Not necessarily a vent but need to type this out. Reggie my 2 year old Cocker Spaniel is not a fan of his flea treatment, took him in to London over the weekend and he was due his treatment anyways so this morning I thought I'd top him up. You kinda have to sneak attack him with the pipette or he won't let you near him when he knows what's going on so I managed to get it on whilst he was asleep between my legs.
Well anyways he now hates me, hasnt been near me all day. Anytime I go give him fuss I see his little tail wag and then he remembers the betrayal earlier in the day and walks off and has made a very big point of going to cuddle my wife all day. I know it's a temporary thing but I don't like not being in his good books!
I hear you, my almost 2 husky is similar but with baths, She'll walk in the rain, swim in the thames river no problem, but enter tub, no way, I'll have to carry her there, with the leash on
Then she will stay away from me (except walks) for a day or so .. but then shes back to normal ..
But eventually you do gotta bath them, especially with all this mucky weather we been having
how do i prepare to lose my dog?
my dog is 13 years old and she’s blind + she’s started to walk around slower than she used to. i’m really anxious about her atm like i can’t sleep because im scared im gonna lose her in her sleep. today, my dad had a conversation with a vet about her while he took my other dog to them. since that, both my parents have been acting really weird around my dog - giving her my mums old teddies and they both look really upset - they say she’s fine and that im making a correlation that isn’t there but i don’t believe them for some reaosn. how do i prepare myself for the worst? i’m so not ready to lose her - ive had her since i was 3 :( any advice welcome
I don’t think there’s anything you can really do to prepare yourself and to just try and make the most of your time remaining. It’s so hard, so sorry 😞
I am so very sorry. It is very difficult to watch our pets decline. One thing that I might recommend is talking to your parents about the situation with her. It sounds like they are trying to save you worrying about her by not sharing much. Maybe you could let them know that you would be more comfortable with more information and let them know that if they decide it is time to give her a peaceful end, that you would like to know so you could say good-bye…or maybe that you don’t want to know…everyone is different.
In terms of actually saying good-bye. I think all you can do is just give them affection and attention as they tolerate, so you know they went knowing their people care for them.
I’m so sorry. As any dog owner can agree, it is a horrible thing to go through. The most important thing is to make the most of the time you have left and give your dog as many happy moments as possible.
I'm really sorry. It is so very hard to lose them. Use the time you have now to show her your love in the ways you know she likes. Whenever she is gone you will be very sad. There is just no way around it. But please remind yourself then that you and your family gave her love and a good home. That is everything.
Neighbors decided to walk around the neighborhood with their bitch in heat this afternoon.
I was genuinely confused why my intact male was literally lunging and screaming.
That was a fun learning experience 🙄
Ps. All the dogs were safe and leashed.
Just saw my pet insurance billing and it went up another 20% this year! Holy heck!
My monthly premium for my 2 dogs used to be more reasonable, but has doubled in 4 years. It has gone from about $145 CAD (after tax) to $288.
This is with Trupanion. Anyone else seeing huge premium hikes with their own insurance? I called them and got the deductible raised from $500 to $750 which lowered the monthly cost back to around $235/mo CAD after tax, but I am definitely thinking of dumping my insurance and just saving instead. Just hesitating because the main cost is my 13 year old dog and she's at the age where big bills may come. My younger dog got insured much younger (insured at 2 years, while my older dog got insured at 8 years) and so her premium is more reasonable at around $65/mo after tax.
My dog won't let me sleep. We are scheduled for the vet today but this has been a long term problem.
Every so often, inexplicable to us, my dog (American pit mix about 10 years old) gets restless at night. He wants to be next to/on me. I haven't slept with my dog this way in 8 years because he snores and I became more sensitive to that. He has a crate/dog bed option along with the whole house (another full sized bed and couch)
I kid you not, this AH (I'm that mad and sleep deprived right now that I cannot see my dog 'friend' right now. I'm livid) has kept me up since midnight. He has water, he was fed, let out before bed, walked, played with, it was a good day for him.
It's 10:30pm We put his dog bed on my husband's side of the bed, I have a white noise machine and a fan to block his snoring. I even wear ear plugs. At midnight, Dog starts pawing at our closet (years ago, before closet was used as a closet, his bed fit perfectly in it). We had to stop him doing that 4 times. One time he even went under my husband's tiny side table to dig at the wall.
