MaryJane

Do you by chance know where the clot was ?.

Last week my Frankie came inside from running around and he was slightly limping on a rear leg - he was putting leg down but, not full pressure. By the next day, it had swelled slightly right above the paw (hock) but, no more limping. I tried to get appointment with a grey savvy vet but had to wait until today - they could give me an appointment with someone else, but I decided to wait. I gave Tramadol for a few days and the swelling went down by the end of the week. Today at the grey-savvy vet, he ruled out pretty much all he could without a bunch of tests and as I noted, all symptoms gone today. We did end up discussing that this might be a possible clot which would explain the limping followed by the swelling. He is recommending 1/2 81mg aspirin a day and he stated that this follows with research that Dr. Couto has been doing (note that I have not talked about this with Dr. Couto). It seems that some greyhounds have had similar occurrences right after some exercise (some while doing an easy walk). The vet suggested that I carry aspirin when I walk the dog ... just in case. I remember some posts on people giving their greyhounds aspirin but my search turned up nothing. Has anyone here had an issue like a stroke with their greyhound where they ended up giving 1/2 aspirin or is anyone giving this as a preventative after an incident like I have described. Note, this location is not indicative of osteo.

Do a home-made diet. One of my dogs with seizures and IBD only gets white fish as a protein and my other dog only get hamburger as the protein. They also get veggies, rice, oatmeal, and potatoes.

Everything is new and scary. There are probably too many changes in the short amount of time that she has been with you. Try doing walks where there is no traffic. If she freezes, let her stand there for a bit and then use some food to get her moving. If she wants to walk in the yard, do that for awhile and then maybe in a week or two - try the street again. Give her time to adjust.

Have one person sleep next to him (a few feet away) in the main room for a few days and see if the problem resolves. I thinking that he wakes, doesn't see anyone, and then gets anxious. It doesn't fix the problem but, will let you now if that is the issue.

If he cannot get comfortable I would be worried. This could be the start of bloat (gas) and with that, possible torsion. The pacing also indicates pain. With the symptoms you are describing, I would probably not wait and instead, head out to an ER vet. It's already been 2 days ...

Antibiotics sounds good. The cleaning solution and astringent ... not so much. When my dogs have had wounds that were not easily stitched, I would keep it very simple by just applying antibiotic ointment and a quick compress of a warm wet face cloth.

I would suggest X-rays of leg.

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How long ago did your vet get the protocol. The reason that I ask is that this protocol (giving the advantix and Drontal at the same time) has been linked to neurological issues. Supposedly, the prison protocol was changed to reflect this.

I have had two male dogs that do the "slow pee". It starts normal, then dribbles, then back to normal. Did extensive testing but, never found anything. As to peeing - let him out right away in the morning even if you have to let him out without the coat. He will only be out there 5 minutes so, unless it is real cold, he should be ok for the quick pee trip. I would not belly band unless you can't help it.

How is she doing otherwise?

Go to the Greyhound savvy vet, that needs to be looked at better. If you have a muzzle, bring it with you to the vet as it might allow the vet to take a closer look without anesthesia.

Don't change the food he is currently on as that might create more issues and cause additional confusion. As noted above, only try different food if he won't eat.

The other dog was the problem - it was not well-behaved. In cases like this -- you have to step up and keep the other dog away from your dog before an incident can happen because the only way that your dog can tell you that it has had enough is to snap. Your dog was probably giving you cues that it was uncomfortable before the incident especially since it happened twice. FYI -- your dog got over-stimulated trying to protect itself.

Some greyhounds have a problem with doors - not sure why but, they are hesitant to go through them. Make sure the door is open wide and don't let it close fast behind him -- use a treat to get him through the door. New greyhounds also sometimes get overwhelmed with all the "new stuff" in their lives. Maybe keep walks short and to the same area. If he statues, let him stand there for a bit and just talk to him. Again, use treats to get him moving again

You might want to consider a tick panel to rule that out. It seems (my opinion) that some of the hookworm infestations are not receptive to the usual treatments and as a result, the dogs with long-term hook damage can develop what can appear to be inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which in conjunction can bring about protein loosing nephropathy (PLN). Did they ever do a urine?

Who is advising you?

Get a bed for her and bring her into your room.

I commented on this earlier - Adam's temperature would go high when he got stressed - this was after he got osteo. I was giving gaba to bring the anxiety down whenever we had to go to vets. I don't think it is from the osteo itself - seems to be a combination of possible lung issues and excessive panting from anxiety and not being able to cool down from the normal body mechanisms.

I take my dogs out about every 2 to 3 hours - sometimes they go and sometimes they don't.

You might want to check out Tufts in North Grafton for emergencies (not sure if they do routine). I don't know how far it is for you but, you might want to do Holliston Animal Hospital - Dr. Pollis for routine visits.

Take him out immediately after eating. You may also want to keep him close to you during the day with a leash so he is within sight all the time. Also, remember to take him out immediately after playing, eating, waking up, and every 2 hours until you get his schedule of when he goes. Also, use a key word like "pee" and when he pees, keep saying the word and then praise with the "good boy". I probably would not give him a treat - use verbal praise instead. Also, you can use belly bands (piece of cloth that goes around the belly area) but, this is not training the dog so, mixed as to whether this will help. It's usually OK for dogs that are markers. You can get them at Amazon.

So sorry, she was a beautiful girl ...

He's overwhelmed. Too many changes in too short of time and he is frankly, frightened to death. Cut down the walks and only do what is necessary for pee and poop. Let him have his place in the house and don'y go to him, let him come to you. Talk to him while he is laying there but, give him time to access his situation and adapt to it.