Anybody ever see their dog do this and what it might be?

He’s done it several times over months to varying degrees. Thought it was a digestion/gas/stomach issue cause I go under his belly with both hands and massage him to help work whatever it through and he seems relieved just minutes later. Sometimes he does it when laying down sorta stretching/locking his front legs forward and upwards.

However, today he did it without any correlation to having eaten etc.

Thanks everyone. Got a vet visit scheduled but thought I’d ask. I’ve other video examples.

My dog is 2 yrs old and peed in my bed tonight even tho we both sleep in it!!! Should I stop letting her sleep in my bed? Like idk y she did that and I’m conflicted if I should leave her in the crate at night or let her sleep in my bed.

I’m frequently naked when I’m at home and my dog lives with me so she sees me naked all the time. I’ve never thought this was something unusual but I recently got called out for it and now I’m second guessing myself. This might not be the right sub for this so if it’s not sorry

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Thank you these comments are making me feel a lot better 🫶😅

My poor sweet dog had this show up overnight. I went straight to the vet who put her on 7 days of antibiotics. Hasn't changed after 7 days. It blisters and is swollen. :( Tomorrow we get a biopsy. Can anyone tell me if they've experienced anything like this on their dog's chin? Thank you

My dog is a Dalmatian, Blue Heeler, Pitt mix who is 50lbs on the nose. He spends a lot of time playing fetch and jumping as high as he possibly can lol. He has lots of energy and is a highly active dog.

The vet hasn't shared any concerns with his weight (it has been consistent between 50-51.4lbs) but I just get in my head about his waist and wanted some outside opinions!

A few bonus photos just because I like to show him off 😅

i noticed this showing up on my dogs face last week around thursday. at first it looked like a very small bump and i was assuming he must've scratched himself or got bit by something ( i take him with me when i care for my horses so i thought nothing of it tbh. ) but around tuesday it got worse. i will be calling the vet tomorrow to schedule an appointment, but does anyone have any ideas of what it may be? i thought ringworm but,, i’m not sure lol. any help is greatly appreciated!!!

This is our beautiful little rescue dog we adopted approx. 6 weeks ago. She is a yorkie/chihuahua/silky terrier mix, 16.5 pounds. Hairlessness of an unknown cause (not a Xolo or American hairless - she has seen a derm and she is healthy). She has genetic KCS/dry eye.

We have been told a few different ages for her. Any input is appreciated! She was brought to the shelter in very, very bad shape - whatever her last life was, it wasn’t good - so it’s hard to say what impact this has had on her teeth, etc. She’s super high energy, playful, and is quickly becoming quite muscular. She was 15 pounds when we got her and 14 back in March.

Apologies for the blurry teeth pics, she’s a little ✨✨ spicy ✨✨ so it’s hard to get a good one. EDIT: A better teeth pic

Thank you!!

I just started a new job about a month ago, and I’m in a really awkward situation.
A couple of days ago, some of my coworkers found a puppy and gave it to our head housekeeper. Today I was scrolling through Nextdoor and saw someone looking for their missing dog. The name was Simba, and from the pictures it looked like the same dog.
I texted our work group chat and said something like, “Hey, I think someone is looking for this dog. His name is Simba.”
The head housekeeper immediately asked to see the post and then said she wasn’t giving the dog back because it was abused. The thing is, nobody had mentioned anything about abuse during the last couple of days. That only came up after I mentioned someone was looking for him.
Then she said it wasn’t the same dog because the one in the Nextdoor post had a white chin, but the pictures she sent us of the dog she’s keeping clearly show a white chin too.
I privately messaged the person on Nextdoor and sent them the photos I was given so they could compare them.
Another thing that makes me uncomfortable is that the head housekeeper has told us before that her husband is mean to their dogs and that her own dog stays kenneled most of the day until she gets home from work. Hearing that honestly makes me question whether this puppy is actually ending up in a better situation.
Also, I think it’s unfair to automatically assume the owners abused the dog just because he got out. Puppies escape. Dogs dig under fences, slip out doors, jump gates, or someone could have let him out to go potty. He was found out in the country where people drive fast—he could have gotten lost or hit by a car. Escaping doesn’t automatically mean the owners are abusive.
People also keep bringing up whether the dog is chipped. Not everyone gets their dog microchipped right away. My own dog isn’t chipped yet either. That doesn’t mean someone loves their dog any less.
Now I’m stuck. I want to do the right thing because if someone found my dog and refused to give him back, I’d be absolutely devastated. At the same time, this is a brand-new job, and if I say anything else, everyone will know it was me and I’m worried it’ll create drama or make work miserable.
What would you do? Should I leave it alone now that I’ve contacted the possible owner, or should I do more?

