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  1. Queston for the experienced houndie owners, Since prior to our Kendra's death, Secret has been starting to avoid eating when hubby feeds her breakfast. Kendra was doing it rarely(not feeling too well). Then when Kendra died, Secret has avoided her dish until I get up and tell her it is OK. My husband gets up at O dark thirty, and I prefer to sleep in, and takes the hounds on their morning walkie. (Both retired). Hubby, has not changed anything. He gets their food, puts it in their bowl, and adds the salmon oil. Even if he gives it a stir and make a big deal over breakfast, Secret will not touch it until I get out of bed and swish her bowl and tell her to eat. Sometimes this will be at least an hour or two. We have had a foster in the house for several weeks now, and he has picked up the same habit as Secret. Hubby can feed them their yogurt snack at 7PM, and they bug him until he gets it for them. And he can feed them their afternoon dinner at 4PM no problem. Just breakfast is getting the special treatment. Any suggestions??????????????
  2. Kerry and Sagan, Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers that our Wizard Merlin will be all better soonest!!!! Sherrie, Secret and Izzy
  3. You might try, your husband being the sole person to feed, change her water, brush her etc. Have him move slowly, while talking to Sookie and taking care of her. My husband is also extremely tall and big with a voice to match. He lies on the floor and talks to our spooky foster, letting her come and go as she will. He gives her tidbits of treats (very smelly ones) as she comes close to him, rewarding her without being on top of her. Sookie will come around with time. Good luck and keep us posted.
  4. Kendra's pain escalated last night to the point that she was screaming when she moved. I begged Texas A&M vet school ER to let us bring her to them. They agreed. It took 2 shots of morphine to calm her, and when the tests were done, it was the worst possible diagnosis. A soft cell tumor on the nerve bundle under her shoulderblade. We let her go at 3:30AM this morning. Run free my sweet princess. Fly with the angels over the bridge. Love your momma and daddy, and your sister Secret.
  5. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep on healing riteawayquik!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yay :yay :confetti :bighug :dogcookie You are a good boy!!!!! And for Ms. Chris
  6. Kendra, Secret and me are adding our prayers to sweet Dude, to have an easy surgery, and speedy recovery!!! And this is for Ms. Chris :grouphug (Yellow cause dey is sunny bright)
  7. Lots of prayers and white healing light sent your way Dude. Heal fast and feel better. Chris, sending a big hug to you and hope you can calm down and rest too!!!!
  8. Run free sweet boy! My 3 girls will meet you over the rainbow bridge. Two of them had secret crushes on you, and I am sure will be trying to get over the shyness and play coy with you handsome boy! Cancer is the most unfair disease there is. We will be sending loving thoughts and prayers that your heart will heal quickly, and only the good memories will then remain!
  9. I just checked the Heartgard website, and they do not show a rebate. Just a $5.00 coupon. Where did you find the rebate info??? Inquiring minds want to know??? Kendra and Secret
  10. Godspeed sweet Larry! You fought a good fight, now rest in peace and pain free!!!! Adrianne, you are an angel to let him go in a peaceful way at home. May the hurt pass quickly, and greyt memories replace the tears. :grouphug :f_pink
  11. :hope :hope :hope :hope :hope Welcome home sweet Deeni!!! There have been so many that have had you in their prayers. Keep getting better, OK? Kendra and Secret
  12. No pumpkin here yet. :hope :hope Praying that the Great Pumpkin will arise from the patch soon and deliver pumpkins to all the good houndies that have been good boys and girls this year!!!
  13. Please feel better Joe T. Youze gots to get better cause,weze needs you to stay updated. Your reportin pencil is too idol rite now.
  14. FWIW---I have found pumpkin at the smaller mom and pop type stores. They don't usually need to order such large quantities so they have it in stock. The big chain supermarkets, seem to have forgotten to even include it on their inventories for this years upcoming holidays. Will have to wait and see how it goes with the harvest.
  15. Godspeed sweet Abbey. You will be missed. The pictures showed just how much love was given by you, and how much your family loved you. May your family remember all the good times, and may time heal the pain of loss.
