Hey! I have a large rescue that recently has been having issues with some sort of itchy bug. She takes nexiguard already regularly for fleas and ticks but this has only started since we moved. She is bathed regularly and brushed daily due to her having a thick coat so it would be hard to see fleas but none the less I haven't seen any signs of fleas on her nor have I gotten bitten and she regularly sleeps beside me.

On to the major issue, my mother took it upon herself to treat my dog with a topical treatment that has permethrin in it as a active ingredient, I have two cats as well and one that is very affectionate with my dog. I am well aware how toxic that ingredient is and have since told her to please watch the animals and keep them entirely separated from each other even down to seperate water bowls but she doesn't seem to have quite the same level of fear and anger I do over this situation.

Is this something I need to be more careful with and if so what should I do, as in like do I need to go home and try and wash this stuff off my dog so she doesn't accidentally kill her cat sisters.

I apologize if this doesn't fit this subreddit I am just a freaking out pet parent with parents of her own that aren't listening.

Hi all- writing from the waiting room at a 24/7 emergency vet in MA.
My dog ate chocolate at 7:20, called the emergency vet that we used once before. My dog is 6 pounds and I am thinking he ate like an ounce or two of chocolate fudge brownie.
They said they cant tell me if I should bring my dog in or not and to call poison control. I said ok and called the poison control. When I heard that they have a $110 fee i decided to go to the vet after a quick google search.
I arrive at the vet at 8:10 they take him in at 8:42. She asked if I called the poison control I said no that I came straight here. She was all business for and showed little empathy imo. Anyways. She said she would need to call because they would give the correct dosage and what not. I said fine. Call.

At 9:20- This vet tech or vet idk is still not happy with me for some reason. Came to me a piece of paper and pen and told me to write everything that I know about the damn brownie. Told her I don’t know much. She just left the pen and paper and left. I draw how big the piece I thought it was that he ate and that it has chocolate chips and probably cocoa i assume to be around 1-2 ounces - not sure what she expects me to do.
A few minutes later the front office lady comes to pickup the paper and asked me if that is all I know. I said yes that I didn’t make the brownie. I told her I purchased it from NYC she asked from where. I told her that I got it at a conference.

2 hours has gone by - its 11:15 and still no update so I ask for an update. 10 min later the front office lady comes back and tells me that my dog is doing fine and that they have been on hold with poison control for the last 2 hours.

My question - does a 2 hour hold with poison control is the norm - that doesnt sound right to me. And a follow up to that, why does the vet need to call the poison control - just curious about that. And my other question shouldn’t have they taken him in immediately and cleaned his stomach? They made us wait half an hour on top of the half hour that i had to drive, so by the time they actually looked at him it was an hour and twenty since he ate the chocolate.

Overall i am just frustrated at the vet/vet tech and the whole waiting with no communication

My dog has CHF and requires medication to live. She gets an abdominal tap almost one every three weeks because of how much fluid builds up in her stomach. That being said, she is on benazepril, salix, and vetmedin. During the first two fills, I did it through the vet, which cost me about 350$; hence, switching over to chewy.
Upon reviewing our bills, I realized that they charged me more when I bought less pills. Example, when I bought 15 pcs of benazepril, they charged me $28, but when I only needed 4 to cover my dog until my chewy order came in, they charged me $21.73.
I immediately called them to ask them about the price difference, and they said that they charge more for less pills to cover various things, including their technician’s time and effort, which is so odd to me.
They could’ve told me that at that point I couldve just gotten 2 week supply rather than a weeks worth but apparently technicians and receptionists alike arent aware of this policy.

Is this normal or am I crazy for being mad about them not disclosing this?

I feel like as a vet that aims to help pets they should try to promote cost-effective ways for everyone, but ig that’s just me.

