r/DogHealth

Hey guys, back with another diagnostic question. This is my white English lab, he has multiple callouses/sores on his legs from laying on the ground and folding his paws. We’ve done many things to try and prevent them but living in the south the floor is sometimes the coolest place for him - want to add he has two couches he can lay on but his hard head still prefers the floor. This one on his front leg started to look a little odd to me. I was feeling it and it is somewhat squishy and has some clear to yellow ish tinged fluid leaking from it. He has no signs of pain or discomfort, he’s not licking it either. Could this just be it flared up a little and might be irritated or something I should bring him in for? For now, I’ve sprayed it with anti bacterial spray from the vet and put the bitter orange to prevent possible licking. Thanks for any advice or suggestions!

I’m genuinely at my wits end. My dog is 9.6 lbs, 11 years old and was diagnosed with pemphigus foliaceus when he was about 5-6. Unfortunately because he was in my parents care they never kept documentation of his pemphigus and the vet who treated him retired (deep south vibes)… so I can’t PROVE to any vet that he has it (who tf makes up pemphigus tho??)

Anyways, his paws are HORRIBLE he can’t go more than 30 seconds without itching and biting them, his eyes also seem to bother him and have a lot of hair loss as well as the middle of his chest. This has been doing on for SEVEN MONTHS!
We’ve gone to multiple vets, we’ve tried apoquel (probably not spelling it right but yk), we’ve tried allergy shots, we’ve tried benadryl, we tried steroid eye drops for his eyes… Hell I think we even tried steroids at one point.. nothing helps.
Well, actually allergy shots helps for like.. 5 days then it went right back.
My partner thinks it’s allergies, I don’t know what to think- I just want my baby’s quality of life to be better.
He’s miserable, and I don’t know how to help. I put the cone of shame on him to help stop him from chewing but he sits around kicking his back legs trying to give himself some comfort. What the heck do I do now?? Where do I go from here?

ALREADY TRIED APOQUEL, ESPON SALT BATHS, STEROIDS, ALLERGY SHOTS AND BENADRYL.. PLEASE SUGGEST SOMETHING ELSE

a million thanks to everyone who helps😭❤️ I just want my baby to feel good again.

So, our regular vet we’ve seen for the last 7 years we recently brought our new rescue to him! He’s a tiny 4lb, 7 year old chihuahua, it was just for a check up and the vet recommended he get vaccinated for leptospira which is something my other chihuahua has been vaccinated with before and never had reactions with so I gave the go ahead and they did it right in front of us, in his right arm. He didn’t cry and seem to have no problems, or so it seemed, he had a small mass underneath which seem to get bigger and bigger until it was dollar coin sized and that was approximately week after the original injection, he wasn’t bearing weight and avoided us so we had scheduled a follow up with the vet but decided to take him to the ER instead and come to find out he has an abscess at his injection site and needed to have it cleaned out and sutured because it was so large. He’s on antibiotics, gabapentin and meloxicam and has to wear a cone, and it all cost about a little under 1000$, it was all sent to our regular vet and what upset me more than anything there was no follow up from the vet. No asking if he’s okay, or letting me know there gonna follow up with the vaccine distributor to make sure it wasn’t a bad batch, nothing. It makes me want to cancel everything and find a new vet.

Woke up this morning to let my 3yo, spayed, female beagle out of her crate, to find the towel she slept on smelling of urine (pretty common), damp all the way through (slightly unusual for her), and covered in reddish-brown smudges (a first for her). There’s a few smudges on the back side of the towel, though it doesn’t appear the coloration seeped through to the other side, so whatever it is doesn’t seem especially watery. My first assumptions were either blood or poop. It doesn't smell of poop, nor does the red tint seem to indicate it. Looks more blood-like, but I looked her body over and don't see a source that it would have come from, especially all over the towel like this. I'm wondering if it's maybe from her urinary tract or something like that, though haven't seen any other indications of a UTI, and I would think if there were blood mixed in with her urine, it would have seeped into the fabric more along with the urine (the smudges don't appear to have bled into the fabric very deeply). She's looking and acting completely normal and unbothered; ate breakfast and went potty like normal this morning. She's about 23lbs and takes Simparica Trio monthly, otherwise no meds. Have not reached out to her vet yet.