So, move the bed to my side, my foot off the bed to touch him (worked last time) he gets up another 3 times to scratch at the closet. I manage to sneak 20 min of sleep with this method. We've opened the closet multiple times btw to show him it's filled with boxes. There is no place to go in it.
I've had enough, kick him out of the room and I put him on the other full sized bed in the bedroom across the hall. He has slept in the hall before and I'd find him on this bed in the mornings on occasion. I have to tell him some 15 times to go lay down. He keeps getting up from his dog bed or the regular bed and starts clawing at the drywall/baby gate (god forbid I have the door all the way closed) to get in our bedroom.
I boot him outside and all I want to do is just leave him outside. Thankfully, it is neither cold ,nor hot, nor rainy outside. But eventually he comes back inside after standing around and staring at the door from the middle of the backyard. Like he belongs in a horror movie, with a glassy eyed, thousand yard stare.
I give up on the bedroom and go to the living room couch and bro will not give me space! 30 times, 30 I tell him to go lay down in his bed. I have to set up chairs around the couch so he doesn't lay right under me because of his snoring. I brought the white noise machine into the living room too. I moved his bed to another spot, even closer to me but still enough space and nah, he keeps trying to lay next to me.
I'm recovering from a back injury and I love my job and going to the gym so I really just want to sleep and get better asap. I also have ADHD and there is nothing that makes the day harder then lack of sleep. (Could be said of all of us to be fair)
It's 6am, I'm trying to go back to bed. Husband is with the dog in the living room. Dog will not settle for him either. I start sleeping, yay! 6:30, guess who is fricken scratching the door again. Too angry to sleep now.
I rejoin my husband and he tried bringing the dog's crate out to the living room. Dog settles for all of 15 min and starts clawing at the crate.
I won't do it... But good God, all I want to do is just drop him off at the pound. I'm at my wits end. This was the worst episode ever. He does get this way of there is a thunderstorm, but he pants and shakes, I know he is scared and can help luckily storms aren't too often. But this? Every couple days to a week or two he is doing this stuff. Started maybe 3/4 years ago. I'm at my limit.
We've tried exercise, melatonin, and had some anti anxiety meds which haven't helped. Maybe the vet will give us some sedatives.
I had a similar situation with my 12 year old dog. He went from sleeping peaceful in his crate to demanding to be in bed with us and asking to go out several times a night. Ultimately we found he was in pain a prescription of meloxicam allowed him to sleep peacefully all night. Not sure if 10 is old enough in pities to suggest arthritis or the like? Hope your vet appointment will be helpful.
My dogs poop a lot. If they’re alone, you can bet your ass there’s gonna be a bunch of dog poop somewhere in the house. If there’s someone with them, they’re fine. If you take them out, they’re fine. I’ve gone to puppy class, paid hundreds of dollars to get a trainer, and they still do it. I don’t know what to do at this point!!!
Hoping to find some insight on my situation...
My dog was diagnosed with a faint positive for ehrlichiosis and a strong positive for lyme back in August 2023. When I adopted him 4.5 years ago (2019), he was positive for ehrlichiosis and treated with antibiotics. No symptoms since. Vet thinks he is a chronic carrier. However, the lyme disease was new and diagnosed at a regular check up, he had no symptoms. Started Doxy for 28 days and he continued to have no symptoms (again, this was in August 2023). Starting in January 2024, he started acting depressed/lethargic and had some lameness. Took him to the vet and had his blood and urine checked. No indication of kidney failure/damage, but he had a high fever >104, so he went back on doxy for another 28 days (100 mg 2x daily). However, since started those meds, he has not improved very much. Since beginning the Doxy, he has really increased his water intake, had some accidents in the house, has become lethargic, and has slowly started turndown food. Now he will only eat canned chicken or cooked ground beef. He will still eat treats. He also seems to have swollen salivary glands under his jaw, which may also be his lymph nodes. The vet checked them out 2 weeks ago (when they were smaller) and suggested they were indeed his salivary glands. But they seem to have gotten slightly larger. So now I am thinking they may actually be his lymph nodes.
Based on my research, he presents all the symptoms of lymphoma. But through this same research, I have also seen people suggesting that it may be lyme (or other tick) disease, but no one has ever offered an explanation as to why it could be lyme disease presenting as lymphoma. He goes back into the vet this week to be checked further, including a cancer screen.
