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Hope the vet is helpful. (I'm wondering if it's the clostridium. It took *multiple* rounds of Simplicef, cephalexin, and metronidazole to cure Spencer's, and so long to diagnose and control that he wound up with IBD. Hope they did a sensitivity along with the culture.)

It's good to hear that they are receptive to your concerns and now more forthcoming about what "not normal" means normally! Hang in there.

I'd ask them what "hydro" meant. And perhaps if you took him in to get some sub-q fluids it would help dilute whatever is making him this way. It would probably be too hard to get an IV catheter in him, the way he's feeling. (It could be done, but not worth the wear and tear on everyone, especially him!) But having a couple techs to assist, a quick 250 mg. of fluid sub-q could be achieved in 10 minutes. Of course, this would require getting him into the car, so maybe it's not feasible. If this is so "normal," then it's predictable, and they should have told you to expect it! ETA: I know how awfully distressing this is for you, not to mention your pup. I'm so sorry. Prayers that it stops very soon!

This. I think to jump to the "incontinent" conclusion after TWO accidents is a little much. I'd treat her for a UTI regardless of the urinalysis first. I would too. (Our vet misdiagnosed one of our males as incontinent at age 5. Tried Proin, didn't like the way he seemed after one dose, no more Proin. End of the story: a long-undiagnosed UTI that caused a lot of trouble before it was cured, because the vet thought the urine "looked good" and didn't culture it until he was so sick he was refusing food and hard to rouse!) I know your situation may be very different, especially since you have a female. But I'll no longer accept that diagnosis without a culture.

How come Sam's taking Panacur, Kathy? It's not for the Clostridium you mentioned in another thread, is it? Cuz I don't think it's used for that. But dear God, I hope he doesn't have worms too! (We have a bit of experience with both in our house.)

Ay-yi-yi, poor Shelby, poor you, poor wife. None of you deserve this much grief. Shelby sweetie, here's a get-well-soon bouquet.

Gax-X is fine, and we've given up to 5 pills at times. But I agree that there's likely to be an underlying problem causing this. We make jokes about greyhounds and their SBD's, but you should probably see if changing his food helps. What is he eating?

It's not so much a muscle relaxer as it blocks (pain) signals from certain specific nerves. Muscle relaxation is a result, though, of removing the pain that's making them bunch up in the first place. This kind of drug has multiple applications. Hope this helps.

I'm so sorry, Robin. She was gorgeous and well-loved.

Acupuncture and chirpractic by a vet certified to perform them have done wonders for both our boys. Made most drugs unnecessary for their mechanical problems the last three years. Only now have we reached a point where meds are needed. Not that there's anything wrong with meds.

Oh no! Much too soon, and so suddenly. I'm very sorry. Godspeed Chelsa.

Me three. You and Sophie are in my thoughts today.

Brandi, I'm so very sorry for your loss. But I have to tell you that as I'm reading this and looking at her lovely self in the photos, I realize that I have a Xan art version of the second photo, right in front of me on the mantle. We were privileged to get it though an auction some months ago, and I had no idea who that gorgeous happy dog was. I'll be so pleased going forward to think of Sophie every day. Godspeed Sophie, you were a great dog!

Thanks for a heart-warming tribute to an odd duck (but a lovable one). I'm very sorry that his spirit left for the Great Pond at the Bridge.

But you can't leave belly bands, with or without pads, on them all day or even most of a 24-hour period. We use them only overnight for our leaky dog, or if we're both going to be away for more than a few hours.

I agree with Susan and would never assume a behavioral cause for something like this without a medical workup. And some dogs never learn to ask to go out, apparently. We have one of those. ETA: Agree with Jen too, now that I see her post. (We had trouble training the one dog of whom I spoke, because he was too anxious to learn much of anything for a while. But he would just do whatever the other, very well-trained dog did, and that prevented most problems.)

Brandi, I'm so sorry. Was hoping you'd have a least a little more good time.

When they're pruned, will they be retrievable through an archive search or Google search, or will they entirely vanish from the ether? Sorry to be dense about this stuff.

Thanks, Moonsmom, great to hear! Do you recall if four weeks' treatment was enough for Minty?

Just read this thread today for the first time. I'm so happy for you! (And just astonished by some of the posts.)

Thanks, Jeff, for this and all you do. What happens when forums are pruned, please?

I'm so very sorry. What an unimaginable thing to happen to one so young. But he had a wonderful life with you, however short, and that has to count for something.

That was a great tribute to a great dog. You loved Hurley so much. Rest well, Hurley.

Thanks so much for this info. Were both these dogs greyhounds? What was your thinking about sticking with doxy and adding metaclo instead of switching to amoxi as your friend did? (I'm guessing you and your vet expected doxy to be more effective, or maybe you didn't want to change horses mid-stream.) I'm leaning toward amoxi, but there's still time to think about it.