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What a beautiful tribute to your Queen. "She taught us many things unto the greyhound ways. Chief among those deep and mysterious things was that we can never love too much and there is always room in your heart for another. " So true and so well said. A lesson in pure love. Run free, Dancer.

Godspeed, Sir D!

A lovely tribute to a much loved girl. I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry to hear this.

Lots of prayers and healing white light heading your way.

White light and prayers for you and Carrier.

It would be great to see some pictures of these gorgeous greyhounds.

Hello and welcome! What an adorable little cutie Sophie is!

Oooh, I'm sorry to hear this. My Keno developed LP and the back end weakness in his 12th year. I joined the Yahoo group and read everything else I could get my hands on. You're right about the Yahoo group -- they are very pro tie back surgery. Because Keno was also having multiple system problems/autoimmune issues, I did not pursue the surgery. The success seems to vary. It seems some dogs have very little recovery issues and bounce right back and others not so much. Aspiration pneumonia is, of course, one of the big post surgical concerns and the incidence of it also seems to vary. I would consult a specialist who is very familiar with LP and the surgical procedures. The tie-back seems to be the most commonly used procedure, but I understand not all dogs are a good candidate for it. I will be sending you and your boy good thoughts. Keep us posted.

I'm so sorry. Run like the wind, Jordan.

I'm so sorry. Run free, Scooter.

Been there with torn dew claws -- not pretty! Feel better soon, Ben. And you look cute in your "satellite dish"!

from North Carolina!

Welcome back!

I'm so sorry your time with him was short, but so glad you both had it.

I'm so very sorry.

I'm so very sorry.

You're probably already aware of this, but Clinicare is made by the same company that makes Ensure. It's terrible that they charge so much for this just because it is formulated as a pet product, but this is not unusual. In comparing labels, it appears Clinicare may contain less sugar -- Ensure has three sources of sugar (corn and cane) while the Clinicare only lists a corn source. I don't understand why pet food and treats have sugar in them, but I won't use this post to get on that soapbox. Clinicare Canine Ingredients: WATER, SODIUM CASEINATE, CORN MALTODEXTRINS, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, NATURAL TURKEY FLAVOR, CHICKEN FAT, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, LECITHIN, SARDINE OIL, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, L-ARGININE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, TAURINE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, ZINC SULFATE, FERROUS SULFATE, ASCORBIC ACID, NIACINAMIDE, dl-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, COPPER SULFATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, POTASSIUM IODIDE, BIOTIN, VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, SODIUM SELENATE AND VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT. Ensure ingredients: Water, sugar (sucrose), corn syrup, maltodextrin (corn), calcium caseinate, high-oleic safflower oil, canola oil, soy protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, corn oil, calcium phosphate tribasic, potassium citrate, magnesium phosphate dibasic, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin, sodium citrate, magnesium chloride, salt (sodium chloride), carrageenan, choline chloride, potassium chloride, ascorbic acid, ferrous sulfate, alpha-tocopheryl acetate, zinc sulfate, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, cupric sulfate, vitamin A palmitate, thiamine chloride hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, chromium chloride, biotin, sodium molybdate, sodium selenate, potassium iodide, phylloquinone, vitamin D3 and cyanocobalamin. * Note chocolate flavored Ensure has cocoa powder in it. I understand your concern about that much sugar, but don't know what your other options are unless you put together your own liquid diet for him from unsweetened protein powder, oils, and supplements. I wouldn't begin to know how to do this in a nutritionally complete manner. Perhaps an alternative or complementary veterinarian or canine nutritionist could help with this? If I come across anything, I'll let you know. I'm glad you are encouraged after the visit with the acupuncturist. I'm a firm believer in "alternative" medicine. I will continue to send Alex healing thoughts and will check for updates.

Copy and paste the IMG Code instead of the one beside Email & IM. That should do it! Looking forward to seeing your pictures.

Welcome and greetings from North Carolina!

Welcome! The Highlands of Scotland sounds like heaven! There's no place near me safe to let my gang run off leash. I'm envious. Your hounds are beautiful.

I'm so happy for you! They will most definitely help your heart heal. And what a beautiful pair they are. Congratulations!

Congratulations! Zuki is gorgeous! Not that it matters, but is he a retired racer or a galgo? Scooby rocks! One of my galgos came from there and I know they also help with the greyhounds when the tracks close there. Here's the standard stairs method Link that I've typically seen. I only have a few steps leading out to my backyard, so I've never really had to do any major stair training myself. But I've seen that a hesitant/inexperienced dog will often follow another dog. Do you have a friend with a dog that can go ahead of Zuki up and down a few times? This could be a real confidence builder for him. Have the other dog walk slowly just a few steps at a time ahead of Zuki at first and then reward Zuki and friend with treats. The picture of him sleeping is lovely. What a beautiful coat he has. I look forward to updates and more pictures.