greytpups

I am so sorry for your loss

Good points already but one thing I'll add is that your grey may be picking up on your moods. If you are anxious about the situation, your dog may sense this. Best advice I have is that we often attribute human emotions to dogs and forget that they are dogs, not humans. We just added a 3rd to our family and I let them work it out because our other 2 are the best teachers. In saying this though, it was pretty seamless, a couple of snarks which Katie deserved (she tried to mount them) and all is well. Relax, let them work it out, and give them both time to adjust to the new situation.

Judy, Mike and Kevin, I am so sorry for yet another loss. I'm glad I got to meet the little spitfire last month. Rest well Bebe, looks like you lived life to the fullest right up to the end.

Fed 4D meat is a myth. Greyhounds are athletes, in great physical conditions and often are the breadwinners. Owners/trainers are not going to feed them food that makes them sick, rather they feed them what they need to perform at their peak. This is silly to think they get fed food that makes them sick. Katie was asymptomatic, so my best guess is the hooks were dormant until the stress of moving into our home caused a flare up. I've read articles and "stress" is always mentioned as a contributing factor. Living in a home is very very different from their kennel or farm environments.

I learned that with hookworms, the fecal exam can come back negative because they don't find eggs so it has to be done in a cyclical pattern. Vomiting, bloody diarrhea and lethargy are symptoms of many things so luckily, the tests results were positive right away which allowed us to start aggressive treatment immediately. We make decisions based on the knowledge and resources at the moment, so there's no sense second guessing, you did what you did out of love for Charlotte.

I'm so sorry...such a sweet pup.

SNAP 4DX also test for ticks and we don't have ticks so the heartworm test is probably sufficient here in Ontario. I will always test for hooks in the future though...this is costing us at least $4k to treat and that doesn't include any meds which we need for the next few months along with additional testing. I told my dh I'm never adopting another greyhound, I hate seeing them so sick so quickly and feel so helpless. However, the vets at OVC are getting a great education with this case and hopefully, they'll never have to deal with it again. And the greatest benefit, they fell in love with Katie because she's such a sweet girl.

When we picked up Katie she was a bit overweight and looked for healthy and happy. She was asymptomatic, so no one had any idea she had hooks. Perhaps that happened with your pups as well. Katie was wormed monthly on the farm with Strongit-w/Ivermectin. Now we have to treat Ben and Brooke as a precautionary measure. I wonder if the stress of moving from the farm where she resided for 2.5 years to our home caused the flare up. We need to get rid of the hookworms asap because our winter weather does not kill them.

We adopted a broodie from Arkansas in August and she has been in the hospital for 2 days suffering with hookworms and we live in Ontario. We don't have hookworms here so she came with them. I'm not sure why she was asymptomatic until now, but in the future, I'm having all my greyhounds tested for hooks no matter where they come from. It's a nasty disease, and we are just starting treatment. I feel so badly for Katie, she's really suffering and must be in a lot of pain. Today she's having a colonoscopy to do a biopsy on her colon and lymph nodes which are also enlarged. You can understand why I want all future greys in our household tested so none ever have to suffer this much.

I'm so sorry for you loss.

Welcome from Waterloo. Are you adopting from GRA?

I am so so sorry for this news...hope you still have many many good days with Tempo.

I'm so sorry

Congrats - very pretty girl!

I cook whole chickens until the bones mash up and are mushy. I check at intervals, probably takes about 24 hours. I always start it in the morning and it's cooked by the following morning. I do it on weekends when I am home though, just because of the length of time.

I'm so sorry for your loss...what a beautiful loving tribute.

We just adopted our 3rd grey recently and she wasn't eating. Normally, I'm not too concerned because dogs won't starve themselves. However, I needed to get her to eat because I didn't want our other 2 greys eating her food. I add a bit (heaping tsp) of canned tripe to their kibble with warm water and they all scarf it down. I also tried other items such as sardines but found the tripe worked best and I only have to add a small amount. If they don't eat, they wait until their next meal for more food. But I found they all enjoy kibble and tripe and mealtimes are very easy. I suspect you've created a picky eater and need some employ "tough love" for a few days.

She's so cute...congratulations

I'm so sorry for your loss.

It can take a long time for his personality to emerge...we've had Ben for 8 years and he still continues to change over the years. His last quirk is head rubs. He loves to have his whole head rubbed. Last year it was butt tickles. Please note even after settling in more Rocket may not become a cuddler. We have 3 greyhounds now and none of them lay down beside us and cuddle, however, all 3 allow us to come to them and cuddle. I wanted a greyhound to jog with me...hasn't happened yet and may not ever happen. The point I'm trying to make is that is may or may not happen and you need to decide if you can live with that. We often get so caught up in "expectations" that we miss other things they do that can bring us greyt joy. Greyhounds are pretty independent and I think many people attach human emotions to aloofness. For example, we adopted a female 3 weeks ago and I can see how folks who do this may consider her "sad". She just follows Ben and Brooke around and really doesn't express a lot of "emotions". Yet, I see it as a greyhound who is fitting in seamlessly, no issues, and is learning to trust us. I know she is attached to us, simply because she now eats when called, loves to go on walks and for car rides, and always greets us at the door. It takes a lot of courage to admit this, and I applaud you for that. In answer to your question, his behaviour sounds perfectly normal to me. Only you can decide whether or not to keep him in case he never becomes a cuddler. I admit I have never had to deal with this, I accept them as is (which isn't suppose to sound judgemental) so it's not a question I've had to deal with. My other point is if you tend to attribute human emotions to a dog, you'll likely be wrong and get distressed over it. Has anyone suggested reading books? There's a wealth of information in books such as "The Other End of the Leash" or "How to Speak Dog", books that are geared towards all breeds, not just greyhounds.

Hoping for continued good news updates.

Congratulations! I met her at Grapehounds too. she has quite a fan club

I am so sorry to hear this.