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    Adopting a slightly older greyhound

    in Everything else Greyhound

    Posted

    On 8/9/2020 at 2:17 PM, Jules said:

    Thank you again everyone for your encouragement and great advice. So lovely to hear about all your (not so young) greyhounds and how great they are doing! 

    We went to meet Ziggy again with our girls, took him for a walk (he wanted to go on another after we finished!),  and all going well, will be bringing him home in 3 weeks. We’ve all fallen in love with him so fingers crossed it all goes to plan! 
     

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    YAY! Congrats! I hope it works out!

    How Your Dog Ran At The Track

    in Everything else Greyhound

    Posted · Edited by GoinGrey
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    I'm so glad to see that this is still a thing!
    Could you please give your insight on my boys?

    Big Kenny Moon (this is a big ask due to how long ago he raced)
    Mac's Gideon
    Mac's Zed

    In their retirement they all qualified as Therapy Dogs with St John Ambulance (Canada) and our clients love to hear backstories.
    Thank you!

    Halifax/Dartmouth (Nova Scotia) greysitter network

    in Everything else Greyhound

    Posted

    Greetings, all!

    I am looking to exchange greysitting services with grey-savvy folks in the Halifax/Dartmouth region of Nova Scotia.

    My job requires rare but necessary overnight trips and I would rather my houndie stay with people (vacation) than have him kennelled (jail).

    He is 3.5 years, great with all dogs great and small. Cat-interested but was fine during fostering. Loves people and will be tested for therapy dog work in February or March. All vetting is up-to-date.

    I am "of a certain age" and have 16 years of greyhound-specific experience, plus other dog and cat experience.

    If you are interested or can recommend someone, please let me know!

    Thanks

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    Unsteady, Knuckling, Weak Back End

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    First of all, thank you to all who offered advice and condolences.

    Our vet suspected LS until I described how he had deteriorated in the one day since he saw him, then the vet changed his tune immediately and referred me to a neurologist who said to bring him in immediately. Of course, in my experience, a neurologist can only give you bad news, as was the case here. My boy was examined and the news was not good. How not good could only be determined with an MRI and considering such rapid decline...

    Anyhow, I did the best thing, the only thing, I could do for my best friend and I let him go.

    I am grateful that once I made that decision, the neurology team fully supported me. They did not give me any false hope because they had seen this before and they knew how it would go. So, considering the blood test results which showed abnormal but not alarming kidney function, the most likely culprit was brain, kidney, and perhaps other tumors.

    His passing was peaceful and he is no longer in pain, and we are coping as best as we can with our loss.

    Unsteady, Knuckling, Weak Back End

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    My heart goes out to you, I am so sorry. I lost Paddy Mayhem in April at age 7. On April 1 he had his annual wellness exam and nothing was amiss. April 8 he began subtle listing in his hind legs, and after 2 days of no response to meds our vet came on board. Paddy continued to deteriorate until I had no options left and he was pts on April 18. Without a necropsy we would have always wondered; it turned out his young beautiful body was riddled with cancers. It sounds as tho your good boy may have had something similar going on. I'm so very sorry. :grouphug

    Thank you, FiveRooooooers,

    I am sorry too for your loss of Paddy. The neurologist was hinting at the very same diagnoses. We did not opt for a necropsy and I'm not even sure one was offered. I'm still a basket case over this.

    Unsteady, Knuckling, Weak Back End

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    5-year old male greyhound with no history of health issues has gradually lost appetite over the past few weeks and is now unsteady when walking, minor dragging of rear paws (almost, but not quite knuckling), has weak back end, wobbly when pooping and when lifting his leg to pee.

     

    Although appetite is poor, all GI appears to be operating within expected parameters (good stool, no diarrhea).

     

    Vet visit this morning, suspects back issues, blood drawn (results tomorrow), meds given for pain, canned food given to stimulate appetite.

     

    His family is worried.

     

    Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Thanks,

     

    GG

     

     

    Balding Grey

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Dandruff can also be a sign of stress. Did your grey enjoy his bath, or cause him anxiety?

    I grey-sat a lovely black boy who was prone to anxiety. Some kid passed us on a skateboard and Blacky "exploded" in a cloud of dandruff.

     

    If stress s rooled out, listen to Burpdog (above).

     

    Best wishes,

     

    GoinGrey

    Do Greys Bad Teeth Just Fall Out On Their Own?

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by GoinGrey

    The question you should ask is: "Would you like to have your teeth rotting to the point of falling out?"

     

    My hound has bad teeth and I will continue to have the vet take care of his dental needs. Left unchecked, rotting teeth can lead to worse, life-threatening, health problems. Plus it is painful for the hounds. And their breath stinks.

     

    Help your hounds as much as you can with routine brushing and professional dental care as required.

     

    GoinGrey

    :paw

     

     

    (Edited for grammar)

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