min of non stop bark, thinking he wanted to go potty, nothing, then played some tug, gave some water and back in the pen… as soon as I crossed the door barking again, I even gave him some treats in a bottle (which he ignored completely). I kept this loop of leaving him alone and taking him outside 2 more times, even giving him 30 minutes to settle. And still kept barking every time I left him alone (and this never happened before, he usually goes to sleeps right after we let him inside his pen).
Could this be vaccine related?? Just like humans feel groggy or “sick”, he can be feeling anxious about this “weird” feeling???
What can I give him to help him settle down easily for next time?? It’s almost midnight and he just went to sleep. It was almost 2 hours of constant barking. But I want to be prepared for next time.
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