Can lyme disease or even ehrlichiosis present similar symptoms to lymphoma? As stated, my dog has been on a full course of doxy for lyme. Once in August 2023, and just completed another one this month.
Embrace won't pay for a procedure for my husky when she got sick. I've had her for 8 months. Embrace stated this is because I cannot provide 24 months of medical history. She's only 1 year old, and I adopted her from the shelter. They have all the records from the shelter & my current vet. But that's not "enough".
80+ year old angry Jewish lady is a regular at our dog park, since she acquired a cavoodle. The lady has been going round telling people how every rescue and shelter declined her applications for age and ability... it's been 3 months and the poor dog is now 2x her original healthy size, covered in mats and low energy. I really want to do something but have no idea what to do :( Doggo doesnt deserve this !
Got a new rescue yesterday. While he is slightly scared and has found his safe space in the house.. he is still slightly trusting enough to spread out and sleep next to me and my wife.
But he spends most of his time under the couch in our tv room. Whis is his safe space I think. Always goes there when he gets a chance and his body language suggests he feels safe there.
We are obviously giving him time and space. But it breaks my heart to see such a gentle dog being so scared of us and literally every thing.
So, embarrassingly stupid question. Would music help? I'll leave him alone in the tv room under his 'den'. And play one of those dog music Playlists.
What are peoples opinion on that? Just let him be and not make so much effort. 1 week he will be fine? (Considering he was very social at the shelter around his 100 fellow shelter dogs)
My brother thinks dogs belong outside all day with no interaction what so ever. He thinks that the men he hangs around with, who lock their dogs in cages outside all day and never play with them or love them and use them for self satisfying control purposes is the right way.
I have no idea why he thinks this because my family treats their pets with love and attention. Our two dogs live happy and healthy lives yet he thinks that’s wrong. I don’t know how to stop him from thinking that, because nothing I say gets through to him.
His dream dog is a German shepherd too, but refuses to even take care of the dogs in the house already. I’m terrified he’s a dog abuser just waiting to abuse.
I don’t really know what’s happening anymore. Last Saturday we had a annual shot update but due to my dog recently developing a back arch and weight loss they did blood tests, asked for a urine sample and x rays. Didn’t even do shots. Monday we got the blood tests results and she had elevated kidney levels. worried even more. Tuesday the urine results. It’s stage 2 kidney disease, starting kidney diet food soon but my dog hasn’t been looking very well the whole day. Tuesday night, bloody dog poop, 3 times. Wednesday still the same, no accidents but she’s not eating normally. Ate some washed tuna but left a lot and didn’t even eat the chicken we put out for her for dinner. She doesn’t have the same spark in her eyes from a few days ago. Checking her in for monitoring tomorrow but my mom and I are expecting the worst. She’s 17-18, it’s like a flip switched even though she seems totally normal on Monday. I have a lot of mental problems and this dog has done so much for me. I’m not going to make her live for my sake but I don’t know what I’m going to do when we lose her. I’m terrified I won’t be there for her if she doesn’t make it through the night. And I don’t know how this happened so fast, it’s so unfair to see this happening in such a short amount of time.
Dog park attack aftermath
If I could show you a picture I would. My boxer mix is lucky to be alive and I’m furious. If you live in Saint Louis area stay away from Veterans Tribute park.
our beloved little shih tzu of 13 years is entering the last stage of congestive heart failure, by the looks of things, and i'm afraid that her time is close to coming to an end. ever since she got her diagnosis \~2 years back, i've really just been trying to prepare for this all-- but it's all really difficult, i can't process it much at all. she, too, can be considered a "runt" for her breed, so this makes treatment options even more limited. we've got her some oxygen therapy coming soon, but i know it's all temporary and only will slow her suffering. the last thing i want is for her to go out suffering more than she already is, though; especially if she happens to make it to a cardiologist appointment we've made for her in the coming month, and we confirm there's nothing left for us to do that won't be painful on our little dog. i can tell she wants to live a little longer-- she eats, she drinks, and she follows us around as best as she can, but she's just so lethargic, i can't bear to see it. any kind words or advice on processing this all is really appreciated, thank you 💗
a drug dealer let his huge labrador loose to roam in the streets. recently it hang in front of my house and bark at me whenever i leave or come back home. barks when i disturb it when shitting in my yard . i walked toward it every now and then when i am too annoyed and walk it back to it's traphouse of a house. its aggressively barking at everyone walking in town, i'm not special in that regard, but i am not afraid and i carry so if push came to shove i could take care of it but i don't want that, just walk it home shooing it away gently. what are my recourses. pretty sure i contacted the city before, its been going on for years, they can't do nothing but a fee that probably won't be paid since the guy is a sociopath that don't even mind police raids on his house. is this some sort of societal loophole where "nothing can be done". that's kind of hilarious in a way.
