MaryJane

I don't mean to alarm you but, sometimes drooling is a sign of seizure activity. It could also be caused by incontinence, licking some part of the body and probably a few other things. Are you actually seeing the drooling? Is she drinking much water?

Sorry, I wouldn't give 2 cents for that video -- also, it was done in 2010, three years ago and things have changed dramatically. If you get Lyme, the spirochetes are inside you and you never get rid of it. You get antibiotics to knock the infestation down but, it doesn't obliterate it. If you get stressed, or some other issue and your immune system gets knocked down, you can get the recurrence of the Lyme - it's just waiting for a chance to come back. Symptoms can be very severe in a dog to the point of Kidney shutdown and so on .... Dogs can't tell you easily that they are not feeling good and by the time you realize something is wrong - it's late in the game, It was a tough decision but, I decided three years ago to start vaccinating my dogs against Lyme because I am in an area that has heavy infestations. Check with the Doctor but, I think the time for a person to start showing antibodies is about 3 weeks, so if you have the test immediately - it would be negative. There's quite a bit of literature out there that states 24 to 48 hours to be able to transmit the virus - I suggest the Center for Disease Control literature. Read the literature carefully, it talks about maximum effectiveness of transmission at 24 to 48 hours and with that - read between the lines as it does not say that there is no transmission before 24 hours.

Wonderful news -- thanks for sharing!

You never mentioned - have you tried rice? Have you ever tried oatmeal- that has plenty of fiber .. You might be having a problem with one of the ingredients in dog food rather then the protein. Also, it's not unusual for a dog food company to change ingredients (maybe the china ingredient is cheaper). They usually don't do sufficient quality control on the smaller brands of dog food so it is "buyer beware". If there is mucous - then GI is irritated. I might suggest that the more that you experiment, the worse this can become. To take control of this, you probably want to move to a homemade elimination diet. It will take about 6 to 8 weeks but, will give you some answers on what is tolerated and what is not. It will also let you know if grains can be eaten (most dogs seem to do OK on grains but, it the "grain-free fad has taken control). I'm confused, why are you feeding "raw goat's milk"? That is not pasteurized and could cause other issues. As to other nutrients, he will need to get Calcium pills and vitamins if you decide to go the route of home-cooking. If the home-feeding works (1 to 2 weeks with little issues), post again and ask about what other supplements to give.

Hope he keeps on improving.

I agree that beef is not the best but (IMO) CHICKEN is much, much worse from what I saw with my fosters. Almost every processed dog food has some chicken in it or some ingredient that looks like it might be derived from chicken - sometimes its just a bit of chicken fat or "fat that is not specified". I used to recommend Natural Balance Venison and Sweet Potato Limited Ingredient but, they have recently been taken over, so quality might be compromised going forward. Best to move to a home-cooked diet and go through elimination to find what will work long-term. At the beginning, can just use rice and potatoes and see if that tolerated and then find a protein that works.

Some greyhounds have a thing with doorways. I've had a few fosters that did this. Stand as far from the door as possible and make sure to give him room to come out. If that doesn't work, as poster above mentioned -- pushing from behind will help.

Do an elimination diet --- Try beef (little bit) and rice only for a few days and see if that helps a bit. If that is OK after a few days, add more beef. I find that chicken causes many issues among the dogs that I have fostered and never use it. If the beef and rice are ok after a few days, add some veggies. If that is OK after a few days, add some 5-minute oatmeal (adds fiber). This has pretty much worked for all the dogs that I fostered that had diarrhea issues.

Sorry to hear that you are having problems .... I suggest bringing in a urine that is first morning speciman in sterile container for a urinalysis and culture. Sounds like a UTI but, they might also draw blood to check other values. Good Luck

I'm so sorry it turned out this way, my thoughts will be with Tempo today.

Are you getting a neurological consult? Sometimes seizure meds can make the limbs hard to control .. stumbling and sometimes falling but 2 months seems like a long time ...

If she is licking then she's irritated and most likely an infection. Get a first morning specimen in a sterile container (get from vet) and bring to the vet for a culture - that will take a few days to get back. If you can, clean her a bit with warm water using a face cloth before you get the urine.

I hope the vet has ordered Amicar - it's to control bleeding which greyhounds are prone to. If the vet hasn't ordered it, there is still time - make sure he/she calls the prescription into a local pharmacy and hopefully they will have it in stock.

Forgot to mention to salt the water. That's what they used to use in the days before antibiotics ...

Soak it with warm water and put either bacitracin or neomycin on it. Usually vets won't prescribe antibiotics without looking at the injury.

I'm sorry to hear that Tempo is having some problems .. hopefully it will just be a leg cramp and he will settle after a bit.

You need to bring in a first morning urine specimen so that they can do a specific gravity. They also have to check the urine for protein (& glucose). May I ask why they didn't do these tests this time? If you are concerned about his kidneys, you might need to re-evaluate having him on a raw diet as that is very high in protein and phosphorus and that will make his kidneys work harder. My Larry has allergies and kidney issues and he is on a low protein diet for 5+ years now. He runs a slightly higher creat and a low specific gravity.

Not sure how one would handle this ... so I checked the web .. here is one link ...(not very helpful) http://www.vetinfo.com/common-dog-eye-health-problems.html I would probably take picture to show the vet and see what he/she says. Most of the other articles online talked about a variety of reasons for this including the nerve/muscles not working right.

With both of these outbreaks - the faster the dog got to a vet, the better the chances of being saved.

Got this news feed from another list -- note, it is from 3 days ago .... http://articles.kwch.com/2013-09-17/40-dogs_42157635

Two of my dogs have corns and I would never have surgery on them. I hull them with a dremel and put cream on them. You especially don't want surgery since the toe next to it was amputated and that could cause additional problems with shifting weight and with that, the possibility of then having corns spring up on other toes ....

I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful boy ...

Its good that you are right on top of this, do they settle down at the vet's office when they take the blood pressure? Usually salt is kept at a minimum when a person has high blood pressure but, I don't know if there is a correlation with dogs. Although, most kibbles have a very high salt content which is one reason that I went to home-made food.

I'm so sorry, she was a beautiful girl.

I might suggest doing a Greyhound Adventures walk on a Sunday ( http://greyhoundadventures.org/) . Many of the dogs there will be wearing coats as the weather starts to get colder and the people can advise on where they got the coat and the types that work well for NE weather. The group is also a great source for information for new greyhound owners. I provided the link so that you can check out their web page.