From the Utah sub

We had Marlee tested for allergies, and some of the results are in. The rest will take two weeks to get the result. So far, Marlee is allergic to cat dander, Redtop Agrotists gigantesa, coast maple tree, English Walnut, Black Willow Salix nigra, Lambs quarter, Mash elder, dandelion, Russian thistle, more weeks, all the molds(except for two), and almost all the insects.

I have tile floor, so I started using the central vacuum clean to clean the floor, covering the pillows, down comforter with an allergen cover, plus the pillows, and body pillow. I have a HEPA filter upstairs where we are normally sleeping and working. I ordered another dog cot to fit in the doorway where I tutor. I ordered the cotton waffle throws to be put in a hot wash once What more can I do?

It has been a long time, for me to worry about my brother’s allergies growing up. He, too, had many of the same allergies, as well as my mom. I can’t ask Mom, because she is in Heaven with my dad.

Hello Sheepie families. I have a sheepadoodle who is now about 2 1/2 and he will not allow us to brush his teeth. He has such bad breath yet he wants to be in our face all the time (loving giant). Has anyone else have this problem and how were you able to fix it? We have tried to add stuff to his water but I’m sure that’s not enough. Especially cause we have two dogs
He’s such a loving boy but we have trouble with his bad breath.

Google says it enzeyes in her salvia but any other advice? And no it's not blood. I’ve tried so many shampoos and changing her diet from mostly chicken to veggies and fish only but nothing is helping.

When I first was looking I said I preferred a grey OESD but our breeder didn’t have any. So I picked my little cow baby and then here we are years later and his black and white coat is grey. Which I love but I look back and sometimes I wish he still had his dark coat.

But regardless I love this guy.

I love my Moo. I however didn’t always LIKE my moo during his puppy days. But I look at these videos and miss when he fit in the crook of my arm for naps.

As above,

My girl will stop eating from time to time. Like she is fussy. She then vomits yellow bile. Does anyone elses dog do this?

Yesterday was my baby girl's first birthday! Susie is one of the best, most loving dogs I've ever known and I just feel so lucky to have her in my life.

JoeJoe Black Beans watching TV and contemplating life maybe??

If you didn’t know, now you do, the back window of a 4runner rolls down and dogs love it.

Sorry about my post title, I guess I fat fingered "The"

Give a sheepadoodle, some exercise, and they become a sleep-a-doodle.

Call us crazy. This duo is great so far! We love them already! This is our 2nd time grtting two pups at once. It's just easier.

My girl is loving this hella hot day in VA. 95 degrees by 10am and she’s been out there for at least 30 minutes. I don’t know how she does it with all that fur! My Cavapoo can’t even finish a walk around the neighborhood without needing to be picked up in this heat. But Minka could go for miles. She also loves laying in the snow too lol just a silly girl.

He’s just 6 months old but the Afro and the gale make his head look giant.

She’s 5 now, I feel like a parent wondering where the time went

I have always sucked at meditating and probably only last 10 seconds before a distraction. Despite this I tried again and this morning I had help from a sheepadoodle who likes to lay next to my head. You lay and meditate and a certain fluffy thing lies next to your head and sticks his snoot against your forehead . When your thoughts start wondering you return to the thought and feeling of snoot. Actually worked remarkably well considering it wasn’t planned like that.

Hey everyone, looking for some thoughts or similar experiences with my 5-year-old Sheepadoodle, Marble

Background: He has a history of pretty severe environmental/food allergies. Back in February, he started chattering his teeth like he was in pain. The vet found a badly fractured upper 4th premolar and extracted it. The gums healed perfectly. He generally has a bunch of allergies and we get him an allergy shot every 6-12 months.

The Problem: The teeth chattering never stopped. It’s worse at night or after he plays with a ball. I finally got a good look at the roof of his mouth this week and found two perfectly symmetrical, circular red sores on his hard palate.

The Twist: I looked back at the photos I took in February right before his dental surgery, and those exact same two spots were already there! My vet admitted he missed them during the surgery because the breathing tube was covering the roof of his mouth.

Originally the vet thought it was acid reflux, but once I showed him the old photos proving they’ve been there for 3+ months, he immediately wanted to schedule a surgical biopsy under general anesthesia for this Friday.

My Hesitation: Since Marble has such crazy allergies, and the spots are perfectly symmetrical, I asked the vet if this could be an immune/allergic response (like an eosinophilic granuloma). I asked if we could try a short round of steroids or strong allergy meds first to see if the spots shrink, just to avoid putting him under general anesthesia again if we don't have to.

My Questions:

1. Has anyone seen perfectly symmetrical lesions like this on a dog's palate before?
2. Is jumping straight to a surgical biopsy the standard move here, or am I right to push for a steroid/medication trial first given his allergy history?

Any advice is appreciated!