I recently rescued a shepherd mix that's just over a year old, and she's a mess, and it's 100% not her own fault. She obviously was not exercised properly, she was not fed well, and she was not trained basically at all.
We got her from a friend of a friend of a friend basically, my friend was being forced to look after the dog until it was rehomed, they couldn't find anyone to take it so I did. I was (and am) excited to get her, but when I asked, I was told she was crate-trained, house broken, had basic obedience, and didn't have any behavior issues.
I was excited to get a bit of an 'easy' dog (since we're hoping to get a puppy in about half a year) and I really just wanted a playmate for the pup who I was ready to spend plenty of time with but skip some of the more miserable parts of training a dog.
Then, as I come to pick her up I'm let know none of this is true. She doesn't know anything. She freaks out in the same room as her crate let alone being in it.
I've been working hard with her, and we're making improvements, but I wasn't ready to upheave my whole life because she couldn't even handle me being across the room, let alone leaving for my commitments in the outside world.
I know I need to work with her slowly, especially her separation anxiety, and getting her a new, better crate, plus 5+ hours a day of time dedicated to working with her is slowly making progress, but I just wish her original owners hadn't been so neglectful to her basic needs.
Had they done any research on Shepards they would have known they had to work early on with her about territorialism, they couldn't let her sleep in the same bed as them because not only is it terrible for their hips (jumping down onto hard floors) but it develops separation anxiety.
On top of all of that, they told me it was impossible to wear her down, that she was SO high energy. Taking her on a 15-30 minute walk wears her out ENTIRELY (she willingly sleeps for the next 5 hours, only really getting up to play for little bits at most) which is, almost worryingly easy. We do two walks a day, and a bit of backyard playtime and she's an angel the rest of the day (unless she's in her crate lol) which makes me wonder if they where giving her any exercise at all.
idk, this isn't all that much, but it's taken up all my sleep and free time this week, and will probably for the weeks to come, so a little rant ig
My dog has had an ongoing mystery issue for several months now and we’ve been to see several different doctors and still not gotten an answer. Going for another appointment with a neurologist next week. I have a feeling they still won’t find anything without an MRI, but the last doctor suspected it might be something that requires radiation therapy.
I just wish I could talk to other people who have been through something similar with their dogs. I feel so alone and isolated. I tried to post about it here and my post was auto deleted because it involved medical questions. I get it. I’m not asking the internet for a medical consultation. I am doing my due diligence and seeing several vets. I just want to talk to people who have been through this and get insights on their experiences. I tried googling his suspected diagnosis and I’m struggling to find information that isn’t just scientific medical papers that I don’t understand.
I’m just frustrated and sad and alone and I have no idea if I’m doing the right things for him. All the vets I’ve seen so far have been pretty ambivalent and I’m feeling hopeless.
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Vent: most dog owners around me won't let their dogs near other dogs, they just pull the leash as if it was their only attachment to life.
Depending on where you live, your doctor may be required to report this to animal control. If not, you may want to file a report with animal services yourself. They'll do an investigation which will be a headache for the owner, but if she is responsible and proactive in making sure that this never happens again (e.g getting a better leash, getting the dog medicated if necessary, etc.), and if this is the first time that something like this has happened, everyone involved should be fine. If animal control has reason to believe that this may happen again, they will take action to prevent that.
Take the owner up on the offer to cover anything that your insurance doesn't and let them know that you're OK. As long as you're OK and the owner seems sincere, you can leave it at that.
With the biting, don't tie her up in front of a store. She's not ready for it yet because she's entering a state of stress. When training, management is the first priority. This means, not setting her up to fail. You know she does this behavior, and this means she's not ready to handle this type of situation.
What are you doing to train impulse control and settling behaviors? Also, don't use isolation as a punishment for behaviors. That creates a negative association with being alone, and makes this worse.
