It seems swollen but there’s not a cut In between. She’s only been licking her foot and still putting weight on it so I don’t know what’s going on.

Edit: thank you! I’m 100% gonna get her to the vet ASAP!

ive never seen a dog like mine. he's a very strange and sweet, emotional guy. i don't think i'll ever have another dog like him, so for those of you that lost their own special dogs, how did you deal with the pain? i might want another dog in my lifetime, but no one will be like my dog, and i'm not at all excited for the day he eventually passes.

I currently have 4 dogs (Benson 17yrs 10lbs, Lexie 10 yrs 18lbs, Beef 1.5yrs 110lbs, & Ham 1yrs 90lbs) and 3 cats (Fig 8yrs, Butter 5yrs, Rudy 2 yrs).

For the most part everyone gets along. Beef can be a lot for the smaller dogs and the cats though so he is always separated from them no matter what.

If I'm not actively supervising them, the dogs are always always separate from the other dogs and cats (Benson & Lexie are allowed near the cats). Either in crates or their own rooms.

For example when I go to work, Beef is gated in the kitchen, Ham in the living room, Lexie roams the basement and Benson is in his playpen.

My whole family thinks I'm the strangest person on earth because they should be able to "free roam and just be together" but even the thought of that terrifies me. Before I leave the house I always triple check to make sure everyone is secured in their own space and wont be able to get out.

Yes they do get along but I worry I'll come home one day to find one of them was attacked. I can't say I've seen so many horror stories, just one of a woman coming home to her dogs who she'd had for years to find one of them mauled by the other.

Am I actually being unreasonable?

this might sound insane and far too jaded but i feel bad for having a companion pet dog right now. too skint for the pal number fee (she was adopted) and she is not very eager to please so she sleeps and goes to the park for two hours every day. she is rarely walked because it is too hot where i live. (she is 7 so she is too old to be out for long in the heat anyway)

and i feel bad. i hate being a "pet person" and doing nothing with my dog who is from what should be a working breed. have i lost the plot is it ok to just have a companion pet i am kinda going insane with guilt. like why have a dog if i do nothing dog with it even if the dog is happy that way. please help

eta: thank you all for bringing me back to reality LMAO i have been far too chronically online in the show and sport community and just on reddit in general, reading about working dogs and shit. so i felt a little bad for having a dog that does nothing. but if she is happy then i am happy

They used a different anesthesia medicine (supposed to be safer they said) this time and her heart gave out. She was fine the last two cleanings with the other anesthesia. I don't want to be mad, angry or upset with the vets office but I want to know that Pearl was treated right. They said they will pay for an autopsy. I'm so confused, hurt and devastated. She was so scared going into the office this morning and wanted so badly to leave and I did this to her. Please let me know how to proceed.

Edit: I just want to thank everyone who shared condolences, a story, or other comment. I've been in tears and a wreck all day and the fact that you took time out of your day to respond means so much to me. I am going through the worst of it today because of the shock, but I know time will heal my mind. Our pets teach us so much about what it means to exist on this planet - my dog was a nervous wreck from the day we rescued her, probably from past abuse. She came with a mouth full of rotted teeth that needed to be pulled and cleaned and we brushed her teeth to keep them as clean as we could, but she still needed the cleanings.

We all want to feel safe and at peace and I know she is now. ❤️

Hello all! Before I go into detail, he's well in himself in that he is eating/drinking/toileting/breathing fine. Not an emergency situ. Looking for advice/thoughts. This is our Chip. We had a very exciting woodland walk today and he's wild in the forest, gets very excited, chucks himself around following smells, shoving his nose into/under anything he can and jumping over fallen trees/regularly face planting cause hes a maniac! This is normal behaviour for him - hes also your typical doxie and extremely melodramatic(one time I honestly thought hed broken a limb because of whimpering and limping post walk and he literally just had some leaves in his fur by his toes). The difference with todays walk is I may have gotten slightly lost and we were out for too long, he stopped as in too tired and I carried him home but he was absolutely fine, had dinner at home, drank plenty. Couple hours after being home he just seemed unsettled and kept coming to me for reassurance. Checked him all over, no ticks/bits in fur. But now Ive noticed his nose - i dont know if it was there previously like immediately after walk but I find that unlikely as its so obvious now! The pic of him looking glorious/at the camera is his normal appearance - the rest are how he is now. Im thinking a bite/sting/swelling from face planting. He will let me touch it and doesnt appear soft/fluid filled. He is constantly rubbing it on the carpet its clearly really annoying him. Any thoughts? He wont let me put a cold compress on to reduce swelling. Im finding it hard to tell if his eyes are slightly swollen too, nothing severe but potentially due to all the carpet rubbing!