  16. We just saw this. Hope dear sweet Ekko feels better. We have lurked over her for a long time, and want to wish her lots of healing white light, and a speedy recovery. And when your mouth heals, be sure to have Mom so you don't have to do a dental again. from Kendra
  17. Our permanent foster Maggie, had to leave us today. She in just 5 short months, would have been 15. She was returned back to GPA-Houston by her 2nd owner. She was a frightened, malnourished, weak, and acting out in fear pup. She was placed with us just 2 short months ago. We did not know how long she would be with us, or if she could even recover. In the short time she was here, she managed to gain a little weight, learn to live with and get along with other hounds, and to play. She discovered a flying disc in the bottom of the toy box, and loved that toy to no end. But her weight again started slipping, and she quit eating. Her liver and kidneys were failing at a much faster rate. Yesterday, she had a violent swing in her mind, and attacked several times. Today, after conferring with the vet, he felt that she had a serious problem that would effect her permently and get worse. (Sorry I don't remember all the fancy words.) It was decided that she was ready to leave us. And she peacefully passed across the bridge in my arms. She may have been labeled a foster, but in our hearts, she was our Maggie. I wish I could remember her making me laugh so many times, as each day she learned a new thing. Right now I am a puddle of tears from the hole she left in my heart. But, I just want you all to remember, that she did live and was loved, for the couple months she was here!!! Love, Mom, Dad, and Kendra Run free sweet Maggie. You will be missed very much, but I know you are now pain free and running after that disc you loved. And you can poke as many holes in it as you want, because it is self healing!!! It was only a couple short months, but it felt like a lot longer by the way you made me laugh. Thank you for your time here!!!
  18.   Maggie is 14 1/2 years old, and is partially deaf, cataracs so partialy blind and has thyroid issues. She has been with us for almost 2 months now, and is a permanent foster. Maggie, since yesterday has taken to sudden aggression attacks. Yesterday, she grabbed my arm out of the blue when I was reaching to snap her leash on the collar. Today, she snapped and grabbed my arm again on 3 separate issues. The first was when trying to brush her teeth this morning. The second was when I was trying to stop her from going after another food bowl. And this afternoon, she was laying down right next to Tootsie, our house guest, and she suddenly attacked Tootsie and was biting her. I put myself between Maggie and Tootsie, and attempted to remove Maggie from the bed, that I thought she was guarding. And she grabbed my arm again. No damage, just a grab and growl. Then, within an hour, she was lying between my husband and me, and suddenly jumped up, and snapped and growled. We were on the telephone to our GPA liaison about her new behavior. She was not asleep for any of these instances. I have snapped a leash on her hundreds of times. Whether she was standing, or laying down. She has always wanted to go with me as soon as she sees the leash, so I don't know what happened. I have removed food from her on numerous occasions also. She is real sneaky about stealing Tootsies food, as our guest is fed raw, and Maggie wants to indulge. I have redirected Maggie to her own dish so many times in the past. Tootsie, age 11 or 12, has been here almost 2 weeks, and they have been getting along greyt. They lay down together, back to back, sleep beside each other, sniff and follow each other in the yard, even drink water out of the same bowl at the same time. Tootsie is a tripod and was sound asleep when Maggie attacked her. Tootsie was laying with her back side towards Maggie. Maggie was awake, and watching me, as it was getting to be time to feed them. My husband was sitting right there also. This just does make any sense. I have the suspicion that this is not the only time Maggie has snarked in the last couple days. We have our precious Kendra here too. Kendra, age 7, has fostered numerous hounds and is extremely mellow, and has been with us for almost 4 years.. When we leave we always muzzle all 3 as we don't want any accidents. But since yesterday, Kendra has been hiding in the closet for hours at a time. When she comes out, and Maggie is in the room, she always peeks around the corner, to see if the coast is clear before she comes out. Taking a wide route away from Maggie. Anybody have any suggestions. I will be calling the vet early tomorrow morning.
  19. God speed sweet Zeus. Run free and with love! To all the PhillyPups, you are in my thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.
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