MaryJane

I'm sorry to hear that there are some issues. Fish oil has anti-coagulant effects as does flax seed oil. If you are giving either of those you might need to adjust the aspirin level down to every other day or even less. I only mention this because the effects of aspirin can stay in the body up to 15 days and greyhounds have that "issue' with platelets anyway ... Can you switch some of her food out with items that have less protein and phosphorous? Also, can you add more water into the food to get more fluids in ..

You might want to do a urinalysis just in case the peeing is from an infection. I have my female on cranberry pills because she had an infection when I first got her and the vet thinks that it might help prevent them (at least it won't hurt). She was also a "poo eater" and that may have been causing the infection (eating poo and then licking privates).

Try doing the science diet light - if I remember right it has about 10% fiber in it.

Just seeing this now - hope T is doing better and that he is dealing with the pain OK

Stress could be the cause at the beginning - let them settle in for a few weeks and see if the problem still persists. If it's not better in a few weeks you might want to try mixing in other food and see if it gets better or worse. Make sure to do any food change gradually otherwise you can get diarrhea.

He looks like a lovely boy - I'm so sorry for the loss.

In addition to stretching, not getting comfortable (lies for a minute and then gets up),if the stomach seems tucked up and/or sometimes yawning/stretching out the throat could all indicate bloat and that would require an e-vet visit.

It's a tough situation but, it could be the crate that is causing the anxiety. With all the fosters that I have done in the past, I noticed that most of the "anxious type behavior" like whining ceased when I stopped using the crate for fosters. Also, my two greyhounds would take a fit if I put them in a crate such that they would actually hurt themselves with trying to get out.

I've had great luck with hair growth by giving both fish oil and oatmeal in the diets. My Larry, brown and white, came to me with no fur on his sides and within a month or two of starting him on a new diet that included fish oil and oatmeal he became pretty lush. My former grey had no hair on the neck and a bald butt when he came to me and within a month of going on a home-made diet that included the oatmeal and fish oil he started "sprouting hair" on his but and his neck and he was over 10 at the time. Granted, most of the problems were due to food "sensitivity" and maybe the new food was the reason that the fur grew back but, I think the "lushness" was helped by the fish oil and oatmeal.

Just a note that it might not be wise to assume that the attacks are from her being protective/possessive of her sister - they are probably being caused by her wanting to have "all the attention". Her sister is probably scared because she might be understanding (the way that dogs know when another dog wants to be dominant) that the new dog would be biting her if she was near you or in the vicinity. As someone suggested, a muzzle might be a wise path to pursue for the time being

Such a pretty girl .. hope she's feeling better

That's an extreme solution to the problem. The risks are way to great versus what you get back -- if you imagine having accidents every day in the house then having to have the anal glands expressed every month or so does not sound too bad. You might also have better luck taking the dog to a vet to have them expressed, groomers are not able to "get it all".

I think that this is the problem. If he is hearing people in the house he probably thinks that it is you and it is driving him nuts not being able to get to you.

Welcome from Westwood Ma ... Not sure if you know that there are greyhound walks on Sunday mornings in the area, check out the greyhoundadventures.org website.

I would have my two on my left where they are trained to walk in their "formation" with their leashes in my left hand and the new dog on my right with his/her leash in my right hand. This is what I have done with fosters but, only after I have taken them out for about 2 or 3 walks by themselves so I can see whether they are responsive on a leash.

From watching the gent - it looks like he used his right hand for the treats when he was perfecting the walk - the dog is just so focused on that hand that the treats must have come from there - or ... a little more work would have been to be walking and the person bending while praising and petting the dog with the right hand and sort of curing him on until the dog perfects the position. I didn't see any clues being given either with a shoulder dip or foot while he was walking but, I may have just missed them. I'm not sure how you could train eye contact cues to do positions, did you mean something like winking or a raised eyebrow? In that case, your face would need to be turned towards the dog rather than straight ahead so not sure if the walk would look as precise as when the person is facing forward.

If you read the package it should tell you whether it needs to be taken with water. If you are just looking for more fiber in the diet try adding cooked oatmeal into the food. You might also want to try and get a bag of Science diet light - and give a bit of that during the day as treats - it has quite a bit of fiber http://www.hillspet.com/products/sd-canine-adult-light-large-breed-dry.html

You mentioned allergies ... one of my dogs will start peeing "more than normal" when he gets something that he is allergic to. I noticed this years ago and was pleasantly surprised when he went on a restricted diet to determine items he was allergic to and the "excessive peeing" also cleared up when I removed those items from his diet. My dog happens to be sensitive to chicken and noodles - he does fine on home-cooked veggies, rice and beef. As noted in a previous post, I would also bring in a first morning urine specimen to the vet and make sure they note that it is a "first morning". It sounds like he was on a heavy regimen of antibiotics - did you supplement his diet with a bit of yogurt? That would help to replenish the normal bacteria in his gut. As someone mentioned, I would probably not restrict water just in case there is a kidney issue - in that case, the excess water is helping to keep the kidneys flushed. Get some pee pads and put down in the crate and that will help to soak up excess urine until you can get a diagnosis and determine treatment. Good luck

Those videos really helped - she trained them by using her hand to clue the dog to do the formation and she also used that same hand position to feed while training. For the spaniel, she has her hand down on her leg as the clue for the dog to do that and the hand is at a good position to also give treats. I expect that she used something like string cheese in her hand and let the dog slowly eat it while moving around and giving verbal praise. For the saluki, she's keeping her hand at the waist but more in front which is why the dog is not in as close on the formation as the spaniel. With the spaniel, she has her hand right to the side which is keeping the dog right at the side. She could probably get the saluki to do as tight a formation but, her hand at the waist would have to be back more which would be harder for the trainer.

Is your dog tall enough that your left hand could be on the upper part of Ivy's left leg's shoulder to "box" Ivy in?

There's Angel Memorial in Boston and it has an ER but, it's about a 2 to 3 hour drive from Falmouth and that's not including the time for the ferry ride from the Vinyard. I have used Angel plenty of times for my greyhounds ...

I've also been using Dr Mason at Dedham Vet for almost 2 years now and she has done a good job with my pets. I find that she is open to suggestions and will research "greyhound issues". Note, both my dogs had dentals there and she made special arrangements to take them in while I was there and start the sedative/dental immediately so they did not have to stay in cages and get anxious. She also called when she finished the dentals to let me know that everything went well.

I am so sorry about this tragic loss.

Does he still have the pain in back of his ear - if not, then he may not need the Rimadyl especially since it seems to be causing the dizziness. Since you have stopped the Rimadyl it might take a day or two to get out of his system so if the dizziness is not gone by Friday then you might want to consider taking him back to the vet. If he still has the pain in back of his neck then you might want to try a chiropractor or acupuncture - I've never used either but others on the forum seem to have had good luck. Hope Zero is feeling better

You can try and dremel the corn yourself which is what I have been doing for over a year (in addition to using Bag balm). You could also try calling Sutton Animal Hospital which is down by the RI border and see if they will hull it there (they used to but I don't know if the current vet will do it).