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Lola is gone. I am devastated. My girl. I love you.

Lola has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. My heart is shattered.

Thanks all! Keep'em coming. Update call from vet - kidneys look good, she's resting quietly, getting fluids. No food or water until tomorrow. No fever. BUN, ALT, creatinine and some other stuff high. Can't think right now. This is bringing up PTSD from when I lost Wendy three years ago from mystery symptoms of unspecified significance.

Just left my sweet girl at the hospital. She's been 'off' for a couple of weeks and had begun to skip meals and lose weight. Blood work indicates possible kidney/pancreas/spleen involvement. Ultrasound shows (maybe) an enlarged spleen. Aren't Greyhound spleens unusually large? Thankfully, no masses. Lola will be on sub-q, famotidine and cerenia for one or two days while the vet continues to investigate. Please keep my girl in your thoughts and prayers.

And just get 'er done all at once! Not three or four little poops 5 minutes apart different spots in the yard! And don't tease me by squatting, changing your mind, and then starting the process all over again. It's 105F out here and the mosquitos are the size of aircraft carriers.

That's adorable...and retriever'ish! Good boy, Jaxson!

Makes perfect sense. Saints paying for sinners. <sigh>

I tried again to get a new password although I don't understand why it won't take my usual one. Anyway, I'll let you know how it goes. What does being verified mean? Still no response for a new email. Still cannot login. However, I can do a dog search and was able to see what you added to my girls' pages. Weird.

I'm unable to login to GD. It says - Sorry, but I can find no account with this credentials!. I've requested a new password twice but get no answer. Any tips?

Thanks again!

Hi, Dick. Thank you for all you do for us and our hounds. Please add the date of death for my girl Wendy (Lost Footing) - 08/18/17 with the words: Forever in our hearts. "I am yours you are mine". And for AMF Won't Forget, please add adopters' names - Irene & Jorge Martinez - and pet name Lola. Thank you!

This dog looks a lot like my Lola. She had similar white markings when we got her at 2 years old. I wonder if she’s got Molotov in her bloodline? Going to check on that.

Why for the protein content, of course! My Wendy caught and ate flies. Lola ate a bee and lived to tell the story. And snails....ooooo....crunchy. Barf?

With Wendy, I kept part of her kennel nickname, Crazy Wendy. it seemed to fit - the Wendy part, not so much the Crazy part! Lola was called Frozen at the kennel. They both learned their names very quickly with the help of treats. Say the name - treat when they look at you - repeat, repeat......

I know this song! am i old?

Maybe there should be a Gross and Disgusting topic?

Thanks for sharing! This is dangerous for me as I have a severe collar/lead addiction!

I don't know the official, veterinary answer to this question. I have always rotated my dogs' food, intuitively I guess. What I do is buy a 12 -15 lbs. bag of kibble and as that bag is almost empty I buy another with a different protein source. Since I always add canned food to the kibble, I buy as many different protein sources as I can and rotate those. I also feed organ meats, sardines canned in water and canned mackerel. In short, as varied a diet as possible.

That's something I never gave a thought to. I've had jugs of that stuff for years. Maybe contact the company?

I feed Lola Fromm products, rotating among the different 'flavors'. Thanks for posting the company's response to the DCM issue.

Some links that might be useful: https://www.fda.gov/media/128303/ https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/news-events/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy

I've had one of our Mammoth bed for about 12 years now. It has survived two ferocious nesters. We have the ones with the canvas covers. https://www.mammothoutlet.com/

Holy cow! I did not know that! Thanks for the heads up.

I've always rotated my dogs' food, both kibble and canned, adding in organ meats, sardines and mackerel on a regular basis. Wondering if, barring food sensitivities, that might be the way to go.

Couple of links from Dog Food Advisor on the Diet-DCM controversy. FDA Investigating Possible Link Between Diet and Heart Disease in Dogs Click here to see all 20 Best Dry Dog Foods for July 2019.