Category: Top Dog

our vet thinks our girl has elbow dysplasia but second opinion says she’s fine we’re abit confused what to do.

we’ve have x-rays

Female 10 week cockapoo.

I got my puppy on the 21st of December. The previous owners said she received Simparica on the 18th. I have an indoor cat and never had a flea problem, maybe just one or two here and there and she’s not on flea medicine. I’ve recently visited 2 family members houses with my puppy, twice each, and I think she may picked up some hitch hikers along the way. Over a two week span I have found around 10-12 fleas but they have always seemed to appear after visiting the family’s house. She has received numerous dawn baths, her bedding is washed daily, I vacuum and mop daily. This evening I discovered a huge amount of flea dirt between her eyes, deep near her skin. Although I just noticed it, it appears to have been there for quite some time but I found 3 live fleas in that area tonight as well which tells me it’s still a very active area

If these were hitchhikers, they shouldn’t have survived long enough to leave all of this dirt and there shouldn’t have been live fleas there. Right? Every flea I have found has been live and on the medium-bigger size, never small or dead. I’m losing my mind here. The vet advised against any other topical/oral treatment due to her having Simparica in her system still. I have a feeling she never actually received it from the previous owners.. my cat isn’t itching at all, I have not found one flea on her. I’m at a loss here. Anyone experience something similar?

Hi everyone!

I have a 4.5 month old Border Collie who is honestly a little angel aside from his separation issues.

He is healthy, friendly, sweet, and totally non-reactive to most things. However, I am concerned that he might be developing separation anxiety.

When he knows he has the option to be around me or my bf, he's totally able to entertain himself. He chooses to hang out in the backyard by himself for 20+ min at a time, does his puzzles/kongs in another room sometimes, and has 0 issue sleeping through the night in his crate, which is in our bedroom.

He is also fine when he's home alone. I have a pet camera and he mostly just naps.

However, he gets REALLY upset when access to us is revoked in any way, BUT we are still in the house. I have never gotten him to nap in his crate when I am not in the room with him, no matter how long I leave him there. He gets upset if he's left in a room by himself, and he is a total escape artist with play pens. It's like he's perfectly okay being away from me as long as he knows he can come to me if he wants, but if that option is taken away, all bets are off.

Any advice is appreciated 🙂