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Can you email them the second photo? That might help them decide. So sorry for the big boo-boo.

Brilliant, Sambuca!

Humm interesting---I find that other breeds tend to maintain weight or even become somewhat potbellied (cushion like) but, I have always seen hounds drop muscle mass rather quickly after starting a corticosteroid especially prednisone. Perhaps it depends on the condition for which they're taking it?

Yeah, I only have two, so I can give Shane a chew, make sure he eats it, and have Spencer on another floor somewhere where he doesn't know whats going on, lol! What's Zander's issue that he was on the W/D for? Assuming it's a glucose-related problem, perhaps something like sweet potato would be a good carb to chew on (though I don't know what it's like raw) because it's one of the slow-to-digest ones that doesn't cause blood sugar spikes.

How about something good to chew on, something that takes a while and will keep him busy? I'm thinking those dental chews the vets sell for teeth, a nice beef bone from the butcher, or a turkey neck.

I think it's generally known among greyhound people that pred melts the weight off of greyhounds rapidly. It happened to us too. This happens despite any increase in eating that may occur. So eliminating the pred should stabilize that situation, and the weight should come back. At least it did for us, and rapidly, when our dog was 8 years old. Now that he's 12 it's a lot harder. (He's an IBD dog, and flares/diarrhea always make him drop a pound or two.) I agree with the suggestion not to change the food. Sam's quite the good-looking guy, isn't he!

I'm sorry your Mandy reached that point where she needed to leave, but you were such a good friend to let her go gently.

I'm very sorry you're facing this, and I hope there's hope.

Thanks for the great update. And your vet is a gem!

You might want to have Neko tested for worms, even if any previous fecal was negative. You do get a false negative if the worms aren't shedding eggs when the test is run. You might want to read up on hooks; they are not something one wants to take casually. Our first grey had hookworms for 9 months before the third fecal found them. Meanwhile, they had spread to the lungs, and he did that rapid cough-up-and-swallow-immediately thing that sounds so much like a reverse sneeze but itsn't. He also bit at his sides, though further back then in your photo, because hooks have teeth and bite. Thus he would also sometimes suddenly jump in the air for no apparent reason, as if he had been bitten. (I reported all this to the vets, but my state didn't have hookworm back then, so they weren't familiar with it and how it distinguishes behaviorally from other kinds of worms.) Though I haven't heard of it before, I'd guess hooks could be biting and drawing a little blood in the stomach that's showing up on the food when he coughs it up.

Holding lots of good thoughts for Pugsley and you.

I'm so sorry for your loss. :f_pink

Oh Lori, I'm so sorry to see that Truman left. Love to you and Emma and Brian.

Agree with Charlie's Dad. Also, what was her racing name? If she's listed on www.greyhound-data.com, we could look up her races and see if she had any hard knocks that might have led to nerve or disk problems. The good news is that those are treatable.

If I'm not mistaken, though it's not age-related per se, it's something that can happen at any time even if it hasn't happened before. But generally greyhounds bleed more readily than other breeds, even if they don't have the full-blown pathological condition of it. Hoping for an update.

Godspeed Tucker, you beautiful boy. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Godspeed, Lady. You were loved and will be missed.

Lots of prayers for you and Lucky.

Same here!

Great news!

Good girl, Lady, those fluids should help a lot! Feel better soon.

Shane tested positive for Babesia 3 or 4 years after we got him. Was treated with two Imizol injections (a week or two apart), had no bad reactions, and his symptoms improved dramatically. Later he had more problems and tested positive for Lyme, which we treated with doxy. What I learned after the fact was that even treatment doesn't necessarily make a TBD go completely away, and there can be a recrudescence (if I spelled that right) later. We found that treating them was worth it, however, for the improvement in his intermittent lameness and renal function. Does Myka show any problems at all, though?

Glad you got a swift diagnosis and treatment plan. Have a good nap, both of you!

That's so great! Yay!