We're still crying a week and a half later. Maggie left big paws to fill in this house. The only thing keeping us going is our other two dogs. We have to take one to the vet tomorrow to have his teeth cleaned and I'm dreading going there. Yes, it's a ridiculous thought, but I can't help but feel that something is going to go wrong. It...
I'm so very sorry about your little dog. :-( I also understand the shock factor because I'm still in shock from losing my 9-year-old dog to hemangiosarcoma last week. She had a couple of tummy upsets in the month before she died and we took her to the vet of course. He ran tons of lab work and even took an x-ray and nothing showed up. She had a...
Not only does that extra weight make any injury worse, it can cause the same kinds of problems that happen in overweight humans like high blood pressure, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. My mother-in-law killed her chihuahua doing exactly the same thing your boyfriend is doing to his dog. The fat-laden human food also makes her a ticking time bomb fo...
There are a couple possibilities I can think of that may be why your dog is obsessively licking his paws. It really helps to figure out what treatment will work best if you can figure out why he's doing it in the first place.
It could very well be an OCD type of thing if he doesn't get walked off his own territory regularly - like 30 minutes tw...
I'm more concerned about the shaking that's happening with the bloat. That's not a typical upset tummy and forcing vomiting may not be the best thing to do at this point. I'd be looking for an ER vet tonight.
It sounds like a possible seizure. They can manifest in many different ways and it's not uncommon to see that head tilting behavior. It's also typical to that they need to sleep quite a while after having a seizure.
Since he's had two episodes that you know of, it's definitely time to see your vet. Try not to panic. I know seeing ...
This could be congestive heart failure or something else equally serious. Please see your vet as soon as possible!
I've been plagued with bowel adhesions for years too, had numerous surgeries for it including resection but nothing as bad as what you're going through. Although I don't know what's worse: having food go straight through you or having it blow up behind the adhesions. I was on the fentanyl patch for several years because I kept throwing u...
I felt the same way when my husband got off opiates and it took a VERY long time for the anger to finally melt away. One misconception that is common to spouses of addicts is that we think their addicted selves are their "normal" or "real" selves. That's what's normal for them and it's what's normal for us. The truth...
Yesterday was a day that will live in infamy and one I'll never forget no matter how much I want to. That cute pup on my profile pic? That's Maggie. And that smile is the one she presented to the world every day. Three weeks ago she got sick and went off her feed. We took her to the vet and he ran every lab test he could think of and even did x...
