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GeorgeofNE

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  1. Since it really makes no difference if your hound has fuzzy buns or not, why bother? You never know what sort of other things you're messing with! Naked cheeks are just greyhound character!
  2. George's nose drips when he's nervous or particularly excited about something. It's sort of like his mood ring!
  3. I hope the wound is not why Fenway has been so good lately that he graduated to crateless! I think that for some dogs, Bitter Apple is the equivalent of yummy flavoring. It never kept any of our dogs (or horses!) from chewing anything! Poor Fenway! George sends his kind regards! Susan
  4. I don't wish to alarm you--this is just my dog's experience--he had a TPLO (non greyhound) for his torn ACL. He would NOT use the leg well beyond when he should have been. I kept taking him to the vet over and over, and he just kept telling me "it takes some dogs longer than others." Fast forward to 12 months post surgical when the dog almost DIED of a bone infection from the surgery. He had a festering infection all that time, which is why it wouldn't heal and he wouldn't walk on it. Three months of $250/mo. antibiotics and a second surgery later ($3,000) and he was OK, finally.
  5. No fair asking for pictures in a forum that doesn't allow picture uploads!!! Thanks everyone for the nice welcome. Rally P., yes, we shall see you and Lima Bean in a couple of hours at the Arboretum! To the nice lady who suggested Greyhound Adventures, why haven't YOU been on one? We have. It's fairly good fun! A tad slow for my taste, but hey, what the heck. It's all about the dogs getting to socialize I think, and not really about the people getting their exercise. In fact, I'll be leaving here in about 40 minutes to attend our third walk! I anticipate arriving home in a few hours with my arms several inches longer, and severe pain in my surgically repaired shoulder...but hey, it's all about the dogs!
  6. Sending you sympathy--I had a CAT with vestibular problems. I was certain she had a brain tumor, but after antibiotics to clear up a major ear infection, she was 100% normal and is now nearing 14 herself.
  7. Hi! I posted a bunch as soon as I got my dog, and never knew there was an introductions area, so here goes! I am a single woman who cannot imagine life without a dog. My old boy, Kramer (hence the KramersMom ID) was a shelter rescue (thrown from a moving car as an emaciated, sick puppy) who was the light of my life! He was 12, and declining rapidly. He had a large nerve sheath tumor on his side. The vet said it would cost "at least" $6,000 to remove and treat it, and it would probably come back anyway, so I elected not to put him through that (not that I have $6,000 anyway). When it became clear he was no longer enjoying life, I had him put down. That was in April. Because I knew he was not going to be around much longer, I had gotten pre-approved to adopt a Greyhound. I researched Greyhound adoption for over a year before taking the plunge. Just days after Kramer died, I went to look at one of the dogs that my choosen rescue group said might be a match for me--I had NO INTENTION of adopting the first dog I met, but when he smiled at me, I had no choice! Driven by Chile is his name. They called him Chile at the track. Adoption group gave him a new nickname. Foster Mom gave him a TOTALLY different nickname--but I hated them both, so I decided to name him George in keeping with Kramer (from Seinfeld). Also my mother told me a hysterically funny story about a time when she was in college (sometime around the middle ages!) and she and a fellow got to laughing about the funniest name they could think of for a dog, and it was George. So George it is! We had a rough start, but things SEEM to be going really, really well now! He is just beautiful, and I really think had I not gotten a new dog right away, I might have just curled up in a ball and never left my condo again. While I enjoy living without other PEOPLE in my life, I could barely stand the few days I was dog-less. Is it hard living alone, in an apartment with no fenced yard, and keeping a dog healthy, fit, and happy? You bet! Is it worth it? Totally! People tried to talk me out of getting another dog. They had a fantasy that I might start up a busy social life (my mother still hopes that I'm going to turn out to be like her some day--but at 46, I think that ship has sailed!) and perhaps join the Junior League or some such. I know I'm not the only one who can't imagine life without that special four legged someone waiting at home to tell me I am the center of his universe every time I come home. You just can't get that from PEOPLE! There you have it! Thanks to those of you who have had good advice to share. And also thanks to the rest of you !
  8. My vet told me to give George Milk Thistle (after the Valerian Root she also told me to give him caused one of his liver enzymes to go nuts!!! Her bad--she feels just terrible about it, but did she do the follow up blood work for free? Oh no...) to "repair" his liver. I'm giving him one capsule in each meal. I'm lucky--anything in the bowl, he eats!
  9. I love my Dremel! I use the sanding band. Not sure what grit. I just do it every Sunday so they never get long, and it doesn't take long. George does not really enjoy it, but he tolerates it. I do it out on the balcony in hopes of annoying the Wicked Witch who lives in the condo beneath us who accused me of cruelty to animals for "keeping a big dog like that in an apartment." Oy!
  10. My non grey was hypothyroid, and he had NO behavior changes whatsoever. It was his coat that made it very obvious he had a problem, and it seemed to go from glossy and beautiful to brittle and icky overnight! Soloxine fixed him right up!
  11. I realize that recently there has been a lot of news about raisins being "toxic," but my father has fed raisins (and grapes!) to every dog we've ever had for his 77+ years of dog ownership--and not one of them has ever had any kind of reaction! I am sure that if a dog ate a big box of raisins they might well get sick, but they never bothered any of our dogs in moderation. We no longer give the dogs raisins, but please don't freak out!
  12. Have you considered buying him one of those TheraPaw boots to wear?
  13. My first thought was insects--possibly the heat "woke" something up that was laying dormant in the dirt? Could you possibly have had some kind of ants or something that might have bitten her? Seems specific to one area, so it is likely something that you, a mere human, cannot smell or hear.
  14. I've heard a lot of vets who do a "dental" that doesn't include x-rays--which seem silly, particularly on a senior dog. Just because the tooth is scraped clean on the part that shows doesn't mean it's a healthy tooth! And I was given all of my dog's medical papers, and one form showed he'd had his teeth cleaned, but another one said he had not...
  15. Hi! My dog has high creatinine, even for a Greyhound. My vet did urine tests, and she said that they rule out a serious problem, and that the creatinine is probably actually normal for my dog. Your case is a bit different--George's values have been high since I got him, and you said your dog's tests were always normal before. You need to test the urine specific gravity and also whatever else they look for! My vet says if the urine tests are normal, then the high value is probably nothing to be overly concerned about. Best wishes, Susan and uninsurable George!
  16. My dog (also George) also did not come with a tag despite it being a law in our state that all dogs be vaccinated and a tag issued. He had a clearly home made certificate that said "Greyhound Rabies Certificate" on the top, but my vet accepted that. He just had his first three-year vaccine last week, and now he has an official tag! As my group explained to me, there is really NO CHANCE that they didn't vaccinate him for rabies--remember, the animal is there to hopefully make money, and they do need to protect their property.
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