I have a 3 year old half shitzu & half maltese, his name is Boon. He is usually a happy, excitable and a bit territorial dog.
5 days ago he spent the day with my brothers Scotty dog. Nothing too eventful, I thought. He seemed to be a bit scared when I brought him home, which is unusual... But I thought maybe he is just tired.
The following day, he doesn't seem to be improving. The usual "tough guy" is hiding, and not even getting excited when people come to visit.
So I looked him over (he has a lot of fur), and I can feel laserations on his neck. So I am thinking my brothers Scotty dog got a hold of him and hurt my dog.
I never saw any blood, but I can tell he had been injured. Now it has been 5 days, and he is still not acting right. He occasionally yelps out of nowhere, which I am assuming his injury is painful. I have not seen any improvement in his behavior.
I am not sure what to do. He is not eating or drinking as much as normal either.
Since it happened 5 days ago, I can't imagine that it could be life-threatening. Or could there be something seriously wrong, internally?