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Yup contagious. Thank you.

You did what you think was best. Try not to beat yourself up. I regretting treating Kasey with chemo, preferring instead for his last months to be "normal". It's always hindsight isn't it? It's the best decision we try to make at the time. Enjoy your moments that you had with them. They never do stick around long enough do they?

Is she on any sort of supplements, joints etc.?

I second this. You put the explanation together very well and you obviously have first hand knowledge, I couldn't remember who it was that had a similar sort of reaction....but now I do.

Great update!

First thing that came to mind is something going on cognitively. The desire to stand in a corner or get under things would be concerning to me. I'm not sure what med might cause this, but any side effects on any of them that might trigger a, for lack of a better term, "mental issue"? But if he's been on these meds for a few weeks without any ill effects, might be something else then. If he just started a new med and then stood in a corner, it's a closer association to a side effect. If he had a major cardiac episode not to long ago, is it possible he might go into a seizure and this is a sign? Mirtazapine, Flagyl and Pepcid are the only things in your list I'm familiar with and I don't think it's any of those. Is he on the Mirtz because of a lack of appetite? I wonder because you say he's eating readily.

Even if there are little fluffies, generally everyone is going to be on leash with their owner and separated from you and hopefully all in control. The first class will likely be overwhelming and loud from barking. I don't like the muzzle comment though, but yes you can feed through it, they can also drink through it. Do you know why they requested that? There shouldn't be dog to dog interactions really, it should be you getting to know your dog and asking for commamds. I put Ryder through a class and I understand everyone does it differently but, just stumped on that.

Yay for getting it out. How amazing is that! Good job! Perserverance prevailed!

That pic of the pad looks "normal" to me. But my first reaction is there might be a corn. Wet each paw pad and see of there is a circular shape on any of the toe pads. Search corn on here to get a pic of what you'd be looking for. There can be lots of other reasons why she isn't weight bearing but lets do a process of elimination....

I'm in the same spot with Ryder. He's become increasingly sensitive to sounds, trucks, buses, pickups, garbage trucks are his nemesis. So far aside from training I've all but given up. He's wearing a Sentry collar at the moment that is supposed to represent a "calming" aura but I think that has worked marginally or not at all. I'm going to try another brand called Adaptil after giving this 30 days but my expectations are low. Have your tried rewarding on walks or a thundershirt?

Routine routine routine. Most hounds will sleep through the night without the need to go out so there isn't much of a reason why yours can't too. Start setting a schedule for getting some downtime. Here our last out is 9:30pm and after that Ryder trots into the bedroom and his bed and we don't move again until the 7am (of course other than to rearrange in the middle of the night, but we never go out unless he is sick etc). A good walk during the day for about 20-30 mins would be helpful. My Kasey had to be with me wherever I went. Rare to be in a room more than 5 mins without him, so the fact they get up when you do is perhaps them wanting to just be with you, even though you may have accidently trained them now that every time you get up means they go outside. He got into a habit of asking to go out at 2am and after slipping on the deck in the middle of the night going out there to find out what he was doing, enough was enough. For about 3 days he "asked" to go and my response was no and not getting up for you. He learned that he couldn't go out anymore. Good luck and get some sleep!

I wish I could predict trucks and buses driving in my neighbourhood so this would work for Ry. Keep us updated with any reactions...or inactions?!

Initial reaction is hot spot. Second reaction scabies (unlikely but they look similar). Kasey was treated for both so vet erred on the side of caution, but his was cause from an allergic reaction. Keep it clean and put some polysporin on it to reduce infection and speed healing. Keep an eye on it. Usually there can be more than one spot so take a look elsewhere and treat the same way. If they don't improve go get it checked out. That one looks large!

Why (or even how) the blood was drawn from the jugular is irrelevant right now as it has already been performed. OP just wants to know how to deal with potential issues arising from it. Skritches. Keep us updated.

Just one more thing eh? Ugh. Hang in there and hope it resolves itself.....sigh. HUGS

That's wonderful that you had some "last pictures" and time for a wonderful last few days. When it came to Kasey's last days, I was already working on a "bucket list" for him as well and on his unexpected last day, we had no regrets as he had done all his very favourite things for one last time not long before his last day. Admirable of you.

In the interim, I know it's not much, but can you put a baby sock on the foot, maybe with a bunch of gauze on the bottom on the inside for padding until you grab a therapaw boot? Secure it to the leg with some vet wrap type tape.

The owner knows the dog to the minutia so if something looks or seems off, they are the best people to figure their dog is not right. Good for you for going in, how terrifying. I'm not sure I would have gone in immediately either, as I have had a panter before with no ill effects, but that doesn't mean that's the same for every dog that's for sure.

So, I'd say that's an improvement! Thanks for the pupdate and congrats to you!

That's incredible

I always played with Ry with one specific toy to conclude the training. His reward during training was always treats so when we broke out the toy oh boy! He'd take that and scamper off or we'd play tug. Might wanna try that?

Ryder had something on the paw pad of his BIG pad on his back foot. Soaked it twice a day for 5-10 mins and it seemed to be coming to the surface. After about a week I squeezed it like a pimple and got whatever it was out. It turned out to be small small crumbs of glass. I just kept soaking it once a day and applied some polysporin to make sure it wouldn't get infected and problem solved. This was relatively easy but I'd imagine a pad that is more weight bearing might prove difficult as the glass may get forced deeper and deeper. I had the fortunate instance of stepping on a bee the day before my wedding. I wasn't bothered much by it in the immediate days, but days following I actually could barely walk. The doctor asked me to soak it, and put a sort of wart pad over it to take the pressure off the affected area. Ended up freezing it locally, and breaking up the stinger, which after some soaking came to the surface and I picked it out. These sorts of things are no joke, and are quite painful, but keeping weight off the area is key and soaking helps. Of course difficult to see on a black paw pad. You are doing everything right so far but if she's not weight bearing already, might need to take care of it sooner rather than later.

There was an earlier thread on here about it as well.....I can't seem to find it. Had some interesting tid bits to consider

My little Pom got like that at age 13 or so and he made it to 15.5. if you palpate the throat you can cause a cough. We were told it was caused from constantly pulling on the leash, thereby putting a lot of pressure on the throat via the collar. Do you walk a lot and is she a puller?

I just water following a pee if it's in my yard. I understand that isn't feasible for most, but I just watch where he goes in the yard and grab the hose and put water on the area for a good minute. If I didn't saturate the area enough though, my attempt was futile. Water is the best defense IMO. I like the target cone as a suggestion though!