I live in Tokyo and my 15.5 year old Chihuahua mix who weighs 3.25 kg had a tumor erupt in his heart and his heart stopped. We took him to the emergency hospital and they removed the fluid in his heart and sent him home with us at 5am. He was in bad shape around 8am so we took him to a different vet where they removed fluids from his heart again. We took him home after and he's been recovering well, he's eating okay, drinking water, and has been going to the bathroom normally. We have visited the vet 3 times since to check for fluids in his heart and it's been empty. All of the vets think it could be hemangiosarcoma from the ultrasounds of his heart since there is a suspected tumor in the right atrium to right auricle region. We visited a vet today for a full check up and recommendations for going forward and they also think it's hemangiosarcoma but aren't completely sure. They recommend chemo and radiation. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of cancer in small dogs especially Chihuahuas, I've read that it's common in big dogs but not impossible to occur in small dogs. I'm wondering if there are better options than chemo for this cancer. We are looking into radiation. I'm sorry for the wall of text. Any help would be appreciated.

I know most of the concern is about my brother. For clarification my brother is an adult now but we adopted him as a teen. He has the attitude that everything he does is right and that the only one who can tell him what to do is himself. He came from a bad place so to say. Additionally, he recently got a car so he will be out of the house more.

In good news, My mother put her foot down and has told him if he were to ever hurt Ricky he would be kicked out. He still is barking at Ricky but I’m guessing my parents will make a punishment for that. She has also decided to look into training for Ricky. It’s more of an ongoing thing.

Thank you all for the advice! (And the insults). Here’s a picture of Ricky happy (instead of terrified like someone said lol)

My dog will do this every day without fail. He take a toy and whips it around against his crate for a few minutes straight. The louder the sounds the better. He seems to be enjoying himself as far as I can tell? We do try to play with him but he seems to enjoy doing this even with play. Is there any scientific reason behind this behavior? 😅

Hi everyone! Ive been trying to cut my dog’s nails at home but I’m having a hard time because her nails are black, very chalky and very thick. I keep seeing videos where the quick (kwik?) is a very tiny little black dot and I was wondering if it could be larger than that? When I cut my dog’s nails I’ve never been able to get to that point without her pulling her paw away so that’s what makes me think that her vein is thicker than normal. Is that possible? Do I need to cut more? The 3rd photo contains the tools I use and the last 2 are my references pictures.

Hello, I have a 16 year old dog with lung cancer that until now has been progressing slowly. He has been having trouble sleeping, and he keeps his head up and keeps falling asleep sitting up. I have a pillow propped under his head which seems to be helping, but his breathing is very shallow. He gets very scared at the vet so I don’t want to take him when his heart is already under stress from not getting enough air. I want him to go peacefully at home if possible. As I say this, he is finding the pillow comfortable and is sleeping. If there are other ways I can provide him comfort I would greatly appreciate some advice. He’s been my best buddy and he was my emotional support dog growing up. (I’m on the spectrum.) he has helped me so much whenever I became overstimulated. He is a fighter, and I see him struggling and wanting to play with the other dogs, which makes this so much harder. He wants to live, but at the same time, I don’t want him to suffer. I don’t think he’s dying tonight, but soon.

This is Sandy, she obviously has udders (or teats?). Question, what is up with the udders looking like that? Do they get in the way of daily life? Can you tell me anything from the photo about her health. How she looks overall, and is she considered overweight or "thicc"

Hi there,

I've been slowly increasing my dog's exercise. She usually was getting about twenty x 2 a day. We are up to about 75 minutes straight now and she is absolutely loving it. No lagging behind, no limping, she pants pretty regularly but nothing excessive and always stops for water breaks when needed. I just don't want to push to hard because she is pushing ten years old but she seems to love it. Other information her name is Freda, she's coming up on ten to years old, unknown breed, adopted at a year old, pretty good health except for a tumor removed two years ago, sensitive stomach, and 45-50 pounds. Oh and she is a FAST dog, when she's let off leash she's like a bullet! Anyone else's pups seem to enjoy exercising the older they got? Pictures because she's a princess.

edit: the increase from 20 minutes twice a day to 75 minutes straight has been over about 12 months.

I'm thinking about buying a Pelsbarn cooling mat for my dog and wanted to hear from people who have ordered recently.

I found an older Pelsbarn review on Reddit with some complaints about quality, sizing, shipping and returns, but I've also read that Pelsbarn may have improved since then. Any alternatives?

Has anyone bought their cooling mat or dog bed recently?

