Dog Owner Chat v2

[Joe Kerr]

@Sara

... But Petfinder says so,
so you must be the queen!
Long live the queen! ~<3
:P

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Goldy's appointment didn't
go well at all. Our vet thinks
Goldy either has issues with
her Thyroid, or her kidneys
or liver are failing. I'm exhausted,
and I just want Goldy to be
comfortable... Everything else
about her is completely normal.
Her energy, appetite, bodily
functions, everything except for
her fur falling out, and apparently
she's slightly anemic as well.
;A; I'm not ready to go through this.

[scuttlefish]

My birthday is tomorrow, and I
thought I was going to have to
put my baby girl down that day.

She had been dry-heaving for
the past few days, and today
she was drooling and just wasn't
herself. She wasn't rubbing her
face on the carpet after her meals,
she wasn't shoving the other dogs
out of the way for treats, and she
wasn't sleeping very well. I was
literally almost out the door with
her to go to the ER when she started
dry heaving again, but this time
something came out -- my ex-friend's
sock. It had been in Goldy's stomach
for 3 whole days. Scared the living
day lights out of me.

She just ate and is now rubbing her
face on the carpet again. I never thought
I'd be so thankful to see her do that.

Why do they rub their heads on the carpet? To get the stuff off their face like it the wild?

Oh and also recently my dog has had some little red dots on her foreleg, and she chews on it like it's itchy (which it probably is). What is it? Notice I did not ask how to treat it!

[Joe Kerr]

Goldy's done that since
she was a puppy. It's
just a quirk she has.
None of my other 5
dogs do it, just Goldy.

[Saracirce]

Oh and also recently my dog has had some little red dots on her foreleg, and she chews on it like it's itchy (which it probably is). What is it? Notice I did not ask how to treat it!

Uh, you may not have asked to treat it but misdiagnosing it as something not serious when it is can be very dangerous (like with the 6 month old puppy peeing frequently) and asking us to diagnose a dog is still considered asking for medical advice.

The red dots could be bug bites, hives (though in my experience those appear more often on the belly?), or something else. If doesn't go away soon or she's chewing to the point of hair loss or self-harm, take her to a vet.

[scuttlefish]

No hair loss or anything. I thought it could have been allergies, and there is also a patch of it on her belly. They come in clusters. Okay, thanks! I think it's bug bites or some type of allergy.

[Joe Kerr]

Pretty much every morning.
Blocked out my face for
privacy reasons.

I didn't even have food,
I'm not sure why they
cluster xD

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

Wolfgang was so scared of my wolf mask that he peed himself xD I guess if I ever find myself in the place of the people in Tge Purge, The Strangers, You're Next, or Scream, I can't rely on my big tough Akita xD

[Saracirce]

Barny looks so happy about wearing the cone of shame.

[Imzadi83]

@Sara

... But Petfinder says so,
so you must be the queen!
Long live the queen! ~<3


~~~

Goldy's appointment didn't
go well at all. Our vet thinks
Goldy either has issues with
her Thyroid, or her kidneys
or liver are failing. I'm exhausted,
and I just want Goldy to be
comfortable... Everything else
about her is completely normal.
Her energy, appetite, bodily
functions, everything except for
her fur falling out, and apparently
she's slightly anemic as well.
;A; I'm not ready to go through this.

Sorry for what you're going through. Personally I don't think anyone is ever ready to go through that.

[Joe Kerr]

@Sara
Yeah... Happy...
xD Poor dear.

@Imzadi83
Thank you <3
It's difficult, and
in the end I know
I'll do whatever is
best for her, but
in the moment it's
so scary :/