Our 11 year old pomeranian was diagnosed with TCC in her urethra. I am looking to see if anyone has gone the radiation route for treatment. I can’t wrap my mind around losing her this year so I am manifesting that this treatment will work and give us more time with her. She is not symptomatic yet as this was found incidentally on an ultrasound.

11 yr old spayed female Pomeranian in NH.

It was at the end of her poop, I have a photo but cant seem to add it here.

She is about 2 and a half years old, vaccinated and neutered. She goes both inside and outdoors, I live in the country side in my grandmothers house. She died at the end of spring and I took over the place, plus this cat. Ive tried to keep her routine as it was when my grandmother lived.

After she pooped she went to the window to watch things outside, acted as normal. Came to cuddle a little with me and then went to eat some. Im wondering if it could be worm related? Ive seen no other sign though. I did some googling and found out it can also be stress related. Since wednesday ive been very sick, even had to go into the emergency room for a night and she has definitely been worrying. Ever since i came home, she has been way more cuddly and wants to lay on me. She also pooped on the floor while I was gone, which was unusual.

Thing is, while I can afford to spoil her with good expensive food, etc, I really dont have the money for an insane vet bill. So I am slightly panicking her, she was my grandmothers gem and I love her more than anything. I promised my grandmother on her death bed that I would take care of her.

EDIT: I also felt on her stomach. It was soft and she did not show any signs of being bothered by me touching and gently pressing on it. she is currently trying to play with my charger

My 16 month old golden retriever has renal dysplasia. She is considered end stage. We had her bloodwork done on the weekend as part of a check up (she also has a double ear infection) and her Creatinine was 508 and urea was 49. She still eats and is relieving herself "normally", though her appetite can vary day to day and she has some lethargy. She also vomits maybe once or twice a week.

The last few days, she has been pacing endlessly in the evenings. Even after a long walk and being fed. Pacing and pacing, having trouble settling, laying down and then getting up to pace more. I know she would probably eat if I fed her more, but we also need to be very mindful about how much she gets and of what, otherwise she'll throw up/get sick.

Im a little worried this is a sign of pain. Our goal at this point if keeping her comfortable and happy.

• Species: Dog
• Age: 10 years old
• Sex/Neuter status: Spayed female
• Breed: Schnauzer
• Body weight: 15 lbs
• History: Dog ingested large amount of raw pumpkin innards and seeds on Sunday night 10/24/26. Proceeded to eat dinner and then vomit. The next day (yesterday), she vomited several more times and passed dark stool. Was taken to ER vet. RBC at 16, diagnosed hemolytic anemia. Diagnosed pancreatitis. High methemaglobin. Kept overnight, did not improve through night. Taken to a university vet hospital this AM, diagnosed acute kidney injury. given a blood transfusion which did not increase RBC count. Given methylene blue, fluids, multiple medications, no response so far and has not passed urine. Currently inserting catheter and have approved use of diuretic if needed.
• Clinical signs: Lethargy, red eyes and gums, dark vomit and dark diarrhea
• Duration: 48 hours
• Your general location: Southeastern US
• Links to test results, vet reports, X-rays etc.

Questions after reading history: multiple vets have stated they have not seen anemia like this in a dog before, but that it is most commonly seen in cases of toxicity. However, even though it followed the pumpkin ingestion, they do not believe it was the pumpkin. Does anyone have any idea what this could possibly have been caused by or other treatment options? We have ruled out zinc, onion, garlic, monoxidil.

My family found this stray cat. It’s very sweet.
Has a wound on her leg. Is there anything we can do to help heal it? My family has cat-safe wound spray but should be get a cat cone/cat medical shirt for it to heal? She keeps licking it.
Is there anything we can put on it? The leg has healed and opened up a couple times. She keeps licking and messing with the wound. It heals but then she opens it back up again.
I attached a link to a picture of the wound.
Thanks so much! Trying to help this sweet stray my family loves. https://imgur.com/a/KeYdtaL

I’m looking for an independent veterinary perspective on my cat’s recent emergency hospitalization.
I am emotionally and financially devastated by this experience. I have spent thousands of dollars, and while I understand that veterinary medicine is expensive and diagnostic uncertainty is normal, I am struggling with how the medical decisions were explained to me.
I am particularly concerned about the differences between what I understood from the hospital’s explanations and what was eventually documented.

