Category: Top Dog

We brought our 12 year old Labrador to the vet a few weeks ago and learned that he had a partial CCL tear. At that point, he was still walking on all four but definitely not putting as much pressure so the partial tear made sense.

Fast forward to this afternoon, my husband was loading him and our other dog into his truck after their grooming appt. We have been carrying him in and out of the car for a while now and he hasn’t done the stairs in some time. For whatever reason, he attempted to follow the other dog and jump right into the truck, catching my husband off guard. He fell backwards and my husband caught him but the damage was already done. He is only using 3 legs now and actually had an accident in the house this evening because he couldn’t get up.

Our vet told us that he would not recommend surgery at this point due to his age but I guess I’m just wondering how to proceed. He seems to be really struggling tonight.

We have him on anti-inflammatory meds and a lot of rest. Will his pain just continue to increase? Or is this acute pain from the initial incident today and he’ll possibly perk up a bit?

He’s lived a great 12 years, loves his walks and to play. It’s hard to see him like this

I live upstairs. I don't see how that is remotely possible.

I've only had him since august, maybe july.

I wish I could find someone to adopt him who is well off and lives in a place that doesn't involve stairs.

I am five years away from being able to afford to move downstairs.

(I own an upstairs condo. These condos tripled in value since i bought, but my income did not triple. I can't even get approved for a mortgage on the downstairs until I accumulate thirty thousand more dollars).

He's currently passed out after receiving an injection for osteoarthritis plus gabapentin plus a muscle relaxer.

He is supposed to take those two medications again in twelve hours, but the vet did not have an answer for me about how will he get up and downstairs to potty after taking those?

I guess I will feed him and take him out and hope that he poos quickly so that he can take his day dose.

And then I don't know how many hours will need to pass before he's capable of doing it again.

I gave him the medication two hours ago, he was snoring within thirty minutes, and still is.

11 yr old boxer mix and the poor baby has to also be on a diet.

It seems cruel to make him hungry while in pain, but losing weight will help with the pain.

My miscreant of a nephew adopted him from the shelter and then left him here after asking me to dogsit.

I knew he wouldn't live several years, but I also didn't expect to have this short of a time with him.

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Has anyone used Walkee Paws for their dogs paws? I live in NYC and any boots that my dog uses is either too small or too big or they’ll get loose etc. Was wondering if anyone can vouch for this company?

Sometimes my puppy sleeps closer to the opening of the couch where it’s easier to pull him out and other times he sleep deeper inside where it’s impossible to reach him. Does he do this on purpose or is he just sleeping in random places?

I have a (3yo m) lab mix. We live on 2 acres and he is very active. He's a rescue that we adopted at around 2 months old. We got him at around 20lbs and he has grown to a solid 90-100lbs.

He is always hungry. We feed him 2 cups of Kirkland lamb and rice twice a day. He looks healthy to a little heavy. He is always hungry. If I feed him first thing in the morning, he will tell my wife and kids he hasn't been fed yet when they get up.

He will sneak into any food and chow down until he is sick. Garbage, chicken feed, our other dog that grazes on the same food in the house… I accidently left a bag of food open in the garage where he has access and he ate until he was sick multiple days in a row until we figured it out. He has always acted this way.

He gets normal treats. An egg and/or a few dental bones once or twice a day. Loves to play fetch, frisbee, and run with our other dog.

Is there any way to help him not be so hungry all the time.

Hello,

My dog is a 6yo female golden retriever mix and she was given a diagnosis of pyometra on Sunday night, she was spayed Monday morning and she 5 days post op. Shes been urinating throughout the days and has drank some water. Her eating has been on and off ok but she has not pooped. She’s been straining and literally poops hard stool or nothing. I try to talk her out for a small walk but it’s been raining so I can’t really go outside. She ate some pumpkin purée with broth and chicken earlier today. I’m a bit worried because she whimpered 4 times this evening!

She finished the meds and is taking pain medicine which I think is causing her whimpers. Can someone please share stories if they’ve ever dealt with similar issues! Thank you <3

I’ve never seen him twitch like this so I’m a little scared. He isn’t in deep sleep so I know it’s not REM movements. He’s really hard to wake up which is NOT normal for him. Should I go to the emergency vet? I have two videos of him doing it.

What kind of prevention medications are you using for your dogs? Everything I’ve been looking into seems to be causing seizures or being extremely toxic.

my aussie is 9 weeks. she pees when happy scared excited, anything, and we’re potty training. she sometimes sits in it rolls in it, i bathe her id say twice a week just because she is dirty. google says bathe once a month or it can damage her skin. what do i do about the fur being nasty all the time? she usually sleeps with me if she’s not dirty and gets in my bed to play so i don’t know how to avoid the filth with out bathing her all the time.