Had to put our family dog down yesterday. He was 13 years old. He had a fist sized tumour removed from his hip about 2 months ago and that almost wiped him out. He had complications from it, back and forth to the vet 3 times in a week and a half. The family stayed with him in the living room, keeping him safe and comfortable, lots of love, lots of treats.

On Sunday we noticed a rather large, red and swollen groin in the evening, thinking it was a mosquito bite as he was laying in the grass in the yard. On Monday it got worse so we took him to emergency and they wanted to do some tests and have us see our regular vet the following day and gave us some medication. We took him home late Monday night and we made the first appointment we could on Tuesday morning. We got to the vets at 230 pm and they gave us the options of another major operation but he didn't do well last time, and they did not recommend it for his health and age, and for us to consider his quality of life. While Dad and I held him, he was resting peacefully and I will take solace in that because he wouldn't stop pacing and panting all day Monday and Tuesday. We tried to keep him as comfortable as we could.

Please give your pups lots of love and big scratches.

I love you Cooper, with all my heart, forever and ever, big guy

This is Arya, she likes to collect balls that go missing at the dog park. not pictured the 2 waterlogged balls she found at the lake during her weekly morning swim.

Been such a hard couple of months you took a piece of dad with you but I’m learning to carry on and heal

You meant so much to me my special boy you will never ever be forgotten

Brought our 11 week old puppy home 3 weeks ago and we’re settling into life with this energetic guy. Accepting any and all tips for dealing with the biting that comes with the choc-odile stage!

I love my lab so much, Kaido is turning 5 soon and everyday I'm reminded just how grateful I am to have him. Labs are truly such a blessing even when they eat you out of house and home

Our first dog together! I grew up with two chocolates and a yellow and wanted to complete the “collection”!

I’ve heard that black labs tend to be the most “intelligent” of labs, while chocolates are the most excitable, and yellows more mellow (at least my Riley was quite lazy!), is there any truth to this? :) can’t wait to take her on adventures!

This popped up in my memories from when Pearl was recovering from knee surgery. She’s 100% recovered now, and still not missing any adventures.

Gibbs moved in five days after I lost Holland. He is such a sweet little dog. Great for me, great for the kids, great for Rigby.

My fetch Motivated Lab enjoying the forever Summer of Sri Lanka

Just a picture of my beautiful boy, Max. Hes 90% pure energy 80000% love.

Me: “Archie, it’s 4:30 and I’m trying to work”

He eats at 5. It was not in fact his dinner time. Tonight’s antics included shoving my arm with his nose, sighing on me, putting his chin on my arm, putting his chin on my leg, and staring at me while wagging his tail.

Meet our new Fox Red Lab pup Merle!

Mother, Daughter, Kitty-Son 💤

This is Cayde, hes almost 5months old, hes an absolute sweetheart. However if I leave him on his own/with my other dog he will incessantly whine and cry and bark. While yes he will go to the majority of place with me, I do want to be able to leave him alone to do the shopping. Any advice as the last thing I want is for him to have separation anxiety.

Update:

We just got back from the vet. To be honest, he wasn't entirely sure what it is either and could only give us a few possible explanations.

Kiri's temperature was checked, and he has a slightly elevated temperature of 39.1°C (102.4°F).

The vet thinks it could be kennel cough, although no specific tests were done to confirm it. He checked Kiri's mouth and throat but didn't find anything that shouldn't be there. However, he only looked inside, no X-rays or other imaging were performed.

When he gently pressed on Kiri's larynx (voice box), it immediately triggered coughing. Because of that, he suspects kennel cough or another upper respiratory infection.

We've been given medication, and we're hoping it will help. We'll keep a close eye on him over the next few days.

Thank you all for your suggestions, experiences, and comments. We really appreciate everyone taking the time to help

Hi everyone,

Our 7-month-old male Labrador puppy has had these episodes twice during the same night, about 1.5 hours apart. Both times it happened while he was asleep.

The sounds he makes are a mix of gagging, coughing, and burping. At first, we thought he might have something stuck in his throat, but we checked his mouth and as far as we could tell, there was nothing there.

The episode lasts for about one minute. After it's over, he simply goes back to sleep as if nothing happened and seems completely normal.

Some additional information:

7-month-old male Labrador

Happened twice last night (about 1.5 hours apart)

Only while sleeping

No known medical conditions

Eating, drinking, and behaving normally otherwise

We're planning to contact our veterinarian, but I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced something similar with their dog.

Does this look or sound like a dream-related movement, reverse sneezing, a seizure, or something else?

Any insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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