PatricksMom

Poor baby, I'd clean gently with warm water if you haven't already, but it doesn't look too deep.

Glad the surgery went well, I'm sure she'll come around all too soon!

For what it's worth, my vet doesn't carry revolution (although she doesn't charge to write a script, regardless of whether or not they carry the medicine.) I am glad you left, if you don't feel good about a place you don't want to stay--unfortunately I learned that the hard way with a human doctor.

White light for Pepper and calm thoughts for her parents today.

I've heard them called fatty tumors--every dog I've ever had has developed them later in life, and generally they're harmless unless they're in a place that gets irritated (like under the collar)--you can generally identify them because they move freely under the skin, although I like to get a vet's opinion just in case.

Prayers for anyone out there, animal or human, suffering from cancer.

Just out of curiousity, why doesn't it work in puppies? Does it get a false positive from the mother's antibodies?

If you can borrow one, you might try the bite not collar--I've found they work well and don't freak the dogs out like the lampshades. http://www.bitenot.com/dog.html

Sounds harmless, but I'd have the vet check next time you're in anyway. Do people get these things as they age or is it just dogs?

I wait till I see signs--increased licking at that area, a certain weird little dance. Patrick tends to need it done about once a year, but every dog is different--some will never need it done. If you're not seeing problems, I wouldn't mess with them.

my vet gives Patrick a mild tranquilizer as he comes out of anesthesia, because otherwise he really freaks out and thrashes around in a way that's not good for him. I would ask your vet if there is something she feels you can safely give at home, the morning of, so he's not so anxious coming in and let her know he freaks out coming out so she can give something then too. I wonder if the freaking out emerging from anesthesia is a greyhound thing?

Albuteral inhalers usually have a lot of caffeine in them, so that would probably explain the high heart rate, jitterness etc. If he's been checked by a vet, and seems to be improving, I would continue to watch him but not worry too much.

Do ask--the vet will also probably know if it will save you enough to be worth it or not.

I would start easily--too much oil can sometimes upset tummies. Either a fish oil capsul (I think they're usually about 1000mg?) or about a TBS of oil should be plenty. Also, I find brushing frequently with the hound glove--it has little rubber nubs, works well and dogs usually enjoy it.

I got whatever was on sale at Sears--I think a black and decker, and it's worked fine for years. The only feature you really need, imo, is battery operated--it's so much easier to be able to use wherever the dog happens to be.

I've been told 24 hours, but I don't know with an extraction--probably best to call the vet and ask.

Wonderful news!

Yep, Udder cream--sometimes my fingers are faster than my brain.

Patrick's back pads had been getting bad this winter, until I started massaging utter cream (from Trader Joes) into them every night. Now I think my spoiled boy loves getting his pedicures What else has worked well for people? --Just curious.

My vet says timing makes a big difference, and I have to come in 3-4 hours after taking the pill (and they write down when he took it, so I'm assuming they factor in the exact time.)

I hope Loca's feeling better: I look for growling, taking longer to get up, and more sensativity about his feet, all of which I've learned really increase with cold weather.

I ran into problems with Patrick throwing up from Tramadal, our wonderful vet diagnosed it and our wonderful pet sitter solved the problem. Put the tramadol into an empty gell cap--I use the ones left over from his daily cosequine, but I would imagine a compounding pharamacy would sell them--it's the taste that really upsets them, once they become sensitized to it, and that should help. You can then pill him, or put it in something enticing, whatever works best for Scooter--just don't let him chew it or it will taste terrible. I hope this helps, I'm sorry you're going through this.

Keep trying--my vet always stresses there are lots of good pain relief options, it might just take a bit to find the right one. What's worked here is a maximum does of cosequine, and 200 mg. of tramadal a day (in 2 doses), dropped down to 150 a day during good whether. My vet also says exercise helps--not the sprinting they naturally like but 2 30 minute walks a day if at possible. So far, no problems with this routine after 4 years of Cosequine and a year of Tramadal.

If you don't, I'd measure his meals--I find my estimations tend to be really off, so I've dedicated a plastic measuring cup to dog food. Also, if he likes them, veggies make great treats with almost no calories, Patrick loves tomatoes in particular and anything crunchy--the ends of asparagus, broccoli stalks, etc. If nothing seems to be working, I'd talk to the vet about doing some blood work. I know you said the vet thought he was healthy, but there's more beyond the basic thyroid panel that might be worth investigating if he keeps gaining.

I haven't seen any side effects in Patrick with it.