RobinM

Sorry to hear this. I've heard from several vets that if they are not feeling crappy- it's not working.

That was a beautiful tribute. I could feel the love. And you are right, there is no better way to honor our beloved hounds, but to adopt another deserving soul. God Speed Apollo- you were loved and are missed. I am so sorry, Donna.

Hey Sue- welcome back to GT!

Glad she ate. I know what an ordeal this is. She should not be jumping onto the couch. Not good for her neck.

I Just have no words left to express how sad I am over Wilbur's passing. I know (and I don't know a fraction) how hard you and he fought. He was an amazig boy. I am so sorry.

How is he this morning?

Some well adjusted dogs just whine. Ask my Beau- he whines when he is happy, sad, stresses, relaxed....he's just a whiner!!!

Sounds like an amazing girl. I am so sorry for your loss. Run Free Sweet girl.

I'd give the pepcid. Then try light breakfast.

Agreed. But if you MUST give any rawhide, give the CET chews which are actually treated to release an enzyme to clean the teeth. They are expsenive but they are for a purpose. If you do give rawhide, please make sure you are right there to supervise and don't let them swallow any large pieces. Knowing how to do doggy heimlich is helpful too. here is the link about cet chews. http://www.virbacvet.com/cet/product/cet_hextra/31/ If you want them, just do a search to find where you can get the best prices. You can not get this at petco, petsmart, etc My vets say no rawhide. Give a RAW meaty bone from the butcher instead. Much better, much safer and I bet your dog will be much happier!!!! ETA: There are many reasons why feeding your dog rawhide is a bad idea. Rawhide is very hard to digest, thus it can easily get stuck in your dog’s esophagus or intestinal tract and cause a blockage and intestinal obstruction. It can also splinter, into sharp pieces, risking perforated your dog’s intestines and other internal injuries. Rawhides digest very slowly and if consumed in large amounts quickly can actually cause vomiting or diarrhea. These large pieces of rawhide can also get lodged in your dog’s throat and cause choking. Large chunks can also scrap and irritate the esophagus as it goes does, which will cause coughing, irritation, and then possible infection. The worst types of rawhides are the ones that are thin chips or have knots on them. Dogs can quickly and easily break these off into pieces that they cannot chew and digest. Lastly, rawhides are wasted calories. They contain nothing. If given in large amounts, they could make your dog gain unwanted weight. Alternatives to Rawhide: · Beef Tendons · Frozen Raw Bones · Kneecaps · Deer Antlers for Dogs · Bully Sticks · Sweet Potato Chews · Yams Many of these alternatives are all meat and thus 100% digestible. Non Food Alternatives to Rawhide: · Kongs · Hide a Squirrel Toys · Canine Genius Toys · Interactive Dog Toys .

I too would bring him in ASAP if not sooner. He is in pain. By giving him something, you will be masking the pain. Please update when you find out.

I am so sorry.

I just got a call from Nancy. Bobbi is doing well from the steriods. She is moving much better and has a whole better look to her according to the tech that is with her. She will be able to be picked up today at around 3pm. I know Bpbbi very well. To hear Bobbi let out "that" scream was blood chilling. She had "that" look in her face. Totally hearbreaking. I too was up half the night worrying about her. Praying she continues to improve.

Back from vet with Nancy. She will update soon. But I just wanted to get all of GT prayers going for this sweet little girl, Bobbi.

WOW! Congrats! He is a pretty handsome boy.

Actually yes, I just got off the phone with Nancy- Bobbi is going to the vet for x-rays at 7pm. I will meet her there for support. She doesn't know I am going- unless she sees this first. Bobbi is Polli's sister so when Bobbi limps- we are very concerned.

No words. Just hugs. RIP Wilbur.

Welcome to GT. The very first thing I would do is never take him to a dog park when there are small dogs there. It took us close to 3 months to learn that our Teddy is NOT other breed safe- no matter of size. He will attempt to kill any dog he sees. that was a pretty scary thing to find out, accidently! Pleae be very careful with your boy- there was a recent incident where a GH killed a dog at a dog part in front of everyone dispite grown men beating the gh to release it. A gh is not going to stop when it gets going. The other dog is dead and the GH was sentenced to death by the town. There happened to be a different outcome for the Greyhound but that was a long shot. Please be careful for everyone involved. I take Teddy to run at the local school field once in a while (it's enclosed totally) but more importantly, we walk Teddy 3 times a day- 30-40 minutes at a time. He also can go outise in back for zoomies if he wants. ETA- someone else might file a complaint about you and the dog which isn't good for anyone either. I woundn't be too happy if I had the dog that was being chased by a gh. I would ask you to leave and if you couldn't control your dog, I'd make a complaint. It's not worth risking your dog over. Make play dates with people on GT who live in your area. Much better idea!

