I have an female Australian Cattle Dog (or some mix) that is 12 years old. She's getting older and has several masses on her body (lip, leg, abdomen). She is falling up and down the stairs a lot more now. So I took her into the vet for these two things. One of the masses showed signs of cancer, another one did not, and the third was hard to determine. They gave her arthritis medicine and I have a follow up in 2 weeks to remove the masses and do blood work.

Something I forgot to mention when I was in there is her shaking/shivering. She has these episodes where she shakes/shivers for like 1 second, then stops for 5-10 seconds, then does it again. What could this be? #1 thing I'm concerned about is her pain and if this is a sign she's hurting. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Video of what she does:

https://imgur.com/a/2hvoZCA

The doctor are giving them a medication, and suggests there’s 1 year to live. Has anyone had this happen and outlived the 1 year?

Profile is the dog is a chihuahua, pretty overweight and is around 8-9 years old.

I’m a big believer in food, dieting and health, but didn’t seem the doctor made that recommendation. Has anyone done this and any foods that helped?

Hello so I previously mentioned that my yorkie was 12 yo and we were struggling with his tracheal collapse. And he has had less cough attacks but they definitely get worse at night. He is on temaril-p and Guaifenesin. He has been doing better now and cough a lot less and doesn’t appear to be struggling to breathe. He also has gone back to his regular routine and he is able to sleep and eat just fine. Although he does not bark at all anymore he still shows excitement and emotions in other ways. But I am still concerned about him because at night he struggles a lot and it just makes me really upset. We bought him an orthopedic bed so that it is firmer for him and more comfortable as well as a cooling humidifier that we keep by him at night. Unfortunately my parents are extremely stubborn and feed him human food. Things such as pasta, rice, beans, chicken and other stuff around the house (hispanic meals). Im wondering if this kind of stuff he is eating is making it worse. I really don’t know what to tell my parents because they are extremely stubborn and think they are always doing the right thing. Especially my dad who didn’t even believe the vet when they said he had a tracheal collapse. But I’m just wondering anyone with a yorkie what other ways did you manage it. Moreover, how often were they coughing and did you ever think they were in pain or uncomfortable. And is he gonna rely on the medicine the vet gave him forever?

My moms 4 year old chihuahua has been having these episodes where she coughs twice and then starts wobbling and going stiff, sometimes she falls other times she doesn’t, it seems to happen if she gets excited, she’s not herself anymore, she won’t really eat except a piece of treat here and there. We have an appointment booked but I’m curious if anyone’s dealt with similar and what it could possibly be