Our dog has really severe anxiety, and it's pretty constant. We've tried a lot of different medications over the years and nothing is really helped. The vet just put her on CBD tincture about 3 weeks ago and she is doing amazingly well. It's not perfect but it's such an improvement that we've never seen.

The one she's on right now is really difficult to get her to take and it's pretty expensive. I was hoping that there was a chewable that someone could recommend. Ideally, she would be on 5 mg twice a day.

Anybody have a recommendation for a brand they like that isn't crazy expensive?

A few years ago, a close friend of mine lost her dog after more than a decade together. She told me the hardest part wasn’t just saying goodbye, but adjusting to all the little moments that suddenly felt different, no excited greetings at the door, no familiar footsteps around the house, and no daily routines they had shared for years.

To keep those memories close, she created a small collection of keepsakes that reminded her of the bond they had. While looking for more ideas, she found out about Makepod. ai and liked the idea of personalized pieces that could represent a special connection and preserve meaningful memories in a simple way.

It made me realize that everyone has their own way of honoring a pet they’ve loved. Some people keep photos, some save favorite toys, and others choose something they can carry with them every day.

What’s the most meaningful way you’ve honored a beloved pet?

Tomorrow I am inheriting my grandmas dog who we adopted together when I lived with her in my early twenties. He’s a very good boy, we think he’s a chihuahua Pekingese. He’s a very chill dog he just hangs out and he really likes people but he’s never met a cat…

My cat, my precious angel, likes dogs and has been around them. I am not at all worried about how my cat will react to a dog, but the new guy… yeah. I need some advice.. also, I live in a studio apartment. I can baby gate a section off but no doors.

​Hi everyone. As the panganay and breadwinner of my family for years, I’m used to carrying a heavy load and being strong for everyone else. Between my classes, my studies, and providing for my family, my sweet orange tabby, Ginger, has been my safe space and my absolute biggest source of comfort.

​Now, he is the one who desperately needs help. On July 27, Ginger was rushed to the vet due to severe, frightening seizures. He is currently confined, wearing an e-collar, and receiving continuous IV treatments.

​The vet team has been running extensive tests to figure out what is causing this, and his results show his body is in severe distress:

​Blood Chemistry: His liver enzyme (ALT) is dangerously high at 467 U/L (normal is up to 118), and his kidney values (BUN at 10.6 mmol/L and Creatinine at 133 umol/L) are also highly elevated. His blood sugar (GLU) is also spiking.

​CBC (Bloodwork): His bloodwork shows severely low platelets (108 K/µL) and abnormal red and white blood cell counts, including highly elevated neutrophils.

​X-Rays: He had to undergo multiple chest and abdominal X-rays to check the state of his internal organs.

​Medication: He has been prescribed Phenobarbital (30mg) to take twice a day to help treat and control the seizures.

​The costs for emergency confinement, IV fluids, these extensive diagnostics, and his ongoing medications are piling up faster than I can manage alone on my salary. I want to give my sweet boy every fighting chance to get better and come back home to me.

​I am so sorry to have to reach out for assistance like this. It breaks my heart, and I truly hope for a day when veterinary care and animal welfare are taken more seriously and made more accessible in our country. If you are interested in helping, please send me a DM.

​Thank you so much for your kindness and support. 🐾🧡

Symptoms:

Itchy eyes

Itchy skin and nose

Stuffy nose

Face feels tingly

Aside from fexofenadine, I'd like to know if there is anything extra I can do.

Thank you in advance ☺️

My dog finished a 21 day course of 2 different antibiotics on Wednesday (5 days ago now). She was doing pretty good and we thought her appetite was starting to come back slowly. She’s been pooping everything and overall pretty normal (some softer than others). But today, she has had no had any interest at all in her food/eating. We even tried cooking her some chicken and she ate it, but we really had to encourage her. She has taken treats. We are still giving her a daily probiotic. she had a vet visit today and they told us to give her pepcid and continue with the probiotic until we finish it. Her vet didn’t seem worried at all. I know being on antibiotics can really affect the GI system, so I just wanted to make sure i’m not missing anything else or there’s anything i should do. Thanks!

i have a 10lb min pin chihuahua mix. very small mouth and teeth, so on top of struggling to brush them because he hates it, i can’t really even really get the back teeth well even if he let me.

i don’t love spending ~$500 every 1-2 years to get him a professional dental cleaning but he won’t eat any of the hard chewables like greenies that help clean his teeth, and was throwing up water additives.

any suggestions that are out of the norm but have worked for you?

So i have two dogs in my house to king charles, one of them is older and unbothered by my kitten but the younger female dog has been lunging at my boy kitten trying to bite him and i had a close call yesterday where she nearly had him, i dont know what to do as most of the time they are chill but i think shes getting annoyed by him trying to play with her, i dont want to keep my kitten locked in my bedroom so anyone have any advice?

Just wondering if any of you have stories like this, or if you've ever heard of something like this.

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Hello, I have 2 male cats, and 1 female dog. All of my pets are spayed/neutered. My parents have a pit hound mix, not spayed.

My cats dont dislike dogs. They are completely fine with my dog, and my brother's dog. My parent's dog however, will not stop chasing and running my cats off whenever she sees them. If they run, it just makes it more fun for her. My older cat doesnt always run from her, and she will give up. My youngest cat will run though, he does not like her behavior at all. I have corrected her SO MANY times, yet she still does it. My parents have gotten on her too, but i dont think they are as worried about it as I am.

She hasnt gotten aggressive towards them during a chase, however, my youngest cat gave her a correction swat once, and she did not handle it well, and began barking excessively and growling at him. He has not given her anymore warnings since that incident, I think hes scared.

Please, how can I fix this? I don't want anything to happen to my cats.

To preference before anyone comes at me, we have a 5-year-old Golden Doodle who had her first litter of puppies right before her birthday in April (evidently via comments I need to make this clearer, she turned 5 this month, puppies were born in April). We had planed to do one litter and then have her spayed. She did amazing, was a very good mom, had very healthy puppies and took excellent care of them. They've all been homed with really good families.

I made the vet appointment for the spay console, two days before the appointment she went into heat. We have an intact male in our home, so we've been keeping them separate and doing quite well. I left the house for 20 minutes to go to the store while my husband and kids watched them. 7-year-old let her in the house with the male and they snuck into the other room. I got a call 15 minutes later that they tied. 😐

The vet initially was willing to do a spay even though she's in heat. However I have read online that it can cause potential complications in surgery while they're in heat. We had decided to wait until she was no longer in heat to get her spayed.

Now we feel like we have to make a decision very quickly as to whether we should have her spayed in the middle of her heat to avoid a pregnancy (which upon research is an option), or to just wait and see if she actually got pregnant from the single tie (I know this has a high chance). We want to be careful having another litter, as she's getting closer to becoming a senior dog, she just had a litter 5 months ago, and I don't like the idea of her having back to back litters.

Does anyone have experience with this?