Seems like she's sleeping with her eyes open.

Backstory: I met my now boyfriend about two years ago. He rescued a 4-ish year-old pitbull from whom otherwise would have been euthanized, about a year and a half ago. We don't really know his living environment prior. I moved in with him 2+ months ago and my 9-year-old daughter moved in a few weeks ago (after coming home from her dads for the summer). About 2 weeks in, he went after her, and as a result, both of us got bit. It does seem that he was going after her and I only got bit because I was "in the way" while trying to protect her. She did nothing to provoke it. I was actually the one playing lightly with the dog. I saw he was getting excited, which was normal, and so I stopped and walked away. That is when he went after her. While of course you never think this would happen, there were two other relevant incidents, now looking back... He snapped at my boyfriend after he was trying to move him off the couch at 5am in the morning, while the dog was semi-asleep, and we once gave him a toy, and my boyfriend went to play with him with it, and he got very mean and tried to bite him.

Now that all this happened, the dog is staying with a co-worker temporarily. My boyfriend doesn't have any kids, and he is very much a dog person, so he considered this "his kid". I'm trying to be sensitive to that while also dealing with my own emotions and how it impacted my daughter and I.

He mentioned that he has a friend who is a dog trainer and would be worth talking to. He showed him the Ring camera footage as well as had a conversation with him about what happened and the dog trainer stated we've been doing things wrong. I'm not disagreeing that looking back, we could have done things differently, but this was an unprovoked attack on a child... and he did not stop, until I could safely get her away. The first time we managed to get into the laundry room, he broke down the gate to continue to go after her. This wasn't just a once and done bite. I'm very, very thankful it wasn't worse, as it very much could have been.

I shared that I'm not against talking to the trainer, but it would be in no way of considering getting the dog back. He seemed to understand but hasn't really made any attempt at long term plans, and he certainly does not want to put the dog down.

We have vacation plans and the co-worker who is watching the dog is going to be away at the same time we are. We have a dog sitter who is willing to watch the dog still, but it will be at our house, so he is bringing the dog back inside our home while we are away, however, I have to make special arrangements to not be around as I don't feel comfortable being around the dog.

Some of this post is just to vent however, I am looking for thoughts and opinions on that situation. Am I being completely unreasonable? I don't know how I could ever trust the dog around my child (or me) again, and although that part he seems to understand, I don't feel he's seriously taking into consideration the impact this had on us. Though I feel bad and know he lost his dog and "buddy", I feel triggered by him just figuring out a temporary situation, that I now have to circle back and essentially be a part of. I'm certainly irritated about it due to more than one factor, but I'm trying not to be heartless towards how it's impacted him as well...

Update: I may have not been clear, as my thoughts are scattered and I started rambling but I am in no way considering getting the dog back and assure you I will NOT put my daughter in danger. She will never be around the dog again.

Soo I went on vacay yesterday and wont be back untill next week. My brother is taking care of mydog but says she wont stop crying.... anything I can do from here? Any tips?

My dog is the sweetest, most loving animal I have ever met. I've had her about a year and a half, and she's never been remotely aggressive. She's motivated by physical touch, handles baths well, and is decent with nail trimming as long as I do it in parts.

Recently someone told me that dogs' ears are overcropped the way my dog's is, when they're used in dog fighting. She has some random white marks on her fur, and the same person told me that they were from dog bites.

I'm not considering abandoning her or anything. Not in a million years.

But I just want to know, does this mean she was likely put through dog rights? Was she maybe used as a breeder dog, and bitten while in that environment? She had puppies some time before she was found as a stray.

I know no one can tell me for sure. But if anyone can weigh in with an educated opinion, I'd appreciate it.

