About two month ago, we rescued a golder retriever mix puppy. She is
now nine and a half months old. She goes on our walks with us, but any
moment she is let off the leash, she just sits down. She also trails
when my wife takes her for a run. Also when she is at home she just
lies under a chair or table all day long. If anyone calls her, she will
come over to be pet for about a minute or two before returning back to
lie down. She seems way too lethargic for a puppy and it is difficult
to bond. She just went to the vet last week for a tummy bug and had a
series of blood tests run. The tests were all negative. Any comments or
advice is greatly appreciated.

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She just went to the vet last week for a tummy bug and had a
series of blood tests run. The tests were all negative.

Did the blood tests include checking for Lymes? If your vet knows his/her
stuff, it will have been screened for, but it's worth double-checking.

The only other thing that immediately comes to mind is to wonder if you've
had her x-rayed to check for hip dysplasia or other joint problems. There's
a high incidence of CHD in Golden Retrievers, and her disinclination to move
could be pain-based.

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About two month ago, we rescued a golder retriever mix puppy. She is
now nine and a half months old. She goes on our walks with us, but any
moment she is let off the leash, she just sits down. She also trails
when my wife takes her for a run. Also when she is at home she just
lies under a chair or table all day long. If anyone calls her, she will
come over to be pet for about a minute or two before returning back to
lie down. She seems way too lethargic for a puppy and it is difficult
to bond. She just went to the vet last week for a tummy bug and had a
series of blood tests run. The tests were all negative. Any comments or
advice is greatly appreciated.



has she always been this way? how's the weather there? my dog is pretty
mello with the temperature on the rise. the only other thing I can think of
is did she have any tick medicine lately? I gave my dog some tick meds that
go on his body and he had a bad reaction to it that left him borderline
comatose for two straight days. good luck and congrats on the puppy!

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to bond. She just went to the vet last week for a tummy bug and had a
series of blood tests run. The tests were all negative. Any comments or
advice is greatly appreciated.

Who did the blood panel and what was checked? The number of labratories
that can properly run a thyroid screening is limited. If your results
took less than a week it probably wasn't sent out for full thyroid
screening. Lethargy is a symptom of thyroid issues. Also as someone else
suggested the first thing that jumped to my mond was joint problems.

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