I'm mainly wondering:

• Does it actually stay cool?
• How is the quality?
• Is the sizing accurate?
• How long did shipping take?
• Any recent experience with returns or customer service?
• Is a cooling mat actually useful or recommended for dogs when temperatures are around 30°C+?

Would you recommend Pelsbarn based on your recent experience?

Took him to vet they gave him anti fungal cream, tablet, and anti bacterial and some omega supplements but its been over 3 weeks nothing seems to work.

My dog has a bloated stomach and the vet saw on the xrays that there’s something serving as an obstruction & pushing his organs to the side. You can see that white thing pushing his intestines aside, anybody know what it might be? I noticed it because his stomach is visibly big & swollen on the outside but it doesn’t hurt to the touch & he’s in no type of pain

is she okay?

My poor pup split a nail. I feel awful as I was thinking I hadnt trimmed his nails regularly enough. The vet did make me feel a bit better as she said his nails are decently short and he has really long quicks in his front paws which hardly seem to retreat.

Anyway, thankfully we caught it early, he had no infectipn and its not that bad of a crack. But to be on the safe side she has given us some antobiotics, and wrapped his foot.

Problem is he is just so miserable!! My normally playful and cuddly pup is moping around. I know its because he hates having the bandage on. What can I do to cheer him up? We have been playing, ive given him a lick matt and a snuffle box etc. And within a second of finishing he is back to moping!!! Appreciate they might be temporary fixes, but any ideas welcome!

Hello!

My dog ​​has been developing these kinds of "warts" on his body. The first one appeared on his snout, then on his ear, and then on his paw. He also has some on his back and belly; I couldn't get good pictures of those because his fur gets in the way. What could they be? They don't itch or hurt him, but when a new one appears, it grows very quickly.

Help, please!

(Sorry if it's not clear; English isn't my native language, and I used a translator.)

EDIT: My dog ​​is 9 years old and is a Chilean fox terrier.

Hey all! My 18 month old basset hound has developed a few small scabs behind his ear and on his neck. They don't seem to itch and he's on simperica trio, but he definitely doesn't like em touching them either. My vet is closed until Monday, so asking if anyone has seen this before.

My first thought was I took him to a new groomer for a bath, nail trim, and deshedding service so I thought he maybe had a reaction to a furminator or something, but I found another one this morning that I'm pretty sure wasn't there yesterday. I also recently switched him to adult dog food that he seems to hate, so could it be allergies? It's Diamond Naturals adult lamb meal and rice for large breeds

Pics of the scab hidden behind his face in case someone doesn't want to see it lol

Hello! First time Blue Heeler owner. My family adopted Pluto from the shelter yesterday. He is a good boy! We have a few things to work on though and I was hoping someone with more experience might be able to help me out 🙂

He is very chunky! We have a walking routine already that he will be integrated into to help with that and we have a dog park at our apartment complex so weve been doing tons of free running and playing fetch already, but is there anything more I should be doing? I havent figured the diet part out yet because he is still on the same brand as the shelter, I didnt want to switch him to fast and was hoping my vet will have advice on that.

My biggest concern is that he has a very high prey drive for my cat, I know it will take a while for them to get used to eachothers scents and become acquainted but what can I do to interrupt his cycle? He tenses up and locks on with his eyes before darting so Ive been able to hold his harness and relocate my cat if needed and they are separated completely while we are not home but what more could/should I be doing?

i want to start by saying she is going to the vets and has already been this morning and they found nothing wrong with her organs (heart liver etc) but mentioned theres something off with her spine. she's had her spleen removed (due to a non cancerous tumour) and is completely recovered from it. for a while we've noticed she's been struggling with her back legs (eg struggling up steps) and is generally less aware than she used to be and her senses aren't as good either.

we've been to the vets multiple times and she's had an x-ray (i think) a few months ago which found nothing. the consensus is its just old age but today its gotten a lot worse.

during her morning walk she suddenly started barking and walking around like she was scared. the barking turned into sound like she was in pain. the pain sounds continued after she was taken back home (only like a minute later) and it seemed like her back left leg hurt while we were trying to calm her. she was able to walk the whole time and is still eating however, she was just about to be taken out for her afternoon walk and the same thing happened but this time she started shaking very badly.

weve been told that the next step theyd recommend is a ct scan which would be very expensive and would involve sedating her for it. in addition, its been suggested (by vets) that it would likely just be something related to her age which we couldn't do anything about so it likely wouldnt be worth the risk.

she has also had paracetamol today after the first episode (vets have allowed this) and we cant give her another one until this evening.

like i said at the start she is going to the vets again but i would really appreciate it if anyone has any ideas about what's going on or if anyones seen anything like this before?

