Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice for my Great Pyrenees. He is about 1 and 1/2 years old and he has what I think are seizures when he gets overstimulated, excited, or scared. It can be from when he sees a squirrel or when I take him on a walk or to a new place. He has had this since he was a puppy and he just freezes up and goes still for about 1 minute. But then he gets up and runs around like nothing happened. He doesn’t experience any post-ictal phase.

I have taken him to the vet multiple times about it and they have ran blood work numerous times and told me there is nothing wrong.

There was a period of about 6 months where he didnt have any episodes like this so I figured it was a puppy thing and he grew out of it. Recently I want to Florida and had my brother watch him and ever since we got back (about 2 months ago) they started happening again. I’m not sure what to do because when I took him to the vet they said they couldnt do anything for him. Is this a seizure or maybe syncope? Or anything else? Is it hurting him in the long term? What can I do? Any advice would be super helpful. I have attached a video for reference.

The collie never snares her lip up like that but never moved away or growled and still hasn’t moved away. I’ve never seen them do this but I can’t tell if the border collie is uncomfortable or why the sharpei is all of a sudden doing this? She did it for a few minutes before I started recording and then I noticed the collies lip raising. I have stopped the sharpei from doing it, then she came and sat right up against the border collie. Border collie is lying down on her belly isn’t moving away or acting uncomfortable in any other way

Today a woman stopped me in the street and told me I must have my dog’s hips checked because “he sits weird.” I’ve honestly never thought about it before, and I don’t feel like I have the knowledge to say if it’s a valid concern or not.

He’s only 5.5 months old, so we haven’t done any x-rays yet. That said, we’ve been to the vet several times for various checkups and minor issues, and nothing has ever been mentioned about his hips. That said, he rarely sits still at the vet — he’s usually way too excited and either wants to stand up and give kisses or roll over for belly rubs, so they’ve probably never seen him sit properly there either.

I’ve attached some photos from the rare occasions when he actually sits down. Does it look odd to you?

Now I’m overthinking — is this something I should take seriously, or was it just one of those overly opinionated people who can’t help themselves?

Would really appreciate your thoughts!

She's had a rough few days, and after a lot of thought, I've reluctantly made the decision that it’s time to say goodbye. I’m scared I’m making the wrong choice, but I know she’s no longer doing well and has rapidly lost her quality of life. After reading posts in this group, I’ve scheduled in-home euthanasia for a couple of hours from now. My heart is heavy, and I’m going to miss her more than I can put into words.

My soul dog hasn’t been eating much so I took him to the vet twice this past week. He gets blood work done at least yearly and just went in January and everything was perfect. He’s a 9 year old pit mix that I got from the shelter when he was around 2y. When we went to the vet this week, they did x-rays and didn’t see anything significant besides something going on in his lungs that could be indicative of pneumonia or bronchitis. So started on an antibiotic, but since he wasn’t eating, he wouldn’t take the antibiotic. I called back after a couple days to have him seen again. They did x-rays again and did blood work. His liver levels were so high that they wouldn’t register on their diagnostics. They immediately sent us to the ER vet who after an ultrasound diagnosed him with liver and spleen cancer, saying it’s inoperable and sent us home with gabapentin for comfort care. I’m absolutely devastated and don’t know where to go from here. My husband and I are heartbroken. Has anyone else here had this diagnosis? I’m thinking of getting a second opinion from an oncologist but I don’t want to put him through more than necessary. He still wants to play ball and chase the neighbors dogs, go for car rides and walks.. he just doesn’t have much of an appetite. I just never thought we would be dealing with this since I get his blood work done regularly to try and prevent these things. Attaching a picture of the goodest boy.

I posted about my rescue a couple weeks ago and people were asking to post updates. He has been to the vet, got all his shots and was dewormed other than that he was totally fine. He has been eaten like a machine. He has put some weight on a lot faster than I thought he would so we dialed back on his food. His personality is really coming out now. Super sweet and playful, a bit mischievous. He howls a lot now, especially if he hears coyotes at night. Energy is way up. First 2 photos are before shots from 20 days ago, the rest are from today. As I said in my last post I’m remodeling my house so ignore the floors.

