Dog suddenly won't go upstairs

[James1202]

Originally Posted by lauramc27

I'm not forcing him. I just feel so bad because he now has to sleep downstairs all alone in his kennel😢 Because the bedrooms are all upstairs.

I'm going to call and make him an appointment with the vet tomorrow.

Curious to learn what you might have learned at the vet's.

In some movies such things are caused by seeing a ghost, lol.

[lauramc27]

Originally Posted by James1202

Curious to learn what you might have learned at the vet's.

In some movies such things are caused by seeing a ghost, lol.

The vet said there are no medical issues going on with him. He did come upstairs Sunday night but wouldn't go up last.

[simplepeace]

That is really good news!

Maybe he will decide it is ok again at some point, especially since he did try again on his own.

[CSD610]

Originally Posted by lauramc27

I'm not forcing him. I just feel so bad because he now has to sleep downstairs all alone in his kennel😢 Because the bedrooms are all upstairs.

I'm going to call and make him an appointment with the vet tomorrow.

You are the only one affected by this, the dog does not care where he sleeps as long as it is warm and safe.

[AnywhereElse]

Could something have scared him upstairs? Are the stairs non-slip or slippery and what about the floor upstairs. We have a lab that gets afraid on slippery surfaces.

[chiluvr1228]

Do you have a cat that might have swatted your dog or prevented him from going upstairs? Cats are mean like that sometimes.

[LoriNJ]

Glad he is OK! Just saw this thread and my first 2 thoughts were (1) blood clot or (2) hip dysplasia. Sudden behavioral changes always get my "it could be something bad" radar going.

[mawipafl]

Since no medical issues (and I presume eyesight was checked?), then it obviously is behavioral and probably the result of some "scary" event (scary to the puppy). So many times these behavior-changing events happen outside our knowledge or we have been there, but the event didn't seem like a big deal to us.

The few times you've gotten him upstairs, how was he coming down? Still hesitant? And when upstairs was he nervous or did he appear stressed? Trying to whittle it down to exactly what is bothering him!

Bare stairs or carpeted? Open stairway (such as railings on one side or the other or just treads and no risers)? "Cave-like" (full walls on both sides)? How well lighted is the stairway or is it somewhat dark? And on that topic, is it at any time of day or night he won't go up the stairs or just at night?

First occurrence was last Tuesday night ... what type of weather did you have? any storm? OR being on the tail-end of the New Years holiday, were there any fireworks?