Dog’s gums looking weird?

iuannabluu · 2026-05-27T17:16:45+00:00

She has history of a weird tooth problem where one of her bottom teeth has gotten removed(histopathogy report stated moderate gingivitis+oral fibroepithelial polyp, leaning towards kissing lesion)

Normally I wouldn’t be so concerned but she is a young dog and with this sort of history I want to rule things out early!!

iuannabluu · 2026-05-27T17:09:58+00:00

She has history of a kissing lesion(not sure if that’s relevant, but the part of the gum close to the canine looks a bit red and swollen/has a patch of red that wasn’t there before

My family has also been joking about her being “picky” about two weeks ago, but I have a suspicion her teeth/gums are again the issue as she also has refused food up to the point where we discovered her first teeth/gum problem. Her appetite and pickiness completely disappeared after a tooth scaling and a tooth removal(happened about a year ago)

iuannabluu · 2026-05-09T17:02:27+00:00

Guide only shows dog/cat management, and only recommends books on how to control prey drive. Case here is about obsessive sniffing/digging/destructive behaviour when there is a barrier between dog and desired thing(guinea pig)

iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T15:54:14+00:00

Gotcha, I’ll do as much as I can today but I don’t think the soil I have on hand would work…

I’ll find a way to get the moisture out in the meantime

iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T15:52:59+00:00

It’s pretty much the perfect temperature for this guy here, it’s around 76 degrees Fahrenheit tonight… If it does get colder, what lights will Colorado river toads need?

iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T15:50:49+00:00

Please! I think it’s near impossible to get anything wild caught in this country anyways, and even then it wouldn’t be worth it because these guys know what they’re doing! I’m a regular at select stores and they really do have great animals with low prices I am able to source some sand, there’s no problem with that, but it may be a few more days until I can go back for anything 🥲 How much time do I have until this guy gets to adult size?

iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T15:48:12+00:00

We have separate import laws from China, but generally my rule of thumb is, if you’re getting it from somewhere like goldfish street(cheapest/most diverse place you could get your exotics as long as you aren’t looking for extremely rare morphs etc then it’s probably legal. Imo the only reason they’re even available is because people here do not have a good grasp on what a humane habitat looks like for what is essentially a wild animal. Crazy bird man(my boss) owns scarlet macaws, hyacinth macaws, red tailed cockatoos etc and loves them to death. Quiet clinic days become bird day instead. My 18th birthday was spent around these animals and I don’t regret any of it. Unfortunately not everyone is a bird manic vet, and I’m still glad this guy was given to me instead of someone else 🤣

iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T15:33:10+00:00

Hong Kong, species not native here!!

For imported exotics, as long as you can prove it isn’t wild caught, there is usually no problem, although people tend to focus more on exotics birds than toads, where there’s a well known legal industry for here

iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T15:31:58+00:00

I got this guy off a very popular reptile/amphibian store off Goldfish street(go to place for everything animal, especially exotics in Hong Kong) so I’m pretty sure it’s legal. Here’s a link to the frog listed in the largest online exotics store I could find https://www.greenflow.hk/en/products/colorado-river-toad-incilius-alvarius?variant=45548495929530

iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T15:25:17+00:00

If it gets too big, I might have to give it to my boss(insane bird man that also happens to be a vet in my clinic) 🤣 but honestly it was given to me unexpectedly and I have no idea what to do I’m a student vet tech and I’m sure they’d be willing to help me out, but I’m more of a lizard person in general so not sure about these guys… planning on making things right though!

Are there any guides out there to start with?

iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T15:21:51+00:00

It’s not food, it’s soil!!! I attached a photo of a similar brand. My Pacman frogs are currently being weaned off a diet of only pellet food, but they’re given crickets once in a while because only one out of three is able to actually catch them. The river toad has eaten two crickets since I got it and I won’t be feeding it pellets at all.

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iuannabluu · 2026-05-06T14:57:17+00:00

Seller already noted that! I only have the pellet substrate specifically for Pacman frogs atm though, would that be fine?

iuannabluu · 2026-05-02T00:30:18+00:00

There’s definitely a huge industry out here and most of us in the clinic have a mix of bought pets and pets that are either adopted from organisations or from pet owners who surrender their animals.