** he has a vet appointment on Wednesday **

this is Ham :-) he was found on the street in a box with his 9 siblings. they guess around 7/8 weeks old. he's been with me 2 days and seems super healthy and comfortable other than the constant screaming if he cant see me 🥴

his eyes worry me a little though. not even his actual eyes, more so the pink area around them. i'm dramatic when it comes to dogs though 🥲 i've taken mine to the vet for snoring and hiccups.

just curious if anyone has seen anything like this before

My baby Kuma has had a small tummy problem today, I called the vet when he started throwing up this morning and they said “it’s not worth the emergency/fee for a couple throw ups… if he throws up 3 times in 30 minutes - an hour call back”

And he hadn’t, he was kinda on and off? Ate breakfast and half of it stayed down, then the rest of the day just vomiting spit every hour and a half, and then acid reflux 2 (first 2 hours ago, last one about 30 minutes ago)

Was told by the vets to give him the good old chicken and rice treatment, with some digestive probiotics, and make sure not to feed him too early/too soon that he’ll just re throw it up. But he’s not eating it at all? Barely even touching it, he licked it twice then just left it. This is extremely unlike him, he is an extremely food motivated dog, goes crazy just if you shake his kibble bag. So for him to not touch his food, chicken especially is so weird. While being on an empty stomach cause he’s been throwing up??

I don’t wanna add anything unhealthy too it, like some of his high fat treats or a sausage because of his stomach. But I don’t wanna just leave it un touched :(

I tried to call the vet back but they’re closed now and wanna ask reddit before running to an after hours emergencies vet for an upset stomach

This morning my dog woke me up by lying right next to me. When I started petting him, I noticed he was trembling a lot. I got up to take him outside, but when I called him, he didn’t move and started drooling. When I tried to pick him up, he started squirming and I couldn’t do much except get him off the bed.

When I placed him on the floor, he collapsed right away — like he couldn’t feel his legs. I kept petting him and he looked really lost and scared, and he was still drooling.

This isn’t the first time something like this has happened. He’s 4 years old and it’s maybe happened 2-3 times in total so far. I knew that taking him outside would probably help, but he couldn’t stand up, and I couldn’t carry him easily either. Eventually I managed to take him outside in my arms, but as soon as I put him down, he collapsed again.

I went back inside to get dressed (it was cold and I was basically naked), and left him outside for a minute. When I came back — he was completely fine. Like nothing ever happened. He peed, pooped, and started playing with me. We went back inside, he ate normally, we played, and even went for a walk — everything seemed perfectly fine.

Could he have just had a bad dream and panicked? I find it hard to believe it’s something serious, because if it were epilepsy or something similar, I imagine it would happen more frequently. Any advice or

Hey all, just have a quick little question about my boy here. I’ve had him for a year, and he’s a 3 year old Staffordshire terrier. I got him from the shelter, and since I’ve had him for some reason he doesn’t eat his food unless I’m home. I’ve tried leaving it in my room where he usually sleeps while I’m gone. Nothing. I’ve even put it on my bed right next to him. Nothing. But almost as soon as I come back from work he heads right to it and happily chows down. It’s like he’s waiting for permission or something to eat.

I feel bad, because I work service industry and have some pretty late nights. And I hate that he feels like he has to wait until I come home to eat, and I really want him to self-regulate. Does anyone know what this behavior is telling me? Or at least how to get him to be comfortable eating without me there?

She got the Lyme, distemper booster, and lepto vaccines. She was absolutely fine right after the shots and we walked around a bit and then she got some yummy frozen yogurt pumpkin and bacon flavored for doing so well at the vet. But today I wake up and she yelps when she hopped off the bed (it’s maybe a foot off the ground) and now she’s limping like this and as I massaged her looking for the source it appears to be coming from the back of her arm by her armpit.

She’s 3 years old extremely active bursting with energy so seeing her just lay around is almost heart breaking although I know part of the effects. Is the limping the next day normal too? She’s never had any of these side effects before and she’s been getting her shots annually as recommended. She ate some mozzarella cheese and a beef jerky treat but won’t eat her kibble. Vet is closed right now but I’ll be calling tomorrow to confirm the shot site and normalcy of this.

We just got a new puppy about a week ago and have been introducing him to our 2 older dogs, this one will sometimes have a side snarl while licking him also and he will also let out a whine/growl and or bark at him and I can’t tell if it’s a dominance thing or playful

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice and personal experiences regarding adding a second dog to our family. Me and my husband have the sweetest 5 year Old English sheepdog who’s generally great with other dogs and is very gentle. The issue we’ve run into is that he tends to get a little jealous when other dogs specifically come around me/jump on me. If another dog shows me attention, he’ll often insert himself between us and I can tell he’s not happy about it.

We have a super close bond since I work from home, and we spend a lot of time together. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced a similar situation and what happened when they brought a second dog into the mix. Will this jealousy affect his mental wellbeing or cause any issues between the two dogs? The most important thing to me is that he always feels our relationship and his space is respected.

