Hello JoAnne,  I realise your dog is 14 years old and an anaesthetic, as the Vet informed you may not be the ideal at her age….you cannot leave her like this.

She has a large open wound on her stomach that is not only open to infection but must be extremely painful. 

The tumour doesnt appear to be on a nipple but the underside of the top of her back leg? 

You have to take her to a Vet urgently and you need to find the funds from somewhere to do it. Care Credit might be worth looking into…or perhaps you could borrow the money from family or friends. Your dog needs a Vet and she needs one now. 

How big is your dog? around what weight? Was the brownie dark chocolate?  I think if your dog is not tiny it will be ok, maybe some shaking or throwing up.

It really depends on the size of the dog and their age and tolerance.

she is a 10 pound Maltese. she’s been acting normal, barking, playing with toys, running, and hasn’t thrown up but she is taking meds because she has Addison’s disease, so I’m not sure if that’s the reason why she is breathing heavily.

I read over a lot of links last night but I’m unsure of what to do

Is she drinking? keep her flushed with fluids. Unless this was a very dark chocolate, I think she should be okay, but keep her calm and dont let her run around. I had a dog eat a ton of chocolate, now it was a much bigger dog, and he threw up and was panting but in the end ok.
Good luck, if breathing gets worse get to a vet.

Thank you! I’m not sure if there were chips in the brownie or not so I’m not exactly sure. Also, my dog is taking meds for Addison’s disease and her breathing is odd because of that so I’m not sure about her odd breathing patterns.

Hello Carrie, there is obviously something very wrong with your dog. We can’t tell you what but he needs to see a Vet urgently.

It could possibly be a toxin or poison the way it started on his face and has spread….though it could be something else entirely. 

You need to take him to a Vet urgently. Someone on here mentioned Care Credit perhaps you could try them…but this is an emergency it seems your dog is getting worse and needs urgent treatment. 

I have 3 Labs and 2 are young and all get very jealous when I pay the other one special attention. What I do is have my own special one on one time with one and then with the other one. One of my dogs love playing frisbee so I play that with that one by himself and the other one loves playing hide and go seek with treats so I play that with him. It’s just and idea but I hope it helps ?

Have  you taken her to see a vet?  It could be allergies, it could be mange, or it could be related to other conditions.  Sarcoptic mange is more prevalent this time of year as the fox move around and look for new territories (if you are in the country).  It makes the dogs very itchy but is easy to cure with the advice of your vet and Revolution (the vet has to help you get the timing of the applications right).

Allergies are harder to deal with because it take much more effort to figure out what she is reacting to, and to heal her skin.  The first step is to get her on a grain-free diet — and that includes all treats!  Grains in her diet will slow down the process of dealing with allergies.

The only way to figure out what is going on with her is to see the vet.

To help with the itching try rinsing her with 1/3 vinegar & 2/3 water.  Be sure it gets into her skin, and then allow it to dry.  You can try witchhazel with aloe on the raw patches — pat it on with cotton and allow to dry.

And last of all, use the generic form of Zyrtec (not Benadryl) to help get her through a few days of itchiness.

PK 

Ashley,

I would recommend calling your vet to see if they will spay a dog in heat.  It is riskier to spay a dog in heat because of the excess blood in the uterus during this period of time and the fact the tissues can be more fragile.

In answer to your question, dogs cycles last about 6 months.  This time period can vary from dog to dog and in different breeds.  However of the 4 phases, the 1st 3 phases are the ones that are going to concern you the most.  The 1st stage last 7-9 days, during this period the vulva is swollen and the discharge tends to be bloody.  During this phase the female will not allow the male to mount her.  After this phase, starting around day 8-10 and lasting for about 2 weeks is actually standing heat.  At this point she will allow the male to mount her and she can become pregnant.  The 3rd phase can last up to 60 days.  During this time the female will slowly begin to return to normal or if bred the puppies will grow.  All dogs go through a false pregnancy during this phase.

I’m trying to not get to involved in the phases so that you understand but aren’t overwhelmed by the information.

I hope this answers your questions and you get your baby spayed before you have any unwanted puppies.

Thanks Krista, I will call my vet.

Hello Britanny…..have you vaccinated your dogs yourself? I believe you can do that in the States I’m in the UK and we can only have their shots at the Vet here….and theres always 2 injections not just one.

I’m so sorry to hear you have lost 2 of your 3 dogs to Parvo….., its a dreadful disease I know. You would be doing the right thing surrendering the puppy to a shelter. If he can be helped they would do that. You need to have a look in the phone book for Shelters in your area, give them a ring and see what they say. I only wish you could take this puppy to a Vet yourself and save him…at least you would have one dog left to love and receive it in return. Perhaps it may be worth phoning Vets too and ask if they could help you? Please do try, its very sad to think you will lose them all.

However if you do surrender this puppy to a shelter please please don’t get another puppy until you can afford to get its shots at a Vet and have enough funds for its future health care. 

I wish you good luck and thank you for putting your puppy first. 

Hi! I have the same problems when putting drops for an ear infection in the ears. Always a battle..but now, I wait till he is relaxed and sleeping beside me..I use a thin syringe (without the needle of course) and I do it when he is sleeping..so much easier..the bottle they give the drops in, doesn’t go deep enough into the ear that is why I use a thin syringe.

This is concerning if it lasts more than a day. Did the dog get into anything? Dont worry about food as much as water.  If you can get smart water, it is water with electrolytes in it and will help with dehydration,.

Then I would assume she is in pain, if she is able to move then give her crate rest, complete rest for a few days. 

P.s. a basic way to check for pain,is with their temps.this can be done an old fashioned way of gently feeling inside her ears for over heat,paws also for more than normal warmth. But you can also gently perform rectal temp check,with a normal(disinfected)thermometer.no more insertion than about 2cm.normal parameters for a healthy dogs temp is 38.3 to 38.7*℃ ?.best of luck with your girl.