My boy most goes in for surgery on Tuesday. The costs have been brutal.
Praying the imaging comes back clear internally and it will be as simple as removing the masses & healing.
Anything helps.
Thank you ♥️
Not sure if this is allowed here but,
Our sweet 7 year-old dog, Leo, was diagnosed with mast cell tumor cancer last week. We've had him since he was only 10 weeks old, and he has been our best friend ever since. He is the gentlest, kindest dog I've ever known. He has never hurt a fly and is amazing with our daughter, our 2 other dogs and 5 cats…and every animal he's ever met lol. He loves everyone and everything!
One of my favorite memories of Leo is from my pregnancy. Every morning after my fiancé left for work, Leo would climb into bed, lay in his spot with his head on the pillow, and stay there with me until I got up. He never left my side throughout my entire pregnancy. Looking back now, I truly can't imagine going through pregnancy or being postpartum without him by my side. He has been my constant source of comfort through every stage of becoming a mom. :,)
Leo now has two tumors that need to be surgically removed, along with blood work, X-rays, radiographs, and additional testing to determine if the cancer has spread. His vet referred us to a good surgeon 2hrs away from us & we’ll be headed that way Tuesday morning! Right now he’s in for a consultation and possibly same day surgery as long as his internal images come out good and whatever else. Fingers crossed we can get it done that day because I’m ready for all of this to be over if I’m being honest..
The costs are adding up quickly, and we're doing everything we can to give him the best chance possible. If anyone is able to donate or even just share our GoFundMe, it would mean more to our family than words can express. Thank you so much for taking the time to read Leo's story. ❤️
She loves playing with her rope while the coals get ready while listening to Blind Guardian.
*Context* This was around 6am, and she was initially outside in the backyard barking constantly at something? My friend and I both got woken up by her barks. But my friend just told scolded her over the ring camera. I started getting concerned cause I knew she wasn’t really a barker. And asked him if this is normal, and told me that she does this sometimes. But I was still worried so I eventually checked up on her and let her in the house. She is usually a high energy dog, so she seemed pretty normal to me in the moment. But when I let her in the room we were sleeping in, she was pacing back and forth while breathing heavily. And then she started laying down just like in the video and was breathing very heavily with her mouth like in the video like she’s smiling. I’ve never seen her like this before and I’m concerned for her. My friend just brushed it off that it’s normal and continued sleeping. I stayed next to her holding her until eventually she did calmed down. I’m not sure if she was just anxious/stressed or she’s lowkey ill. I don’t think she was hot either because it was early in the morning and was pretty gloomy.
I know a vet visit isn’t cheap either, so most dog owners overlook a lot of early signs unless they seem to be physically affected. I don’t own any pet myself but I love animals, especially dogs, so I really just want her to be okay. Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Hello all! Just wanted share this pic and introduce vaughn to the group. He is my anxious rescue puppy that we are working on training. He should be about 5yrs old. And we had him for 2.5 yrs. It has been a labor of love! I see improvements on him everyday but some times i am scared i am not strong enough to keep him on the right track. My hubs helps alot and is my stone.
How do you guys stay motivated on the days where it seems like everything goes badly with dog stuff?
Thank you!
My baby girl Zora says hello to everyone! Have the best day ever!
Hello.
I am a seasoned dog owner as well as being in vet med. plus I’m autistic with dogs as my special interest.
Back when I was 19, I adopted a 9-ish month old pit bull who ended up being dog selective, and as time went on just plain dog-aggressive.
I did what I could to keep her away from the other dogs I had but unfortunately there were a few instances that affected me profoundly.
Despite this, pits are still one of my favorite breeds.
I’m now 41 years old. I have had my little chihuahua Pekingese mix for about 12 years, as well as a Shiba Inu for 6 years and a staffy/husky for almost that long (I started dating my now-husband right when he got him as a puppy).
Recently we had a pittie puppy come in thru ER and I fell in love with her. She was an abuse case and needed a foster, and we foster-failed her. Mostly because my husband absolutely fell in love with her. She is spayed and had her left forelimb removed due to the injuries from abuse.
She has been a sweet girl— no signs of food aggression. One instance of resource guarding but literally never showed anything like that again. She’s sometimes timid with my Shiba who can be a bit over-bearing, and she is besties with the staffy/husky who is literally the nicest dog I have ever met in my entire life. She respects my little dog (who is my soul dog). She doesn’t chase the 4 cats we have.
Despite all this I am secretly terrified that she will suddenly go through puberty and become aggressive, as she’s only about 7 months at most.
I try to tell myself we raised Ricky (the staffy x) and he is pretty much perfect, so she has a high potential of being the same. But my past experience still scares the hell out of me.
Basically I’m looking for reassurance. Is she suddenly going to turn into a monster after adolescence?
Hi everyone! I'm brand new to this group, but not new to pitties. I've got an elderly PitBull and I am having a bit of a dilemma in trying to figure out what to do for him.
TLDR: Should I even bother trying to train my elderly dog out of his bad habits or not?
For context, we rescued Jake a few years ago now. He was found abandoned in the woods by a friend of my father's and we took him after no one claimed him. I have no idea how old he is exactly (we're guessing anywhere between 8-10 years old), but he's definitely been through some serious trauma (again, not sure what exactly as he was abandoned in the woods and we have no history on him).
For starters, once he starts barking, he doesn't stop. He'll go on for like 10 mins barking once he starts, and half the time he's barking at nothing. He also barks when cars pull in to out driveway, or when bicyclists/pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk.
He's also an extremely food-motivated dog, to the point where he whines at empty plates. He's more than well-fed, but my running theory is that his previous owners most likely neglected to feed him. The biggest issue with it though is that if there's food out, all of his basic instincts go out the window. I am convinced if there were a plate of food out and the house was on fire, his motivation for food wouldn't allow him to flee the house.
Other than that, he's a great boy! He's so cuddly and affectionate and just an absolute sweetie! He's very friendly, but just so excitable that it makes him seem a little intimidating and off-putting to strangers.
All this to say, I'm trying to figure out if it's even worthwhile to try to train him out of those habits or not. I mean, he's an elderly dog and I am pretty sure his sight and hearing are going, and my vet-tech student sister has a feeling his mind might be going too (she thinks it might be dementia or something) so I'm just not sure if it's worth trying to train him out of these habits at this point, or if it would just be a waste of time and resources?
I would appreciate any and all advice that you guys can provide me. Thanks! :)
I’m at a loss of what to do. Any advice? Moog is suffering hair loss around his eyes, his ears are red and puffy inside, his muzzle is red and hair is thinning there also. He is on cytopoint.. didn’t help infact looks worse. He tested negative for mites as well as all other parasites. Apoquel didn’t work. He’s on a special diet of hydrolyzed protein food and treats because everything makes him puke or poop blood (which we have a diagnosis for, esonophilic gastrointestinal disorder). He had a skin swab that showed 4 types of bacteria under his eyes, he ran a full course of antibiotics… looked better for a week then started to lose hair again. I have to put animax in his ears almost 3x every week to help the puffiness. I don’t know what to do to stop the redness and hair loss, anyone experience anything similar.
Hi, all. Heat index up here in New England is supposed to get nasty next week. My girl typically sleeps with me on top of me at night, but I think that's definitely going to be too much even for her stubborn, clingy ass. Does anyone have any cooling mat recs? I keep getting ads for Pelsbarn but after some research, their products and customer service seem to leave much to be desired. Please see dog tax attached.
