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Hello! I'm looking for some advice or opinions on what could be going on with my dog.

She was perfectly healthy before having several teeth extracted about 9–10 months ago. Ever since that dental procedure, she's developed a severely crusted nose, difficulty breathing through her nose, and thick, crusty discharge from her eyes.
The veterinarian who performed the dental surgery has tried numerous treatments, including multiple antibiotics, steroids, allergy injections, allergy medications, and topical treatments, but nothing has helped.

At this point, they've recommended seeing a veterinary dermatologist for a skin punch biopsy of her nose. My concern is that this would require her to be put under anesthesia again and have stitches placed. They've mentioned that it could be an autoimmune disease, such as lupus. If that's the case, I'm worried that putting her through another invasive procedure could potentially trigger another immune response or make things worse.

Has anyone experienced anything similar with their dog, especially symptoms that started after a dental procedure? I'd really appreciate hearing about any diagnoses, treatments, or experiences before we move forward with the biopsy.

Two weeks ago vs today.
Cat was prescribed antibiotics, steroids, and ear drops. He has been getting new growths every day since taking the medication.
We have an upcoming vet appointment but would love advice to know how to proceed.

She’s a rescue from the local shelter, so we don’t really know her age. We have had her for a year. These have gotten progressively worse in a short time frame, and until we can get her to a vet, I know she needs relief. Any suggestions as to what we can do to alleviate/treat this mysterious situation???

!! SORTED !! Thank you
I was wondering if anyone knew anything before hand since I’m so worried.
We just got back from holiday and my cat has two blister-like things at the front and back of his mouth (outside). He also had a lot of thick eye stuff so he was sometimes unable to open his eye recently. I just went to go see him and he now has a long string of drool. I’ve been keeping an eye on him the past two days and he seemed okay enough in himself but he looks terrible now.
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what this could be or how I could help him or keep him comfortable before the vets tomorrow.

Does this look urgent? Small piece of plant material was stuck between my boy’s paw pads. I removed most of it during a bath, and it’s red now (photo). He’s not licking it, limping, or holding the paw up. We have a vet appointment tomorrow—can it wait, or should I go to the emergency vet tonight? Thanks!🐾

My dog has had a scab (or so we thought) for a couple months that just seemed to fall off and come back, but never fully heal. It started small, but recently has gotten a lot bigger. It doesn’t seem to bother her and we never catch her licking it.

Recently it has seemed irritated and bugged. If we press on it, it starts bleeding. She spend a lot of time in the sun. What do you think? She has a routine visit this week. Does she need to be seen sooner or is this week fine?

Was cleaning my horses sheath for the first time (only had him for a few months) and noticed this? What caused this slight protruding? Looks irritated? He is able to tuck it into his sheath, but noticed this didn’t seem right then looked at his bedding and his pee does look a little darker than normal. Not sure if its appearing darker because it was puddled where there was no shavings? Couldn’t have been there longer than 4 hours though. I wiped it clean with a wet paper towel and didn’t see and blood or discoloring. I didn’t see any beans but i didn’t get to look very well. Its currently 1am here vet will be contacted in the morning in the meantime, anything i can do?

I feel like crying even writing this post.

Our coonhound mix is allergic to everything. And I mean, fucking. everything. I’ve never had a dog or pet for that matter have so many health problems.

We finally did an allergy test and it’s so overwhelming to read the report. His food sensitivities are out of control, his environmental allergies basically mean he’s allergic to air, he’s already gotten 4 apoquel per day (5.4 mg, 2 in morning, 2 at night) and he’s still honk coughing, having runny nose/snot rockets, itching until he bleeds in some places, and now they’re talking about doing immunotherapy for him.

He’s only 9 months old and immunotherapy should be effective for his age, but we’re so overwhelmed with the cost of everything and his quality of life. Fuck it, I am crying writing this. Has anyone dealt with something this extreme health wise? Please tell me it gets better because I’m so fucking stressed about this regardless of all the other shit we’ve had to deal with in 2026.

I’m trying to book a vet appointment for today but with being 4th of July it’s hard finding one open

I have a female two year-old Rottweiler, who recently has had two issues of cyanosis this past week. Her first episode she had just come inside from a two minute pee break. Once she was back in the house, she was playing with her little brother running around and she had the zoomies in the hallway. As she flew past me I had noticed her tongue was purple, I called her over and looked inside her mouth and was horrified to see that her gums were grey/bluey in color. She was excited and having fun with her little brother, at the same time she seemed to be gasping and not getting proper air exchange….. I got her leash on her right away and took her to the emergency hospital. Upon arrival there which was less than five minutes away her color was back to normal, nice and pink…. Her breathing has settled down and she was happy to meet a whole bunch of new friends. We’re having a heat wave in Toronto right now where we’re located. It’s been extremely hot, but she’s not outside for very long, 2 to 3 minutes tops and then straight back in the house. The earliest appointment I could get to see a cardiologist is on 22 of July. I was wondering if anybody else had any episodes of this with their Dog and what it turned out to be? Thanks so much for reading. I’m so afraid to lose her.

Hello all, my dog (pit mix, 4, M) has this growth on his carpal pad that popped up about a week ago. It isn’t healing at all and seems to be getting bigger. I know it’s more than likely nothing and isn’t that big but I always like to air on the side of caution and will take him into his vet to get it looked at. Just curious if anyone on here might have an idea of what it might be? Thanks in advance.

Hi guys,

Our vet has diagnosed this lump in our German Shepard/huskys cheek as a swollen lymph node and put her in anti inflammatory meds. I love our vet, but I thought maybe they’d aspirate the area to check to see what was going on. But I guess if they think it’s a lymph node maybe that’s not needed?

It gets worse with the heat (it’s 100+ here currently) even though she’s only going out for 10 minutes at a time. It’s been this size for the last two days, and so far caprofen hasn’t helped at all (though in fairness it’s only been a day so maybe I was hoping for a miracle)

Her doctor wants her checked in 2 weeks. What are everyone’s thoughts, if any?

My dog has been having this strange rash on his muzzle for the past few weeks and I’m at a lost with what could be causing it, we took him to the vet this past week and was told it was most likely from friction since it’s not spreading anywhere else or getting worse, I’ve noticed at different times of days it seems to look better but at other times it looks worse. Anyone else experienced something like this?

My kitten has had this rash for about 3 weeks now. Shes bit it off (skin with hair) Vet stated it was a bacterial infection and gave animax to help with the itching and an antibiotic 1 week ago. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated

I've called every veterinary opthalmologist in Los Angeles and unfortunately every single one is closed. I was able to track down one in Tijuana that is open today and able to see him, if necessary.

He doesn't seem to be in pain right now and overall appears to be acting normally. He's eating well, going on walks. I was warned by the local VCA that if it is a detached lens it will require surgery which may take 1 week or more to schedule. I just want to ensure the best possible care and support for him right now.

Hi, this is my sweet kitty, Cob, she's a 5 year old African Tabby. She gets these little bumps on her ears every summer. She has free access to outside and is daily flea and tick checked, so no fleas or ticks. I was thinking heat rash from her being in the sun more but idk. She got these last summer too and it went away. Is this something I should bring her to the vet for? TIA :)