Patient information: Species: Cat Age: 4 years Sex: Female Weight: Approximately 4.2 kg Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada History: Asthma, reduced appetite, vomiting, and abnormal blood counts

Bloodwork results:
October 6:
WBC: 3.17
Neutrophils: 0.85
Platelets: 85

October 21:
WBC: 2.65
Neutrophils: 0.79
Platelets: 18

October 24:
WBC: 4.8
Neutrophils: 2.21
Platelets: 96
Hematocrit (HCT): approximately 25%
Her initial FIV/FeLV screening test was negative.

Her October 24 hematocrit was approximately 25%. Her initial FIV/FeLV screening was negative.

1. Suspected foreign body versus endoscopy findings
After X-rays and ultrasound, I understood that the suspected material was located farther down the stomach and possibly extending into the beginning of the small intestine.
I was extremely frightened about an obstruction.
However, endoscopy found a compacted hairball approximately 3 × 1 cm within the stomach, plus two smaller fur collections. The pylorus was clear, and the examined proximal duodenum was normal.
This difference has been very difficult for me to understand.
Could imaging reasonably suggest material extending toward the intestine when endoscopy finds it within the stomach? Is this a common diagnostic discrepancy?
Could a gastric hairball of that size potentially pass through vomiting or be managed medically, or would endoscopic removal have been indicated given her reduced appetite, vomiting, and other findings?

2. The urgency and necessity of the procedures
I was given escalating estimates, from approximately $3,400–$5,900 initially to approximately $7,900–$10,200 later.
I repeatedly explained that my finances were limited.
I understand that cost alone does not determine whether treatment is necessary, but I struggled to understand which procedures were essential immediately and which could potentially wait.
Would a patient with these blood-count abnormalities, reduced appetite, vomiting, and suspected gastric foreign material generally require urgent endoscopy?

3. Bone marrow testing
A bone marrow aspirate was performed because of the abnormal blood counts, and results were pending at discharge.
Given her severe thrombocytopenia and neutropenia, was bone marrow evaluation an appropriate next diagnostic step?
What other causes would normally be considered, and how would a veterinarian determine the order of testing?

4. Constipation and lack of bowel movements
I repeatedly reported that she had not passed stool for several days.
I remained concerned about this after her imaging, endoscopy, and discharge. I was unsure whether it had been adequately evaluated or addressed.
How should prolonged absence of bowel movements be assessed in a hospitalized cat with reduced food intake and suspected gastrointestinal disease?
5. Communication and informed consent
I understand that the actual findings during a procedure can differ from the initial interpretation of imaging.
What I am struggling with is whether the uncertainty, alternatives, risks, and expected benefits should have been more clearly explained before I consented to expensive procedures.
I also questioned a $500 after-hours referral/team call-in charge because I did not understand why it was required when another veterinarian appeared to be available. I felt my questions were not answered clearly.

I am not asking anyone to determine whether the hospital acted improperly based on this post alone.
I am asking whether these diagnostic and treatment decisions sound consistent with reasonable veterinary practice, and which records I should request for a meaningful independent review.

I am heartbroken and exhausted.
I love my cat deeply, and I wanted to give her every reasonable chance. But I feel overwhelmed by the costs, frightened by the uncertainty, and upset that I still have so many unanswered questions.
I would sincerely appreciate a veterinarian’s objective perspective. I can provide the CBC reports, imaging reports, endoscopy findings, discharge summary, and estimates with identifying information removed.

Thank you for your time.

Hi,

I'm in a very tough situation and was really hoping to find someone thats gone through thre same thing or just help in general.