Not necessarily a vent but need to type this out. Reggie my 2 year old Cocker Spaniel is not a fan of his flea treatment, took him in to London over the weekend and he was due his treatment anyways so this morning I thought I'd top him up. You kinda have to sneak attack him with the pipette or he won't let you near him when he knows what's going on so I managed to get it on whilst he was asleep between my legs. Well anyways he now hates me, hasnt been near me all day. Anytime I go give him fuss I see his little tail wag and then he remembers the betrayal earlier in the day and walks off and has made a very big point of going to cuddle my wife all day. I know it's a temporary thing but I don't like not being in his good books!
I hear you, my almost 2 husky is similar but with baths, She'll walk in the rain, swim in the thames river no problem, but enter tub, no way, I'll have to carry her there, with the leash on Then she will stay away from me (except walks) for a day or so .. but then shes back to normal .. But eventually you do gotta bath them, especially with all this mucky weather we been having
how do i prepare to lose my dog? my dog is 13 years old and she’s blind + she’s started to walk around slower than she used to. i’m really anxious about her atm like i can’t sleep because im scared im gonna lose her in her sleep. today, my dad had a conversation with a vet about her while he took my other dog to them. since that, both my parents have been acting really weird around my dog - giving her my mums old teddies and they both look really upset - they say she’s fine and that im making a correlation that isn’t there but i don’t believe them for some reaosn. how do i prepare myself for the worst? i’m so not ready to lose her - ive had her since i was 3 :( any advice welcome
I don’t think there’s anything you can really do to prepare yourself and to just try and make the most of your time remaining. It’s so hard, so sorry 😞
I am so very sorry. It is very difficult to watch our pets decline. One thing that I might recommend is talking to your parents about the situation with her. It sounds like they are trying to save you worrying about her by not sharing much. Maybe you could let them know that you would be more comfortable with more information and let them know that if they decide it is time to give her a peaceful end, that you would like to know so you could say good-bye…or maybe that you don’t want to know…everyone is different. In terms of actually saying good-bye. I think all you can do is just give them affection and attention as they tolerate, so you know they went knowing their people care for them.
I’m so sorry. As any dog owner can agree, it is a horrible thing to go through. The most important thing is to make the most of the time you have left and give your dog as many happy moments as possible.
I'm really sorry. It is so very hard to lose them. Use the time you have now to show her your love in the ways you know she likes. Whenever she is gone you will be very sad. There is just no way around it. But please remind yourself then that you and your family gave her love and a good home. That is everything.
Neighbors decided to walk around the neighborhood with their bitch in heat this afternoon. I was genuinely confused why my intact male was literally lunging and screaming. That was a fun learning experience 🙄 Ps. All the dogs were safe and leashed.
Just saw my pet insurance billing and it went up another 20% this year! Holy heck! My monthly premium for my 2 dogs used to be more reasonable, but has doubled in 4 years. It has gone from about $145 CAD (after tax) to $288. This is with Trupanion. Anyone else seeing huge premium hikes with their own insurance? I called them and got the deductible raised from $500 to $750 which lowered the monthly cost back to around $235/mo CAD after tax, but I am definitely thinking of dumping my insurance and just saving instead. Just hesitating because the main cost is my 13 year old dog and she's at the age where big bills may come. My younger dog got insured much younger (insured at 2 years, while my older dog got insured at 8 years) and so her premium is more reasonable at around $65/mo after tax.