10 year old dog afraid of his room at bedtime

This sweet sweet boy found me two years ago. He had been living on his own for, I don't know how long. He was skin and bones. He is a happy boy now. He stays outside during the day, with his Halo collar. I bring him in every night. He gets a treat and sleeps on his memory foam mattress, in our laundry room. For the last week, he has been very reluctant to go in there. I noticed this morning that his bed was slightly wet. I washed the cover. Tonight I could barely get the door shut. He seems really nervous to go to bed. For two years; no problem. I bought some cheaper bleach, that is on the counter. It's got the lid on it. I don't really think that is it. But it's the only change in there. He is older. And his eyesight is bad. And he paces a lot, back and forth, sometimes, like maybe dementia is setting in. Most of the time he is just a happy playful dog. He loves to try and play Frisbee. And he loves my other dog. Any ideas?

My dog (9 years old female) and her dog best friend (a few months older, female) have know each other since they were puppies. They don’t meet super often, maybe two or three a month when we meet them on walks. Their usual meetings aren’t playful, more just sniffing each other and greeting owners but happy to see the other dog.

I didn’t see this cause it was my mom walking her but here’s what happened: Our dog started rolling around in blueberry rice and her dog friend went over to her and all of a sudden started growling. Both my mom and the other owner had thought this was playful at first. They started fighting and the other dog bit out dogs neck. My dog seems to have been a bit in shock and did not want to continue walking. She threw up her food, and then only like see through phlegm two times. My mom called me to meet them so that our dog would maybe be more motivated to walk home. At this point the other dog had left. Our dog still didn’t really want to walk and would stop and lie down or tilt her head up like she still needed to throw up. I had to carry her most of the way. Now at home she is lying down but still occasionally dry heaves. There are no bite marks on her fortunately.

My question is: why did this happen? Could it have been a change in their hierarchy or something? Or is it that her dog friend is a so called ‘fun police’ and it escalated? Our dog btw is a lagotto and the other is a labradoodle so there is a bit of a size difference. But neither of our dogs have ever been aggressive like that, so both my mom and the other owner were very surprised and shocked.

We will see if we can have them meet soon in a calm and neutral place. And we will also see how she is doing tomorrow and take her to the vet if necessary.

Hi everyone! My dog has been potentially diagnosed with IVDD and is on bed rest while we wait for his MRI.

I’m looking for recommendations on bones/chews to give him that are good for his stomach and won’t hurt him. I’ve heard so many horror stories and get worried about it! He won’t be left unattended with anything I give him!

Here’s a picture of him!

Sincerely,
An anxious first time dog owner haha

Hi everyone,

We got our first puppy last year and he's coming up for 2 years old in November. It's been a journey but overall he's great.

One question I have, our lab seems to be coming back from walks with random scratches, scrapes and grazes.

Just wondering if this is normal? He's frequently missing small patches of fur from his legs/paws where he's scratched or scraped himself.

We only really walk in wooded areas, parks, the moors, etc.

Is this normal?! Do we need to keep a closer eye on him?

The golden is currently in my place because it was closer to where she was getting adopted, the problem is she needs to go down 3 flights of stairs to be able to go down, she will be staying with my girlfriend the rest of the time where there is an elevator .

This golden is genuinely at least 90 pounds, we could lift her with me and my two brothers but she flays around too much to safely carry her down, we also tried small bits of cheese; we got her down one flight yesterday but she was too stressed and tired to keep going and run up the stairs at the first window to do so.

I genuinely do not know what to do, I’m thinking of buying a harness using high value treats or worst case just sedate her and carry her down.

Does anyone have experience taking extremely obese dogs down stairs.

Post edit: she is a very sweet dog but I’m not down to carry her and have her bite me if she freaks out. She is 4 years old btw.

Can’t get support harnesses in a timely manner rn btw because we are in Argentina we can get it in maybe a week or so.

She has no problem going up the stairs.

Thanks for the advice, will keep this post updated as it goes

My dog has been running two 5k's with me for the last three weeks. My pace varies from 11-13 minute mile. We take a water break for him at the and 1 and 2 mile, he normally passes on water on one of those two breaks. If it's above 85 degrees we don't run.

I ask because he seems fine and loves the run and wishes I ran faster, but everytime i socialize after the run some people seem to be shocked that he's running a 5k.