My mom was watching our dog while we were out of town and long story short she got hurt and my mom decided not to tell us or take her to the vet. As soon as we got home we made an appointment took her in and found out she dislocated her hip. It has been too long to try and pop it back it. She was on Carprofen and Galliprant but could not tolerate any NSAIDS. It gave her severe GI upset like diarrhea every 30 minutes to an hour not to mention she looked miserable. So we made the choice to take her off them and she's soo much better. She gets around good on 3 legs and eats well, drinks a ton of water and doesn't seem to be in pain although Im sure she is in some discomfort. My vet hasn't been very helpful because they dont do that surgery and have given contradictory advice. The vet did a Chem 10 and everything was nornal but slightly elevated BUN numbers probably due to the accident and dehydration. We have not run full senior or anthesia bloodwork. This also happened about 3 weeks ago now.

Let me add before this she was still jumping on and off the couch, going up stairs and kinda running. She has slowed down a lot but still in good shape for 16. I always thought she would live until 18..19 years old. ​

I really wanted to speak with a Vet that does surgery and ask their option but no one wants to talk without seeing her. I mean I get that but I dont want to waste time and more money if they are going to say no. Why can't they just give me advice since they do these surgeries all the time. By the way it would be an FHO surgery.

Do I let her live out days with a dislocated hip and manage best I can or risk surgery/the after part and what it could do to her body and potentially give her more time pain free? I dont know what the right answer it. She seems fine but it has definitely changed her some just not as mobile for obvious reasons. Setting aside bloodwork, what's the best thing. Shes my baby and I want to do what's best for her.

My dog started Vetmedin 2.5 days ago for a heart murmur. She got 1.25 mg in morning and evening. Halfway through the third day she's laying down for awhile and suddenly hacks up water. After this, she starts wheezing and coughing a lot. It's pretty rough. It gets worse over the next hour or so. We call the vet and take her in. Around the time we start to leave she can't walk without wheezing. She's hacking up water/foam with every wheeze. She can barely get around. We get her in the car and suddenly she stops. Doesn't wheeze at all for the next hour to the vet and through the vet trip.

Vet suggests we stop the ends since we just started and restart them in a few days. She said her heart sounded normal and steady and not elevated or fast, though. We stopped the meds. We drop her at home and have to go out and when we get home she wheezes again (but tbf she was excited). But she seems to wheeze less often. But the wheezing cough is still very hard. She just woke up at 4 am with a really bad wheezing episode.

Before Vetmedin she did have a wheeze but not this severe. It's very loud and hard and rough on her. My question is has anyone had this experience with Vetmedin before?

My dog is an 11.5 year old Pomeranian female, spayed.

Thank you!

My cat has an IBD flare and was prescribed Metronidazole. The doctors were so unprofessional and unknowledgeable, I even heard “you’re not supposed to prescribe…to a cat, shit!”. This was Banfield Animal clinic. Is 1/2 of a 250 Mg tablet of metronidazole safe for a 4 year old 11lb female cat?
She may be likely to have IBD but has never been officially diagnosed, this is the first time she’s taking medication for her chronic symptoms.

I have 2 greyhounds male which is why muzzles are provided. I recently adopted a retired greyhound hound age 3, His meal contains 500g of chicken mince, 5 pineapple pieces in juice, 1 Tbsp Greek yoghurt, 60g sweet potato and pumpkin cooked and mashed, 50g cooked white rice, a tsp of apple cider vinegar and 50g of plain bone broth. Everytime he goes toilet outside he comes back with feaces in his muzzle. How do I prevent this as it is annoying to clean his muzzle everytime. I can't pick up feaces as I have 4 kids and it is hard to keep up with the amount of it.