A few other bits of possibly relevant background:

• She is a chronic bed-wetter. We’ve spent months in her puppyhood trying to figure out what was going on with that, but numerous vet visits, hand-wringing, and hair-pulling later, we (and several vets) came to the conclusion that she’s just weird, it’s behavioral, and she doesn’t mind the smell or feeling of her own urine on herself. Apparently her mother and one of her siblings are the same way. Not here to figure that out today. Just relevant because she pees in her bed usually numerous times a week, though it’s uncommon for the towel/blanket to be wet all the way through. like this.
• Less than a week ago, for the first time ever, there was some brownish-gray sludge on the couch by where she had been laying. It smelled somewhat like poop, though not like her typical poop. She does have a tendency to get fish butt every so often, but it usually self-resolves within a day or two.

Any guesses what the substance is and/or what's going on?

I just noticed this thing that looks like a decayed-rotten tooth or something and it’s very flimsy. My dog doesn’t seem to be in pain when I move it around. It does seem slightly hardish but unsure. Vet is closed right now and will take her in soon to get checked. I suspect it may be some type of gum growth? There’s no foul odor or pus nor any signs of distress/lethargy. Dog is a Dachshund Beagle mix 7 years old if that helps. Any insight is very appreciated.

yesterday at around 10:30-11 she fell of the couch, she falls often and hits her head ALOT (shes slow and clumsy.) but last night it was weird, she fell and just laud there!! she usually gets back up and gets embarrassed or something but no, she just laid there. eventually she got up because we told her too (shes deaf and we use sign language) and she did but she was limping, i was worried but no one else was so i looked up what happened to her and yesterday she was scratching her head and licking everything after the fall. I also saw you watch their gums, I'm pretty sure yesterday they were pinker then this but i could be wrong. I'm afraid she did something to her head. please help me figure this out Im terrified.

i attached a photo of my dogs for reference plus they’re kinda cute.

I prefer feeding my dogs a raw diet. However since moving from Canada to the US (I’m in Texas) I had to put a pause on it. Couple reasons. 1. I can’t find a company I like. I was spoiled by my friends company called naturaw. My dogs were the HEALTHIEST on that food and had the nicest teeth. I did add in fruits and veg to their face but that was top tier raw food. They ate better than I did. 2. It’s so damn expensive here. I own a 10 year old 66 lb American bully, 6 year old 66 lb German shepherd, and a 1.5 year old 85 lb Malinois (sport dog). So it’s a lot of food, mainly the mal lol.

Currently they’re on Costco kibble which I do regret because it’s cheap and I just can see the lack in their coats, their poops, their breath. (My mal is a new addition he hasn’t ever had raw but he has a bit of a sensitive tummy)

Anyway point of my rant is I want to move them to better food but still try not to bleed my wallet too much. Suggestions?

I really don’t love kibble so I contemplated home cooked but then I need to price that out too. I don’t know. I was hoping to bounce some ideas off of the reddit crew.

CALLING GOLDEN OWNERS/VETS/ANYONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS:

We noticed our 11 month old Koda girl had woken up with a swollen lower right eyelid end of June. Thinking it was just allergies, we let it go as the swelling went down during the day. July 4 she woke up with another swollen eye this time the left lower one. And her inner corner of her eye was very red. As we put the pieces together we had noticed she would no longer take ice cubes and she would abandon her dental treats halfway through (she LOVES these so abandoning is very strange). She also seems to be struggling with chewing harder treats as she moves it in her mouth and then just swallows it. I had also picked up on the fact she is not opening her mouth to bark and will not open her mouth when she yawns. I tried brushing her teeth a couple of days ago and couldn't open her mouth without her crying. I tried brushing her teeth a couple of days ago and couldn't open her mouth without her crying.

