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Welcome from Miami! A stakes racer huh? And a Florida girlie at that! She sure is pretty!

Our heart cries with yours on the loss of your sweet Mabel. L.

Keeping good thoughts and prayers for Miss Buglet. L.

How very sad for that sweet pup and for you. L.

Happy Mothers Day! Incredibly handsome boy you have there.. L.

What an absolutely darling little old lady... These seniors are the best!

Gustopher P is used to living in a whole house full of females. So whats one more. Miss Rose (Don't Roses Bloom) is a small (55lb) fawn princess who was returned to us after many years with her first family. The economy and family situation was such that they could no longer keep her. She is a senior who will be nine in October. she has a mellow, laid back attitude and she is as gentle as they come. Miss Skye went with me to the kennels for playtime today and Miss Rose was happily lounging in the office. Skye liked her without question . She decided to come home with us after Michelle, Jerry and I haggled over what the compensation for a used hound should be. I am fostering (yeah Right!) but it is already a given as fosters NEVER leave my house. She waved goodbye to her buddies at the kennel and settled in for the short ride home. She was greeted warmly by Miss Isabella and Gustopher P was quite taken with her (as he usually is with new girlies). He chose to nap with her for awhile and then took her on a tour of the house and yard. It took her all of an hour to climb up next to me on the couch. She is home and we couldn't be happier. Gustopher P would like to present his new girlie - Miss Rose Thank you for taking the time to meet our new senior "babygirl" L.

I've lived all my life with these toads. Tried explaining to Bo that she shouldn't taste the toads but it took her 3 tries to figure out that she shouldn't deal with them at all. We've all grown up with watching the hounds and washing out mouths. For a long time, and still do, keep epi pens dosed to hound/lbs, benadryl etc in the house. I'm also lucky enough to live 3 minutes from the Emergency/Critical Care Vet which is staffed 24 hours/day. These things seem to be spreading out to a lot of the southeastern states. Its good for everybody to know about them. http://www.healthyhomesforkidsandpets.com/articles/bufo.html Good pics with this article http://www.floridagardener.com/critters/BufoMarinus.htm

Hooray for B9...

How terribly sorry I am for your loss of a most precious and loved hound. They are so much a part of our heart and soul that we are not quite whole when they leave us. I hope that you can fill that void within your heart with the memories of a life that was both loved and cherished. Take joy in the knowing that this one life now gone from you was one more who was given a wonderful life of retirement. L.

Cutaneous hemangioma? Sunny's and Sophie's were both removed under GA. I had asked about local anaesthetic but the vet said if they did that they wouldn't be able to send it to the lab for identification, or that the lab wouldn't like it anyway. I wanted to know what they were and to be sure they got clean margins. WHAT!!!!! Thats crap! A little local anesthesia. A punch bx if it is really small. Two seconds and MAAAABY a stitch. If its a little bigger, a small excision around the margin and a couple of sutures = 6 minutes. Both can be sent for biopsy. If there is the possibility that it may need some disecting or a bigger incision, then maybe a little propofol or short acting anesthesia. We gave Gus 70-90 mg of Propofol, he was out and breathing comfortably with not drop in BP and Mario was done in less than 10 minutes. Within 20 minutes he was waking up nicely and we were out in under an hour. Bear in mind we are talking about cutaneous lesions, not big bad stuff. The last on Gus had two weeks ago, Mario and I chit chatted while he used a little lidocaine and lasered it off in about 3 minutes. We did however, spend 30 minutes gossiping and talking trash and catching up on the latest greyhound stuff. For that visit, no charge.

Oh Patti, my heart hurts for you and Fred. It cries along with yours at the loss of Flashy. "To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die." ~Thomas Campbell, "Hallowed Ground"

Just have your vet call it in to your local pharmacy. L.

Thinking of you and cavoc today. L.

Wonderful!

How very sad we are that Asia had to leave you. Its painful watching our hounds decline but we take them into our hearts anyway, knowing full well that we will eventually have to let them go. That says a lot about just how important these hound beings are to us. Their unconditional love and acceptance decorate our lives with joy. Thank you for caring for Asia with your heart. It is hers and there she shall remain. L.

Actually humans do very well after craniotomies for brain tumors. They do a brief "sleep over" in the ICU and are up out of bed and transfered next morning. As much as people think that brain surgery is a huge deal, I think that there are far more dangerous surgical procedures, including other neurosurgical procedures, out there that have far more complications. That certainly does not diminish the importance and concern if it is you or a loved one having the brain surgery. I am so happy that this pup is home and doing well. I cant wait to see how this protocol works out. Updates when you can please.

VERY GOOD!

Have to agree with Judy and the rest, it sounds like plain old heaving to me too. All three of mine are actually goats disguised as hounds. The occasional heaving and barfing up bile is not unusual. A light snack or not and they are back to normal in a few minutes. Does not sound at all like seizures.

What an uncommonly beautiful girl she was. Thank you for taking her into your life and your hearts. L.

Thinking of you all this morning. L.

I'm glad to hear he is finished with the surgery. Thats half the worry off of your back. Prayers for a speedy and uncomplicated recovery. L.

Gus had a hemangiosarcoma removed from his chest the day after we got back from Sandy Paws. Mario gave him a short dose of propofol, he was out for about 15 minutes, just long enough to do a wide margined excisional biopsy, 6 sutures and about 20 minutes on the big thick comforter on the floor with me to wake up. I am lucky enough to have a vet who discusses these things with me and listens to my input. I will always opt for curative on the first round for cutaneous lesions and not have to put them through a second. In and out the door in 1 hour. I'm not a big fan of punch biopsies when you can do an excisional/wide margins and do it all at once.

How terribly sorry I am that you and Ripple had to make this journey on such a well worn hound path. We take them into our hearts knowing full well we will have to say goodbye. Yet there is never quite enough time. Our condolences to you and all those who knew and loved Ripple. L.