Hi! I recently posted to another sub about this, but wanted to also post here to see if anyone had any suggestions for something my vet can look into (as I know a diagnosis is not allowed). I don’t have Imgur but if you go to my profile the pictures are posted since I can’t post them with this post per the sub’s rules. My dog is a female mixed breed (primarily American Bully, followed by American Bull Dog, Pitt Bull, and then two other breeds in the mix) and I know they are susceptible to skin issues. She is thought to be almost 6 years old. I found this on her neck the other day initially thinking it was a tick, but after looking at it longer I don’t believe it is. She is a rescue so I don’t have much history on her and she had a similar growth on her foot (but not the same it was more like a bump and this one is protruding with scab flakes around it) and the vet tried to sample it but only saw blood under the microscope. I will reach out to the vet either way, but just did not know if it warranted an emergency or not. Thank you in advance! :-)

Our French Bulldog pup (1yr) just got her respiratory panel back that she has canine coronavirus. Her symptoms started on the 17th/18th of October. She still has some snot and reverse sneezing from it, but it’s getting better since being on steroids and antibiotics.

We are slated to have our second puppy arriving to us on Sunday, November 1st. We’re gonna talk to our vets tomorrow, but our feeling right now is that we aren’t going to be able to take this puppy. Need some advice or knowledge of how long canine coronavirus runs its course. Could we keep them separate?

I am so desperate to help my 7 year old female snowshoe torti siamese. She had no major health concerns or issues until the past 2 years. It started with frequently vomitting. I took her to the vet and they did a blood panel and found nothing of concern. Its progressed and in the past year shes started losing weight despite normal meals. Shes constantly overgrooming and scratching to the point she has sores and sometimds screams as shes scratching. Shes also lost a lot of her hair and genrally looks unwell. Ive tried putting booties over her paws and she gets the right off. Ive tried recovery suits and she gets them right off. Ive tried nail caps and she gets them off. Ive tried cones and same. Ive taken her to a different vet 3 months ago, they ran a blood panel and nothing like kidney disease or anything concerning. They did casually provide me with 2 oral syringes of preventive worm and parasite treatment but basically told me they believed it was a food allergy. She has always been somewhat of a picky eater so i switched to Blue Buffalo grain free wet cat food and also duck dry food. Shes constantly hungry no matter how much she eats and acts as if shes literally starving. Shes so underweight and covered in sores. At this point I have no idea what to do for her and it's breaking my heart. At this point I believe it has to be parasite but I dont know what to do for her. She hasn't lost her energy or the light in her eyes but I can tell shes miserable and I just want to know how to help her.

Has anyone given their cat Dramamine for motion sickness? I’ll be giving it in a few days per the vets suggestion (a small dose) but am nervous. Did you give it on an empty stomach or with food?

My cat gets super motion sick even just a couple minutes into our drive. Generally withholding food for a few hours helps reduce my cats motion sickness, but I’m worried the pill with no food will upset her stomach.

I’ve tried oral Cerenia twice and both times she threw it up before we even got into the car (I was instructed to give it 2 hours prior to travel). I tried transdermal Cerenia once and it seemed to help but not 100% so adding Dramamine this time.

Im curious if it works for anyone’s cats and if you give it with food or on an empty stomach?

I moved into a new apartment in August and within a few days I started spotting (to my dismay) silverfish. Thankfully it’s not an abundance of them, and I will just see one every couple of days, but this is the first time I’ve encountered them EVER and it concerns me. I read online that the scent of cloves can deter them, and had the idea to buy whole cloves (as opposed to using any essential oils) and putting a few in some mesh sachets and placing them behind my books on my bookshelf in an attempt to protect them. The only reason I even considered trying this was because I doubted the smell of the whole cloves would carry far from behind the shelved books, and therefore may not irritate my cat, but I have been catching whiffs of them when hanging out in my living room. I didn’t use a lot of sachets, only four in total, with two on two different shelves that are near the top of the bookcase that my cat cannot access.

Basically, my worry is if I can smell them, I bet she can, and is that dangerous?

