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    Pannus

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    I'm sorry you've had the diagnosis twice in such a short time. Carl was just diagnosed with it last week. The vet told me to try and keep him out of the sun from 10 - 3, that morning and evening walks are fine. I asked about walking him in the shade, he said it wouldn't make that much difference as it's not about the UV rays hitting him, it's about the UV rays taken in by his eyes. I now check weather.com in the mornings to make sure the UV index is low before we go out for walks. I don't know what I did before the internet!

    Separation Anxiety

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted

    My answer, within 1 month of coming home, may be misleading. My angel of a neighbor welcomed Carl into her home for the first month while I was at work during the day. Then Carl inspired her to get a dog (she had been without a dog for several years) and naturally needed quality time with her new dog. That's when Carl's separation anxiety came into full bloom and bloom it did! After a lot of hard work and better living through chemistry (though fortunately the chemistry part is now over) Carl is (most of the time) a good dog at home while I'm at work.

    Greyhound Swallowed 9 Straight Pins

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her. My b/f's dog swallowed an 8 x 8 pan of brownies....along with the 8 x 8 glass Pyrex dish they were baked in. His daughter had backed them and placed them way back on the counter in the corner, it was quite a distance from the edge and no on thought sweet old Ralph would be able to reach them....WRONG! He was a senior lab/rott mix. She went into the kitchen to cut them and take them out of the pan and she found a few brownie crumbs on the floor along with a few chunks of Pyrex glass.

     

    Ralph was too old for the vet to put under, so they put him on IV antibiotics gave him lots and lots of bread and it all passed without incident. The x rays are amazing to see, his intestines were packed with chunks of glass and brownie and bread, it looked like a giant coiled snake in his abdomen. Good old Ralph lived another 4 - 5 years after that!

    Veterinary Opthamologist Referral Needed

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    We have an appointment for 9 tomorrow morning. He's a good vet and really seems to know greyhounds. I'm hoping that he'll be able to start treatment immediately rather than sending us to a specialist - in my paranoia over this it seems like I can see more of the filmy white creeping into Carl's corneas every day.

     

    I've got lots of anxiety over this. :(

    Veterinary Opthamologist Referral Needed

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by ckruzan

    I called my vet this morning, he's out and will be back tomorrow. I'll check in with him tomorrow.

     

    Thanks for the referrals, I'm going to start calling around.

     

    Now for a moment of wallowing in self pity, it's hard to believe lightening could strike 3 times in one household in such a short period of time.

    Jan. '07, Sheila was diagnosed with SARDS and lost her sight permanently within 4 hours.

    July '07, Kobie ran away, was sighted 2 times and never again (we even had blood hounds out looking for him)

    June '08, now this with Carl

     

    Hopefully, I'm getting ahead of myself, it might be nothing, but it has developed like and looks exactly like the images of Pannus.

    Veterinary Opthamologist Referral Needed

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    We had a Papillon who developed pannus.

    Her gp diagnosed and treated her.

    It was not as bad as I imagined it would be.

    Hang in there.

     

    Thanks so much. I've read as much as I could find here and on the internet about it. If I am understanding it correctly it seems like it's controllable, even over the lifetime of the dog. Is that true or am I fooling myself?

    Please Send Prayers For Johnny, It's Bloat Update W/pictures

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Johnny's Home!!!!!!! We came to the conclusion that with all the anxiety issues Johnny's having at the hospital, he would be better at home. He was stressin a lot at the vet and still worked up when I first got home, but he has settled down a lot. He is now resting in his favorite bed. He has so many meds that he has his own little pharmacy going on. I'm just so happy he's here with us. :confetti:confetti

     

    Congratulations, it sounds like he is out of the woods. Home is often the best place to recuperate, hospitals of any sort are loud and unfamiliar. Best to you and Johnny.

    Raising A Blind Greyhound?

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    I found this link when looking around this morning:

     

    http://www.blinddogs.com/support.htm

     

    There seems to be some good information there that can hopefully help you.

     

    My Chow/Shiba Inu mix went blind about 1.5 yrs. ago due to SARDS, I joined the board you listed above, it has a WEALTH of information. It really taught me how to work with her, lots of good information and moral support. She's doing well now, it's just tough to watch her go through the normal aging process. She was a very active hunter, she has slowed down a lot, though she still tries to hunt occasionally.

    Pet Insurance

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by ckruzan

    Thanks! I was just going to post this exact question. I looked at VPI and they seem to cover everything, but I will look at Pet First also.

     

    My vet recommended one, but I forget which one.

     

    It paid for about half of itself with this vet bill alone. Good deal. Here's the link if you want a quote: PetFirst

    Pet Insurance

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    About 3 weeks ago I came home and found that Carl somehow ended up with three mystery gashes, one on the left rear flank, one on the left side chest near his elbow and a third just below the base of his neck on the right shoulder. Two had be be stapled. All I can guess is that he ran into or caught himself on a branch or shrub (I went out in the yard and laid waste to most things pointy that were about 24" high).

     

    Anyway, the vet bill was $187.50. I submitted it to Carl's new insurance, PetFirst, and they paid everything they said they would. After the $50.00 deductible they pay 90%. I'm getting a check for $123.75! I wondered if this insurance company was a good one, it gets good reviews and it isn't as dreadfully expensive as other policies. We're happy campers with it here!

    Very Odd Symptoms........any Ideas?

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    SARDS, sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome, it often has the same symptoms as Cushings, excessive thirst, ravenous appetite, weight gain, wetting in the house in a previously housebroken dog, lethargy. Then, the dog quickly (sometimes from one hour to the next) loses their eyesight. After that, the Cushings symptoms disappear. For Sheila it took about a year for the symptoms to completely dissipate, though the blindness is permanent.

    Front Line Plus

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    I just put Frontline Plus for 45 - 88lb dogs on Carl last weekend. The next day he head-bobbed while at my neighbor's house, he was also very subdued for a day or two. I only put one tube on every 3 months and don't use it in the winter. Every time I've used it on Carl he has had a bought of head-bobbing. We clean his ears and the bobbing stops. It is not a seizure, he can eat, walk, track while bobbing. It doesn't last very long, but I really believe it's related to the Frontline.

     

    I like Xan's idea, so I'm going to try plain Frontline, not Plus, and give a half dose next time.

    Greys And Valium

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted · Edited by ckruzan

    I edited my first post - it's 10 mg. of valium. seems like a lot. I hope he does ok w/ it.

     

    Carl is about 75lbs and he only got 5mg. (they gave me 10mg pills and told me to split them). Depending how big Alan is, 10mg seems like an awful lot. My neighbor takes Valium and she only gets 5mg., she weighs about 100 - 120lbs.

    Greys And Valium

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    If they gave you enough medication, you may want to give him a tab this weekend while you are home to monitor his reaction. When they gave me Valium for Carl I gave it to him while I was home all day so I could see if he had any ill side effects. I did not want to give it to him and leave for work not knowing how it was going to effect him while I was gone.

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