Hi Dan, sorry your dog is having such trouble. Knee injuries don’t happen during sleep but SOMETIMES an injury doesn’t show up until some period of rest. While sometimes an acute injury shows right away with vocalization and lameness, sometimes you don’t know until after rest or sleep. I’ve seen that happen as well as I had that happen myself.

HOWEVER, no having improved much after being on meds AND having problems with the other leg now too is definitely a reason to go back.

Hip dysplasia is a common issue in large breeds; did your dog have x-rays done at any point? That said, hip dysplasia is a chronic  issue. To me, chronic problem = progressive symptoms. Acute onset to me spells an acute cause. You don’t wake up one morning and have hip dysplasia you didn’t have the night before. We had this discussing about JD when he did something to himself running and his hips showed up looking badly. Everybody was convinced it was the hips but I felt that the hips were the same two days prior when he wasn’t having any visible problem. Surely enough, with some care and meds, couple months later his hips are still the same (or arguably worse) and he’s doing fine. It WAS some kind of acute injury on top of whatever the state of the hips was.

However, your dog is now having two bad legs. Yes, it could be bad knee ligaments. They couldn’t have been partially damaged and the left leg, having to bear the extra weight compensating for the right one, could have sustained further tearing to the ligament. Way too many dogs end up with bilateral problem where both knees go at about the same time and both need to be fixed.

Bad knee ligaments are serious, about as serious as hip dysplasia. The ligament, once damaged or torn does not heal itself to the previous state. The knees can heal in other ways through conservative management but with both legs affected that is not really an option. Regenerative medicine can do a lot of good but again, with both knees being a problem that’s probably not going to happen. Most common fix for both bad knees is a surgery on both knees to stabilize them

First things first, though. Go back to the vet. And I would go further with the diagnostics and include x-rays. I would do full evaluation, including neurological, just in case the problem isn’t with the legs but with the back. Some serious diagnosing needs to happen to determine what exactly is going on before you can talk about ways of dealing with it.

I think, while at it, I’d test for tick-borne diseases as well to be on the safe side.

Not from the meat and the fact it was uncooked. Not familiar with ingredients – lots of onions? Things like that would be my main concern. 

From uncooked burger alone (provided it contains nothing toxic) you might expect – no reaction or belly upset. If it was very fatty you might be looking at major belly upset or pancreatitis but I wouldn’t see that very likely.

However, if it has a lot of onions or onion powder and things, I’d be concerned about that because onions are toxic to dogs. Please check the ingredients and when in doubt talk to your vet or Pet Poison Helpline 855-764-7661

Well, the hope is that whatever made its way down came out. Jasmine once accidentally swallowed a sock. She threw it up and all was fine. So the question is whether he threw up all he ate or not and whether if something remained it can make its way out safely. I’d be watching him very vigilantly for signs of trouble. If loose stools continue, get worse, he keeps vomiting, refusing food, starts looking or acting ill, I’d see a vet asap.

Sounds like either the smell remained even after all that cleaning (you might need to try something to kill the scent such as vinegar/baking soda mixture or one of the good enzyme-based cleaners) or he has a reason why he feels he must do that such as marking the place. (dogs use either urine or poop for marking)

What do you do when he does it outside, does he get praise and reward(s)? What do you do when he does it in the room?

Is it one particular spot in the room or any area within?

I remember Dr. Coren had some good suggestions on redefining the area. Such as using the area in question for feeding and/or play with the argument that dogs don’t potty where they eat or play. You could definitely try that.

Yikes! What kind of glass? How large? How sharp? How many pieces? I would do my very best to find a way to see a vet. If you don’t know, you might have to later anyway with an emergency on your hands! At least call them.

I’ve seen couple times a vet feed cotton (I think it was) but all that has so many dangerous variables I would not risk it ever.

My question would be whether it’s the change in itself or something else present in the food triggering the seizures. I do agree that rosemary extract seems to be suspect in contributing to seizures. I also agree that putting on weight isn’t good for anything. My best recommendation would be to work with an integrative vet at this point. I know a number of people who used this modality for managing seizures with great success. An integrative veterinarian can also be of great assistance with diet and actually food therapy, as well as acupuncture and herbal therapy, all of which can be quite helpful. If it was my dog this is the direction I’d go in from here.

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How long ago? I would call a vet or pet poison helpline immediately. If it has been recently enough, they might recommend you induce vomiting and guide you through it. Or they might tell you you need to bring her in. If it was a longer time ago, you might need to bring her in.This isn’t something to fool around with. I would call one or the other now.

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Firstly, I would beg to differ about the pain; there is a limp because there is a pain. Now, a limp in a front leg can be for a long list of reasons, sting could be one of them. Foreign body in the foot, infection in the foot … is there any swelling? But there could be an injury anywhere else on the leg and there even could be a neck issue resulting in a front leg limp (Jasmine had that).

If you’re comfortable doing that I’d start with a thorough inspection of the foot, toes, nails, looking for any swellings, lesions, nail injuries, foreign bodies … If you don’t find anything on the foot, it could still be the foot (Cookie had a piece of a purcipine quill embedded between the toes which was totally invisible until finally it got pushed out with pus. But it also could be something else all together.

My recommendation is if you don’t find anything obvious, see a vet. If you do find something obvious, you still may need to see a vet.

Good. Watery poo, longer than 24 hours, particularly in a puppy, though, still not good.

I imagine it could but a) I wouldn’t want to take a chance with an ongoing bloody diarrhea in a puppy b) I definitely wouldn’t want to take a chance with a puppy if it might be something else. Puppies are very vulnerable. Plus it could be that it’s a combination of the two, meaning the stress put existing infection into overdrive. On any account, I wouldn’t wait and see a vet.