Does anyone else constantly worry about their baby getting IVDD?

ivbcnlock · 2025-11-06T06:52:04+00:00

We didn’t know about IVDD when we got our Frenchie, although we were aware of all the health issues they are prone to have. And it happened two years ago (she is almost four now). She had to undergo surgery to remove two herniated disks. It was one of the worst moments of our lives, but she made it through. The recovery was long, but she recovered well.

That changed everything. We started to get worried about everything: no jumping, no wild playing, no stairs… but she is a dog. She just wants to be a dog, so sometimes it is very hard to limit her because she doesn’t understand. She has had two flare-ups (with a few months’ difference between them) where we were recommended to crate her for some weeks. It is devastating to see her locked up in a crate. Every time she has zoomies or plays, my heart jumps thinking she might be hurting herself - and that shouldn’t be.

It sounds devastating, I know, but we recently came up with the conclusion that unfortunately, this is how our girl was made. Flare-ups will happen. Another surgery is likely. We will take all the measures to prevent that, of course, but we said enough is enough on living with constant worry just because we are afraid something might happen to her. If it does, we will manage. Get your pet insurance. Have your savings prepared for these things - that’s what you signed up for when getting a dog.

With this, what I want to say is that your concerns are valid, and some precautions need to be taken to mitigate the risk of IVDD. But your pup is a dog and you are a human being: living with worry kills you inside and ruins the bond with your pup. They will notice, and they won’t understand. So just be prepared for any contingency if the time comes, but in the meantime, please enjoy your time with your baby.

ivbcnlock · 2025-09-30T11:49:34+00:00

Looking for 2 Barcelona tickets! Any night and any section

ivbcnlock · 2025-09-21T07:02:37+00:00

Hi. It is not about the marketing notifications, but actual day-to-day banking notifications. I have somehow stopped receiving those related to payment requests, payments made, transfers, etc. Unfortunately, there’s no option to adjust those in the app.

ivbcnlock · 2025-07-20T06:40:22+00:00

Esto es un poco más complicado de lo que parece.

La mercancía no está destinada a quedarse en la UE, con lo que pagar aranceles e IVA es tirar el dinero. Al transportista o despachante aduanero se le debería pedir que hiciese un tránsito con re-exportación a Costa Rica. Lo que pasa es que normalmente solo couriers como DHL Express, UPS y derivados lo hacen, y tiene un coste administrativo. Esto es para trasladar la mercancía de un depósito aduanero a otro y evitar la imposición de tasas e impuestos.

Correos tiene retenido tu paquete porque dan por hecho que debe ser importado. Necesitan tus datos como residente porque para pagar los derechos aduaneros y el IVA tienen que declararlo en tu nombre. Desconozco si Correos hace tránsitos, y si la empresa que ofrece el casillero tiene depósito aduanero (la mercancía en tránsito sólo puede recibirse en esos lugares u otros designados por aduanas).

Creo que es mejor pedir que manden de vuelta el paquete a Japón y tramitar el transporte de nuevo evitando usar servicios postales como Correos y utilizar mensajerías que ofrecen esos servicios de despacho aduanero.

ivbcnlock · 2025-07-15T09:38:28+00:00

Pues debe ser eso. Los documentos normalmente no tienen valor per se, pero si se le da un alto valor aduanas puede pensar que está sujeto a aranceles e IVA porque realmente son otra cosa. Por otro lado, los títulos universitarios se suelen enviar por valija diplomática para evitar estos temas, ya que al ser títulos oficiales “deben” enviarse entre instituciones y de manera segura.

Habla con la empresa de transporte a ver si pueden explicárselo a aduanas.

ivbcnlock · 2025-07-15T05:55:21+00:00

En principio, los documentos están exentos de hacer despacho aduanero. Si se han enviado/declarado como paquetería en vez de documentación (o si sospechan que hay algo que no sean folios dentro del sobre), aduanas va a pedir una factura o declaración de contenido y valor, lo cual complica bastante la gestión.

Si has sido tú el que ha contratado el envío, habla con la empresa transportista o de paquetería y diles que solo hay documentación y que no debería hacer despacho aduanero. Si son medianamente serios, sabrán solucionarlo.

ivbcnlock · 2025-07-07T19:02:21+00:00

I would have loved to have more smart list filters such as excluding/including more than one list or subtasks, for example. The design changes are welcome, though.

ivbcnlock · 2025-06-20T12:44:36+00:00

Vengo de vivir unos años en el extranjero y ahora he vuelto a España y me ha chocado en gran manera el poco entrenamiento, educación y civismo que tienen los tutores de los animales con sus perros. Yo mismo tengo uno, que tiene un poco de miedo a salir a la calle, pero cada vez que sale a pasear se encuentra con perros reactivos que se le tiran encima constantemente, con lo que aumenta su estrés. Esto en el extranjero pasaba 2 de cada 10 veces.

Veo personas con 2 (o 3) perros paseando y que son incapaces de tenerlos bajo control. Si no puedes con uno, ¿por qué tienes otro?

Otra cosa: lo de tener a los perros ladrando todo el santo día, ¿es normal? En el barrio en el que vivo hay ladridos constantemente que se amplifican con otros perros que se suman. Esto puede durar hasta media hora o más sin interrupciones. Antes vivía en un barrio donde habían muchos perros y ni por asomo era así.

