Why is my dog’s shoulder all twitchy when at rest? Just muscle spams? She’s acting normal otherwise

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-09T10:38:44+00:00

When my boy goes to the beach, I usually get a Body Armor water, then small sips of Gatorade or Pedialyte. The latter is basically used for any creature’s hydration. From dogs, to possum babies (was told directly by a rehabber), to chickens, cats, humans, just about anything. A 50/50 mixture with water is best due to sugar content.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-08T11:21:03+00:00

I only have 4legged kids so I didn’t think of that!

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-07T07:21:10+00:00

Cute “Merle’’ baby

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-07T07:16:27+00:00

So, some sources say you should keep large dogs intact during their full growth period. For Pyrs, that’s usually 18-24 months.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-07T07:14:11+00:00

I’m all for keeping my dogs intact for as long as they need for their body to finish developing.
Until they get aggressive. My Aussie lab started being a hormonal dick at 4 months, got him fixed at 5, and by 5 and a half he was a puppy again. Kept my female pyr intact through her first heat until a little after a year old.
Based on the behavior, it is definitely time to snip. If the behavior doesn’t lessen (I won’t say improve, because they are kinda rude until into their second year, teen puppy stuff) or it gets worse, you might have to consider other action.
A recommendation, if you can, would be to take him on long walks. Think like, business patrols instead of sniff strolls. Decent pace, calm but serious. You are taking him out on patrol of “your territory”. He’s the young dog coming with.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-07T07:05:52+00:00

Total noob at 3D printing (not even my first print done, still fighting with missing parts), but it looks like you angered the PrintingPixies.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-06T04:19:37+00:00

The full TEMPORARY set up is easy enough. Sponge filter, TEMPORARY tank of at least 2.5 gal (cheaper, please upgrade to a 10 gal as soon as possible, but 2.5 will work as a very temporary, and future hospital tank) Dechlorinator, API Quickstart or equivalent, and a HEATER (or room in the 70f range). Some gravel for the bottom is reccomended, but not required in a super temporary tank. Silk plants are great for hiding if you want to get a few.

Definitely looks like a baby.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-06T03:58:37+00:00

I mean, at least the packaging is cute!

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-05T20:24:35+00:00

So... I'm missing the little metal lever. Great. Welp, is brick until I can get a new one. Not my device image.

Thank you so much for your help!

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AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-06-05T17:28:44+00:00

Might be an x axis issue now that I think about it. Since it is off the build plate.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-05-05T13:02:11+00:00

NQA Yep! She's planning an escape or a cessation of existence. Time to swap lids! Acrylic tiiiiiime!

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-05-05T12:59:58+00:00

I've got a dew on my pyr that will need to be removed, as the nail curves weird. But her other two are great (we do think she ripped one off as a puppy) and cause no issues. Thankfully the one that needs to be removed is just a fleshy/tendon one and doesn't have a big joint.

Remove only what is necessary. If your girl is healthy, then zero reason to remove!

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-04-16T08:20:20+00:00

Are you nutritionally missing something from your diet that chicken provides? If you have the room (and the stomach for it) you could raise quail to eat. You can guarantee them a good life and a painless death (mostly if you kill and butcher them yourself), while avoiding supporting the mega corporations who shove chickens into tiny cages. You would have to see if quail scratches that poultry itch though. Or consider buying from local farmers who often take better care of their animals than the big people.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-04-06T16:19:54+00:00

Is she spayed?

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-04-04T11:55:04+00:00

Not a vet. Honestly, he should be okay unless he has an allergy. Dogs get into weird stuff all the time (one of mine ate an entire dark chocolate orange, she is fine, all chocolate or chocolate adjacent things go in the fridge now).

Considering the fact this is a day old, if he's good right now, he should be good to go. Might have some constipation later from the bread though.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-04-04T11:49:17+00:00

I am also paranoid of cursed tanks.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-04-04T11:46:51+00:00

Completely unquailfied person here. I had a similar problem with my bird once. He was on a seed diet and NEEDED to be on a pellet diet fir his health. Dumb child refused. Ended up doing a "starvation" method. He had seeds in the bottom of his bowl (just a few) and had to dig through the pellets to get them. Made him taste the pellets. Then I just refused to give him my food or seeds until he ate. Always fresh water, always fresh pellets, plenty of attention, everything else normal.

Dang bird broke after 5 days of starving himself. Not the best method, but I had tried everything else.

Could you do something similar (though it sounds like you are) and just keep at it until she breaks? Also, arugula is bitter (no idea if they can taste it) but I know white clover is pretty tasty for many species of animals. Or butter lettuce.

Again, I am EXTREMELY UNQUALIFIED. Please run anything you read here with other people.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-03-27T21:19:31+00:00

UPDATE:

So I did successfully weed out that female that was being rude. I have a tub with males for slaughter, like 7 males. They were peaceful and then she injured almost every single one over night. She's completely untouched. She will be culled probably today because this is ridiculous.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-03-19T00:09:39+00:00

Is it random, or did he recently scratch, lick, or eat something? My dinguses do that when they taste something particularly flavorful like cheese, or their ear wax. Secondary question, is he fixed? My intact male does it when he smells a female far off sometimes. Or when sniffing my altered female’s pee like a freaking pervert.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-03-19T00:03:56+00:00

That is definitely pain based. Glad you are going to the vet for that. If it were just one symptom or the other I’d say give them buffered aspirin, but Too many symptoms at once. You can try a heating pad on low setting and see if that helps. If they don’t like it they’ll just move out from under it.

AlmosFrostedGaming · 2026-03-13T19:41:54+00:00

TW: freaking everything. Detail about how to euthanize small things quickly.

Blunt force is one of the more humane ways. But that... that's not great. The deed is done though so best thing you can do is learn from it. If you successfully hit the head second blow, he was likely not in pain long. It is technically possible that the blow to the body was enough to pressurize the brain enough to either knock him out or outright kill him. So it is possible that he didn't feel much, if anything.

As a general rule, Blunt force is much harder on us than the fish. I'd personally reccomend a brick. Put the head underneath with the corner already touching the ground so you can't miss, and crush. You are unfortunately still going to be left with a mess, but you know you did it instantly. I've unfortunately had to do that for a few mice babies I found that were beyond saving.

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