gracegirl

You want to leave it until it gets absorbed or comes off naturally. I've never had another dog lick the frontline off another, but watch them when you are aroundif you are worried about it.

Be a good boy TJ and keep your wrap on, you don't want to have to wear one of those funny e-collars. He's a very handsome guy!

You might want to try a t-shirt in addition to the e-collar....that way if he's scratching with a back foot the nails can break open the skin. Either that, or put booties on him. It sounds like a few days of misery will be worth it in the long run. Is there any cream you can put on him to relieve the itching? Like I said before.....

Poor guy, feel better soon. Monty is lucky to have such greyt parents.

There is no feeling in the world like being adored by your dog. Grace adores her mama and it makes me so happy. She is thrilled when I come home, whether I've gone for 20 minutes or 5 hours. She was my first dog, I've always loved animals but she was my very first dog of my own. She is beautiful, gentile, graceful and, well, perfect. I think the right grey would fit very nicely into your home. It sounds like a gentile and wise soul, like Grace, is just what you need. Grace picked me out in the kennel, she knew that I was "her person" immediately. She was three when I adopted her, it's been a year and a half since she became a part of my life. Good luck with your search for a new friend to welcome into your heart. Tony will send you the right dog if you are open to listening.

Oh wow, she is pretty I hope she feels better soon! Oh, and in the future you might want to only see the puppy when it's on a leash. Many greyhounds, my older gal included, DO NOT like it when puppies jump on them. It's also a good opportunity for your friend to teach the puppy proper dog manners.

I'm so, so, so sorry to hear this news. Run pain free, sweet guy!

Thanks guys! There is a scrape near this muscle injury, and while she is not limping on it she is definitely tender there. After further inspection yesterday I found a puncture wound on her head, just below her ear. I'm almost positive that the other dogs is up to date on shots, so I'll check with the owner today and head to the vet for some antibiotics. She could use them for the dew claw injury too. ETA; We're off to see Dr. Fisher at the Lien Animal Clinic this afternoon. I'm getting to know him too well.

Grace is having a bad week. Last night she tore her dew claw off, luckily the bleeding stopped right away and it was a "clean" break. She left the wrap on it all day. Of course after work she was feeling frisky as I picked the dogs up from the dog day care....so she wanted to play with her pal Rodeo, a cattle dog mix. She and Ro play occasionally, usually Ro chases a ball and Grace chases her. We tonight as they took off Grace chomped on her neck scruff you know, typical greyhound style (not hard) and Rodeo flipped out on her (can't blame her). I'm sure the "argument" sounded worse than it was, but Rodeo's owner was between me and the dogs so I couldn't see what happened. Grace came up limping on her front leg, the "good" leg with the dew claw still intact. After checking them over and making sure they were okay I was amazed that Grace didn't have some serious wounds. She has one scrape on her shoulder, it's not even a puncture wound. (If Ro wanted to do damage, we'd be in the OR right now!) When I got home and cleaned it I notice she is not limping, but it feels like there is a depression or a tear in the muscle on her shoulder that is about the size (width, length) of my thumb. Is is possible to tear the muscle and not be limping? Should I do anything for it? Ice, heat, no walks, etc? She is otherwise acting fine. I'm perplexed! ETA: Wouldn't it have torn the skin if this was from a bite, there was slobber in this area so I assume this tear, it that's what it is, would be from a "bite". Oh, and in case you were wondering, Fenway came to Grace's rescue. Rodeo is missing a big chunk of hair from her rump, thanks to the brave little puppy-man. He also had her by the back leg when I got over to them.

I'm surprised the vet even mentioned thrush is horses, since it IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Like smday says...in horses it's the hooves that are affected. I hope it's something easily treatable.....keep us posted!

Grace was doing her "I'm so happy your home" stuffie toss in the yard tonight when she came up lame. I looked at the foot she was lifting and her dew claw was sticking straight out, parallel to the ground. So I ran inside to get gauze, vet wrap and bactine solution so I could get her cleaned up. When I got back outside she had gotten the nail off, it was laying on the porch next to her. So I cleaned it, placed some gauze over it, and wrapped it with vet wrap. I also gave her some bufferin aspirin, that has to hurt. She laying on the couch with me now, snoozing, she doesn't seem overly bothered by it. Anything else I need to do? Should I unwrap it tonight to let the air get to it? I want to wrap it during the day so she does not get any dirt in it! Advice please.

Beautiful girl! I'm so sorry for your loss. Happy memories to you and yours.

No heartworm where we are...so no preventative necessary. Both dogs were on Interceptor for the first 6 months I had them, as they both came from heartworm areas (and Fenway came as a puppy). I'll also look into something if I take the dogs traveling with me out of state at all. Not sure if Oregon has heartworm so I should check into that. We don't have a much of a flea or tick problem, so pretty much year round I dose with Frontline plus ever two months or so, less in the winter. If I'm going hiking or camping I'll do it more often though.

Fhew, that had me worried too! I see what looks like the typical greyhound blackheads, which Grace also has, so I got a bit worried too. If he skin ever starts looking "pimpley" like those red spots, I'll take her right in!

I wish that all my animals could have the passing Quinn had, in a place he loved surrounded by the people who love him. He was one special hound, and you were lucky to have had the opportunity to love him. I hope he and Lambie are having a wonderful time playing in a green field somewhere.

Sometimes those UTIs can be stubborn. You might have to keep him on antibiotics for a longer duration the second time around. I'd bring a urine sample to have it tested again too. I hope it clears up soon!

