Lucy is a 4mo old Bernese mountain dog puppy who was recently diagnosed with Hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD),a painful, auto-inflammatory disease. She requires multiple medications, surgery, and therapy to manage her condition. Lucy cries through the night due to her pain and is 10 pounds underweight. Any dollar helps Lucy’s family pay for her medical management. Thank you in advance!!

Bonjour; ma chienne de 12.5 ans c'est fait opéré mardi 15h amputation patte avant droite osteosarcome. La nourriture etait deja un sujet compliqué toute la semaine avant opération entre anti infl et morphine elle a fait une gastrite et n'a rien mangé la semaine avant opération.

Elle.est rentrée à J+2. Sans anti douleur le soir elle devenait très douloureuse rales de douleur. On a rajouter un patch de morphine 50 et gabapentine 200mg ( on evite anti infl du a sa gastrite ). Hier elle semblait encore douleureuse malgre le patch ou très nauseuses. On m'a demandé de retirer le patch de morphine 50 ce matin ce que j'ai ft je dois le remplacer par du fentanyl 25 à 12h. Je continue gabapentine 200.

Mais elle est extenuée ne ft que dormir n'a plus que la peau sur les os.

Hier et ce matin j'ai tenté un gavage un peu de miel dans la bouche puis un mélange de paté + eau elle a prit difficilement 20ml les 2 fois....

Je sens qu'elle est abbatu et epuisée elle marche moins aujourdhui quasiment impossible de la.faire se deplacer que hier on ne sait pas si c'est un surdosage du à la morphine c'est pour ça qu'on passe au patch 25 à 12h après retrait du 50 à 8h.

Je suis perdue je ne sais pas quoi faire arreter la morphine mais risque d'effet rebond. La laisser sans manger pdt plus dd 15 jrs...

Anybody with expierence on caring for disabled dog? My friend is fostering a dog (still growing puppy) who cannot use his hind legs due to a spinal cord injury. He moves around the house by hopping/dragging himself with his rear end.

He also has no control over his bladder or bowels. Unfortunately, he cannot wear diapers because he develops severe irritation, sores and open wounds. Despite cleaning him several times a day and using various gels and ointments, prescribed by vets, the skin on his rear keeps cracking and bleeding several times a week.

He doesn’t have a wheelchair yet. Is there any practical solution that would allow a dog like this to move around the house without constantly damaging the skin on his rear, while also not wearing diapers? Are there any solutions for dogs with hind-leg paralysis and incontinence?

We would really appreciate any advice from people who have experience caring for dogs in a similar condition!

Any help is appreciated

Hey guys anyone know any vetinery doctor who can help near kothanur area to be precise nearby yum keralam. He got hit by a car and relly badly injured his spine hes been crying since and cant walm or sit. I need it urgently its a stray dog so i am not able to put him in my car he is not sitting in so please guys if anyone could help i would really appreciate it please its really urget.

Hello, a few months ago I adopted a completely deaf Australian Shepard/ Pitbull mix (now 10 months old) from the shelter. I also own a 7 year old aggressive mini Aussie that they have learned to coexist together over the past few months.
My dogs are with me every single day as I clean my own rentals for a living and they are my world.

However, I am in my mid 20s and my husband and I do like to go away for a few days every few months wether it’s leisure or if we have appointments. I have only a few people that are able to watch my aggressive dog due to her temper that she does well with. I had them watched together one time a few weeks ago and it can’t be done again, as my older dog is very situationally aggressive so it was very difficult for the person watching them.
I have a very small circle and understand that family will not always be available to watch my deaf dog, and I can’t afford to pay to board her as where I live options are very limited making them expensive.

We love our deaf puppy, but it makes taking little trips nearly impossible and it is very stressful.

Is there any help or advice on this?

5 days ago we were shocked to find out that our Aussie doodle has glaucoma. He was COMPLETELY normal the night before and it escalated so fast that our vet and ophthalmologist said he already lost sight in that eye and it’s clear that his pain can’t be managed with drops and meds. It is likely to one day happen to his other eye.

Needless to say, we are heart broken and just feel so sad for him and honestly for ourselves. We don’t get to see his gorgeous eye staring into our souls anymore. I know dogs are resilient and don’t need their sight but obviously it’s going to be an adjustment for all of us.

How can we help him in this transition??? He is SO active with daily walks, fetch and playing. He’s extremely smart so I have no doubt he’ll adjust quickly but I guess I’m more worried for down the road if he does go completely blind. He’s just a big 90lb puppy.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated :(
Even if you don’t have advice, just please keep our boy in your thoughts for a safe surgery and recovery.

