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    Racey Benson 12/12/98-08/18/11

    in Remembrance

    Posted · Edited by BrGreyhndz

    We said good bye to our very handsome Benson yesterday. He was a wonderful dog who join our family a week after we lost Nate.

     

    Benson was the sweetest of greyhounds- a favorite among those who met him. Stunning and shiny black in his youth, he became easier to photograph when his face turned grey. He rarely caused us any concerns. He loved to walk, eat and snuggle on the sofa. He was the perfect afternoon nap dog always taking up as little room as possible along the back of the sofa with his head on your chest.

     

    We will miss him very much. He is now reunited with his beloved Chloe, his sister Polly and the fabulous Nate Dogg who he didn't get to meet.

    Racey "polly" Pauline 12/12/98-05/10/11

    in Remembrance

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    Today we said good bye to our Polly dog. The irony is that until Friday, she appeared to be fine save for a bit of LP but on Friday we noticed her stomach area bloated and her usually voractious appetite disappeared. We did blood work and found out her liver values were high, we did an ultrasound and discovered multiple tumors on her liver and spleen which progressed so rapidly we chose to let her go today.

     

    Polly came to us after a long career at the track- then a short career as a brood. We had adopted her littermate Benson several years earlier and knowing that she was a brood inquired after her- thinking perhaps one of her pups would eventually join our family. Fate had other plans, Polly was retiring and looking for a sofa to sleep on and because you can't say no to family we brought her home.

     

    We picked her up at the track after her owner shipped her back from Kansas to MA and kept her for a week until we could pick her up. She was a lucky dog- her trainer's favorite who he brought from being a spook hiding in her cage to the dog we all knew and loved- never met a stranger, always looking for a pet or a scritch. All the vet techs and vets loved her and would always remark at how outgoing and happy she was. She joined her brother- reuniting after 2 years apart while she was at the farm.

     

    She lived a happy life with us- lots of walks, good food, friends. She slept in our bed every night- it will be hard to sleep tonight without her.

     

    We will miss you Polly- the 5 years we got with you were not enough but I will take come comfort knowing you are not in any pain and are reunited with Nate and Chloe.

    What Do Corns Look Like?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    They could very well be small stones- it used to happen to Nate. A corn like growth would surround them to protect the pad. I would soak the foot and try to remove them. I did have a vet take one out during a dental- she assured me that it wasn't a stone...until she took it out and saw that it was indeed a stone. I would use light weight boots on Nate to protect his feet. It was usually a piece of winter sanding type "stone" that would embed in his pad. You can use castor oil on both stone or real corns to help get rid of them- it softens the pad but makes the corn hard. I also used a homeopathic remedy to help move the foreign body out. Nate didn't have the problem until we move to MA and lived near ponds that were sanded in winter.

    Do Your Dogs Get 'dirty' Eating Raw?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    So we are trying to switch over and it's tough on us as we are veggies and don't eat meat. Our boys love it, especially Jack. One question we do have is, our pups enjoyed a turkey leg each and it made a mess of them....they were holding it with their paws as they laying out in the yard and their fur was bloody when they were done. They required a cleanup which is not something we want to be doing after every feeding. I guess legs just weren't the best idea? Perhaps smaller bits in the future?

     

    We're still trying to figure out how to feed our boys as Jack is good and will eat where he is, Charlie on the other hand wants to run move around from place to place. I guess he needs some training not to do this.

     

    There is an easy way to cut down on the mess, and it's better for your hounds. Freeze the raw food, whether it be a neck, a drumstick, or a foot. Most of us raw feeders do it. The advantage is that it requires more work for your hound to chew the food and it cuts down on the mess. I give my hounds totally frozen raw chicken and duck parts and they love it just the same.

     

    In the past 12 years, I can't think of many if any meals I have fed frozen. I try to get my guys food as close to room temperature as I can. Just easier to digest IMO.

     

    As to mess- my guys seem to clean themselves up pretty well. If they need a little wipe down here or there we do it but it isn't a regular thing.

    Safe Sedative

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Not sure if anyone mentioned it but it can work to get them through the initial nail cutting fears- either lift them completely off the ground (requires a second person with some strength) or lift the hind end up. Use a kennel muzzle. I used to do nail at our reunion (sadly the reunion now conflicts with a big horse show I ride in) and managed to cut all but one dog's nails over the years- probably several hundred dogs. These methods worked when just putting them on the table didn't.

     

    Best of luck- I wouldn't sedate for nails. you can also try a dremel to see if he will tolerate that.

    Chloe "tj Zorabell" Meyer April 12, 1995- May 1, 2009

    in Remembrance

    Posted · Edited by BrGreyhndz

    At 14 years and 18 days and more than her share of trials, my princess finally had faced one more than she could handle and we let her go.

     

     

    I will write a much more fitting eulogy when I am better able- right now we are heartbroken.

     

    Here is a little video of her we took last week...she was active and happy right up until she wasn't which makes me very happy...and sad.

     

    Chinghis

    in Remembrance

    Posted

    Sorry very sorry for your loss. You can't beat a big, sweet boy- they never seem to stay with us long enough. You are all in our thoughts during this difficult time.

     

     

    Therapaw Cushy Paw Slippers

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Well, Morky and I continue our battle against his corns (4 on 3 paws now). He can walk just fine with his TheraPaw boots, but even with dremeling the corns, he is becoming increasingly lame in his back left leg without them.

     

    We went to the vet for a thorough exam of that leg, and she couldn't elicit any pain reaction except from the toe with the darn corn! It's horrible to watch him walk lately, and this is a dog that has ALWAYS limped from corns, arthritis, etc...

     

    This time is much much worse, and it's mainly that corn toe. We don't keep his booties on inside since he seems bothered by them, and I think they get hot - they also make his feet stinky.

     

    So, rather than watch him gimp around painfully in the house, I'm considering these. But would like to know if anyone has tried them with success.

     

    Thanks for any input.

     

    Have you tried having the vet hull them out? It might help for a while then it will need to be redone.

     

    Yo could remove the toe but as we found out that although it is a quick recovery if its just one toe- if it becomes the need to remove two for any reason its much more difficult.

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