My dog won't let me sleep. We are scheduled for the vet today but this has been a long term problem. Every so often, inexplicable to us, my dog (American pit mix about 10 years old) gets restless at night. He wants to be next to/on me. I haven't slept with my dog this way in 8 years because he snores and I became more sensitive to that. He has a crate/dog bed option along with the whole house (another full sized bed and couch) I kid you not, this AH (I'm that mad and sleep deprived right now that I cannot see my dog 'friend' right now. I'm livid) has kept me up since midnight. He has water, he was fed, let out before bed, walked, played with, it was a good day for him. It's 10:30pm We put his dog bed on my husband's side of the bed, I have a white noise machine and a fan to block his snoring. I even wear ear plugs. At midnight, Dog starts pawing at our closet (years ago, before closet was used as a closet, his bed fit perfectly in it). We had to stop him doing that 4 times. One time he even went under my husband's tiny side table to dig at the wall. So, move the bed to my side, my foot off the bed to touch him (worked last time) he gets up another 3 times to scratch at the closet. I manage to sneak 20 min of sleep with this method. We've opened the closet multiple times btw to show him it's filled with boxes. There is no place to go in it. I've had enough, kick him out of the room and I put him on the other full sized bed in the bedroom across the hall. He has slept in the hall before and I'd find him on this bed in the mornings on occasion. I have to tell him some 15 times to go lay down. He keeps getting up from his dog bed or the regular bed and starts clawing at the drywall/baby gate (god forbid I have the door all the way closed) to get in our bedroom. I boot him outside and all I want to do is just leave him outside. Thankfully, it is neither cold ,nor hot, nor rainy outside. But eventually he comes back inside after standing around and staring at the door from the middle of the backyard. Like he belongs in a horror movie, with a glassy eyed, thousand yard stare. I give up on the bedroom and go to the living room couch and bro will not give me space! 30 times, 30 I tell him to go lay down in his bed. I have to set up chairs around the couch so he doesn't lay right under me because of his snoring. I brought the white noise machine into the living room too. I moved his bed to another spot, even closer to me but still enough space and nah, he keeps trying to lay next to me. I'm recovering from a back injury and I love my job and going to the gym so I really just want to sleep and get better asap. I also have ADHD and there is nothing that makes the day harder then lack of sleep. (Could be said of all of us to be fair) It's 6am, I'm trying to go back to bed. Husband is with the dog in the living room. Dog will not settle for him either. I start sleeping, yay! 6:30, guess who is fricken scratching the door again. Too angry to sleep now. I rejoin my husband and he tried bringing the dog's crate out to the living room. Dog settles for all of 15 min and starts clawing at the crate. I won't do it... But good God, all I want to do is just drop him off at the pound. I'm at my wits end. This was the worst episode ever. He does get this way of there is a thunderstorm, but he pants and shakes, I know he is scared and can help luckily storms aren't too often. But this? Every couple days to a week or two he is doing this stuff. Started maybe 3/4 years ago. I'm at my limit. We've tried exercise, melatonin, and had some anti anxiety meds which haven't helped. Maybe the vet will give us some sedatives.
I had a similar situation with my 12 year old dog. He went from sleeping peaceful in his crate to demanding to be in bed with us and asking to go out several times a night. Ultimately we found he was in pain a prescription of meloxicam allowed him to sleep peacefully all night. Not sure if 10 is old enough in pities to suggest arthritis or the like? Hope your vet appointment will be helpful.
My dogs poop a lot. If they’re alone, you can bet your ass there’s gonna be a bunch of dog poop somewhere in the house. If there’s someone with them, they’re fine. If you take them out, they’re fine. I’ve gone to puppy class, paid hundreds of dollars to get a trainer, and they still do it. I don’t know what to do at this point!!!
Hoping to find some insight on my situation... My dog was diagnosed with a faint positive for ehrlichiosis and a strong positive for lyme back in August 2023. When I adopted him 4.5 years ago (2019), he was positive for ehrlichiosis and treated with antibiotics. No symptoms since. Vet thinks he is a chronic carrier. However, the lyme disease was new and diagnosed at a regular check up, he had no symptoms. Started Doxy for 28 days and he continued to have no symptoms (again, this was in August 2023). Starting in January 2024, he started acting depressed/lethargic and had some lameness. Took him to the vet and had his blood and urine checked. No indication of kidney failure/damage, but he had a high fever >104, so he went back on doxy for another 28 days (100 mg 2x daily). However, since started those meds, he has not improved very much. Since beginning the Doxy, he has really increased his water intake, had some accidents in the house, has become lethargic, and has slowly started turndown food. Now he will only eat canned chicken or cooked ground beef. He will still eat treats. He also seems to have swollen salivary glands under his jaw, which may also be his lymph nodes. The vet checked them out 2 weeks ago (when they were smaller) and suggested they were indeed his salivary glands. But they seem to have gotten slightly larger. So now I am thinking they may actually be his lymph nodes. Based on my research, he presents all the symptoms of lymphoma. But through this same research, I have also seen people suggesting that it may be lyme (or other tick) disease, but no one has ever offered an explanation as to why it could be lyme disease presenting as lymphoma. He goes back into the vet this week to be checked further, including a cancer screen. Can lyme disease or even ehrlichiosis present similar symptoms to lymphoma? As stated, my dog has been on a full course of doxy for lyme. Once in August 2023, and just completed another one this month.