Remember the saying, "let sleeping dogs lay"? This applies to all dogs, especially greyhounds. No one should go near your boy when he is lying down- regardless of whether or not he is asking for pets. Let him come to you. Some dogs sleep with their eyes open. He has given his warning growl and snap. That is the only way he can communicate to you that he does not like what is happening. If he wanted to bite- he would have. Can you move his bed so that no one can walk back and forth by him when he is resting? In a corner but in a room where every one hangs out would be best so he has his own space. Have you read this yet? Of all breeds of dogs, the ex-racing Greyhound has never had to be responsible for anything in his life. His whole existence has been a dog-centered one. This breed has never been asked to do anything for itself, make any decisions or answer any questions. It has been waited on, paw and tail. The only prohibition in a racing Greyhound's life is not to get into a fight----------------or eat certain stuff in the turn out pen. Let us review a little. From weaning until you go away for schooling, at probably a year and a half, you eat, grow and run around with your siblings. When you go away to begin your racing career, you get your own "apartment," in a large housing development. No one is allowed in your bed but you, and when you are in there, no one can touch you, without plenty of warning. Someone hears a vehicle drive up, or the kennel door being unlocked. The light switches are flipped on. The loud mouths in residence, and there always are some, begin to bark or howl. You are wide awake by the time the human opens your door to turn you out. A Greyhound has never been touched while he was asleep. You eat when you are fed, usually on a strict schedule. No one asks if you are hungry or what you want to eat. You are never told not to eat any food within your reach. No one ever touches your bowl while you are eating. You are not to be disturbed because it is important you clean your plate. You are not asked if you have to "go outside." You are placed in a turn out pen and it isn't long before you get the idea of what you are supposed to do while you are out there. Unless you really get out of hand, you may chase, rough house and put your feet on everyone and every thing else. The only humans you know are the "waiters" who feed you, and the "restroom attendants" who turn you out to go to the bathroom. Respect people? Surely you jest. No one comes into or goes out of your kennel without your knowledge. You are all seeing; all knowing. There are no surprises, day in and day out. The only thing it is ever hoped you will do is win, place or show, and that you don't have much control over. It is in your blood, it is in your heart, it is in your fate-- or it is not. And when it is not, then suddenly you are expected to be a civilized person in a fur coat. But people don't realize you may not even speak English. Some of you don't even know your names, because you didn't need to. You were not asked or told to do anything as an individual; you were always part of the "condo association?; the sorority or fraternity and everyone did everything together, as a group or pack. The only time you did anything as an individual is when you schooled or raced, and even then, You Were Not Alone. In my "mobile abode," the Greyhounds each have several unique names, but they also have a single common name: it is Everybody. We continue to do things as a group, pack or as we are affectionately known in-house, by Kathleen's Husbandit, "The Thundering Herd." Back to those who have not been permanently homed. Suddenly, he is expected to behave himself in places he's never been taught how to act. He is expected to take responsibility for saying when he needs to go outside, to come when he is called, not to get on some or all of the furniture, and to not eat food off counters and tables. He is dropped in a world that is not his, and totally without warning, at that. Almost everything he does is wrong. Suddenly he is a minority. Now he is just a pet. He is unemployed, in a place where people expect him to know the rules and the schedule, even when there aren't any. (How many times have you heard someone say, "He won't tell me when he has to go out." What kind of schedule is that?) Have you heard the joke about the dog who says, "My name is No-No Bad Dog. What's yours?" To me that is not even funny. All the protective barriers are gone. There is no more warning before something happens. There is no more strength in numbers. He wakes up with a monster human face two inches from his. (With some people's breath, this could scare Godzilla.) Why should he not, believe that this "someone," who has crept up on him, isn't going to eat him for lunch? (I really do have to ask you ladies to consider how you would react if someone you barely knew crawled up on you while you were asleep?) No, I will not ask for any male input. Now he is left alone, for the first time in his life, in a strange place, with no idea of what will happen or how long it will be before someone comes to him again. If he is not crated, he may go though walls, windows or over fences, desperately seeking something familiar, something with which to reconnect his life. If he does get free, he will find the familiarity, within himself: the adrenaline high, the wind in his ears, the blood pulsing and racing though his heart once again--until he crashes into a car. Often, the first contact with his new family is punishment, something he's never had before, something he doesn't understand now, especially in the middle of the rest of the chaos. And worst of all, what are the most common human reactions to misbehavior? We live in a violent society, where the answer to any irritation is a slap, punch, kick, whip, or rub your nose in it. Under these circumstances, sometimes I think any successful adoption is a miracle. He is, in effect, expected to have all the manners of at least a six-year old child. But, how many of you would leave an unfamiliar six-year old human alone and loose in your home for hours at a time and not expect to find who knows what when you got back? Consider that if you did, you could be brought up on charges of child abuse, neglect and endangerment. Yet, people do this to Greyhounds and this is often the reason for so many returns. How many dogs have been returned because they did not know how to tell the adoptor when they had to go out? How many for jumping on people, getting on furniture, counter surfing, separation anxiety, or defensive actions due to being startled or hurt (aka growling or biting)? So, let's understand: Sometimes it is the dog's "fault" he cannot fit in. He is not equipped with the social skills of a six-year old human. But with your love and help, you can make it happen.

I a m so sorry.

Having been there, I do understand. At best, it's horrible. Like you said, it's our burden to bear- we don't let them suffer, we do the suffering. The price we pay for loving them. I am so sorry.

I am not saying it is a food allergy, but just so you know, they can develop allergies to foods they have been eating all their lives. The very food that my Beau had been eating, chicken, beef, etc. is now the foods that could kill him. Food intolerances are a bitch to work with. Hoping it's a simple solution.

This is exactly why I had Ollie's leg x-rayed, however even if it wasn't set right, it will be FINE!!! It fuses and his gait might be a little off, but he will be fine, just fine! Ask my Ollie anytime.

WOW. That sounds like my Beau started out. But, Beau's poop was always loose. Then it turned yucky. After extensive testing, treatments, more testing, more treatments, we had to do open exploratory to find it was moderate IBD. You may want to try and limit his diet to see if he is allergic to the protein and or carb in his diet. that means no commerical food as there are way too many ingredients and making his food, one ingredient at a time to determine what he can eat. This includes treats. GI issues suck and are so frustrating to get to the bottom of. I could write a book with volumes. Hoping that Lucas just has a tummy ache from time to time. I wouldn't wish what my Beau has to endure to anyone or anything.

Having been where you are, I wish I had some words of wisdome. All I can do is pray for the best. And I am. Very much. Having been where you are, I wish I had some words of wisdome. All I can do is pray for the best. And I am. Very much.