I have had a mini australian shep for 1 week. The past 3 days he has been acting weird. 1st day he nipped at someone when they tried to pet his head. 2nd day he would yelp if you would try to pet him in certain areas. 3rd day (today) he snips at me if I pick him up or try to pet him (extremely gently) on any part of his body. He just jumps as if he is being shocked when touched. He is running around and playing fine. I gave him a bath this a.m. to make sure he didn’t have any ticks or something on him. He was seen 5 days ago by a vet and did have parasite that he is on meds for. I have given him children’s benadryl (advice from a vet that he may be having a side effect from the meds) and that is not helping. He is also on the med Sentinel for heart worm prev. and fleas. Please any clues as to what could be causing this would be greatly appreciated! I am going to take him the vet again, but they do not seem to have any clue what could be wrong besides an adverse reaction to the medication for the parasite. Thank you!

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lu :
You need to examine him all over. It sound like he has pain some where. Gently touch and move his joints and his legs. touch his tummy… press gently on his tummy and all parts and see his reaction. He might be hurting somewhere be careful dont get bit.

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