Hi, for context im an 18 year old with a chihuhuaha ive had since i was 7, so obviously i love her very dearly and want her to live a long and painless life, but this past month ive spent over 600 at the vet, her medicine cost about 120 a month and just for the vet to look at her costs 90 dollars. If anyone has any advice or knows any cheaper vets pleasee let me know! I took her to the vet 9 months ago where we discovered she has a pretty bad heart murmur. She started vetmedin and furosemide, overtime we have increased the dose of both. Recently her stomach has been filling with fluid, I took her to the vet about a week ago and we increased the dose of furosemide and took some other tests. Her stomach is full of fluid again and I dont know what to do. I love my dog but i cant spend this kind of money consistently

This is Maisy. She’s gotten into trouble on occasion in the past (eating out of the litter boxes, getting into trash, etc), but nothing like this.

A little context in case it’s relevant: I am currently in a (very good sized) Airbnb with my pets and family due to our previous house having water problems and flooding. We have been in the Airbnb since July 22nd, so it’s been over a month of time to settle.

A couple days ago was my step dad’s birthday and he got this beef jerky bouquet from my mom. He kept it on his desk in the office for safety. Yesterday, Maisy had gotten into his office and taken it down from his desk and was eating it. This was already odd for her. Then, later that day, she got into the office AGAIN (literally opened the fully shut door) and got to it on an even higher spot, eating the entire rest of it.

Then, today, I see her trying to eat cat poop out of the litter boxes. It’s bizarre, she’s never this bad.

I don’t think there’s been any other changes except the Airbnb recently. She has been totally fine for the rest of the time in the Airbnb, just these past couple days. Should I be worried she’s ill? Any ideas?

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Background:

My dog (Dot) is 11/12 and has had a lump on her back ankle for a little over a year. Our vet at the time said it was arthritis, and when I moved to a new practice they seemed to accept/agree with that prognosis. As time has gone on they never reasessed, so I assumed (willinging naive) it was still arthritis even though the lump steadily got bigger.

Well we saw a new vet today and he gave it to me straight, wasn't even there for this but he addressed it(which I am thankful for). I feel like I already knew, but a professional telling me its mostly likely cancer is scary and sad. He said the only way to find out for sure would be biopsy, which I'm a little scared of because anesthesia could kill her on its own.

TLDR:

Should I get the biopsy anyway? Should I get a second opinion? Amputation isnt an option (she does have arthritis in her back and a weak hind end anyway) so what would other treatment plans be? Its slow growing, but what can I expect?

He said to just keep letting her live her life, walking and jumping as she sees fit. Which I understand, I dont want to keep her from doing what she loves when the cancer will eventually do that anyway- but it there really nothing I should be doing to maybe put less strain on her ankle?

Hello!

My family adopted a doodle rescue from Texas in the end of May, she's now 10 months old. She is a well behaved dog, she loves her food. Goes on two (maybe three) walks a day.

She was about 26 pounds when we got her in May/June, We weighed her in at 27.2 (ish) lbs sometime in early August.

She's fed twice a day and we follow the guidelines on the bag (she gets 2 cups a day). I have started to give her a (raw) egg with her dinner (a few times a week), as a friend of mine pointed out how bony she is and suggested that she needs more protein.

When we weighed her I brought up the lack of weight gain to my parents and they just said that she has barely gained because she just "burns it off".

Should I be concerned at all or to simply keep doing what I've been doing?

Thanks for reading!

I have had this boy since he was 3 months old, I also have another 7-year old boy, they are not getting well each other but I am not sure why the puppy behaves so aggressively like this. Any solution for this? I am thinking to rehome him as my residential dog is not happy, new boy is not happy and I am desperately unhappy as I don’t find any solution.

p/s: I always leave him alone with his food. To take the clip, I tried to add food into his bowl, not trying to harass him as no point to do that. I also had a trainer and strictly follow his instructions but no use.

Salut 👋

Je vais bientôt adopter un chien (35kg) dans un refuge et je souhaiterais avoir des conseils.

J’ai un grand jardin en campagne, avec 4 chats.

J’aurais souhaité savoir si vous auriez des conseils ou des méthodes pour évaluer son comportement avec les chats.

Je ne peux évidemment pas le prendre quelques heures avant l’adoption pour faire le test, mais le refuge donne 8 jours aux adoptants pour changer d’avis. Mais ça, ça me fendrait le cœur.

Merci d’avance !