Hello,

Our 7 year old bassett hound is generally an outside dog, but after
getting some spots cut off while she's still healing and until stiches
are removed the vet asked that we keep her inside. We've had her
staying in the kitchen/dining area since these are floors and she tends
to pee on the carpet -- but since isolating her to this area no pee
problems. Now, after being inside a full week, yesterday (Saturday) we
noticed she has very little energy. She usually isn't shy about
jumping up and putting her paws in someone's lap, but now she tries but
only gets an inch or two off the ground.

She's still her old self, wagging her tail all the time, playful, etc,
but she has no energy. Could this be bcause we've had her inside for
the last week and she's had little chance to run? We take her out in
the mornings and evenings to potty, and on the weekends throughout the
day. The area shes in inside isn't small, maybe 450 square feet, with
windows and such to see outside.

We have a bedding area for her inside, and most of the weekend she's
spent laying in her bed. She's normally wimpering to run around and in
your lap all the time, so we're abit worried. If by tomorrow afternoon
(Monday) she's still with on energy we'll call the vet, but just
wondering if her being inside for a week could cause this.

Thanks for any suggestions --

Sam Alex