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I'd agree with finding a behavioralist, he could be playing but I also wonder if he thinks your husband is hurting you and is trying to get you away? He's got a lot going on to unpack.
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Yes, food allergies can make it worse. Some dogs are also prone to anal gland issues so it's hard to say.
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I'm so sorry you lost your boy.
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She's still pretty new, you're doing the right things, I'd give her time. Stress does make things worse, mine tend to blow enough of a coat to make another dog while I'm at the vet.
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I'm so sorry you lost your baby. Thankfully my first boy, Patrick, had a non-fatal reaction, and we discontinued it immediately. But it is on our absolutely never ever list forever.
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I'd get her in, but not on an urgent, emergency schedule. It's likely nothing, but that way you'll know. Either way, 2 of 3 days won't make a difference, but several weeks might.
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Leo had a limp that wouldn't resolve. We took him to a vet that specialized in Physical Therapy. She taught us how to do specific exercises with him, massage the injured area, and he did a few rounds of laser therapy. The problem (shoulder issue) sometimes re-occurs and we start back up, but it helped a lot. If that's an option, I would try a consult and see what the vet says. I know with human stuff, I've several times had doctors misdiagnosis the source of the problem and had the PT figure it out and successfully treat it.
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I'm so sorry about Chad.
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Yes, it's a histiocyoma--a benign tumor! Apparently they crop up literally overnight, are super scary looking, but harmless.
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His vet removed it today--he came home with 7 stitches and some pain meds. We won't get the path report until next week, but she said she got clean margins and it was detached from the underlying tissue and only connected to a small blood vessel in the skin, so she's optimistic.
Thanks for all the good wishes, I'll update next week. He is a drugged little boy right now.
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Our vet shaved the area and got a better look, it's not so much bleeding but is very red and irritated, she's going to remove it and we'll see what the biopsy says.
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Not to sound like a weirdo, but I try all the dog's first aid products on me or DH, partially so we know if they hurt, partially because we never bother with first aid supplies for anyone but our boys.
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Hi, found a sort of flatish lump on Henry (no feeling of attachment) but with mild bleeding last night. We see his vet tomorrow at 11 am. Mommy's worrying about cancer
Henry's getting special treats because Mommy's worrying about cancer. He's only 8. -
Leo takes 20 mg/day for general anxiety and thunderstorm issues.
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Thank you all. We did it yesterday. I'm a wreck, but I know it was absolutely the right thing to do. I love and miss her so much.
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I'm so sorry. It's such a horrid, hard part of being a greyhound parent. You did the right thing, and I'm sending you gentle hugs. Thank you for sharing her with us.
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It really really helps to hear this from an outside source who is also a dog lover. All of my other dogs in the past have had cancer and it was very obvious when it was time. I feel terrified this time around wondering if I'm doing it too soon or not.
Better too soon I think than too late. Don't forget, they're not human, they're not worrying about what happens next, they're experiencing life in the moment.
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Baby sunscreen is safe and won't hurt. It could be skin adjusting though, either the stress of a change in environment or changing diet.
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Welcome to GT, not to be an echo chamber, but run a full panel, have it sent to an outside lab, and treat if you see symptoms (and not a bald butt, lots of greyhounds are slow to regrow hair, particularly in that area, and have normal thyroid values). And hugs on the worrying, I know when you lose a dog, it makes you (or at least me) paranoid about stuff for a while.
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This just doesn't seem to be a good match, both in terms of your family and you and the group. Are you in an area where there are multiple groups and trying to adopt through another group is a possibility? It's better to return a hound than keep them in a home that won't work for him and you, as hard as that is.
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I adopted a two year old. I love him dearly, but never, ever again. I adopted a nine year old. We lost him four months later (not to a common cancer in greyhounds), if I had to do it over again, I would in a heartbeat.
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Head's up, I discovered the hard way when I moved that Frontline Plus does not work for fleas in SC, at least not my part, I still use it for ticks paired with Trifexis for fleas and heart worm, five years, no problem.
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A fence or rigid pool cover is a must, I would think. Not just a fabric cover, since there have been cases of the dog trying to walk on them and drowning after they get wound up in the clth and under water, unable to get out.
Yes, these things are death traps. It's what we have (a rigid cover isn't an option and we don't have kids so can't really justify a safety cover with the 6' exterior privacy fence), but you really have to have a interior pool fence for the dogs. If you're anything like us, make sure you put automatic closers on the the gate(s) too so you don't accidentally leave one open. We built a simple rail fence for ours, it cost ~$750, but we built fancier gates than we needed for aesthetic reasons and used all pressure treated lumber. I think the estimate to have it done with basic gates and concrete set posts was about $1500.
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We fenced ours (fear of them falling in and terror of them wandering onto the winter cover and getting trapped). Until we could build the fence, we got temporary fencing from Home Depot--ugly, but it kept them safe.
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Have you tried some soothing sounds--white noise, I dog sat for dogs that like NPR, or some music? That will also help cover over any whimpering if she's still doing it when you move.
Henry's getting special treats because Mommy's worrying about cancer. He's only 8.
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I don't know how dogs work, but I take 100-150 mg/night for sleep (so knocking me out) and that's considered a decently high dose in a person. For injuries that can wait a little bit for me to get a look at, I give extra Tramadol and then muzzle to be safe.