GeorgeofNE

It's a DOG thing, not a Greyhound thing, and I have never seen George roll, period. My last dog loved to roll in the grass, but not stinky things. I think he just enjoyed the feel of grass on his back! Heck, my horses used to roll! Now that's fun to watch! Will she make it all the way over or not? Good times!

If she's been on an antibiotic she probably does not have a urinary tract infection--but she could have stones in her bladder.

George takes Gabapentin, but only 100 mg. There are no side effects other than an improvement in his night time grumpies! He takes the occasional Tramadol, but since LS is a NERVE problem, I'm never sure how much the Tramadol helps. I tend to only give it to him when he's done a mad zoomie session (on the leash) or gotten into and out of the car a few times. Or if he falls on the stairs. I think the Tramadol has some side effects for him--one of them being INCREASED night time grumpies! I gauge his comfort level in large part by his response to Da Ebil Won (my cat). When he's feeling fine, he's quite tolerant. When he gets snappy, I know he's uncomfortable (unless, see above, he's had his Tramadol). He also takes 50 mg of Deramaxx daily. We tried reducing that to 35 mg., and his mysterious pee problem returned, so 50 mg it is. We have no idea what it is the Deramaxx is actually DOING, but when he takes it, he doesn't pee in the house. So we're monitoring his liver via blood work, and carrying on with our chemical cocktail.

Take him to the vet please.

I agree that most Greyhounds love other Greyhounds. Your dog no doubt sleeps all day. Coming home to "visit" is probably just waking him up from an awesome nap! If you have the space and money and time for a second, go for it! There are certainly plenty waiting for a nice home! I'd personally suggest a second male. Boys seem to really get along well with each other.

Don't be so sure she didn't catch it. George caught a bird one day. Just jumped up and snatched it right out of the air (it had just taken off).

Heartgard Plus chewables work just great.

I have a large SUV with all he seats down, so it's not a problem for me. But he DOES prefer to stand up. Not sure why. When I need to see, and can't, I just tell him to lie down and he does (at least for a while).

That's very sad, but with a dog of that age, I would not be doing any treatment myself. I'd work on pain management and giving him lots and lots of love. Everyone feels very differently about these things. Whatever happens, I hope he is relatively comfortable, and I'm sorry for your pain.

Four weeks without exercise is not going to kill her. George would rather DIE than go in the water. Give it one more try, maybe, and if she still hates it, then don't stress about it. My old dog had to be on crate rest for 12 weeks. He survived!

It's possible. Changing weather does affect arthritis. However, I would not just assume it's nothing if it were my dog. If he's still limping in a few days, you might consider a non-emergency appointment. Just to do a quick x-ray to rule out anything more sinister. But that's just me. I'd rather pay for a set of films then wonder and worry.

Have you had her teeth checked? It might be painful for her to bite anything firm.

I've never used senior food, and there isn't enough joint supplement in any commercial food to do any good. It won't hurt, but I think it's more of a marketing gimmick than anything else.

I agree, sort of, with the yogurt suggestion. But I use probiotic capsules instead--the point of yogurt is to get the probiotics which aid digestion--yogurt gives my dog, and some others, diarrhea. I wouldn't switch her food yet--and there is NO reason to assume that the protein source is what's making her fart. It could be any ingredient. Did the farting start with a new bag by any chances? I hear they change ingredients in dog food sometimes, or perhaps you got a bad bag?

That vet must be really good if she can determine by looking at urine that it's "fine"! Sounds like a nerve problem. Hope it's just something pinched.

Simple answer is take him out on a leash for any trip outside you need/want to be brief. Long term answer is training to come when called, which is covered in any book on basic dog training!

I got my pee pads (human) on the 'net, but you can get them at any medical supply store and a lot of large drug stores. I have two--one is large and one is medium. I keep them together and on the few occasions they've been used, they work really well! I also use some disposable pads which I tape down to the crate pan (plastic) that I took out of the crate. That also seems like it'll work, although he's never used the paper pads!

This is a potential DISASTER waiting to happen. I'm sorry. Had to say it. A two year old should not be getting that physical with a dog you barely know.

I would not worry about socializing with other dogs until you know each other a LOT better! If you know some other folks with Greyhounds, normally they all get along well right off the bat, so you could perhaps meet up with them.

How much exercise is he getting? I don't happen to consider a 3 year old a "puppy," per se, but three is very young and energetic. If he's not getting ample exercise and perhaps mental exercise too, in the form of training, he probably IS bored. I bet your other dog sleeps all day. That's not entertaining to him! A tired dog is a happy dog! And probably better behaved.

Just remember: there's a reason he's retired!

You need to have your wife take him to the vet ASAP. At his age, and with diarrhea for a while, and not eating...it's time to go to the doctor. I'm so sorry you're not well, and neither is the hound.

My folks had a dog with IBD, and I thought he was on Hill's I/D? As long as he ate NOTHING else, he did really well, but he did take Flagyl daily. Not a Greyhound, FYI.

Yes, actually he's recently started doing what we refer to as "crumb patrol", snuffling along the floor looking for any sort of dropped material. He'll try to eat nearly anything he finds doing that - dried leaves, pretzel crumbs, dust bunnies, and once he even tried to eat a used tissue that had missed the garbage can. And we *are* definitely going to try the no-food-within-grabbing-range thing - I realize that that's the easy first-line step and hey, my kitchen needs a good cleaning anyway. I'm just hoping to have some backup method that I can also implement, so that if one of us forgets someday, he's less likely to grab the opportunity. No, not "no food withing GRABBING range," because if he can SMELL it, he'll try to get it. Like Rally said. Even on top of the fridge is no good. You really have to put it away! Fridge, freezer, cupboard. I don't think your dog has worms. I think your dog discovered there is FOOD in the kitchen! Most dogs will eat anything they can.

Just buy reusable HUMAN incontinence pads. No attractant...I hope!