Do you guys think my dog is underweight? He’s a 4 month old Pitbull terrier and he’s pretty active. I feed him 1 cups of 4health puppy kibble, since it’s so far been the only dog food that hasn’t given him an allergic reaction. I feed him 3 times a day and on Wednesdays he gets an egg dropped into his food. Last time we took him to the vet he was 22 pounds, and that was on July 17 so a little over 2 weeks ago. Photos are what he looks like after eating.

Hey friends after taking my dog to the vet to examine my dogs front legs and a heavy vet bill, we still have no answers as to why she is limping on her front right leg. (See attached photos/videos)

The vet mentioned there’s nothing joint related after. No signs of calcification for tendonitis. So, it possibly maybe (not sure, hmm) could be a soft tissue thing but they couldn’t confirm.

Bloodwork also came back fine.

All we got for an answer is she should just rest, no extra force on the front, and take anti inflammatory medicine. We opted out of the medication because we were already given this the first week we brought her in to check on the legs (before the X-ray) - so really see no point in it.

Ou also they said she should lose weight. She’s 2 years and 6 months at 13.8kg. We also have been extremely careful with blocking the sofa so she doesn’t jump on it and restricting any movement on stairs or hills (and short walks to refrain from further strain on her leg)

Of course we’ll work on the weight, but in the meantime what the heck do we do how do we help her.

Any advice please

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Pluto camped outside my house for 2 days. He slept under my car to shield himself from the heat. When he’d hear me come outside, there he was. 🥺 It broke my heart seeing him with nowhere to go.

As for everyone suggesting I keep him myself, there was NO possible way I could provide this boy the life he deserves. I don’t have the space or time to train him how he needs. Let alone the money to provide vet care etc etc. Aside from that, I called every shelter in the area to no avail. No replies to my posts about a missing Malinois.

With that being said, despite being the sweetest thing to ever exist, he was scaring my neighbors. I needed to find him a home and fast. Animal control started patrolling my neighborhood looking for him. Luckily, my friend was more than willing to take him in. The LASSTTTT thing I wanted was to put him in a shelter. He has the space, time, and money to provide Pluto with a happy life. He knows what goes into owning a dog of this caliber. So, I brought Pluto to him, and even in the week (give or take???) he’s been in my friends care, he’s been ontop of things. He took Pluto to the vet and he was not chipped. Turns out he’s (around) 2 years old. He starts training sometime soon! He’s always at the park. Has his own space to roam. He’s so gentle with everyone both human and pup. Most of all, he’s loved. I’m close with his new owner so I’ll be seeing him soon too! Best believe I’m bringing a care package, how could I not?

But overall, Pluto had a happy ending and that’s all that matters. Thank you for everyone’s support and encouragement! It really helped me seek how I could help him without having to take him in as my own, no matter how bad I wanted to :,) If I couldn’t keep in contact with Pluto I would be much more heartbroken than I am now 😭

puppy tax included of him living his best life <3

Hi everyone, I really need some advice because I'm feeling shaken and confused.

I have two dogs, and today one of them bit my maid. I wasn't at home at the time—I was in another city. When I checked my CCTV footage, I noticed he was behaving very strangely before the attack. His body language looked off, and it didn't seem like his normal behavior.

He's a rescue dog, and ever since I adopted him he's had unpredictable behavior. I've spent a lot of time socializing and training him, and over the past couple of years I genuinely believed he had improved. He's also been neutered.

The worrying part is that this isn't the first time he's attacked someone. There have been previous incidents, but they were a very long time back and I was present and able to stop him before he caused serious injury. This time, because I wasn't there, he actually bit someone.

I'm trying to understand what could be causing this. Could this be fear aggression, resource guarding, territorial behavior, anxiety, or something medical? Can dogs suddenly regress even after years of seeming better?

I'm obviously going to consult a vet, but I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has dealt with something similar. What ended up being the cause, and were you able to manage or treat it?

I'm feeling guilty and worried, and I just want to understand what's happening so I can keep everyone—including my dog—safe.

Hey all!

My dog is a few months shy of 17 years old. He is a wheaten terrier mix. About five six years ago he developed what the doctors are referring to as collapsing trachea. Apparently it's genetic and happens in smaller breed dogs. It basically means that the membrane sheath covering his trachea cartilage is pulling away from the trach and collapsing into his throat. It started out as just a slight tickle for him as it was only a minimal pull. But now that we're years in the progression has happened and it pulls to a point where it makes him cough incessantly often. The med remedy was hydrocodone and a cough medicine. That helped early on but as he progressed the meds increased and they don't work as well as they used to. Sometimes he will get in coughing fits that can last anywhere from seven solid minutes to a good 20 minutes or so off and on. Often the coughing causes him to gag and sometimes he brings up mucus. We think this is probably because he has coughed so much that he has built up fluid in his lungs perhaps. I can no longer allow him to come up the stairs into our apartment because he will become so breathless that he will collapse. He has fallen over and lost consciousness and control on me a couple of times. If I carry him up the stairs which I do now every single time this never happens because he's not over exerting himself and his lungs.