Hi! I posted our boy 129 days ago here, when he was just the size of 2 potatoes 🥺, and before we knew what was wrong with him. After many pricey labs and tests, that our damn insurance didn’t cover, we got the official diagnosis of Spina Bifida. He is now 5 months old, a big boy, and we are finding out from several vets in our area, that they really don’t have any experience with pups other than textbooks, and past a month or so, because all owners put them down 🥺 so just posting here to see if anyone has any grown babies with this condition? Any recommendations, suggestions, tips to follow, or suggestions on recurring infections? What else to expect, etc. Our baby keeps getting UTIs ☹️ other than that, he’s a happy happy momma’s boy, despite my husband doing all his cleaning and meal prep lol (don’t worry, our senior girl is absolutely obsessed with him). Puppy tax included. He was born with a teeny teeny tail that doesn’t work, for anyone wondering why he’s in a human diaper. Pup diaper suggestions accepted!

Dog, 3yrs old, spayed female, Chocolate Lab, 65lbs. Louisiana.

Asking on here because my veterinarian is currently closed and I need advice. My dog will undergo an FHO this week. I have a few questions.

First: I understand the strict confinement rule. My question is, can she be kept in a 9x12 room with only a thin mattress on the floor?

Second: Due to her size, I don’t think our nanny can lift her. Nor can I. Is she allowed to use stairs or a ramp during recovery to get her out of the house? Our house is 6ft off the ground.

I recognize the importance of recovery with this procedure. Any other tips you guys can give are highly appreciated. We need all the help we can get.

Thanks in advance.

i’ve seen the little halos recommended for blind dogs, but has anyone actually used it? and if so, what was your/your dogs experience? i’d like to prevent my dog from constantly bumping into things but i’m also worried the halo could cause more stress or discomfort.

Hello everyone! I’m a student doing research for a business project for school, specifically on the challenges IVDD dog owners face when caring for a dog recovering from IVDD at home.

I’m looking for people who have personally gone through IVDD recovery with their pet, whether your dog has had surgery or was treated conservatively.

I’m trying to get a little insight on how a potential product can be useful within this space, whether that was managing daily care, rehabilitation, keeping your dog in consistent at-home practice, finding the right equipment, or overall cost.

I’m not here to sell anything or promote myself in any way. I’m simply trying to understand the real experiences of owners who have been through this.

If you’re willing to, I made a short anonymous survey that takes about 1-2 minutes:

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Thank you so much to anyone who takes the time to help! 🐶❤️

I have a mutt pup that my socializing girl gave me just when she was to get fixed. I have kept blind boy, Lump. I know dogs, but I know NOTHING about blind dogs. I have googled and its just all about environment and vet visits. I am seeking advice from those that have blind dogs. He chews on anything vertical. We are working on that. When he greets me, he puts my fingers in his mouth and acts like he wants to tug of war, but I don't know, he might want to walk with me. What kind of toys that really work. What kind of interactive play with me that will leave him fulfilled, not scared or dominated. His best friend is my cat, Cotton. They play and Cotton is gentle. Should I worry? Cotton is around 5 months. Any advice is appreciated. And so you know, I live in a small town and all the local advice has been give him away or put him down. Not doing that.

Our dog is 7 years old and slowly became blind due to genetic issues. Inoperable per an opthalmologist. She has adapted well and can navigate okay, we can take her on hikes and to businesses. As she gets older she has become less tolerant of other dogs. She was happy to play with other dogs when younger and more recently would only try to play in like a 15 foot radius (not the most successful with most dogs but understandable given her vision). She always had some degree of toy guarding so keep those away when with other dogs.

Part of the problem is that in the last couple of years she's been attacked by dogs that have gotten loose while we've been on walks (on leash). Nothing requiring surgery but she's been cut and had to get an early rabies shots. She doesn't go out of her way to start conflict with other dogs in neutral spaces (off leash), we recently went to an open swim and she is fine navigating through a crowd of dogs and people, but if a dog approaches her and sticks around too long wanting to play or sniffing her butt she'll start a growl. We can easily separate and there's not a conflict. I understand vocalizing is communication and don't discourage it. If we didn't distance, I expect she'd physically try to get the dog to back off.

She still has a lot of energy and enjoys being around people so it would be a quality of life improvement for her to tolerate other dogs and we'd be able to bring her to more events. She likes going to the office with my spouse but that's something we only do if she'll be the only dog. We live in a high dog household area so it's not wise bringing her to stuff hoping to be the only dog.

Does anyone have advice on resocializing a dog after set backs?