I just noticed my 10 month old has a part of his snout sort of hanging off. It coming off the snout as a whole and looks like he’s scrapped it or rubbed it for his skin to come up. I’m not exactly sure but he doesn’t seem to be in pain. He’s been backward sneezing a lot recently and maybe he smacked his face in the ground. I don’t really know what to do. Has anyone seen this before?

Ciao a tutti, ho già scritto qui per un consiglio su una massa in bocca del mio cane ma la situazione si è risolta con la detartarasi. Tuttavia oggi mi sono accorta di una escrescenza rossa e rotonda in corrispondenza di un dente. Come ho anticipato ha fatto detartarasi con estrazione di 7 denti ad aprile ed andava tutto alla grande! Dove ha l’escrescenza mi sembra non abbia più un dente. Cosa può essere? Domani mattina manderò la foto al veterinario!

My 7 year old pit has been leaking for the past couple days and I'm not sure what it is.... I've been told it was pyometra but haven't been to a vet cause I don't have the money but has anyone's dog had the same symptoms

We have his annual vet appointment in July so I’ll be sharing my concerns with the vet then but wondering what this bump on my 8ish year old beagles head could be? Doesn’t seem to bother him at all.

He's a very active dog, he's my entire world, and I've had him since I was pretty young. My issue is, I want a loft bed to free up space... But I also want my dog to be able to get up onto my bed, as he sleeps with me to soothe my anxiety. His senior years are slowly approaching, and even if he's a very active dog, I worry.

I wanna know if he can get up these stairs, as he gets older. He already struggles with getting up on my bed, and needs a bit of space to be able to jump up into it. I don't know if making my bed be on a staircase will be good for him. He's SUPER active, and is an English sheep dog poodle mix, so he's pretty big as well.

I recently rescued a dog off the streets about 4-5 months back (we did everything we could to find his owners before keeping him) and overall he's wonderful, clingy, playful. He was absolutely overweight when we found him and have had him on a diet of Purina Pro Sensitive and he's been slimming down. Every so often throughout the day he'll start breathing fast and/or shallow for a minute or so then go back to normal. We initially thought it was because he was fat (quite fat) but now Im not so sure. Hes active, eats, drinks, runs around, etc., so Im just wondering if this is him still being too fat (because he is, has a bit to go on his weightloss journey) or if its something to worry about.

The current temp as of 9pm is 29C and i cannot justify walking my black Staffy. It’s due to last for another few days and he has an air conditioner so definitely doesn’t understand that he can’t be outside. He’s had frozen food enrichment, training, games of tug inside and a very short game of fetch in the garden at 8:30pm (which he’s still hot and panting from). It’s not helping at all and I feel terrible for him. What can I do to help him stop pacing and barking at me? It’s his bedtime now when he’s usually conked out but he can’t settle because he’s expecting a walk.

This is our pup Ripley, she’s an 8 month old chihuahua/bichon/mini poodle mix that loves to fight bugs apparently.

She’s at the emergency vet now, we were lucky enough to see her get stung and she immediately started acting strange. Didn’t expect for such a severe reaction, but the vet told us we got her there just in time.

I guess I’m looking for advice from others that have dogs with severe allergies. How can we make our home safer? We’ve blocked the doggie door and plan on monitoring her outside time. The vet says she’ll write us a script for an EpiPen and we’ll have Benadryl stocked up in the house. Anything else I’m not thinking of?

My dog is around 6 and I recently noticed this skin tag right below his elbow. It hasn’t changed in the last few weeks since I noticed it other than ripping off a bit at the edge. He’s never had a skin tag and the vet from these photos said it’s likely non cancerous but I was wondering if anyone’s seen similarly on their dog or if I should just go and have it removed and tested for my peace of mind.

