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I am so very sorry! We will all miss Rocket. Hugs to you and Chris.

I am so sorry for your loss. He was so very loved

What a sweet tribute. Run free Marx and deepest sympathy to those he left behind. You are missed.

One year she ate 3 bars of Ivory soap. She would stand on her back legs and steal the bar out of the shower and devour it. It never hurt her and the problem stopped when I changed brands. So many crazy stories about this funny girl. ..and no we did not "allow" her to do this, we pieced several events together until we finally figured out what was happening to our soap. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and sympathies, they mean so much. She truly will be missed :beatheart

You never forget "your first". Bella was our first Greyhound. We met August 14, 2005 at a M&G in a bookstore in Prescott, AZ. We had 3 non-greys at the time. Not looking for a 4th dog, but she had such personality, with her gimpy front leg and all. We were told she had been in foster care for almost a year, no one wanted a dog that wasn't "perfect" but we didn't want another dog. All the way home we talked about her. Got home and called to see if we could stop by and meet her again the next day. August 15, 2005, our 24th anniverary...we stopped and met with Jim and Leah and Bella. Said we'd take her. They brought her over on the 16th, riding in a convertible MG. She had style! When they left her with us, she whined for about 20 minutes. Within an hour, she was on her back, legs in the air, very comfortable. That little 53 pound girl changed our lives. Some of you may have met her in Kanab as she attended 3 of Claudia's gatherings. She was always a crowd pleaser, always enjoyed the excitement and was very proud of the plate in her leg. Often times people would stop to talk to her and she would always show them her special leg. Because of her we have met so many wonderful people. Because of her we have had 11 Greyhounds in our home (she's the 4th one to pass). Because of her, many people realized that an injury or having 3 good legs wasn't an issue. Not bad for one little girl. Her passing leaves a huge hole in our hearts and our home. She taught us many life lessons while she was here, I will share them with you here: RIP sweet baby girl, we will never forget you!

Welcome Deanna from a fellow Arizonian You are getting a couple of pretty awesome greys. Hope to see you at the gathering in January!

Greyt news! I hope that everything remains normal

I am so very sorry for your loss. He really is a Saint!

My boy Kingman waits and watches and then follows me to the bedroom at night and stands next to his bed until I lift his blanket and cover him up. I can pretty much count on him getting up around 3AM to go out and pee (we have a dog door) and then he comes back in and starts by staring at me, then a low whine, then a bit louder and if I still don't wake up to cover him then he gives a single woof to wake me to cover him back up. Some nights he has to go pee more than once and we repeat the cycle. Does not seem to matter if he has jammies on or not. Thankfully he only does this in the winter.

I wish you both luck and hope that your tests come back favorable. You are right the waiting sux!

I had a non-greyhound that was dx with Addisons when he was 5 and he lived to 12. He was was near death when a very wise vet decided to do the ACTH stimulation test. It was miraculous how he bounced back with just one injection of Percorten-v. Just prior to that we were told he had kidney failure and would be gone within days. Needless to say we were so thankful that the dx was Addisons and manageable with monthly injections thereafter. I know of many people that have done Florinef or Percorten both are successful. Did you know that JFK had Addisons? Percorten was developed for him but Florinef was a better match for him. Years later when they were going to discontinue it there was a huge outcry from the veterinary community, turns out they had no idea the extent to which it was being used to treat dogs. One thing we found so helpful was this discussion board on Yahoo http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/k9Addisons/files/ all kinds of people and dogs dealing with the disease and lots of opportunity to share and learn from others who have common experiences. UC Davis uses the list for research. When my guy was dx with Addisons it was not widely known and Percorten had not yet been approved for veterinary use. We were part of the trials. Good luck with your tests, I hope that you get the answers you seek and if it turns out to be Addisons understand that there is indeed hope for a full and happy life.

So sorry, many tears and much love for a beautiful girl. What a touching tribute