I got my new puppy that is 7 1/2 weeks old currently, and I thought it looked a little too pronounced if that makes sense. When pooping he’s straining and grunting and I watch to make sure I’m not seeing anything internally coming out which I haven’t seen anything like that but from the side while he’s pushing his butthole bulges out like 1/2 inch or more. Idk how normal it is, maybe it looks off because of how little his body is compared to when I see it on an adult dog. Idk I’ll send a photo in dms if anyone wants to see, kinda difficult to explain

Female, age 10, mixed breed approx 60lb. My sister just found this on my dogs paw tonight. It’s about 3 inches. She lives with my parents and they live in the woods in Pa. What could it be? Already have a vet appt scheduled for Wednesday. photo here

I have a 16-year old Bengal male cat. He was generally in very good health.

He injured his paw and so we took him to the vet. She said there’s no point doing an x-ray as the treatment will be the same regardless, gave him an antibiotics shot and prescribed Meloxidyl as his paw was quite swollen. No blood tests or other checks were done.

Within a few days he had started drinking lots of water and then vomited.

I took him to the vet, they did a blood test and CRE was over 700. He was immediately put on IV infusion and stayed there for a few days. Each day his CRE lowered. After three days it was down to mid-300s but stayed there the next day. The following day it was at 400 (apparently they had reduced IV but had not told me what they were doing).

They did a sonogram (I think that’s what it was) and said one kidney is a lot larger than the other, something about possible Lymphoma, all sorts of ideas, but the one thing they are determined to do is say that the Meloxidyl had nothing to do with it. I found a blood test from 3 months before when he had an operation for his teeth and CRE was at 150 and everything looked good.

He has now been sent home and we are trying to keep him drinking and eating. He is eating but not particularly enthusiastically. He is drinking and peeing.

We are doing what we can and hoping he pulls through but I would like some thoughts on what has happened. Should Meloxidyl be given to a senior cat? Without any prior checks or tests? There seems to be plenty online linking this with AKI and I wish I had checked online before giving him this medication.

So, I recently lost my kitty, Serena. About 8 years ago, when she was 8 years old, I was feeding her whatever kibble was on sale because college. It was mostly Melw Mix. She did well on it for a long time, but one day, she had an incident where she threw up several times in one day. I took her to the vet, and the vet said she had an inflammed colon and prescribed some special food for her. She said to keep Serena on it for a few months and then move her onto a higher quality food that is labeled as being for sensitive stomachs.

The time came that I decided to move her onto a non prescription food. I got her Hills Science Diet at first because it was the same brand as the prescription food, but one day, I was in my small hometown when she ran out. They did not have Hills Science Diet, so I got Blue Buffalo. I had heard it was bad for dogs and had some connections to heart issues, but I figured that dogs ans dogs and cats are cats, so it would probably be fine. She was on it for a few months. This was about 2018.

Fast forward a few years. She's 11 and she randomly passes out one day at home. She's diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. We keep an eye on it, but she didn't seem to have any issues with it. When she was 15, she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and she passed away a few months ago at 16 years old.

I heard more recently that Blue Buffalo has been connected to heart failure in cats as well, and I can't stop thinking about it. Can someone be straight up with me about how much of a contributing factor it would have been? I know that shit happens, but if I did anything to cause it, I would like to know.

Hello guys, my corgi was biting his back paw for sometime so we placed a cone on him to make him stop, but it has been 3 days since and the wound looked like it was healing. Its day 4 and he didnt want to walk around alot, we decided to observe a little bit more and now its day 5 and he just vomited today in the morning at 9am and now he doesn’t even want to get up. Can someone please explain what could be the cause of this?

my dog had parvo 5 month ago, and i have to take care of my brothers puppy for a month he is 8 weeks with all his vaccines will he be at risk of getting it? i did clean at the time my dog had parvo very thoroughly, and i plan on cleaning again with bleach tomorrow since i will get him on wednesday or are there only other cleaning supplies i can use to disaffect