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    Painful Greyhound Situation

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    I want to say I do understand where you are coming from. I know from experience how painful walking can be for them on hard surfaces.

    I had to walk Nadir along the grassy easement on our street when he was suffering with his corn. When he did have to walk on the pavement it was extremely painful for him. I don't remember if I mentioned this in another thread you may have, but it took about 3 months for Nadir's toe to heal after surgery, but when it finally did oh what a difference it made. He not only would step off the easement and walk on the pavement he would break into a trot. It's been 2 years since the removal of that corn and it has never come back. I really hope your boy is as lucky with his results.

    Indoor Bootie Options

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    If the dog is in that much pain after having his corns dealt with, I would suggest the vet didn't do a very good job getting them out.

     

     

    I'm thinking by laser she meant surgical removal, and not just hulling of the corns. In order to completely remove the corn a margin of healthy flesh surrounding the corn has to be removed. I know this from experience. Judging by his difficulty in walking the pain after corn removal was much worse than when he dealt with a broken toe. Definitely worth it though once it healed.

    Not Eating His Kibble.

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    This is 3 greys in the same house on the same food all with great poops. If a food started causing Nadir a problem I would switch him immediately to something else and let the other 2 finish up what was left of the bag. Since the beginning of this year I have gone through the following foods, Blue Buffalo Grain-free Chicken, Blue Buffalo Basics grain-free Turkey and Potato, Nature's Recipe grain-free Chicken, Sweet Potato and Pumpkin, Nutro Natural Choice Grain-free Lamb & Potato and Turkey & Potato, Nutrisca Lamb and Chickpea, Nature's Variety Limited Ingredient Turkey, Pure Vita Grain-free Turkey/ Bison & Sweet Potato/ Duck and Oatmeal, and Honest Kitchen, which is a very high quality food, but unbelievably expensive. I'll probably think of a few more I've gone through. I had to switch Nadir if a food caused him problems, the other 2 I would also switch if they did good on the new food, but would feed them what they had been eating if not. We are on the 2nd large bag of the California Natural Venison and hopefully Nadir's bladder will be okay with this food.

    Not Eating His Kibble.

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    I don't know if your up to trying something different, but I want to share my experience with a food I found lately. Because of some health issues with Nadir I've had to do a LOT of switching foods trying to find something that his bladder wouldn't react to. I found a food that unbelievably produces bowel movements like that of a raw fed dog. It's California Natural Grain-free Venison Meal formula. I have 3 greys on it and have never aside from when I fed raw had all 3 to have good poops on the same kibble. Up to trying this Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream was the best, but Chase had bowel movements the size a horse would do and I'm not exaggerating. All 3 enthusiastically eat this food and their poop is actually formed little turds that have no odor and dry up within a day if I don't clean up the yard. Beanie pooped in the house while I was at work and I didn't even realize she had done it until after I had fed them and went to sit down and saw it in the hallway. There was no smell at all to let me know what she had done. It had also dried up to the point of crumbling and I was able to sweep it up with a broom and dustpan.

    I'm Afraid Something's Not Right With Lydia

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    .. If you see pictures of her, she always looks so happy to be there---wherever she is! Lydia has that unexplainable "joie de vivre" that makes her so very unique and precious, not only to me, but to everyone who meets her. I will be watching her closely, and cherishing every day.

     

    That is so true about Lydia. I keep going back to those pictures of her from grapehounds and in everyone she is smiling and everyone around her seems infected by her joy of the moment. Please give that sweet girl some hugs and scritches from me and a gentle nuzzle from Nadir.

    Chemo Brain Fog

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    Chris, thank you for letting me know how Dude did regarding this.

    Kim, please try not to worry too much. Bruiser is on i.v. doxorubicin and overall is doing really well and is enjoying life in general. He had his 3rd of 5 treatments Tuesday and up until then never got sick or lost his appetite. He didn't eat for the first time since starting chemo until this last dose. He ate this morning though so I'm hoping it was just temporary.

    Chemo Brain Fog

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    Has anyone noticed this side effect in their greyhound that has gone through chemotherapy? The information below is from the cancer.org website and is referring to human adults, but the signs fit what I'm seeing in Bruiser.

    Bruiser has always enjoyed going on walks, always plowing forward in anticipation of what was ahead. I was the one who had to hold him back. After taking him out after his first chemo treatment it was like he didn't know why we were out there. He just stood looking around like he didn't know what to do next. When I took the lead to coax him forward he would come, but had this confused look on his face likes he didn't know where he was. After a few days of this he let met know he wanted to go on car rides. There was no mental telepathy going on here that told me this. It was with leash on and me in tow as he walked to the car door and stood there waiting for me to open it. Anyway we've gone on these daily car rides ever since. Everyday after coming back from taking Nadir on his walk I am greeted by Bruiser who is wiggling all over in anticipation of this ride. It's only around the block, but oh how he loves that ride. Yesterday was different though, this following his 3rd chemo treatments. He was excited on my return and eagerly walked to the car, but then when I opened the door it was like a fog came over him and he couldn't remember why we had come out there. He just kept looking around, no amount of coaxing could get him in the car for that ride he had enjoyed so much :(.

     

    Chemo Brain

     

    This information is about adults with cancer.

    For years cancer survivors have worried about, joked about, and been frustrated by the mental cloudiness they sometimes notice before, during, and after cancer treatment. Even though its exact cause isn’t always known, this mental fog is commonly called chemo brain. Patients have been aware of chemo brain for some time, but only recently have studies been done that could help to explain it. Doctors have known for years that radiation treatment to the brain can cause thinking and memory problems. Recently, they have found that chemo is linked to some of the same kinds of problems. (To read more about radiation and its effects, see Understanding Radiation Therapy: A Guide for Patients and Families.) Research shows that some cancer drugs can cause certain kinds of changes in the brain. But it also shows that chemo and radiation aren’t the only things that can cause thinking and memory problems in people with cancer.

    Chevy Has A Broken Toe

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Glad to hear it's not a break. Beanie did that to me recently too. After watching her limp and hold up her front leg several days I made an appointment with our vet. Wouldn't you know as soon as she walked into the examination room the limp was gone and the paw never came up once.

    I would watch the toe in the event it was a bite to make sure there isn't a reaction to the bite.

    Advice Needed - Incontinence In Elderly Greyhound Issue

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    This is probably grasping at straws, but if it is stenosis gabapentin may help. I believe George of Noo England is on an NSAID and gabepentin because of stenosis which was causing urinary incontinence. ....

     

    George is on those things, but George has never had a problem with fecal incontinence. My understanding is once spinal condition progresses to that, there is rarely any stopping it.

     

    I personally would not subject a dog of that age to the indignity of laying in feces because she is no longer able to get up and go outside.

     

    I would feel blessed to have had a pet live to be 14, and I would have her put to sleep. Maybe that sounds harsh, but doing what is right for the dog is what I feel is right, and having an owner frustrated and upset about the dog's uncontrolled bowels? What kind of life is that for either of them?

     

    No, not harsh at all. Given the situation if nothing can be found to help it may be the kindest option.

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