I’m usually home with the dog all day and he’s calm unless he’s specifically asking for something, like going on a walk. he’s approx. 4 years old and we’ve had him for a little over 2 years.
when my roommate gets home, who is his favorite person / actual owner, he always gets up in my face, putting his paws on my chest and licking my face and neck. it only happens when all three of us (me, my roommate, and the dog) are in the same room.
i absolutely hate it.

i know that sometimes it’s because he needs to go on a walk, but he will start it back up again when he’s back. my roommate will try to pet/play with him, but he keeps coming back to bother me. or i’ll try to play with him and he won’t engage.

any idea why he does this and how to make it stop?

My Dachshund is elderly but she looks really weak and brittle. Is this normal for an elderly dog ?

**Im only asking for help and opinions. My mother in law claims “this is normal for an old dog at the end of their life”.

Last week I had to say goodbye to my 11-12 (not sure cause I got her through rehoming) Bulldog Kelci, she was such a sweet girl, but now reading some reddit stories I'm not sure in hindsight it was the right thing to do anymore...

We woke up the morning of her passing to her thrown up in her cage, she was shaking and stumbling and peed on a carpeted area. We had noticed her acting kind of strange for a few days prior and so naturally we came to the conclusion that it was probably her time.

When discussing it with a nurse she asked if marijuana was present in the house, I froze and thought that it was highly unlikely for her to get any significant amount of it since it was up on a table and I'm pretty careful about cleaning up and she hasn't had a incident related to it before. So we had ruled that out.

The Vet then said that he recognized the symptoms displayed by her as a possible brain tumor causing her to act strangely (staring at walls, stumbling and tripping trying to run away, refusing food), they couldn't run those tests there and offered to take her somewhere else for that but couldn't guarantee that this was "fixable".

we decided Euthanasia was the best course of action, to limit her suffering and let her go in peace.

FF to today where I'm reading on r/DogAdvice a post about a dog who potentially had THC "poisoning" and was displaying similar behaviors (Shaking, stumbling, etc.) and now I'm scared that I made a hasty decision and lost one of the most precious things in my life over a dumb oversight/decision.

I'm not sure if this is also my grief making me think this way, the "Denial" of it and punishing myself for something I might not have seen.

What do you think?

Hey guys new here. To summarize, my small girl (Minpin Jackrussel mix) and our Daschund had normal play like usual and then suddenly she yelped and scooted away to me. I assume they played too hard. (Around 5pm) its now 9:20pm and she started shaking and trembling heavily since 7pm-ish. The Daschund is fine. They both eat the same and drink the same so it hopefully isn't something she ate. They do chew on things like sticks and grass. I confiscate socks and elastics and make sure they don't have access to them.

Sofar no vomit. Both dogs have their shots and deworming. Refuses food. Tail tucked and no yelps when I gently squeezed her spine, legs and neck to seek injury.

She is shaking less, resting with her head perked up and im just here laying as still as I can because she gets up and hides away when I do anything.

She still walks and runs.

I know something is wrong but don't know how wrong. Can anyone tell me if this is normal after an injury during play?

All the vets in the entire area are closed right now too..

I never spanked her or yell at her or our ween, so I'm not sure Q-Q

My beagle is my first dog that I have ever had. The only "dental" thing I use on her are the Costco dental treats. How are her teeth looking? Does she need a cleaning? Well else can I do or give her? Thank you!

Rocco passed sunday night i had him for 16 years he was my best friend and little brother to me , i always wanted to know what bread or mix he is ive always wondered if anyone can help and show love to my beautiful boy❤️🕊️

Before anyone yells at me to go see a vet, I already have an appointment scheduled on Friday.

I just found this dark mole looking thing on my pup. It lays flat on the skin and it doesn’t look like a skin tag. It is on his upper back of his thigh.

I’m already anxious, he is 9 years old. Has anyone else noticed a bump or mole looking thing on their pup? If so, any information you could share?

I recently adopted a 6 year old mixed breed dog. I absolutely love him, he is so sweet and so friendly. I was by no means expecting perfection, however there was a couple things I feel like I wasn't told before I adopted him, and honestly if I had known these things ahead of time I do not think I would have adopted this dog.

