My Corgi does not make any sound in reference to pain
My Corgis is 2 1/2 years old. There have been times she has been hurt, (nothing serious) and she doesn't cry or yelp, She plays outside with my boys and has been hit on the nose numerous times with the basketball.She just runs to me with her ears down. She has run into the sofa before when playing chase with her ball.
I know it hurt but she doesn't make a sound. One time, she came running up the front porch steps (brick) and missed a step and fell. She didn't cry or anything.
I just worry that I will not know if she is in pain and needs attention from the vet. Are any of your Corgis like this or do Corgis have a high pain tolerance?
I know it hurt but she doesn't make a sound. One time, she came running up the front porch steps (brick) and missed a step and fell. She didn't cry or anything.
I just worry that I will not know if she is in pain and needs attention from the vet. Are any of your Corgis like this or do Corgis have a high pain tolerance?
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Permalink Reply by Charlie on
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That sounds pretty normal. Charlie has run right in front of the soccer ball right as I kicked it several times, and I ended up kicking the ball right into his head. I'll say "Ouch! Sorry. Are you all right?", but he just hops up and down with his happy face looking like "Kick it again!" I've also seen him trip on the 3" rise from the grass to the patio and go skidding across the concrete on his chin. That had to hurt, but he didn't show any sign of pain. On the other hand, he has gotten under my feet while walking and did yelp when I accidentally stepped on his paw.
One of the tests of the Volhard Puppy Personality Test is for touch sensitivity. You press the webbing between the puppy's toes between your thumb and index finger applying more and more pressure for a count up to 10, letting go at the very first sign of discomfort or when the pup tries to pull away. Surprisingly, Charlie actually tested to be very touch sensitive...as he pulled away at count 2 or 3. If you actually get to 10 and the dog doesn't have any reaction, the dog has an extremely high tolerance for pain.
You will be able to tell if she needs veterinarian attention. Although dogs don't usually show much pain, you can tell by their general demeanor (like seeming depressed, lethargic, or not wanting to play, etc), if there aren't very specific symptoms of illness.
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Permalink Reply by Sylvia & Timmy on
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What Charlie says is correct in regards to Timmy as well. When he had panosteoitis (bone pain), he never yelped, only held it up and limped when exercising. My vet stated that most herding breeds are very stoic due to the nature of their work (around animals and livestock).
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Permalink Reply by Patti on
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Charlie, Sylvia & Timmy have all been right on. both corgi breeds are very well know for their "stoicism" - I've posted before about my Kai's being the victim of a vicious dog attack, and the only way we knew he was hurt was by the blood all over ME! Since then, I look for very subtle signs in Kai to help me know when he needs help. changes in eating, unwilingness to play, doesn;t want to get up on the sofa, etc - and believe it or not - there is that "look". And then he usually disappears - like he's gone off to the woods to heal (only in his mind!!!!) best advice - know your dog and it sounds like you do.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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I think Corgis have a high pain tolerance, often times they're so caught up in their chasing games, they ran into the dog, each other , even me :) Somehow they just keep going like nothing is wrong. very tough indeed.
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Permalink Reply by Avyon on
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Everything everyone has said is spot on. Its funny sometimes though.. Roxi will do stuff that you know hurts and acts like nothing happened.. but if you start to pick her up a way she doesn't like she cries wolf. She's learned more that that noise stops people then anything :P
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Permalink Reply by PreciousMolly on
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This discussion made me laugh out loud. Our 5 year old Molly is far from stoic--she's always been a big baby! She will yelp at the mildest of pain--if you play with her too roughly for example, or step on a paw. She does get over it immediately though. I guess that makes her atypical in this respect.
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Permalink Reply by Stephen on
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Both Tiki and Cruise have only yelped when I've accidentally stepped on their paws...since they love just getting under my feet and need to wait till I step down the stairs before they will go down. I've seen Tiki run into the couch, I've seen Cruise decide Tiki is just in the way on the stairs and leap over her only to realize it's not a good idea to jump on the stairs...he just got up and continued running like nothing happened...they even ran into my lag once while playing...I was hurt, they continued plating , not even noticing me as the bump in the road. Tiki recently had an elbow dysplasia...she would simply limp but never yelp and she would continue to run on it. We had her operated on and it was nearly impossible to "keep her calm" as the doctor ordered. She had a soft cast on her paw and would try to run...amazing tolerance to pain.
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Permalink Reply by Kitty's Corner on
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I,too, have a very stoic Corgi,unlike any other dogs I've had.I found that my cats have always been quiet and brave about pain and Kitty is like them never letting on.She has taken some big leaps and landed hard without a sound-just made me cringe.And why is that?Why do they just leap without looking?Anybody else have pups that do that?
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