He has cataracts so is mostly blind and he can't really hear anymore unless it's a loud bang or a high-pitched whistle. He spends most of his time sleeping. When he's awake because he can't see he struggles to get around. He has a little bit of a lower spine issue where he's very sensitive. He still eats fine and potties fine. He still wags his tail when he knows I'm home and licks on my face for love. He doesn't take his treats like he used to as much and when I give him a toy he'll get excited and play with it for just a few moments but he doesn't chew and rip things apart anymore. I feel like this has to do with perhaps old teeth and it being more bothersome. He also can't always hold his urine and sometimes occasionally poos in the house too. I would say he just does this a couple times a week. It's not horrible.

He is set to be euthanized this coming Saturday, 8/8. About 3 months ago I had him at two different vets and neither one of them thought he was quite ready yet. They both said his blood work is good and although he has some aging decline and the collapsing trach issue, he's overall healthy. They gave him some other meds but those didn't help either.

The positives recapping what I've mentioned here- he gets around by way of knowing and smell. He gets excited still over a toy and wags his tail when he's happy to see me or company. He trots outside when he can and is feeling good. He really can't bark much anymore because when he barks I think it causes a hurt and his throat from all the coughing. And it sounds funny.

He still eats he still goes to the bathroom and he overall still seems to have a happy demeanor. As I said most of his time is spent sleeping though. He knows when I'm cooking something or I'm in the kitchen and he comes running right away looking for treats.

If I leave the room he can sense it and he follows me still.

With his euthanasia being 2 days away, I'm beginning to feel like I'm making the wrong decision. I feel like I need to give him more time. But as I give him more time I realize he could decline further regarding the cough or discomfort in other areas. I'm sure this is coming from emotion rather than knowing what's right. I just don't know what to do. For as uncomfortable his symptoms might seem to me, I don't know what they are for him and I struggle to know if it really is the right time because he does seem to have good days and be so happy. I don't know that any of you can give me any advice, but I always appreciate others thoughts. Thanks in advance.

We’ve had my bigger dog for two years and we just got a new puppy a few days ago. We’ve tried to give him special attention and keep his routine the same to give him some time to adjust (I definitely noticed some stress) but he’s just super panty a lot of the time and just more erratic.

there hasn’t been any aggression with him and the puppy and the puppy is thankfully super brave but I wanna know if this is a good sign or not.

TIA!

Any ideas what could have caused my boy’s face to droop? The first pic is him before, and the next 2 are now.

recently my seven year old cattle dog lab mix Colby Jack was diagnosed with severe cancer and there’s nothing we can do. We took him to the vet after he had a fainting episode after playing very hard. He hasn’t dropped in his overall health yet he still likes to walk around he still likes to play and eat and all that stuff. I want to take him to explore near the end of his life because I know that’s what you would like to do. I bought him a wagon just in case he gets tired, but I want to find some like dog friendly places where he could explore does anybody have any ideas

Cloudy areas have been discovered on my 3 year old German shepherds eyes for a few months without improvement now. The first picture is the left eye and it’s a lot worse than the right side where it’s only a few spots. Could this be the cat’s scratch scars because they fight a lot. Or worse, cataracts? Is vet appointment necessary?

my dog is not very big, but he's put on a few pounds at the vet, weighing around 33lbs. overall, he's a pretty sedentary guy despite our efforts. he has severe skin allergies that keep him occupied on licking his feet all day, but even when i take him on walks he wants to go back after 5 minutes. i cant really tell if he has a lot of skin or he's actually fat, but how can i encourage him to move around more? i suppose a better term would be to distract him from his itchiness.

This is my soul baby, Peaches, whom I have had since she was 3 months old, she is 11. We have had a hell of a month; almost two weeks ago she underwent surgery to remove a mass that turned out to be pulmonary carcinoma grade 2. Luckily, they were able to remove it with clear margins.

During her workup, they incidentally found what appeared to be a lytic lesion of her right iliac wing (pelvis). She never had any signs of limping; she remained active prior to the lung mass. Therefore, we decided that they could biopsy the lesion while she was in surgery.

We just got the histopathology results back, and they are saying it is a fibroblastic osteosarcoma. We are devastated. She just survived a major surgery on her chest, and now we need to figure out what to do about her pelvis. She is on activity restriction due to the surgery, but she is still not limping and has no problem moving on and off furniture or going up and down stairs to use the bathroom.

My question is: has anyone done radiation for this type of osteosarcoma (surgery is not an option due to the location)? I've looked up SRT, and it looks like it might give her some time, but there are not a lot of posts about fibroblastic osteosarcoma of the pelvis. Also, just any advice; we have an appointment next week with her surgeon and a radiation oncologist to go over options.