When should a change in behavior become concerning?
My 5 year old Schnoodle Shadow has had a behavior change in the last couple of weeks. Usually we take him out, put him to bed, tucks him in (my mom treats him like a toddler but he loves it), and he sleeps the night away until we take him out in the morning.
But lately we keep finding him crying/whining at the bottom of the stairs at night after getting out of bed, and won’t stop till someone goes downstairs and comforts him. He doesn’t want to play, doesn’t act like he needs to go out (and we always take him out shortly before bed). He’s also been a lot more scared of things lately. Barking more at dogs outside (and people), shaking during thunderstorms, etc. I’m not quite sure what the cause is. He doesn’t *seem* to be in pain or anything. I think a vet visit may be warranted, but I wanted to see if anyone had suggestions on what kinds of problems could manifest like this. He’s always had anxiety problems. He’s on Prozac from the vet which we give him every day for years now also
