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It does happen when we try to play with him, just not when he sees other dogs. Its strange. I thought being worse when he is tired etc does point to a neuro or behavioral problem but I could be totally off base. It's just a gut feeling I've had from the get go.

There has been no changes with Archie's routine or at home. I've booked in archie to see Ann, unfortunately she is away at the moment and I wasn't able to get in until October 18. In the meantime i have booked in for a blood test and will keep trying to get into the bottom of it. The reason why I think its neurological is because the behaviour is heightened when he is tired or there are exciting things happening eg, he sees us eating food. He doesn't do it when he is on walks at all he is too busy wanting to play with other dogs and sniffing. Thanks again to everyone for their help/advice, I will keep you posted on his progress!

Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to respond I really appreciate it. I think I will be doing the full detox route and trying to eliminate from there as to what is causing the behaviour. I spoke to the vet about allergies, she said the best way of working out what is going on is a biopsy. Surely there is a less invasive way of testing??? I am not comfortable with the idea and will not be going down this path unless absolutely necessary. I will get a blood test done though to check for thyroid or any other issues. Thanks also to the poster for the bentleigh vet recommendation, I am going to contact her and get her to look at him.

Hi there, long time lurker first time poster. I am really worried about my 16 month old golden retriever Archie. Archie has always had a reaction when we have wormed him, he also did not like spot on flea applications we would have to have about three if us pin him down to do it. At the start of last month our vet recommended we change workers (he was in drontal) and since he as it was so difficult to give him flea applications we go for an oral fleaer. The vet recommended panoramis, which I stupidly gave him around 41/2 weeks ago trusting the vet and not going my own research. He threw the tablet up and since then has not been the same dog.Archie constantly licks his back and legs, not just one spot its like a neurological tick. He also is not interested in playing, bark pitch has changed slightly and he runs from spot to spot looking agitated. Instead of wanting to sit without he chooses slit if time to run out the back and sit in the dirt where he seems to find some comfort. Initially we believed it to be skin issues and something was itching him however given his previous history with wormers I no longer believe this is the case. His vet did a skin scrape and has found some mild irritation. They believe the behaviour is to do with skin even though he has no evidence of fleas or red irritation. Archie was on steroids due his supposed itchiness and they did not help him at all. I took him to another vet last night for a second opinion who believes its an obsessive compulsive behaviour and not skin related, he advised we try him on clomicalm. Neither vet believes his behaviour to be a reaction from the wormer. My fear is that he has had some kind of neurological reaction to his wormer. I have been in touch with his breeder who believes this could also be the case. Has anyone on here had any experience with this kind of thing before and if so how was it resolved? I am petrified archie had suffered done kind if permanent damage and want my beautiful happy boy back. Needless to say I will never give him panoramis again and will never just trusts a vets recommendation without doing my own research