After all of the number crunching for my two pups looking at every plan out there, I decided I'd also put the $$ into a saving account. In the 6 months I've had Fenway (who is a puppy and therefore bounces off stuff and is accident prone) we've had three unplanned vet visits....and I'd still have paid more if I went the insurance route. You also have to consider that in addition to the monthly premiums there is also a per incident or annual deductible, and they cove up to a % of the fee schedule. If your vet charges more than the fees that are listed on the chart, and even lower % is paid by insurance. I chose not to go the insurance route, I hate feeling like I'm "wasting" money and will keep my fingers crossed for mostly healthy pups.

Works like a charm on the horses....it healed up a wound on the withers of a rescue horse at our farm whose blanket had to be surgically removed...the wounds was down to the bone. Looking at him now you'd never know.

I'm so sorry to hear of you loss. Godspeed, Chancy. Go find JP, he'll take care of you.

I Delta with pudding poo for the first several months I had Grace too. First it was hookworm, then suspected Giardia (no test could confirm this, but all the neighborhood dogs had it) and then when her tick panel came back, she had a positive titer for Babesia. After treating her for the Babesia the squishy poop became solid. She started on several chicken based kibbles that also had corn in them. After those diets I switched to Eagle Pack Lamb and Rice (good, firm poo....too much quantity), and now she is on Canidae Lamb & Rice. I won't go back to any food with poultry (turkey also gives her the runs) or corn. On another note, Fenway has always had solid poop. In wanting to find one that I liked the best for his adult life (he's still a puppy at 10.5 months old now) I tried several higher protein diets (Orijen, specifically)....and for the first time had pudding poo. Yuk! I'm now on Nature's Variety Prairie Beef kibble and I love it. I'm contemplating switching Grace over but I hesitate because she's been so great on the Canidae. Don't hesitate to try a lower protein diet, despite other preconceived notions you may have. I though Fenway could use the extra protein, since he's young, but I got mushy poo instead. I'd say try a high end, moderate protein, moderate fat and Lamb, Beef, Duck or Fish diet....without corn. But I'm also no expert, just going with my experience here. A tick panel is a good idea, regardless of any other health issues you might be having. I think $300 seems steep, but my adoption group does a low cost clinic 2 times a year, I think it's $90 for the 4 way panel. I'd think $125 to $150 would be more reasonable for a full panel.

Nothing new to add from me but Grace's titer did come back positive for Babesia and we treated her back in January. After all of the research and reading I did the vet left it up to me to decided whether I wanted the shot IM or sub-q. I chose IM, which is what this vet does unless someone brings it up otherwise. I also insisted he change the needle, and insisted I watch him change it. Grace gave a little whine with the first shot and was lethargic all day. The second shot got the GSOD, shaking, panting like crazy, and a new found fear of the vet. She is still terrified of the vet, any vet...must be a similar smell. With the second shot her temperature was elevated and she panted a lot but we are still not sure if it was the stress or the side effects. I spent a lot of time walking her around the blocks of the vets office, outside so she would relax a bit. She moved quite slow. I have to say that with Grace she has always been quite laid back and I didn't see a drastic change in her personality, but she did perk up a bit. The thing we noticed the most was the solid poop that we've had ever since, which we rarely had prior to the shot. There was something going on there.....and Grace has not needed to go back to the vet since (last April to this Jan we saw the vet 4 times). She just had her annual well dog check up and everything is great. I hope sweet Chancy feels better soon, and that you get some answers for whatever ails her.

My baby Fenway had a limp a few weeks ago, but only on bark like that at dog parks. It was not an obvious limp, but just slight head bobbing. That next weekend he was roaching on the couch and placed is feet on my face and when I touched his paw to move it I got the GSOD. I looked closer and I saw that his toe was inflamed and crusty, and could only see this when he was laying upside down like that. Turns out he had a puncture wound right under his nail which got infected. I felt bad for not noticing earlier, but it was in a really weird place. 7 days of antibiotics and a wrap on his foot for 5 days....he's back to new! I hope it's something easy for you too.

First I'd try switching foods, this may take several food switches to find the right thing. Talk to a holistic or neighborhood specialty pet food store. Try some of the brands listed here, like canidae, barking at the moon, california natural, etc. Try varying protein sources. Try fish based foods, or duck or some other "exotic" meet (rather than chicken or lamb). When I first got Grace I had tummy trouble myself. I found out that she was sensitive to both chicken and corn. In addition she had hookworm when I got her. He also tested positive for Babesia, a Tick Born Disease (TBD). She was treated with Imizol after MUCH back-and-forth on my end...do I or don't I put her through treatment. It's a chemotherapeutic treatment so not something to take lightly. She shakes and tucks her tail when she so much as smells a vets office now, poor thing. I'm happy to report now that with Canidae Lamb and Rice food and digestive enzymes, she's doing great. I occasionally add a product called Owelo Carrots to her food, usually 1-2 times a week. Just also wanted to add that both yogurt and pumpkin, which are common things to add to a hounds food if they have the big D, could also make it worse. Fenway got the runs from pumpkin. no fun!

Pretty girl....and yes, it's very important to become a sports dog in Boston. Fenway says hello!

Aaawww, my parents have a Hobbes too. He's a westie though, AKA bait (if you are a greyhound)! Hobbes looks very happy, and they absolutely do pick you. You are both so lucky!