Veiled male in corner of closet

[CokieTheClown]

Hey I have a quick question for you guys.

This is Oscar. He is about 2 years old. He's been roaming around while I study, and he climbed up into my closet. It's like he doesn't know how big his head is though; he kept trying to move through tiny spaces. He went right into the upper corner of my closet and hasn't moved for about an hour. His sleep/lighting schedule has been a bit off recently.....could he be sleeping?

I know when dogs press their heads against walls it means they need medical attention ASAP. I just want to make sure that isn't th e case here as well.

Have you ever seen this before?

 

[Lathis]

I think dummy isn't smart enough to get back out the way he came, and if it's dark, he might hunker down. I recommend a rescue mission.

 

[LindsayG]

What a silly guy. I would just go grab him and bring him out.

 

[LindsayG]

I've never heard of the dogs pressing their heads on walls go to the vet asap thing before. Could you elaborate on that?

 

[alphakenc]

Maybe he is lonely and like to meditate when u studying you can just take him back in his home so he knows u care

 

[JGuinan007]

Is that his sleep colors? You said his schedule is off perhaps he is a little sleep deprived.

 

[carol5208]

I've never heard of the dogs pressing their heads on walls go to the vet asap thing before. Could you elaborate on that?

There was a video or pictures and an article going around on the internet before which showed dogs standing with their heads up against walls and then shortly after something major happened to them healthwise. I don't know if there is real proof or this was just a coincidence. Google it and you can probably find the video and info on it.

 

[LindsayG]

There was a video or pictures and an article going around on the internet before which showed dogs standing with their heads up against walls and then shortly after something major happened to them healthwise. I don't know if there is real proof or this was just a coincidence. Google it and you can probably find the video and info on it.

Interesting. I'll have to check that out. Thank you Carol

 

[wodesorel]

I've never heard of the dogs pressing their heads on walls go to the vet asap thing before. Could you elaborate on that?

It's a sign of swelling of the brain. We had a cat in liver failure about 10 years ago, she spent a few days in a coma at the vet's, and she head-pressed for almost a month afterwards because the high ammonia levels in her blood was causing encephalitis. She was able to recover from it, and had only very minor lasting effects from it. She was really lucky. It is an emergency situation when it happens, and the animal needs to be treated by a vet immediately since there are many causes and pretty much all of them are fatal if left alone.

 

[LindsayG]

It's a sign of swelling of the brain. We had a cat in liver failure about 10 years ago, she spent a few days in a coma at the vet's, and she head-pressed for almost a month afterwards because the high ammonia levels in her blood was causing encephalitis. She was able to recover from it, and had only very minor lasting effects from it. She was really lucky. It is an emergency situation when it happens, and the animal needs to be treated by a vet immediately since there are many causes and pretty much all of them are fatal if left alone.

Thank you! I bing'd it earlier and read a few articles on it. I'm actually really glad this was brought up. I'd never heard of it and I don't have dogs but I have 2 cats and one is getting into her golden years so it's nice to know it's something to be aware of. Thank you for elaborating