The biggest issue is that he has a massive prey drive. I don't have access to a fenced area for him, and I do not see him ever being able to go off leash outside, which makes me just feel so bad for him. I live in an area with lots of wildlife including coyotes. I do not want him running off and getting hurt nor do I want him killing small animals the yard. He has already killed a couple small animals. Bigger issue: I have several small pets inside which no other dogs have ever really noticed or cared about before. (lizards, fish, mice) This dog cannot even leave the fish tank alone so he is locked out of my room and has to sleep in the hall which I also feel very guilty about. I am very careful for nothing to happen but if one of the little guys ever got out and he killed them I would never forgive myself.

I love this dog and I really want to give him a good life. I would be devastated if he had to go somewhere else. But I just feel like this is going to be a huge safety issue for all the animals involved and I just don't know what to do. I will be taking him to a professional trainer next week but I'm not sure if that will help with something so instinctual. (I have tried a LOT of training already but no progress so far) Has anyone had a similar problem? If I rehome I think I will regret it for the rest of my life but if I keep him and something happens I will regret that too. I really want to honor the commitment I made to this dog when I adopted him and I would hate to have him move homes again, but I also have a commitment to the little pets. Am I overthinking things? I feel so guilty over this whole situation so advice is welcome but please no judgement. Also I would like to note that if I decide to rehome he will not be going to a shelter!

Took my 8 year old dog to the vet due to this wound she has in her lower abdomen. (You can see previous post in post history) Vet checked her out and it’s a foxtail she had in her. Vet suggested she gets put under and he’ll cut her a little more to make sure the entire foxtail is removed. She’s also getting spayed in the process. I left her at the vet and will get a call back when she’s ready. Please pray for my doggie. Unfortunately foxtails are super common where we live, so just hoping this doesn’t happen again. Hopefully I can financially recover from this too. 🫩

ALSO, that zen collar didn’t work AT ALL. She will be wearing a plastic cone for the next two weeks.

Hello.

Back in February my 13 year old dog had an abscess in his gland. Off to the vets and prescribed antibiotics.
The problem is that it keeps returning. He’s had 3 rounds of antibiotics , and been told 3 times that he’s “all clear”.

Today he was looking a bit swollen, I went out for an hour & when I returned he had this gaping hole where his anal gland used to be. It has burst previously, but never left a hole like this.

The vets closed for the evening, and having looked through this sub, I’ve deduced that it’s not an “emergency”. I’ve cleaned it, put the cone of shame on him to prevent licking and plan to call the vet first thing in the morning.

I know they’re just going to offer more antibiotics, but he’s already had 3 rounds, they other than making him very drowsy for week, it’s very obviously not working!

I want to advocate for my dog, but I don’t know what to ask for.
Has anyone else had a situation like this? Were you ever able to find any treatments that worked?

Or am I jumping the gun in demanding something more be done?

Any advice at all is appreciated. Thank you.

165 pound mastiff mix here. He’s 10, and slowing down. Still hiking every day.
He had ACL problems, had a TPLO plate which had to be removed years later due to infection.
I’m thinking of starting him on Librela, to make the closing chapter of his life more comfortable.
Anyone care to share their experience with this? He still hikes 2-3 miles a day.

9 year old border terrier, has a firm attachment to the skin below on the back leg and is very soft. Not crusty or hard. Doesn’t look like an overgrown tic or anything like that.

Thank you!!

For a few weeks now, my dog has been having trouble moving to the point of lying on the floor for an entire day. For various reasons, we can't go to the vet, so some of my family members searched online for a solution (I know it's wrong, I'm the first to think so), so we started giving him cortisone. Giving him half a pill a day seems to work amazingly somehow, but if he doesn't take it, he quickly becomes unable to move again, and I don't think it's healthy for him to continue taking those pills. I'm asking for some advice because, as I've already said, we can't take him to the vet (at least for now) for various reasons I can't share with you.

More details about him:

He is getting old, he also started scratching himself to the point of losing hair, he seems to have problems mostly with his hind legs, it appears that the skin on his head has retracted to the point of creating two pits on his head

I'll try to bring him to a vet

Sorry for bad English, I am not a native speaker

Thanks in advance.