my dog has recently been tearing up her carpal pads when i let her in the yard. i’m assuming from running around so fast, because i’ve been unable to find the source. and i’m thinking the next best thing to try to prevent it is some sort of protection for that part of the leg. she’s currently in the cone of shame because she tore one up pretty badly and id really like for this to stop happening. shes a german shepherd.

but amazon canada doesn’t seem to have any carpal pad protectors. would a brace like this be okay for protection for just letting her out into the yard? if not, where could i buy some affordable ones? or what else could i do to protect her carpal pads from getting injured?

Age: 20 months
Breed: sheltie
Weight: 18lb
Symptom: today?? Check my post

Squamous cell carcinomas?

Hello everybody, looking for opinions, advice, and similar experiences.

Our dog got hit by a car last year and was immediately brought to the vet. No broken bones, just swelling. Crated him for weeks, and for the first few weeks we had to assist him to pee as he couldn't do it himself. He experienced a lot of muscle loss in his back legs during this time and it took months to regain this. He is since doing so much better, can run around and do everything he used to do. However, he still has no control over pooping. It just falls out of him when it's ready.

He has gone to all of his vet visits and they cannot find anything wrong, and to help learn what's wrong with his bowels they only suggest bringing him to get an MRI, which would involve us flying him over to another island as there is no MRI machine on our island. They do not think he is experiencing any pain, although my owner's intuition makes me think otherwise and I think he may have nerve pain and some aches.

He is approximately 6 years old (but rescued so we don't know his exact age), neutered, male, 45lbs, pit mix. I am considering starting supplements, but unsure what I should try. He regularly gets vet checkups and seems in good health otherwise. He just cannot control his poops. I want to see if starting supplements will help strengthen that area and help bring him a little more control.

Thank you so much for reading and looking forward to hearing from all of you

My dogs face has swollen quite a bit over the course of the day. She has really bad breath as well. She's in a little pain. I've taken pictures of the swollen spot and inside of her mouth.

The pictures arent great, she fights too much.

She is quite old, about 17 years old. She hasnt been eating as much recently as well.

Breed is a labrador mix. He was being careless with a sharp end of a bone, and injured his gum.

The injury is looking fine but still looks mildly faint on the cut he had. Was really hard to get a photo of my lab but basically it seems healed but I still suspect its too early for the return to Kibbles.

Been feeding him a bit of soft chicken breast and some canned dog food, and used a bit of soaked Kibble but he doesnt seem to like Kibble as much when its soaked.. Loves it otherwise

Below pic is not mine but looks closest to what my dogs injury looks like now(the right darker gum part)

Would it be too early in this condition to resume Kibbles? Its like his favorite food but I dont wanna see him hurting himself again if its not fully healed yet. Based on what the vet said it should be fine by now but I feel like I need to wait for 3-4 more days..

My 4-year-old Boxer has this spot on the inside of his leg that seems to have appeared out of nowhere. We’re usually pretty good about noticing new bumps or skin issues, and we only noticed this today. We did have an event at home this past weekend which he was free to roam during but worry the it could be stress induced with all the moving parts and people?

Does this look like a hot spot, or something more concerning?

He’s acting completely normal (eating, playing, no limping), and this is the only spot we’ve found.

We still have a few medications from a previous hot spot (Forticept Blue Butter, mupirocin, and cephalexin), but we don’t want to start treating it incorrectly if it’s something else.

Has anyone seen something like this before? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

My lab suddenly started limping a few days ago. We’ve been to the vet twice now for x-rays in 4 days and they can’t figure out what’s specifically causing him to limp. He’s to the point where he will hardly bear any weight on it.
The vet felt all over his leg and paw with no resistance or response. So we are having a hard time knowing exactly what is hurting him.
He’s going on 9 and we know he’s started to have arthritis. This has just been so sudden.
They prescribed a few pain meds for him, but after 4 days, they don’t really seem to be having an effect. They also recommended I buy some green lipped muscles. Any recommendations on the best brand? I prefer to use powder if possible get away from chews because right now he’s also taking dasuquin chews.
He’s not overweight, yet…
Any other suggestions are welcome. We are awaiting a surgical consult in the next few days.

I have a white Havanese (1 year old) and she just stared to get tear stains in June.
This is my routine:
\-Eye comb morning and night
\-Routine baths
\-angle eyes tear satin chews (daily)
\-angle eye wipes (daily)
\-eye envy tear stain remover powder (daily)
I also clean her water and food bowl daily. She eats and drinks out of stainless steal and ceramic and has before without any stains. I also removed chicken from her diet and switched to salmon after they showed up.
Any advice would be appreciated.

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My dog had intussusception, due to that and him having surgery he has malabsorbation. He is a Mini Labradoodle, 3 years old and is now weighing 10lbs. I follow closely with his vet and he is on a special dog food, we give him animal biome twice a day, we give him b12 shot twice a week, we give him prebiotic in his water twice a day, we give him a probiotic chewable, we also give him barley and Fiber One cereal in his food.

He is not gaining weight at all! He is a mini labradoodle and should weigh anywhere from 25lbs to 35lbs. Before his surgery he was at 25ish lbs.

What can I give or switch up for my dog to start absorbing his food and start gaining weight. Any help, advice, suggestions or guidance will be very helpful.

Hi there - our two year old Great Bernese is having constant reflux issues in the morning. We feed him some kibble at night, so are fairly certain it’s not connected to empty stomach.

Some research suggests it could be due to needing to move his bowels, as the reflux often occurs before he goes outside for the first time in the morning. Does anyone have experience with or thoughts on this?

Thanks in advance!

Hello! This is the second time this has happened within the same year, our Dog Nibby has her shed hair stuck in her ear.
Nibby is a 9 year old mutt, we know for sure she’s German shepherd and pitbull and she is 95lbs.
We clean her ears maybe once a month as she’s not as waxy and never gets ear infections. However recently I noticed when I’d pet her head she’d cry and shake her head, checked her ears and saw hair that was poking her. I’ve pulled it out before while cleaning and she was fine however I want to know what to do to prevent more hair from going in if possible. Because it’s irritating her I can’t even take a picture.
Whenever I look up anything it’s usually for advice for breeds with the poodle type hair.

I noticed my dog’s underarm/armpit is really red (photos attached). He wears a harness on walks and has environmental allergies. We also recently moved from Tennessee to Texas, so I’m wondering if the new environment could be making his allergies worse.
He seems to be acting completely normal otherwise. Has anyone’s dog had something similar? Did it end up being harness irritation, allergies, heat rash, or a skin infection? Any advice on what to watch for or what helped would be appreciated!