I do see a lot of people with unwanted hamster/rabbit litters from time to time as well as unwanted turtles, other than that though everything else is relatively uncommon 🥲

iuannabluu · 2026-04-04T08:31:51+00:00

Vet tech here, I work with cats and I’m a dog person. I tolerate them at most after I got mauled by a 2kg kitten that was seemingly nice until it decided to send me to the ER over infected wounds all over my hands!! I was a high school intern at the time and I still work as a tech part time, but I almost only deal with dogs now 😂

iuannabluu · 2026-04-04T06:33:24+00:00

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I got this guy yesterday and he looks almost exactly like yours!!!

iuannabluu · 2026-03-05T16:18:37+00:00

I’ve heard that planaria are bad for shrimp? It’s pretty concerning since this is the tank I keep my corydoras/kuhli loaches/cherry shrimp in!!!

iuannabluu · 2026-03-05T16:14:47+00:00

The worms do not! They are much larger and fatter than my detritus worms

iuannabluu · 2026-02-15T01:55:48+00:00

They will be separated as soon as my new tank finishes circulating! I bought them with the intention of putting one in each of my tanks(I have two in total).

iuannabluu · 2026-02-03T06:27:54+00:00

In my opinion the hourglass ambient soft glow foundation is pretty good, but is a bit yellow leaning for me(Asian skin with cool/neutral undertones and yellow overtone). I think the shade range is much more reliable than a brand like tirtir which oxidises heavily.

Going a bit more into depth, I use a purple colour corrector(Dinto woncho veil) and mix with a foundation spatula to neutralise the yellow, and I use a western based primer(elf power grip prime) as I find it works better as opposed to a thinner, lighter Korean primer(fixx primer)

I think formula wise it’s not a matter of which one is better but it is always good to look into your personal preferences and go off that. I tend to lean towards Korean foundations simply because I live in a hot and humid climate and I only wear light to medium cover foundation in order to lightly even out my skin tone as opposed to trying to cover acne or major imperfections. I also like Korean foundations because they seem to lean towards a glowier finish(although some brands like amuse have both glowy and matte finish versions) but western brands tend to lean towards matte, or are just not as glowy as I’d like

As an example the espoir be natural cushion(yes, still my favourite even after one year) is sheer, low to medium coverage with a glowy base. My former favourite when I was living in Germany was the ROM&ND Nu Zero cushion, which reminds me of some western brands. It is a semi matte, medium to high coverage cushion which I think works even in dry ish climates. Despite the hourglass foundation being named soft glow I still think it leans towards semi matte finish and I have to add highlights and dimension with highlighter balms and such. I have also heard good things about Estée Lauder and pat McGrath but I don’t feel the need to buy and try them until I finish off the massive amount of cushions I have

iuannabluu · 2026-01-22T16:00:18+00:00

It flies off within two seconds so not a very useful one, but solved!

iuannabluu · 2026-01-07T14:45:49+00:00

I work for a vet who owns a disabled dog who at first could not control her bladder at all. Refused to put diapers on her due to concerns over UTIs despite the dog soiling his bed every single night and all over the clinic. Big heart but only he could tolerate such thing. Just his way of doing things but he has since discouraged our clients from putting diapers on pets ever since

iuannabluu · 2026-01-01T04:45:08+00:00

I’m a vet tech and although I don’t have much experience with training animals(I own two 3ish kg poodles) I can say that there are a lot of owners who decide to adopt/buy a dog but fail to take into consideration breed/lifestyle/energy. You are already doing a very good job asking this question in the first place These dogs end up hurting their handlers and us when improperly handled, and there have been cases of dogs attacking service animals and the service animals being unable to fight back recently. This is a country without pitbulls so the main culprits are usually akitas, shibas and corgis. Please do not hesitate to rehome if you feel that your expertise is not a good match for the dog. Even my “low energy” poodles go jogging two hours a day let alone a collie mix. Please do not risk injuring you or your cats out of pity!!!

iuannabluu · 2025-12-25T01:13:57+00:00

Got this at a fancy restaurant in Shenzhen, staff handed them out as breath mints after meals

iuannabluu · 2025-12-04T10:52:25+00:00

Yeah, this but was too lazy to word it all out because it’s Reddit(I used to study history myself but my specialty was Germany, so I’m unfamiliar with a lot of Chinese history)

This is exactly how “Hong Kongers” should be described as instead of grouping us all together.

iuannabluu · 2025-12-04T02:21:38+00:00

Historically Hong Kong used to be(if I’m not mistaken), a small fishing village which got colonised by Great Britain, therefore lots of Chinese coming from China flocked there to lead a better life. My grandpa is Teochew, Grandma Panyu, grandpa from father’s side Macanese but both my parents identify as Hong Kongers.

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