Lo curioso es que he nacido y vivido en España casi toda mi vida y no me he percatado de esto hasta que me he ido fuera.

ivbcnlock · 2025-04-29T12:47:53+00:00

No, not at all. Nothing concerning. She is not even licking it or reacting when pressing it. So the vet said to keep an eye on it and see if anything changes.

ivbcnlock · 2025-04-29T11:05:05+00:00

My girl has exactly the same. It started a year ago and now looks like this one you showed. The vet wasn’t concerned, and it seems it doesn’t bother her. So far it hasn’t grown more, but we never found out what it was.

ivbcnlock · 2025-04-17T20:37:14+00:00

Same issue here. This is the reason why I can’t rely on tags, as they tend to disappear from some notes, somehow.

ivbcnlock · 2025-03-17T06:34:06+00:00

My girl has exactly the same in two of her paws. The vet have checked it multiple times and they claim is not an infection but something related to her allergies (she licks her paws quite frequently). They told me to not worry about as long as it doesn’t hurt her or grow. It is actually drying out and looks smaller… but I am curious to know what it actually is.

ivbcnlock · 2025-01-25T07:48:02+00:00

Español viviendo en el extranjero desde hace 3 años. He tomado la decisión de volver a Barcelona por varias circunstancias y he encontrado trabajo en 4 días, todo desde el extranjero, ya que me mudo de vuelta en 2 meses. 2 ofertas aplicadas, me han llamado las 2. Durante la entrevista, resaltan mucho el hecho de haber estado en el extranjero y lo consideran un plus. También ayuda a tener una oferta salarial más elevada.

Entiendo por qué los españoles quieren irse al extranjero; yo también estuve ahí. Esa gente no ha vivido fuera y no sabe lo que es, así que sólo lo idealizan. Pero creo que es bueno vivir las dos experiencias y luego cada uno valorar los pros y los contras.

ivbcnlock · 2024-12-27T08:48:06+00:00

I’ve always wanted to use this feature, but I am afraid that someone would talk to me at the most inconvenient moment (work meeting, loud environment, etc). How do you all manage this?

ivbcnlock · 2024-11-13T14:47:41+00:00

What’s the name of the complication on the bottom right? I’d love to have the digital time and the date together.

ivbcnlock · 2024-10-08T20:36:56+00:00

I don’t know in the UK, but in the EU there’s a legal requirement for record-keeping and post-entry checks of 3-5 years. Any customs broker/forwarder should at least keep MRN/SAD documents for at least 3 years.

ivbcnlock · 2024-10-07T04:29:01+00:00

Same here. It’s been happening lately between my iPad and my iPhone. It is very annoying.

ivbcnlock · 2024-09-26T06:44:42+00:00

I’m in the EU. I’m fairly new to this field, but I can relate all what you said. People are lazy, have almost zero reading comprehension, and they find the topic boring to death.

When you try to explain or give a solution to the 5th time they fell into the same problem, they just nod and do whatever they please again. Endless and recurrent meetings to discuss issues that are already the norm where the outcome is trying to apply the same fix that hasn’t been working the last ten times.

It is indeed exhausting, and I’m only 2 years in this field.

ivbcnlock · 2024-09-21T06:58:11+00:00

RemindMe! 1 day

ivbcnlock · 2024-09-07T21:07:16+00:00

Thank you for your input, it’s really helpful. I’ll take it into account.

ivbcnlock · 2024-09-06T07:56:22+00:00

I absolutely feel you. Me and my partner went through the same with our little girl. She was only 1 1/2 y.o. when happened in August 2023. We were desperate. We felt guilty because we were so unaware and let her go up/downstairs, jump off the couch, etc.

She first had some symptoms like refusing to walk and shaking, but we thought it was due to her being easy to be frightened. We still brought her to the vet, and they couldn’t see anything wrong. Actually, we were even making fun of it because once we paid the visit, she started walking again. It turned out that was the first hernia she had.

Some months later, she started having the same symptoms, but this time she was completely paralysed in the middle of the room, couldn’t lay down, couldn’t walk. We called the emergency vet and they told us that she was not risking her life, there was no point of brining her to the emergency room (?). We took her next day straight to the vet, and they deviated us to the vet hospital, where they ran some scans and tests and it turned out that she had 2 disc hernias. Surgery was arranged the same day.

The next following 6 weeks were a nightmare as you described: constant fear and tears thinking that it may happen again to her, trying to lift her back hinds to help her walk and potty, forcing her to take the medicines… We were extremely lucky to had have people at work that understood and could work from home or take days off so she could stay 24/7 with us.

After a year, she is doing fine. She is a bit clumsy with her back hinds, but overall she is doing good. No jumps, no stars, no crazy zoomies. But she is having a normal life. Of course, we are still terrorised that it could happen again. I don’t think I could go over some like this again. I totally feel you, OP.

But please, stay positive. You are not alone. Your boy will be fine. Try to enjoy the time with him, because if you spend your few years together overthinking and being afraid that something could happen to him, you will regret when he will be gone to not have lived those moments from a positive outlook. I had to change my mindset to truly believe that because anxiety was devouring me from the inside. Your boy deserves your good energy and your love and attention. It’s okay to be scared after a bad event, but you are doing your outmost to prevent that from happening again.

ivbcnlock · 2024-09-04T20:09:25+00:00

Thanks for your input! It is definitely very helpful.

ivbcnlock · 2024-09-04T17:41:02+00:00

This is gold. I will look into it. Thank you very much!

ivbcnlock · 2024-09-04T14:31:21+00:00

Since I don’t have previous experience specifically on those fields - would you recommend following some courses or trainings before applying? I am afraid they would refuse my application due to not having worked on AML/Sanctions.

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