dog care

1 year & 5 mo, not neutered, male, labradoodle. Changed his diet due to a trip at the vet and mentioned that he had dropped 7kg in 3-4 months, making him underweight. His past diet consisted of rice, pumpkin, chicken breast/chicken liver/ground chicken/boiled egg, coconut oil, salmon oil, and a...

I was reminded dogs can’t have grapes recently. My dog has accidentally been given at least one in the past and was fine, has this happened to anyone else? (I have a dachshund btw.)

Thanks in advance! My 2yr dog has this red bump/lump/growth on the side of his nose, very close to his eye. It wasn't there at noon, but was when I arrived home from work around 5pm. He'd been inside all afternoon and not around any other animals. I gently touched it and he didn't seem to mind...

Boarding training ? Hi everyone, I have a question hopefully someone had some experience with this. I sent my dog to boarding training for 3 weeks. He’s such a silly guy, but nothing bad. he’s 8 months old. Long story short, he came back yesterday and the trainer told us he is really good and...

My gf and I just got a dog as a rescue from Louisiana. We got a Ring camera to keep an eye on her and she seems to be fine for about 5-6 hours before all hell breaks loose and she chews everything. She also doesn’t seem to understand toys as she doesn’t play with them but she does chew on bones...

My dog has some sort of food allergy which resulted in him pooping and vomiting all over the place about every 3 weeks. The vet put him on Hill z/d prescription food and it has worked! However, I've heard of some people will start with prescription food and then reintroduce full proteins until...

I feed my 80lb dog (once a day) 1 ⅛ cup Orijen Regional Reds [🚫 grains] 1 ⅛ cup Acana Red Meat [🚫 grains] ¼ cup Dr Harvey Beef & Veggie Freeze Dried Food for Dogs with Ancient Grains ⅓ cup Simple Food Project Freeze Dried Raw Food [w/ ancient grains] ¼ cup Honest Kitchen Dehydrated...

So, I have a 5 year old Chesapeake X. She has always been a super foodie. Loves most anything that’s edible. Last September/October she suddenly stopped eating and after a harrowing week I got her into the vet and after testing her blood and taking a urine sample, they informed me she had...

My 7 year old pug/pomeranian mix was just diagnosed with diabetes yesterday. I am trying to get an idea of the financial cost of the medication to be prepared. He was proscribed 2 units twice daily of Novolin N 10mL 100u. How many days would the vial last. I want to be prepared if this will be a...

So I noticed a big cut on my dogs leg, she went into the vet and I was expecting stitches, or something over it to help her healing. The vet apparently just shaved it, cleaned it and gave us an antibiotic. Should I be looking to take her to a different vet? The wound looks still wet and goopy...

Hi, I am curious if I need to take my dog to the vet for a cracked paw pad? The paw with the cracks does not appear to be infected. There is no bleeding. He was not licking his paw or any other indicators other than a slight limp during our morning walk on concrete. His paw pad does seem very...

Any advise or thoughts on Wellness. Is it worth double the price of regular food?

My puppy skipped a meal yesterday and his poop had mucus. I got scared and sent him to the vet. They didn't find parasites in his stool, and he was tested clear on ccv/cpv/cnv?... They suspected he has intestinal infection and gave him a shot of antibiotic. They noticed his blood work with some...

I have a 10 month old shih tzu/yorkie poo mix who has had constant ear problems since I got her. I know this is a breed thing what with her floppy, fur-stuffed ears and I have gone to the vet about it. When she's scratching a lot or they stink/have signs of infection (red, inflamed, smelly, dark...

We'll be visiting our vet this week, but in the meantime I'm wondering if anyone has theories / suggestions / similar experiences. This all started with my dog throwing up blood a few weeks ago, and I think I've now narrowed the cause down to her kibble. Mid-July Began Prednisone for suspected...

My dog is 7 yrs old, I'm guessing she's a senior or close to one at least. She is a mix breed and pretty small. Usually she sleeps a bit more than me, wakes up to have breakfast together and then follows me around through the morning, we take a short walk of maybe 10-15 min. And then she gets...

I have an 8yo GSD who just had a surgery on one of his paws, plus a biopsy done on his nose which has been splitting open chronically for around two years. He is used to getting a 1.5-2.5 mile loose-lead walk, plus two visits to a nearby park for 20-30 minutes of fetch with a chuck it. On top of...

My dog is 15 and was diagnosed this past week with stage 1 kidney disease and stage 1 heart disease. The cardiologist said no meds are needed at this time and check back in a year, so her heart disease is pretty mild. Her creatinine is a 1.3 and SDMA is 16 so her kidneys also aren’t doing too...

I am seriously S T R E S S E D, and am desperately looking for answers. Preface: I have a dog vet visit scheduled Saturday, but I'm wondering if this is going to end up being more urgent. Long story: My 10 month old, male Australian Shepherd went to the vet this Tuesday because a few weeks ago...

So I'm planning to get a dog in the next few months (a miniature alaskan klee kai), and I would like to be able to have my dog with me at work. Sadly I work in a laboratory, so the dog can't come inside, but the dog can be outside in the parking lot. I'm thinking about building a playpen in...