Dogspine Health

I trusted Max with our dog walker for two weeks. When she dropped him off the last day, she carried him out of the van. I knew exactly what had happened. The vet told me I was wrong. My name is Hannah Whitfield. I live in Asheville with my 12-year-old Golden Retriever, Max. Six months ago he was diagnosed with bilateral hip arthritis. The vet quoted me $12,000 for a double hip replacement. Plus $3

My ex started dating again three months after we split. He texted me to say Cooper was "suffering" and I should "do the right thing." He'd seen Cooper twice in the last year. 😤🤬 I've had Cooper since he was seven weeks old. He's been through two houses, one divorce, and more of my worst nights than I can count. He's eleven. He has arthritis in his hips. He is not suffering. He is sleeping on my be

I spent four years and thousands on arthritis medications and supplements for my dog. And I'm angry. Not at myself. At every vet who kept prescribing more of the same thing while the actual problem got worse underneath. Galliprant. Librela. Joint chews. Fish oil. Green-lipped mussel. Turmeric. CBD. All of it. Four years. And Maple kept declining through every single one. Because none of it was eve

TO ALL DOG OWNERS WHOSE VET KEEPS SAYING "HE JUST NEEDS TO LOSE A LITTLE WEIGHT"... Don't make my mistake. I spent a year and a half getting the weight off my dog. He reached his goal weight, leaner than he'd been in years. And he still couldn't get up off the kitchen floor. His name is Moose. Yellow Lab. He was nine when this started. It began the way it begins for every big dog owner. He was slo

When I married Tom, his dog was already 14. I thought I'd have a year with him. Maybe two. Murphy is 17 now. I've lost 4 dogs in my life. None made it past 11. Tom's never lost one before 15. When I finally asked what he was doing, he got quiet. Then he told me about Karen. My name is Sharon Mitchell. I'm 61. I live in Charlotte, North Carolina. I married Tom seven years ago. Second marriage for b

My ex-husband got a new puppy the WEEK he walked out. Then had the audacity to tell me Sunny was "too far gone" and I should "just let him go." HE HASN'T SEEN SUNNY IN TWO YEARS. Sunny is running laps in the backyard. 🙄😤 I adopted Sunny when he was eight weeks old. He used to sleep at the foot of the bed every night, draped over my feet like a living weighted blanket. He's been my constant for twe

My mother-in-law said I was being "selfish" keeping Zeus alive just because I wasn't ready to let go. She said this at Easter dinner. In front of everyone. I rescued Zeus when he was ten weeks old. Slept on the floor next to his crate for the first two nights so he wouldn't howl. He's been my shadow for eleven years. Her name is Patricia. She's never owned a dog in her life. Last spring Zeus start

Does your dog do any of these? ⚠️ Pulls away or snaps when you touch near his back paws, hips, or lower back. Not always. Just sometimes. You put it down to "he's funny about being touched there." ⚠️ Sits slightly crooked. One hip lower than the other. You've seen it a hundred times. Just his thing. ⚠️ Takes the stairs carefully but runs fine at the park. So you tell yourself he's okay. He's still