Beau...

This morning, Beau wasn’t looking good. He appeared to be sad and did not want to eat. I was beginning to get concerned and wondered if this was it. But with a little coaxing, I finally managed to get him to take his medication.

I know he has not been feeling well. And it must be hard for him, especially because he used to be such an active dog. He loved going outside and playing in the snow. Now, he can’t even do that. In the last few weeks, I noticed that when we would let him out in the backyard, he would cry for us to let him back inside. He can’t handle the cold weather anymore.

When I got home later this afternoon, I tried to feed him his regular canned dog food and he kept pushing it away. He reminded me of a pouting child. He looked more alert and yet, he looked upset. I almost got the impression that he was mad at me for leaving him for a few hours. He kept looking the other way as if to tell me that he wanted to be left alone.

I put some soft music and began to rub him. I can tell he was starting to feel much better and he finally began to eat. He even managed to sit up on his own.

Is he getting depressed when we are not around him? Is that what he’s trying to tell me? Or is it that the medication finally kicked in?