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I'm doin my research and makin my calls in the mornin, we did notice that the Akita/sheperd mix has been, since yesterday, licking my Boxer's back and hips where the pain is and that just reassures me something is wrong because he never licks anyone but himself ;)
Would it be bad for me to take him to the regular vet while I'm still researching hol vets in my area? I'm really afraid he may have a tumor, he randomly pee'd on the floor today also and now he's scared and hiding, we are trying to let him know it's ok, but he's humiliated I think just as we get.
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