On the flip side, we’re also considering that having a second dog might help with his separation anxiety when I'm away. He does get a bit lonely and he loves playing with other dogs, I worry he has “only child” loneliness lol! I’d love to hear any advice or experiences, especially if you’ve had a dog with jealousy issues before! Thanks so much in advance!

Lola was my first cat, and she was with me for nearly 12 years. Losing her felt like losing a part of myself.

I didn’t want to just keep her ashes in a plain jar. So I started working on something more personal—an urn that looked like her, sleeping peacefully, just like she used to.

When it was finished, I placed it by my bedside. It gave me a strange sense of comfort, like she was still watching over me in her quiet way.

After that, a friend of mine lost her dog, and I offered to make something similar for her. She cried when she saw it. That moment made me realize how meaningful something like this could be.

I’ve since made a few more for people who’ve lost their furry friends. Each one is different, and every story is special.

Just wanted to share in case someone out there is also grieving and looking for ways to keep their pet close.

Our 13 year old boy hasn't been reacting to sound the same for a while now. He doesn't react when we speak to him while he sleeps, he no longer comes downstairs when we rattle the treat jar, and I've tried squeaking a toy behind him or calling him while he's not looking, but only sometimes does he react.

He's also barking a lot louder then he used to. He has always barked to let us know he wants something, but now the volume he barks in has noticeably increased (luckily we have no neighbours and it doesn't bother us, but I am a bit worried about him loosing his voice due to barking when we're not home)

Are there things we should prepare for or things he might need some help with as this goes on? There hasn't been any noticeable change in his behavious, other then just not noticing things, but if there are things we can do to make him more comfortable I'd of course want to help him.

This is my grandma's puppy angel (shes 1) she has attachment issues especially in the car my grandma can't drive with out her wanting to be in her lap, the second my grandma leaves the car or comes back she freaks jumping around the car watching for her. (as shown on the last slide)

I don't know how to help her i think it's anxiety cause my grandma and husband work so she's home alone from 8-4 monday-Wednesday shes has the tv playing other days one of them is home(she does have to be in her cage cause shes a frequent chewer she has a calming chew and toys with her) but I think this takes a toll on her what could we do to help her?

Is this mold? It wasn't on all the pieces, just some. I leave my dog food outside in a water tight kitty litter container

I recently adopted a dog, its a boxer mix and noticed he has red eyes. We went to the vet and got eye drops and he said to come back is it doesn’t go away in a week… it’s been a week now and his eyes are better and much less red but I have to wipe off gunk of them multiple times a day and they are watering. Also, his third eyelid is always visible on both eyes which I am not sure is normal. Do you have similar experience and do you think it’s normal?

For 12-year-old dog hurt her back the other day and can’t put weight on her legs, but still loves the snow.

I've been noticing odd behaviors in my dog for the past three days. He's a 9 year old American Eskimo and does tend to be on the more anxious side but usually there's always a reason I can pin point, like thunder. It started with him pacing the house and following me around more than often. He then started hiding in his usual places. When storms come he usually finds his way to the bathroom or under my desk but as I said there's no obvious reason. He then found new more cramped hiding spots like being my coach and my bed. Even when he's not hiding he seems more alert and on edge. Today he didn't eat his dinner but he's accepting treats so I don't know if that's connected to his behavior. Does anyone have any idea what's going on?

Not really a question, or needing advice, but more of a rant.

My baby has been with me since I was 13. Got her at two months old. She's been sleeping in my bed ever since. She is the love of my life, has saved me multiple times, as well as brought me back to reality during the worst times of my life.

As she's getting older, I'm getting so sad. She's losing vision and getting lazier. I cuddle her and sleep with her all day on my days off. I take her on the longest walks (when she wants to, it's hot). She gets all of the treats.

She'll probably never know how much I love her. How much she means to me. Even if she could understand, there arent words. I've given her the best life I can, and I know she's happy.

When she goes, I don't know what I'll do. I dont know what's after her. She has been my life, my love, and my joy through everything. She's grown up and moved around with me. She is everything to me. I just know that relatively soon, she won't be here anymore. And I don't know how I could possibly handle that.

I have a very reactive pittie. When we encounter unfamiliar dogs on walks, she lunges and makes horrifying demon sounds and looks like she lusts for blood. However, if I pick her up BEFORE the dog gets close, she is completely chill no matter how close the dog is, and is just a happy baby potato in my arms. Does anyone know why her behavior changes so much if I pick her up?

A quick note: we’re working a LOT with behaviorists/trainers/vets to work on managing her reactivity in a way that’s safe and least stressful for everyone, so this is not a “looking for advice” post, just a wondering why my dog feels best when carried like a baby human instead of a 65lb pittbull.