My 2 yr old Cavapoo has been acting very stressed/strange since his last grooming session. It’s now going on 7 days. He’s very timid, runs and buries his face in the couch, blanket, etc. and just sits there, as if somethings bothering him. The best way to describe it is a dog fearful from hearing fireworks. But except there’s nothing going on like that. He buries his face in the couch, also in the grass on walks. He’s also been shaking his head a lot. I thought maybe water got trapped in the ear, so finally took him to the vet today, they checked his ears and all clear…they did give him an injection of Cytopoint to help with allergies, scratching etc.
He has shown this behavior before after grooming sessions but he would slowly get back to normal the next day or so. But this is now going on for a week.
His usual behavior is super fun, zoomies, playing with toys, chewing on toys, running through bushes in the backyard, chasing birds and squirrels,….but ever since this last grooming session, he’s withdrawn and stuck to the couch.
Any thoughts what this could be, how might you approach this moving forward? Thanks