She just had her X-rays done today and they didn't find anything. Next step is scheduling a CT scan and hope something is picked up on that. If anyone has ANY advice or things to ask our vet please let me know.

So many prayers to Koda, she doesn't deserve this and my heart is breaking for her💔

Anyone know how much estimated this will cost to fix? He was chewing on a bone and I noticed it the next day, he’s a 5 yr old corgi that’s about 30 pounds in Canada, ON. I’ve been seeing it can cost up to 1k-4k depending on how bad it actually is.

Molly is about 12-13 years old, she’s a mix breed, this has been happening to her 2 nights in a row, please help me out. I’m not sure if it’s a sign of aging, but ofc I’ll take her to the vet soon.

Darla is about 3, spayed, pit/staffy mix. My parents brought her home in November. She's on Purina sensitive stomach that's been mixed with other brands (no odea which ones).

She was 35 pounds when she got to my parents. As of her last vet visit in June, she weighed over 50.

Part of the issue is my parents aren't able to walk her (they have a 1/2 acre property, about half of which is a fenced yard), and they redirect her bad behavior with treats. Treats were replaced with kibble after a month or so. She is very much a chewer, and was going through a rib bone a day for a while.

When I try to walk her, she will cooperate as far as the neighbor's house, then grabs the leash and tries to walk me back home.

She was getting 1/2 1 cup 2x a day, which has recently been reduced to 2/3 2x a day.

The last dog we had that needed to go on a diet was over a decade ago, but we reduced kibble and added no salt added green beans. When they tried that with Darla, she didn't touch the green beans.

She's somewhat dog reactive. The daycare she goes to when my parents are out of town are working with her, but that's not anywhere close to regularly, and when I take her to my neighbor's house, she gets along with their dogs, but is on sight with a different friend's dog.

Any ideas/suggestions on how to help her lose weight?

Rescuing has been part of us for sometime now and we try our best to help both puppies and adult dogs. We usually don't like to leave any dog behind. There are so many stray dogs out there but due to limited resources like space and food, sadly we can't bring in all of them unless it went do get enough space and food. However for those we have rescued so far we try our best to provide for them. You can be part of the shelter too.

We’ve seen multiple veterinarians with all of them suggesting constant antibiotics.
We’ve research that and it ends up doing more harm than good in the long run.
He also gets groomed WEEKLY and it still seems to get worse. Any advice to help our family member?

Hi everyone!

I’m hoping someone has experienced something similar with their dog because we’re very worried.

My dog is a 2.5-year-old Golden Retriever, otherwise healthy, with no previous neurological issues.

Today he was playing normally with our new puppy when, all of a sudden, he stopped, arched his back, and his hind legs seemed weak and started trembling. He looked uncomfortable, almost as if he wanted to vomit, but he never actually did. The whole episode lasted a few minutes. Afterwards, he gradually recovered and is now acting completely normal again.

We took him to the vet immediately. The vet watched the video and performed a full physical and neurological examination, which was normal. Blood work was also done, and everything was normal except for an elevated ALT (322 u/L**)** and a very mildly elevated GGT. Blood glucose, kidney values, calcium, CBC, bilirubin, and the rest of the chemistry panel were all within normal limits.

The vet said it doesn’t look like a typical epileptic seizure, mainly because of how the episode looked and how long it lasted. He recommended monitoring him for now, and if it happens again, the next step would likely be an MRI and consultation with a veterinary neurologist.

I’m attaching the video because it’s hard to describe exactly what happened.

Has anyone ever seen anything similar?

- Did your dog ever have a one-time episode like this that never happened again?

-If your dog had similar symptoms, what was the final diagnosis?

I’m not looking for a diagnosis, just wondering if anyone has gone through something similar.

Thank you so much, and if your dog has gone through that I hope it is fine & healthy now🫶🏻