13 doggy years

This guy wandered out of the bushes yesterday limping and with some open sores. After some coaxing and food bribes I was able to get him in my truck and delivered to the local humane society.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of him.

After a tough week fighting an infection, we lost our best buddy today — Pixel. He's been with me and my partner for more than 6 years.

He was about 12 years old, although he could have been older, as he was found after being thrown out of a car. We then adopted him from the charity foundation that had rescued him.

We would love to see some other pups to help us deal with the loss ❤️

We’ve had our almost 9 year old chihuahua rat terrier since she was about 12 weeks old. Shes always been a happy healthy sweet girl. Over the years, she’s slowed down and started having bad skin episodes. Itching, smelling so bad regardless of medicated baths, hair falling out etc.

We’ve gone to countless vet visits, gotten her on apoquel, antibiotics etc. It started off about 1x per year and the vet said it was most likely environmental. We were on top of her flea meds and did an antibiotic. The infection came back worse, and started to occur about 3-4x per year. Vets would always put her on apoquel and antibiotics. It would work but came back all the time. I had asked if it could be her food. She was on hills science chicken food, chicken wet food, treats etc. Vet said it’s mostly never food allergies and just had her on the same routine of antibiotics and apoquel.

After so many expensive visits, special shampoos and medication, I didn’t know what else to do. I felt so helpless. She was always chewing her limbs, licking herself, scratching and always had wounds on her. At one point, her neck was red and raw and oozing, and smelled like a dead body. I finally decided to try to see if it was her food.

I switched her to just kibble. It was super hard to find something with no chicken. I found this great salmon option on Amazon. It’s been 3 weeks and our girl seems like she’s back to her old self. She’s playful again, her hair is growing back on her bald spots, and even on her chest which she hasn’t had in years, she seems more comfortable and she doesn’t smell bad anymore. I’m truly hoping this is the answer to our issues.

I’m now wondering if the vet just wanted to keep us coming back for medication. I will be continuing this as I know it takes up to 12 weeks for chicken to get out of dogs system. But overall I’m hopeful that we found an easy solution to our zombie girls problem.

TLDR: dog with years of skin issues was put on a chicken free diet and after 3 weeks it’s done more than years of medication.

Its my little Luna-Beans 1st birthday!! Share your puppy birthday pics 🫶🏻

My 8 yo golden retriever went for a teeth cleaning last week. They noticed a small mass on her lower gum that we never noticed and did an excision. Found out today that it was a really aggressive melanoma. The vet called today and said that she has 3-6 months to live. We have a goals of care visit planned for next week and I can’t believe it. She is totally normal right now, but I guess based on the histology it was a really aggressive cancer that they think has already metastasized. Heartbroken and can’t believe it

When she was a puppy, she used to climb onto my desk all the time, sometimes sneaking right under my hands and falling asleep as if she had stepped into a "creative triangle" while I was sketching and working on concepts.

Even now, she occasionally tries to do the same thing. But she’s not a puppy anymore and completely takes up all the space. When that happens, she completely puts my work on hold, of course, but I just take a break and pet her, remembering those exact moments from her puppyhood.

Bailey and Juniper besties forever ❤️

Greetings from Argentina, and you?

My dog always snores when she sleeps, but she had never coughed until now—in fact, she hardly ever barks. This started today. My wife has been giving her Greek yogurt for about two days; could that be the cause? Or perhaps she ate something she shouldn't have while outside? Or could it be kennel cough? I gave her some water mixed with honey and lemon, plus an extra spoonful of honey, and it seemed to help. She’s currently sleeping and snoring; I’ve been keeping an eye on her for two hours, during which she coughed twice. In total, it’s happened four times today: twice before I got home, and twice just now, in the early hours of the morning. Greetings dogs loving friends

We’re going to the doctor tomorrow regardless; I just want to hear about other people’s experiences.

Got this sweet boy so my current ESA Wanda can retire. Even at 4 months old he is so smart. I can't wait to get his DNA tested and let him pick out more toys!

I'm not sure where else to post this. I live remote, vets are closed till Tuesday and there's no emerg in the area. My dog has randomly got a large bald spot missing from his tail. At first I thought maybe our other dog bit him but it is solidly bald. It doesn't seem to hurt him, I havent noticed him being overly itchy or biting his tail. He's a corgi. Any insight? I'm so worried. There is a scabby spot where hair is still growing through it. He didn't appear to have this spot yesterday.

Hi! Wondering if anyone can tell me how old this dog is? Ive been trying to figure it out but cant quite tell...she doesnt have THE most energy but she still enjoys walks. She usually gets pretty tired after a 30 minute walk and is ready to take a nap. She comes from an unknown background so she might not have had the best teeth care. Also wondering what type of mixed breed she might be? Our strongest guess is a long haired chihuahua mix with jack Russell. But your guess is as good as ours!

Thank you so much in advance!

My dog had an emergency surgery 10 days ago for pyometra. She is eating, energy is good but I noticed that the incision site seems to get bigger. Should I be worried about this?

I just don’t have the funds to take her to the vet right now. I’ve exhausted my utilities for her surgery. Anyone experienced this with their dogs who got spayed? Any insight will be greatly appreciated!