hound dog wannabe

Lance. Veterinarian. they/them. dogblr sideblog with some science/vet posts mixed in. mainly featuring Lucky, (presumed) GSP mix, 9 yo. side appearances from Leia- husky/akita 10yo ;;. i follow from @howndoom

[falsehound]

helo. it is my birthday. please provide peannot boter

[spiribia]

i wish you could tell cats your food is poison. he seems to think the issue is i've forgotten that he is my kind and loving friend. the issue is Hospital

[hungwy]

Dogs are machines that turn normal toys into wet yucky toys

[wowhead]

[canisbeta]

she can’t read

[falsehound]

hello to everyone im regularly going through The Horrors TM and have changed multiple jobs! which is fine. each one worse than the last. nothing is what i want but its fine. lucky is alive and i get to kiss his little nose every day and thats all that matters. the librela is keeping him moving, he gets to enjoy life in the sun, in the backyard, as much as he likes. sometimes thats enough.

[falsehound]

late since its already spring but heres a bunch of winter pics of my handsome little guy

[falsehound]

hes brown now btw

[stormydog]

I love you loud dogs. I love you yappy dogs. I love you demon dogs. I love you chill and easy and perfect dogs. I love you shedding dogs and beardy dogs and drooly dogs. I love you dogs with coarse coats and weird barks. I love you "mix from hell" and "I would never let that in my house" and "who in their right mind would love that dog." Etc.

[falsehound]

land shark

[brighthounds]

I just told her she's silly and stupid and she doesn't know anything

[etchif]

Lol. Lmao even

[crystaltoa]

“ So it’s not the same species at all.”

“ Only if you use the scientific definition of species! However, if you use my definition that I just made up-“

[canisitsnotlupus]

The Return of the Dire Wolf

Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct s

Romulus and Remus are doing what puppies do: chasing, tussling, nipping, nuzzling. But there’s something very un-puppylike about the snowy white 6-month olds—their size, for starters. At their young age they already measure nearly 4 ft. long, tip the scales at 80 lb., and could grow to 6 ft. and 150 lb. Then there’s their behavior: the angelic exuberance puppies exhibit in the presence of humans—trotting up for hugs, belly rubs, kisses—is completely absent. They keep their distance, retreating if a person approaches. Even one of the handlers who raised them from birth can get only so close before Romulus and Remus flinch and retreat. This isn’t domestic canine behavior, this is wild lupine behavior: the pups are wolves. Not only that, they’re dire wolves—which means they have cause to be lonely.

The dire wolf once roamed an American range that extended as far south as Venezuela and as far north as Canada, but not a single one has been seen in over 10,000 years, when the species went extinct. Plenty of dire wolf remains have been discovered across the Americas, however, and that presented an opportunity for a company named Colossal Biosciences. 

[falsehound]

hello this is my dog who lives in my house she is small and weird do u like her please say yes

[felinefractious]

🐱 Manx [Manx Syndrome]

📸 Dieter Krowas [Amhara’s Cattery]

🎨 Black Classic Tortoiseshell Tabby

[tea-time-terrier]

She knows how to stop for the camera so good! This is only an issue if you are trying to photograph literally anything else that's not pigroast.

[ogouji]

commission of a pup named “Aquila” which is also the constellation in the upper left (-:

[falsehound]

hey guys! long time no hear. i decided to take a break from tumblr because a lot of things happened to me irl and then to lucky.

we got a cat. her name is mitsie and she has no tail and she is the sweetest creature on earth.

we need to move house as early as january next year so my parents are looking for a place to live.

and last but not least, the worst news of all. Lucky got diagnosed with severe bilateral coxarthrosis. aside from that, some vertebral issued mean that he could paralyse from the waist down basically any day now. and to top it all off, his knee ligaments went bye bye so he needs to go into surgery tomorrow in order to just. walk. since he cannot do that anymore.

hes not allowed to go on long walks anymore. he cannot run or jump or climb up stairs. we had our last long walk after his coxarthrosis diagnosis last month, and since then its gotten progressively worse. but we enjoyed one last nice fall day in the sun together, in the park he grew to love.

hes going into knee surgery tomorrow. its the only surgery i am willing to try for him and the only one that will improve his qol instantly, i believe. if it doesnt work out, it will be time to say goodbye. the potential treatment and medication is too expensive and with no guarantees it will work. im using up all of my funds that i kept for moving out of the country. all of my post-college job earnings. its a repeat of what happened with my old dog.

diagnosis given at the same age, of barely Seven. he is only 7! my little darling boy. my other darling little boy was also just 7. they received the same prognosis. could be 1 week! could be 2 years! my vet friends doubt it can be more than that.

i love him to the moon and back. and i dont know what to do. and i dont know what to fucking do. im mourning and i havent even lost him yet. its unfair. its stupid. i want my little walk pal with me.

anyway. i would appreciate some good thoughts for him. im sorry for the long post and for my prolonged absence. not exactly riveting content to post nor a post i was looking forward to making. sorry.