I lost my husband to bowel cancer 5 years ago. I now live in constant fear of losing my dog. We noticed his tummy was sore last week and the vet prescribed pain killers. I remember the same thing happened 5 years ago and after finding out he had a B12 deficiency, the vet prescribed B12 and he got better. I've asked the vet to do blood tests and have started him on B12 in case it's the same issue as before.
Long story short: I'm convinced this is something life threatening to my dog. I am so anxious about it, I've gone sick from work. I'm drinking too much, even though I really want to be tee-total. I wonder if it's some sort of ptsd (husband's passing was pretty traumatic). Dog is eating and pooping well. Is my dog picking up on my anxiety? He's a Cavachon, so pretty sensitive. Took him to the vet yesterday for bloods and he wouldn't go for a walk, without treats this morning. Any help/common sense/logic etc. welcome. Thanks xxx