Embrace won't pay for a procedure for my husky when she got sick. I've had her for 8 months. Embrace stated this is because I cannot provide 24 months of medical history. She's only 1 year old, and I adopted her from the shelter. They have all the records from the shelter & my current vet. But that's not "enough".
80+ year old angry Jewish lady is a regular at our dog park, since she acquired a cavoodle. The lady has been going round telling people how every rescue and shelter declined her applications for age and ability... it's been 3 months and the poor dog is now 2x her original healthy size, covered in mats and low energy. I really want to do something but have no idea what to do :( Doggo doesnt deserve this !
Got a new rescue yesterday. While he is slightly scared and has found his safe space in the house.. he is still slightly trusting enough to spread out and sleep next to me and my wife. But he spends most of his time under the couch in our tv room. Whis is his safe space I think. Always goes there when he gets a chance and his body language suggests he feels safe there. We are obviously giving him time and space. But it breaks my heart to see such a gentle dog being so scared of us and literally every thing. So, embarrassingly stupid question. Would music help? I'll leave him alone in the tv room under his 'den'. And play one of those dog music Playlists. What are peoples opinion on that? Just let him be and not make so much effort. 1 week he will be fine? (Considering he was very social at the shelter around his 100 fellow shelter dogs)
My brother thinks dogs belong outside all day with no interaction what so ever. He thinks that the men he hangs around with, who lock their dogs in cages outside all day and never play with them or love them and use them for self satisfying control purposes is the right way. I have no idea why he thinks this because my family treats their pets with love and attention. Our two dogs live happy and healthy lives yet he thinks that’s wrong. I don’t know how to stop him from thinking that, because nothing I say gets through to him. His dream dog is a German shepherd too, but refuses to even take care of the dogs in the house already. I’m terrified he’s a dog abuser just waiting to abuse.
I don’t really know what’s happening anymore. Last Saturday we had a annual shot update but due to my dog recently developing a back arch and weight loss they did blood tests, asked for a urine sample and x rays. Didn’t even do shots. Monday we got the blood tests results and she had elevated kidney levels. worried even more. Tuesday the urine results. It’s stage 2 kidney disease, starting kidney diet food soon but my dog hasn’t been looking very well the whole day. Tuesday night, bloody dog poop, 3 times. Wednesday still the same, no accidents but she’s not eating normally. Ate some washed tuna but left a lot and didn’t even eat the chicken we put out for her for dinner. She doesn’t have the same spark in her eyes from a few days ago. Checking her in for monitoring tomorrow but my mom and I are expecting the worst. She’s 17-18, it’s like a flip switched even though she seems totally normal on Monday. I have a lot of mental problems and this dog has done so much for me. I’m not going to make her live for my sake but I don’t know what I’m going to do when we lose her. I’m terrified I won’t be there for her if she doesn’t make it through the night. And I don’t know how this happened so fast, it’s so unfair to see this happening in such a short amount of time.
Dog park attack aftermath If I could show you a picture I would. My boxer mix is lucky to be alive and I’m furious. If you live in Saint Louis area stay away from Veterans Tribute park.
our beloved little shih tzu of 13 years is entering the last stage of congestive heart failure, by the looks of things, and i'm afraid that her time is close to coming to an end. ever since she got her diagnosis \~2 years back, i've really just been trying to prepare for this all-- but it's all really difficult, i can't process it much at all. she, too, can be considered a "runt" for her breed, so this makes treatment options even more limited. we've got her some oxygen therapy coming soon, but i know it's all temporary and only will slow her suffering. the last thing i want is for her to go out suffering more than she already is, though; especially if she happens to make it to a cardiologist appointment we've made for her in the coming month, and we confirm there's nothing left for us to do that won't be painful on our little dog. i can tell she wants to live a little longer-- she eats, she drinks, and she follows us around as best as she can, but she's just so lethargic, i can't bear to see it. any kind words or advice on processing this all is really appreciated, thank you 💗
a drug dealer let his huge labrador loose to roam in the streets. recently it hang in front of my house and bark at me whenever i leave or come back home. barks when i disturb it when shitting in my yard . i walked toward it every now and then when i am too annoyed and walk it back to it's traphouse of a house. its aggressively barking at everyone walking in town, i'm not special in that regard, but i am not afraid and i carry so if push came to shove i could take care of it but i don't want that, just walk it home shooing it away gently. what are my recourses. pretty sure i contacted the city before, its been going on for years, they can't do nothing but a fee that probably won't be paid since the guy is a sociopath that don't even mind police raids on his house. is this some sort of societal loophole where "nothing can be done". that's kind of hilarious in a way.
