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I use the wipes on the dogs all the time. Never had an issue.

My family had to say goodbye to Wally on Tuesday. His spirit was so strong but his old body had failed him. I want to write a proper tribute but I'm just not able to get anything out that is fitting for my boy right now. I will try in the future. I miss him terribly.

I agree with everyone suggesting a vet visit. A 7 Year old dog shouldn't be having problems climbing stairs or going for a walk. It definitely sounds like he is in some sort of pain. It's a tough situation, I hope you can get to the bottom of it.

Wally was so wonky when he first started it. I think I even wrote a help me post about it, lol. I remember him being both spacey and uncoordinated. After a couple weeks the side effects went away and he tolerates it very well now. He's been on it for at probably 18 months now.

Trying this again. https://scontent.fykz1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24775107_10155948908926202_1175715360328220269_n.jpg?oh=94d5ab8266b4e321cafc78c3e065026b&oe=5AC6AB3B https://scontent.fykz1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24176681_10155948908901202_4146340583780872315_n.jpg?oh=5ff8d87a5be21a9eec3b20fcea3a55c1&oe=5ACE80F9 Honey is a two year old, little bundle of love and happiness. She was a foster with intent but that title didn't last long

Can you post from a smart phone?

We welcomed RTR Honey Bee into our family today. Honey is such a sweet love bug, we just love her already. *I don't know how to post pictures anymore since photobucket started charging. I posted pictures on FB but I don't know how to link them.*

We welcomed RTR Honey Bee into our family today. Honey is such a sweet love bug, we just love her already. *I don't know how to post pictures anymore since photobucket started charging. I posted pictures on FB but I don't know how to link them.*

I live in Canada and we do have heartworm here. He has always been on advantage every summer along with all his other vaccines. I want to do what is best for him but I guess my feeling at this point is with an ailing body sadly I don't think he will be with me long enough for heart worm to cause him a problem on the remote chance he does gets it. Currently he spends most of his day sleeping inside but he definitely enjoys napping outside too. I live in a city so I really only see mosquitoes in the evenings when he is inside.

I was wondering what people's thoughts were on stopping heart worm meds in a senior dog. I was considering not giving Wally any this coming season. Wally is 13 1/2 and has some health and mobility issues. He was doing was doing very poorly last fall but seemed to rally and had been doing pretty well for a while. Lately though he's been having more difficulties again, He's slowing down a lot His rabies vaccine is good for another 2 years and I will not be doing any other vaccines from here out. Around here the blood test, medicine and exam cost over $300 so I don't know if it's worth it at this point. Thoughts?

My first greyhound was a nervous dog, it took a long time to come out of his shell and feel comfortable with us and our home. When we went away he would always stay with people that had greyhounds. It seemed like he was far more comfortable and secure with a pack of other dogs around him and would have a great stay. Although he was happy ( or at least neutral) to see us again he did always revert slightly once back home and it would take him a while to adjust again. Maybe this is the same thing that is happening with your dog?

I did end up giving him the Tylenol this afternoon. It seemed to help, he was not as whiny and far less restless this evening. I will probably continue for a few more days if it continues to go well, then see how he's doing after that with just the gabapentin.

We did around 10 sessions of cold laser throughout the summer. I honestly never saw any improvement. He also becomes so stressed out at the vets that all he would do is tremble and pant the whole treatment, definitely not a relaxing experience. I was really hoping he would learn to enjoy it but it never happened so I stopped. It wasn't worth the stress for him.

Metacam really doesn't agree with his stomach, even when he was a much younger dog he couldn't take it. He's never been on tramadol. He once took hydro morphine (I think that's what it was called) and he completely tripped out. I thought he was in severe pain before I realized it was the drugs causing the reaction. I was told that they are in the same family so should avoid tramadol too.

Wally has been quite sore since his fall so I called his vet to increase the gabapentin. He said he was already at the high end of dosing and I should give him one regular Tylenol every 8 hours instead. Anyone heard of this? I always thought Tylenol was dangerous for dogs.

