shitzu - refuses eat and moans like its acheing

[simplyfrustrated]

I can't find out what's wrong with my sister's shitzu . She left the thing with me the past few days. Yesterday, he refused to eat his dinner and hid underneath the bed. Kept turning around underneath and moaning like hes in pain. He refused to come otu i bribe the thing with food he wouldnt eat......then i pushed his box next to the bed and said " go to ur bed its more comfortable " he went....

but all night he kept walking around the house making funny faces and sounds....i donno what to do.....the dog kept me up all night long like a crying baby urgh!

help any1 got small dogs? tell me what do i do?

[Aleda M Cheng, D.V.M., C.V.A]

I hope you took Jaybay's advice and sought vet help for your sister's dog.

What you are describing sounds like it could be spinal pain, or disk disease, or something simple like impacted anal glands.  Disk disease can be a medical emergency, wheras anal glands could just be painful, (like hemmorhoids, or bad constipation) in humans.  It is just safer for the dog to have him examined.

[Jaybay]

What you do is be a good dog-sitter and take the dog to a vet.  Dogs don't "make like" they're in pain.  He may just be unsettled from a change in living quarters, but he may also have something wrong.  If your sister left you her vet's number, that would be a good place to start.  Can you reach her while she's away to discuss this behavior with her?