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I'm another one voting for a specialist. Red Bank Vet Hospital is the largest private vet hospital in the States if you are anywhere near eastern NJ. Ohio State U has a plethura of greyhound docs most notably, the oncologist Dr. Couto. There is a terrific dentist in Brick, NJ. Good luck. By the way, I am way in favor of pulling teeth that are bad. Pearl had an abscessed tooth that affected her kidneys that gave her hypertension. All this on top of heart disease. By the way, did you check for hypertension? Pearl was feeling poorly when her BP was soaring.

Oh poor baby!!! When I was a brandy new hound owner I didn't realize at the time that Brindle had her head out the window in the back of my SUV. I thought she had brought it in and I rolled it up. Then I heard all this thrashing in the back of the vehicle. Can you imagine my horror when I saw that I was choking my dear girl?!!! (it took only a fraction of a second.) Luckily, no harm done. Just a petrified mommy and scared dog. But, it never seemed to affect her as she continued to stick her head out the window in the future.

You touched a lot of hearts here on GT. You'll be greatly missed.

My beloved Topaz who I lost 8 yrs ago was half sister to Tom. Her dad was Trouper Zeke, as was Toms. So, he's got family at the Bridge.

Farewell Master, yet not farewell. Where I go ye too shall dwell. I am gone before your face, A moment's time, a little space. When ye come where I have stepped, Ye will wonder why ye wept.

Oh poor baby.

You know, the worst thing in the world is for a parent to lose a child. To me.............this is an extremely close second. God speed little one.

Arthritis. My little old lady Onyx limps off and on all the time from arthritis. She's 12.

Good boy Bill. Now stop scaring your momma!

Borrowed Time?!! Let see, I have a 12 yr old running with my 3 yr old. I have two 10 yr olds (sisters), one who was diagnosed with heart disease 5 yrs ago. and two Bridge kids. One who died at 8 and one who died at 5. I wonder what he would have told me about the 5 year old a couple of months before I lost her. Insensitive coot. However, you decide whether you want to keep him or not based on his vet skills. Maybe he's like the fictious House on TV. By the way, your boy is very handsome!!

My old lady had the same thing a few years back. She was running, being followed by one of the others. She stopped but her breaklights didn't work and she was rear-ended by the other hound who happened to have had her mouth opened. No fight.....just a rearend collision.

When I first got VPI 7 yrs ago, they were terrific. But I am no longer pleased with them. Problem is, I have three seniors and Pearl uses a lot a money yearly for her cardiology stuff. I can't get her insurance for that anywhere. So I'm stuck with VPI for her. Onyx has seen a cardiologist, neurologist and a few other specialist in her 12 yrs. She's probably hard to insure now too. Dima has not been insured. VPI turned her down because of her history with erhlichia. At 10 yrs old, she's probably too old too. Thankfully, she hasn't had anything. Opal is the only one I can switch. VPI is not covering her for lacerations, gastritis or eye infections because she had a little of each. If I'm not mistaken once a laceration is healed, isn't that it for that laceration?! So, I'm watching this thread to see if people have liked other companies for their payouts and CS.

My 5 yr old Topaz was in complete liver failure when we discovered it. I was 6 mos to a year. That was 4 days before she died.

It sucks big time Gail. I lost a 5 yr old to liver disease, too. We found it to late to do anything. All I can do is pray that it turns out to be something treatable.

Godspeed Snowman. There's a plethura of beloved greys waiting to greet you.

Don't give up. Not yet. Owning these magnificent animals, Or should I say being owned by them can be such a roller coaster at times. Still sending prayers her way!

He's adorable!! Great pix. (he's even smaller than my Little Old Lady (she's 59). It sounds like you're doing everything you can.

Okay I'm no doctor, but doesn't that sound a lot like Pannus?

I would try to brush his teeth daily. It will help with his kidney disease. I brush Pearl's daily, and sometimes even twice a day for the same reason. Her hyptertension and kidney disease.

Most hard treats soften up if you soak them. For quick treats I give people cookies that I ran under the faucet. Harder treats I soak longer.