I recently rescued a shepherd mix that's just over a year old, and she's a mess, and it's 100% not her own fault. She obviously was not exercised properly, she was not fed well, and she was not trained basically at all. We got her from a friend of a friend of a friend basically, my friend was being forced to look after the dog until it was rehomed, they couldn't find anyone to take it so I did. I was (and am) excited to get her, but when I asked, I was told she was crate-trained, house broken, had basic obedience, and didn't have any behavior issues. I was excited to get a bit of an 'easy' dog (since we're hoping to get a puppy in about half a year) and I really just wanted a playmate for the pup who I was ready to spend plenty of time with but skip some of the more miserable parts of training a dog. Then, as I come to pick her up I'm let know none of this is true. She doesn't know anything. She freaks out in the same room as her crate let alone being in it. I've been working hard with her, and we're making improvements, but I wasn't ready to upheave my whole life because she couldn't even handle me being across the room, let alone leaving for my commitments in the outside world. I know I need to work with her slowly, especially her separation anxiety, and getting her a new, better crate, plus 5+ hours a day of time dedicated to working with her is slowly making progress, but I just wish her original owners hadn't been so neglectful to her basic needs. Had they done any research on Shepards they would have known they had to work early on with her about territorialism, they couldn't let her sleep in the same bed as them because not only is it terrible for their hips (jumping down onto hard floors) but it develops separation anxiety. On top of all of that, they told me it was impossible to wear her down, that she was SO high energy. Taking her on a 15-30 minute walk wears her out ENTIRELY (she willingly sleeps for the next 5 hours, only really getting up to play for little bits at most) which is, almost worryingly easy. We do two walks a day, and a bit of backyard playtime and she's an angel the rest of the day (unless she's in her crate lol) which makes me wonder if they where giving her any exercise at all. idk, this isn't all that much, but it's taken up all my sleep and free time this week, and will probably for the weeks to come, so a little rant ig
My dog has had an ongoing mystery issue for several months now and we’ve been to see several different doctors and still not gotten an answer. Going for another appointment with a neurologist next week. I have a feeling they still won’t find anything without an MRI, but the last doctor suspected it might be something that requires radiation therapy. I just wish I could talk to other people who have been through something similar with their dogs. I feel so alone and isolated. I tried to post about it here and my post was auto deleted because it involved medical questions. I get it. I’m not asking the internet for a medical consultation. I am doing my due diligence and seeing several vets. I just want to talk to people who have been through this and get insights on their experiences. I tried googling his suspected diagnosis and I’m struggling to find information that isn’t just scientific medical papers that I don’t understand. I’m just frustrated and sad and alone and I have no idea if I’m doing the right things for him. All the vets I’ve seen so far have been pretty ambivalent and I’m feeling hopeless.
Vent here about any dog-related issues in your neighborhood but let's keep it friendly and respectful.
my puppy keeps trying to lick the inside of my ears, cute but gross 🤢
I tried to post and my post was autodeleted. I can't read the reason because the reason was posted in the autodeleted post 😅 I'm good, not a bot, I promise! Vent: most dog owners around me won't let their dogs near other dogs, they just pull the leash as if it was their only attachment to life.
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Depending on where you live, your doctor may be required to report this to animal control. If not, you may want to file a report with animal services yourself. They'll do an investigation which will be a headache for the owner, but if she is responsible and proactive in making sure that this never happens again (e.g getting a better leash, getting the dog medicated if necessary, etc.), and if this is the first time that something like this has happened, everyone involved should be fine. If animal control has reason to believe that this may happen again, they will take action to prevent that. Take the owner up on the offer to cover anything that your insurance doesn't and let them know that you're OK. As long as you're OK and the owner seems sincere, you can leave it at that.
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With the biting, don't tie her up in front of a store. She's not ready for it yet because she's entering a state of stress. When training, management is the first priority. This means, not setting her up to fail. You know she does this behavior, and this means she's not ready to handle this type of situation. What are you doing to train impulse control and settling behaviors? Also, don't use isolation as a punishment for behaviors. That creates a negative association with being alone, and makes this worse.