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We're seeing a specialist already and have had a consult with an oncologist. Vet says he is doing well, we started chemo before the cancer was really affecting his quality of life, and there are no physical signs the cancer is progressing. So he is still very active and was perfectly fine to be walked before but I guess I gotta accept it's getting worse. Pretty sad as he loves walks. I will talk to my vet as soon as possible. And yes, there is treatment if the cancer is in his brain, one of the drugs he is on is called lomustine if you're interested. I really wanted to give him the best life possible before he goes so its pretty sad I can't really take him out anymore, but I'm glad there are alternatives and I like the idea of car rides and visitors. Thanks for the support and i appreciate that you give the best advice you can even if it is sad. I'm very thankful this forum exists

My dog has recently become aggressive towards people. Not everyone, he just seems to dislike some people. My uncle took him for a walk and said he went for someone and was very aggressive but he managed to pull him back in time. Nothing bad has happened yet but I'm afraid he may bite someone so I was thinking of buying a muzzle. If anyone could recommend a good one then it would really help. I don't want to muzzle him but i see no alternative He has cancer which is most likely in his brain (affecting his behaviour), he is on chemo and he is missing an eye so he is easily startled on his blind side. If anyone could help I would be very very grateful. Thanks in advance

My dog is absolutely obsessed with pistachios. Whenever anyone is eating them he will follow them around and give them puppy dog eyes.

Don't mean to hijack but what do people think about maltese, poms or chihuahuas for first dogs? A lot of people I know seem to get them as their first dog.

Sorry i had to share this. It actually made me laugh. Read it! you won't be disappointed. Dogs don't understand basic concepts like moving

That's terrible. I hope everything ends up ok. I would hate to be in your position. But as someone mentioned before maybe you should look at getting injections? i am currently on them and wish i had started earlier. Look up allergen immunotherapy. You will basically be getting injected with a small amount of what you are allergic to and will slowly become desensitised. Even if you do have to rehome ollie i think it might be a good idea to look into immunotherapy. It will definitely be useful if your son loves dogs as it would be terrible if he has to suffer the same thing when he grows up and gets dogs of his own.

Raineth he is so adorable i don't know how anyone could say he looks ridiculous :D my puppy has one eye stitched up so occasionally we get comments like 'wow that dog looks like he's been through war' but 90% of the time we get an 'awww.. ' and occasionally 'poor doggy' gets added on. it happens so much i think it might be some kind of automatic response

Thanks for the replies! My 1 yr old pup stopped being interested in dogs pretty recently and I wasn't sure whether it was because he was growing up or because he's been ill. Glad to know it's normal

Just wondering, is it typical for a puppy to love playing and socialising with other dogs but then become indifferent towards other dogs as it grows older? I mean this as a spontaneous kind of thing. So not like it changed because it has been trained to focus on people and ignore dogs, or because it has had an adverse experience involving other dogs. More like, everything has been kept the same but it just decided it doesn't want to play with other dogs anymore because its grown up.

This has got to be one of the funniest costumes I've seen

Yay for good news! Hope he has a speedy recovery!

RIP Kaspar I'm so sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you feel..It is so hard at the beginning and it just doesn't seem like it will get better, but time will heal.

Wow she's such a pretty dog

Ollie as a puppy

oh my gosh this is embarrassing.. climate change is not just some scare tactic. There have been so many tests done that confirm it is happening and that people have played a large part in it. It doesn't mean you have to give up everything you love. If everyone plays a part and especially the larger corporations then it will be ok. But if nothing changes and we keep going at this rate, then we would be really screwed. Being a climate change skeptic really does not help anyone at all.