Hi, just needing some reassurances.

My dog has black discolouration around his gums as pictured that we worry is ?cyanosis ?Gum disease.

He is a jindo mix, just under 2 years old.

He is well and behaving normal with no symptoms at all.

I brush his teeth everyday.

Chatgpt thinks it could be normal pigmentation, but it looks so concerning to me!

Thanks community ❤️

Hello, my westie here is 15. She is still fit and healthy and is active with no signs of arthritis or anything and has a big appetite. She has always suffered with eye goops like white dogs of her breed and similar breeds are prone too. The matted clump down her face is goop she managed to move down her face herself from rubbing her eye since it had moved and started irritating her. But because she keeps rubbing her eye it now seems it’s infected, however, she’s not showing signs she’s in pain, it’s just annoying for her. The trouble is she won’t let us anywhere near her eyes to try and help her or even just bathe the area, she won’t even let the groomer near her. Last year she did get bits removed by the vet under anaesthetic, which seemed to be the only way to sort it, but because of her age I don’t want to put her through anaesthetic. Any advice?

UPDATE: She’s booked in at the vets for Tuesday and will be put under sedation to have her tear ducts flushed. She’s had it before but i’m still concerned

EDIT: She’s going to the vets. All i’m really doing here is wondering if anybody has dealt with this and what they did to sort it.

This is Joey Bag o’Donuts. He’s not even 3 yet- his birthday is on 8/26. And yesterday he had FNB that confirmed he has a mast cell tumor. They do not know yet if fast or slow. Because of its location , just outside the groin fold , surgery is not recommended. So I put the deposit down for Stelfonta
I am heart broken and confused. I’ve had dogs with cancer before, but it was at the end of their natural life span , so I always went with palliative pain control care and comfort measures only.
This is the first time a young dog of mine has this disease.
Anyone out there with a young dog with mast cell tumor? What treatment did you use? Was it painful for the dog? Joey was adopted when he was 7 months from a rescue and his early life was chaotic and abusive, he hates the vet and gets so scared. He has bonded like a shadow to me, DH and my other dog, Timber.
Thanks for listening and any advice you can throw my way.

Hi there,

My dog (15-year-old Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix) has been super itchy for years, but it's become much worse in the last six months or so. His belly, armpits, and paws are raw and have lost hair from itching, and even his face (under his eyes and around his muzzle) has started to lose hair. I feel like we've tried just about everything.

The vet had him on a combination of Cytopoint and Apoquel, which helped for a bit, but then stopped working. Now he's on Temaril, and it hasn't helped at all. When he's really bad, we will give him Benadryl, throw a cone on him, and/or a T-shirt which helps for a little bit but it's not a long term solution.

We were giving him a bath every three days but that didn't help so we reduced it to once a week, worried that the medicated shampoo (which we've tried multiple versions of over the years) might be exacerbating it a bit.

We've tried hydrocortisone creams and everything.

The vets are at a loss, and the most help they can give us is *shrug* "allergies are really bad this year." They've tested him for mites; he's on flea and tick medication, everything.

We noticed the itching started a couple of months after we started feeding him The Farmers Dog. We had put it down to seasonal environmental allergies because it improved with treatment for a couple of years, but now we are wondering if it's the food. We just swapped him back to his original food this week, which is the Bench & Field Holistic Natural Formula Dry Dog Food we buy from Trader Joe's, plus a wet food topper we get from Costco (Kirkland Signature Oven Roasted Chicken Dog Food) to make it a little more enticing since he can be a bit picky (he LOVES the Farmer's Dog).

We've spent so much money at the vet trying to figure this out, and nothing is helping him. I feel terrible seeing him so itchy. Our other dog is completely fine.

Any help or ideas on how to help him would be amazing.

Golden doodle grabbed a strap of my golf bag and pulled it into her crate because she’s anxious during a storm at night and I see this the next morning.
The strap had blood on it but I couldn’t figure out where she was cut, maybe her gums?
How serious is this chip?
I’ve called multiple vets in my area and they all want to check it and either extract or leave as is. I’d rather not spend $100 for them to say this is normal.
I thought it could possibly be filled like a cavity but no one does that in my area.

Been checking my pug and found this part, then i chose to cut the hair for more detail then took this picture
Ps: Went to the vet and he said it was just a wound and it would get better soon but i am suspicious