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It could be he lays on those areas more than others. Has he been wearing coats? Those could rub some areas bald as well. Is his skin at all red or irritated? If not, and the ready of his fur is looking good, I'd just keep san eye on him. If he starts losing more hair or the skin starts to have a problem, he needs to see the vet.

Accidents can happen anywhere, don't stop living fully or letting your dogs live fully because an accident "may" happen.

Thats how scabs are formed.

Bu's hip isn't that bad. It really only bothers him if he over does out, so it's pretty predictable, but I still want him to be a dog so I'm not going to stop him unless necessary. I'm really hoping for some stretching/warn up ideas. I think at this point medicam is more than he needs.

Bu is 6yo. I got him at 2. Soon after I got him he started limping horribly on his right hind leg. Vet found nothing major wrong so I limited his exercise and he was fine in a few days. We are positive he had an injury to that hip before his retirement (based on symptoms and me meeting his trainer and asking him months later). Every so often it acts up if he has a good run after a time with out one. He also occasionally limps on his front legs (very minor, very occasionally). We haven't done x rays, but my very diagnosed him with arthritis in his shoulders. I have 2 questions 1. If I want to take him for a good run or hike, what should I do to help prevent lameness for the next few days? It's not as big a deal in the summer because I bring the dogs out hiking and running a few days a week usually, but in the winter it's not as often so hes more likely to be lame. 2. I put him on dosequin plus about 6 weeks ago to try to help him long term. Is there anything else I can give him or a better product that will help more? tia

that sounds like a reverse sneeze. Nothing to be alarmed at if thats what it was. Look it up on youtube. If he's continuously hacking up food even with toys dispersing the food slowly, it could be more serious, but it's normal for the new guys to eat too fast and throw up. I find that lots of water mixed in helps a lot.

She probably just scraped it on something. Unless it's bleeding profusely or looks infected, there probably isn't much a very could do. You can try cleaning it, but I would just keep am eye on it and bring her in if theres a problem.

He's very cute, but I also don't see greyhound or GP in him. I do see boxer and they can have thin hair and skin. As for the double dew claws, they are also found on Briards and Beaucarons (sp?) which are also herding dogs and I think a few other herding dogs also have them. I've also seen them on a few different scent hound mixes so there may be some scent hounds who have them too, but I'm not sure.

I leave my boys loose in the house and muzzled when I'm not home.

I hope he gets better soon. I'm sorry people have had bad experiences with groomers. I'm friends with a wonderful one that lets me hold my boys while they are getting their nails clipped.

I agree with a vet visit. Where do you live and where did the pup come from? If the pup came up on a hauler, that could be part of the problem. I've noticed that fosters that have just spent 24+ hours on a hauler can be sore and shaky for a couple days, especially if you add her spay onto that.

Bu will let me do anything I want to him at any time including when laying in his bed. But, he can get grumpy with other dogs bothering him while hes lying down. My suggestion is that any tone the cat starts getting close to her, is to throw get a treat before she starts growling. She'll start to learn that when the cat is near, good things happen.

I would feed her in her crate. 2 cups of food a day is very little. I would push that up a bit and see how she does. I would also walk her. It's good for everyone and she'll start to get to know the neighborhood.

I hope he feels better soon. Sailor threw up blood once. After the evet and all that the only conclusion we could come to was that when he was throwing up normally before that, he irritated his stomach and caused it to bleed leading to bloody vomit. He did not have blood in his poop though and was not lethargic.

Poor Pinky. I hope she feels better soon.

Are your stairs carpeted?

I know this isn't natural, but I've been really happy with the Preventic collar.

My dad had cancer in the muscle of his chest, so they removed 2 ribs (could have been 3) right over his heart, plus all the muscle. They put mesh in front to help protect the heart and he did fine. It was a pretty easy recovery. Much less pain than broken ribs because theres no bone rubbing bone. He also managed to keep a great range of motion of his arm which was a surprise since they removed some muscles in his shoulder. Unfortunately the cancer had already spread, but no one knew that yet. He had fibrosarcoma. I know you asked about dogs, but I've never heard of it in a dog and my dads the only person I've heard of it with so I figured I'd tell you the experience.

I had a foster like this. I am not a morning person and every hour starting at 4 or 5 he would wake me up. I started feeding dinner at bedtime followed by a walk and immediately started sleeping until I woke up or at least a reasonable time. I've kept on that schedule since and I've gotten all of my fosters to easily sleep until 10 or 11 pretty early on. I still do with my dogs and Sailor will sleep past noon. I have to drag Bu out of bed by his collar every day, so he doesn't count. When he wakes you up to potty, don't give him any food or much attention say all. Say"good dog" maybe give him a pat on the head, but those potty trips should be business only. If you give him attention or treats he may start waking you up for those. I'm not saying be mean or anything but, just a quick "ok, lets go" to go out and a "good dog" when they come in should be all the interaction so hes not getting rewarded for waking you up. He should eventually learn that the only thing he gets for waking you up is a trip outside.

Hold the leashes about 4"away from the collar in the same hand (i always use the left, but do what you're comfortable with). They will learn quickly that they aren't going anywhere. I would also use 3/4"-1" martingales for this and make sure the collars are right behind the ears. Once you get then used to this, you should be able to start giving them more freedom.

I'm a dog walker and have some clients dogs do this to me. I'll list some things that work for me. Try high value treats. Have them pull the dog. Not mean, not yanking, just have them start walking and do not give the dog an option. Out stubborn the dog. If the dog plants it's feet and tries to go home have the person plant their feet and stand there for however long they need to until the dog decides to move. Also, never give in! Only let the operation turn towards home when the dog is walking where the person wants to go. Then the dog is getting what it wants by doing what the person wants. If they give in when the dog is stubborn then the dog learns what our can get away with. And lastly the car trick works, but just drive a few blocks over and walk however long and finish at the car and drive home again. Sometimes driving 2 houses down is enough. Good luck. Oh, I recommend other family members take the pup to positive reinforcement training classes for some fun bonding to help in the future.

Every do often Bu over does it and hurts that same hip (back right). We are pretty sure it's just aggravating an old track injury. I give it a few days and hes ok. It's never bad enough hes screaming though. As for the pooping, it can be both the pain our the meds causing him not to go. As long as hes not attempting to go and not able to, I wouldn't worry to much yet. I hope he feels better soon.

It looks like a bruise to me. Are there lots of small dots within that area? I've seen areas that look a bit like that that was a blotch of acne. It also doesn't look very red to me.

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What are you feeding? If your vet thinks it's an allergy, would a food change help?