Thanks for the replies so far. I'm so sorry so many of you have faced this same problem. I feel so bad for Wally, he has the spirit of a young dog trapped in an old body. I think I'm going to dig the crate out of the basement and see if he will use it. He hasn't been in a crate in 7 years but maybe if I make it soft and inviting enough he will sleep in it willingly, then I can just shut him in if we leave. He's not actually alone all that often. Either my DH or Mom are usually home as they watch my 3 year old during the day when I'm at work. Does anyone know if I can increase his gabapentin tonight? He's currently on 300mg 2x daily. He's whining a lot tonight and is very restless. I assume he's hurting. I can't give him metacam as his stomach won't tolerate it and I don't have anything else in the house.

For the second time in two days I've found Wally split legged on the ground unable to get up. He's nearing 13 and has LS, his hind end is getting weaker all the time. The night before last I woke to hear a ruckus downstairs, ran down to find Wally had fallen off his bed and was struggling to get upon his feet. I picked him up and he he went back on his bed to sleep the rest of the night. Today I was out for around 4 hours. I got home to find Wally again had fallen this time in the hallway. There are cuts all over his back legs and blood smeared on the floor, a lot of it already dry. I picked him up but he wouldn't right his back legs and was putting his feet down on the tops of his paws. I had to carry him to his bed but he got back up 10 minutes later and was walking fine and went out to pee. I know he must have been down for awhile today and I feel absolutely sick about it. Up until today I never even once considered it might be his time to leave us. He loves his food, loves his toys, still runs like a maniac in the yard. He enjoys cuddles and otherwise in pretty good health for his age. He's a happy dog. We already have mats and runners on the tile and hard wood floors. There were rubber backed mats where he slipped today. One was crumpled up underneath him. This accident may never happen again but I don't know if I can handle coming home to him in so much distress again. I might being over reacting because it just happened but I need to know what others would do. How is one to know what's right. I know he's not giving me any indication he's ready. I just don't know what to do.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Im so sorry for your loss.

Thank you to everyone for your kind words and support, they've helped so much.

Im so sorry for your loss.

Cori left us quite suddenly last night and to say my family devastated is an understatement. She shared our home with Wally our other greyhound that's nearing 13 and with 3 cats all in their late teens. She was our youngster, our crazy spunky girl, it wasn't suppose to be her time. We adopted Corinna in Jan 2010 to keep Wally company after we had lost our first greyhound. She came in and healed all our hearts. She was a young 2 year old full of beans that thought the cats could possibly make a nice meal. Always the good girl she was she did quickly learn cats were off the menu, well at least indoor ones any Corinna absolutely loved to be loved. She would roll over and expect belly pets and if we had the nerve to stop we were either pawed at or she would nip at us so we understood she wasn't ready for us to stop. I would tell her any other owner would have given her away by now, not that she believed me. In all the years we had her she never meet a stranger, If you were willing to pet her you were her new best friend. That's not to say she didn't have her favorite people though. Shortly after adopting her my Husband and I found out we were expecting. I was a bit apprehensive on how the dogs would be after reading some people didn't think they were the best choice with young children. She obviously didn't get the memo though. She was an amazing big sister when my daughter was born and then again when we had a second daughter. Her kids were her everything. Although I taught the girls to respect the dogs and their space from a very young age, Corinna put up with a lot. It didn't seem to matter how crazy the activity was or how loud the volume was Cori was in the middle of it all and she wouldn't have it any other way. My 6 year old daughter is really hurting today, she lost her best friend and didn't even get to say goodbye. She was my beautiful, always happy, extremely goofy girl. She will be deeply missed by my whole family. Run free Corinna, you will never be forgotten.

The vet has now put Wally on 200 mg 3 times a day and it has seem to help with the general wobbliness, but it is becoming more apparent there is something going on with his right hind leg in particular. He isn't been limping but has been dragging it more and more and when he turns he often crosses it under himself and stumbles. He's yelped a few times now when getting up and sometimes seems unsure when going to lay down. He will circle around and around then just stand there or move to another bed. Its not everytime he lays down and once he is down seems fine. I'm bringing him in tomorrow morning for repeat X-rays since the last ones were done in the fall and i really need some peace of mind its not something more sinister going on.

I read that as well. Thanks for the reminder though, definitely not something I want happening.