 Golden Retriever |
Job is a three-year-old female Golden Retriever who was brought to the consultation because she bites her owner as soon as she becomes stressed. But even when allowed off the lead she bites both strangers and other dogs. Her owner reacts panic-stricken to this change in behaviour, especially since her previous Golden had to be put to sleep because of a similar aggression syndrome. She and her dog have lost trust in each other; when the owner panics, the dog is even more likely to bite. Job is |
very open and seems to pick up every tiny signal, which she often cannot correctly interpret - and then she bites. Immediately afterwards she is full of remorse: she behaves very submissively and licks her owner's hands. Job has various fears: noises - she is startled by relatively quiet sounds and by screaming children and, for example, will not go into the kitchen when the dishwasher is running. She hates the sprinkler. However she is not afraid of fireworks, not even when a firework flies right by her feet! When she is frightened she hides under the table against the wall. She becomes very excited when it is windy and chases everything that is blown about in the air. She can be persistent, nervous and oversensitive and is very possessive towards her owner. She has an excellent appetite; her saliva is tenacious and sticky. She is usually warm and prefers to lie in the shade. She was vaccinated every year; the complete vaccination cocktail, including rabies vaccination. Lyssinum C30 was repeated, but the response this time was not so good; a higher potency was then given: Lyssinum C200, 3 doses. The owner was advised to refrain from the rabies vaccination and the monthly worming treatment. Three years later she is still well. The differential diagnosis was Stramonium, but the fear of water and the stringy saliva clearly pointed to Lyssinum. A good indication for Lyssinum is also: "aggression alternating rapidly with remorse."Many dogs react similarly after rabies vaccinations with marked aggression, sometimes not after the first but only after the second or third vaccination. Therefore asking about vaccination is important in the history of dogs that become suddenly aggressive or show behavioural abnormalities. Lyssinum dogs often show contradictory behaviour: they can be startled by little things but be fearless in situations where one would normally expect a dog to be afraid. |
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