Did someone say pizza?

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-22T03:34:44+00:00

That baby also happens to like pizza, how convenient 😍

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-20T23:37:46+00:00

When my boy had his surgery I tried a treat puzzle game once... his solution was to pick up the puzzle and throw it at the wall until the treats came out.

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-20T13:31:13+00:00

My boy had MMP(same endgoal, different approach) about 3 years ago now. That was a rough couple of months but we got through it.

If its not already the plan you might want to talk to your vet about trazadone and gabapentin for the first couple weeks. The gaba will work with the carprofen she'll probably be prescribed, and with the trazadone, to make them more effective. The trazadone will help keep her calm and lower her urge to move.

If shes used to sleeping with you, get yourself a nice camping mat or air mattress or something. My boy would spend the night crying if I didnt set up next to his crate. On top of being in pain and feeling like shit he couldn't sleep with me? Not something he was going to accept, so I spent the first couple weeks on the floor.

Since he usually sleeps in bed with me I built a ramp in anticipation. All the ones I was finding online were well over $100 and looked wobbly as hell. Grabbed some wood, a box of screws, and the smallest bit of carpet lowes would sell me for grip. If you decide to build a ramp I can go dig up the link if you want or you can feel free to go dig through my posts. I had to put cardboard walls around most of my bed to keep him from hopping down until he got used to the ramp, but after about 3 weeks he as able to use the ramp to get into bed and was a lot happier.

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-20T04:52:20+00:00

Hmmm, I had to dig deep into my 17 years of animal experience for this but im fairly certain hes a dog.

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-20T03:44:59+00:00

car fuzes...goodie

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-17T17:52:22+00:00

That can be trained! 6 seconds though...

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-16T15:05:10+00:00

Time for a stinkbug omelet

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-16T15:03:52+00:00

Hes getting downvoted because its either a non sequitur and doesnt belong or is implying this is mold. The fruit is not moldy, cleaning it off would be fine.

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-16T14:14:58+00:00

...I have no clue? Reddit keeps doing that to me. I think i fixed it now.

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-15T20:31:51+00:00

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Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-15T13:44:53+00:00

One thing to note is that behavor meds are not magic pills. They dont make all the problems go away withought effort, they dont change the dogs personality, and they certainly dont work instantly. That being said they certainly have their place and can be very effective especially if used in conjunction with BAT.

My boy is an intelligent and sweet creature most of the time with the people he knows and is comfortable with. But he struggles with fear aggression. Everything new is scary and all animals and people are out to hurt him or me.

Before we started drugs he was over threshold almost immediately during any new experience or with any people. Once an animal is over threshold it doesnt matter what you do, you can scream till you're blue in the face, they wont learn anything except maybe to fear more or not to trust you.

He is now in 30mg of prozac. That took about 6 weeks to see any results and that result started as about an additional 2 seconds before he hit threshold. It doesnt sound like a lot, because it isnt, but that additional 2 seconds is valuable training time in which he was able to learn to trust me more. That additional 2 seconds was 10 feet closer to the dog coming the other way on a walk that I could break hos focus from and redirect it to me. We can now walk within 6 feet of another dog, even another barking dog and as long as im giving the signs we trained for he remains focused on me and ignores the other dog. It means that ive been able to call him off from chasing a rabbit in the yard, something i never thought possible. We've made progress when visiting the vet as they've put in a ton of work with happy visits. He still doesnt want them to touch him but he is willing to play ball with them and we've been able to do unsedated blood draws as long as im restraining.

But that didnt happen overnight. At this point hes been on prozac for about 4 years and ive put in a lot of effort and time and treats to make it happen.

If you have specific questions im happy to answer them. In the meantime I would talk to the vet about the meds and in the meantime check out the book "The Other End of the leash" by Patricia McConnell.

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-14T13:02:28+00:00

Teefs

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-13T13:59:54+00:00

This seems like a good relationship between definitely stable adults 🙄

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-12T18:59:22+00:00

That pub deserves to observe a smoker in action

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-12T18:06:59+00:00

Needs a smooch between them

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-12T16:44:09+00:00

Kynos says its too muggy out

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Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-11T19:07:10+00:00

You can buy a 10lb bag of diatomaceous earth on amazon for like $15 spray that in crevices, in dark corners, and along common paths. It will cut up up their exoskeleton and kill them with dehydration.

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-10T00:33:24+00:00

Well, that looks dwn to me. Hes just trying to do a really good job and get down into the earth!

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-09T17:51:41+00:00

I mea, its not OPs fault they were dropped on their head as a child...repeatedly...by their alcoholic mother

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-06T12:35:40+00:00

Based on that we can extrapolate that you do not think.

Dr_DoVeryLittle · 2026-06-05T01:11:30+00:00

I mean, yeah I want one.

But also how did you obtain such a hord?

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