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You might also ask about giving her Flagyl along with the rest of the meds to help with diarrhea that she might get from the new antibiotics. Poor kiddo...lots of hugs to you and your sweet girl. (Is she wearing her snood for warmth or is it serving as a sort of Bite-not collar so she won't try to lick?)

If I left her alone she'd wear a muzzle with a stool cup in it so she can't get to herself to lick. I'll tentatively tell work I might be off for a couple of days after her surgery but if she's doing okay I'll go in. Not that it matters but I'm curious about scarring - once they're healed and their hair grows back, can you tell anything was ever done?

So sorry to hear this

It will be hard when you see her for the first time. Remember any distress she is in is TEMPORARY and soon she will be feeling better. Some of them have increased anxiety that is actually CAUSED by the various meds they are on. Someone that went through an amp here in the past year was having trouble and it turned out it was the Fentanyl patch. Some dogs just dont handle those well. Odds are she will rest much better at home and will start eating. All Pinky wanted was to be out of her kennel at the vet's office, so, they released her 24 hours after she woke up from surgery. The doc had told me "as long as she can walk with a little bit of assistance, I'll let you take her home because she's definitely not happy being here." she was such a fighter

Oh it definitely doesn't have to be about tricks. Any progress in WHATEVER you're working on is great! You could be working on getting your dog to eat slower and if he/she does it - that's progress and it's worth celebrating! Clarice spent several hours at my parents' place last night with Ozzie and Sunny, unmuzzled, and did fine, no issues over anything. And she actually SLEPT for a little while! That's progress...definitely worth a and a

Anne if I can get her to hold still I'll take a pic. I've read about this happening many times here on GT and when her vulva looked a little bit odd to me I thought thought I should ask Dr. Bahns about it, wondering if she had an issue like I've read about here. Thankfully for us, Dr. Bahns is very thorough with her exams and would have noticed it anyway (she jokes with me and the pups that she gets very personal with exams ).

Wow...that's crazy!!

Thank you all so much for sharing...what I find amusing is that Kili, Lily, and Clarice are all young, predominantly white-coated dogs Anyone have any input on whether I should stay home to keep an eye on her? Maybe just the day following her surgery?

Yep Ducky that's exactly what Clarice needs done. I just hope her recovery will go well and there are no issues. We are going forward now given Clarice's young age (she will be 2 in June) and the fact that right now the weather is so crummy that hopefully by the time she is healed the weather will be better and she will be able to enjoy it! Should I try to take a couple of days off work to be home with her through those first couple of days?

It is so difficult to find a kibble that is JUST beef (no chicken or lamb or any other protein also in there). If you know of any, please share! My mom has been looking for a while. We're also limited on what we can get around here but our feed store is starting to carry more high-end things. So far the closest thing we can find is American Natural Premium's grain free Buffalo - but it also has pork in it. That MIGHT be okay.

I'm so sorry

Clarice went in for a checkup today and we talked to the doctor about her oddly-shaped girl parts. She has quite a fold of skin over her vulva and she has a moisture sore up in there. I know that keeping clean is important but our vet (and I) feel that even with the most diligent of cleaning, she will likely still have issues. (Of course until she has surgery I will be making sure to keep her clean now that I understand what to look for!). So, tentatively she is scheduled for March 10th for surgery (2 weeks for antibiotics between now and then to help clear up as much of her issue as we can). I know this is commonly done and our surgeon is an amazing guy, so, I'm not really worried, but, I'm interested to hear others' experiences re: recovery. Even though our vet sees many greyhounds, she does not recall ever doing a vulvoplasty on one. If you know of any vets that frequently do great vulvoplasties on greyhounds, let me know their name and a contact number for them and I will pass them on to our surgeon so they can chat, possibly. She was wondering if there are any special "tricks" to doing a greyhound versus another breed of dog, given the thinness of their skin. This may also explain SOME of Clarice's reactivity to dogs when they sniff her too long. The surgeon is the man that did Pinky's amputation when she was diagnosed with osteo - the man is like an artist with a suture line, so, as I said, I'm not worried but it does help to share tips for possible breed-specific issues. She had some blood drawn at the vet's office. You've got to love a staff of techs who make sure that her vet wrap matches her "ensemble" Everyone at our clinic is smitten with her Matching vet wrap by krissn333, on Flickr Here she is last night at my parent's place (she is actually LAYING DOWN!) Is there food under here? by krissn333, on Flickr

Stop and think for a moment. Do you really thing that dog food companies would make fish-based foods if they were poisonous to dogs? My dogs can't eat chicken, lamb, or turkey. Fish is what we have. TOTW Pacific Stream and we've never had an issue.

My kitty is on Denamarin - her ALT was 642! One month on Denamarin and she is back in normal range. We are going to continue it - she takes methimazole for hyperthyroidism and she is an older kitty. It is certainly not hurting her

Chad you want to be sure to start slow with the gabapentin. We started with 100mg every 8 hours and that was enough for Fritz but most folks will increase to 200 every 8 hours if needed and then 300 every 8. Some find that not all the doses need to be 300mg but can be lower. So for example someone might do 300 in the first dose of the day, but only 200 or 100 8 hours later, and maybe 200 before bed. Hopefully someone who's done a different dose depending on the time of day will chime in and explain better than I can

While infections DO indeed suck, some say that pups who have a post-op infection and recover have a better/longer survival time. It is thought that having to fight the infection gives the immune system the kick it needs to fight cancer cells. Whether there is real empirical evidence to substantiate that I'm not certain, but, Twiggy is a prime example of a dog who survived a NASTY infection and here she is 2.5 years later and still doing well. I bet Nell will be more comfortable now with that stuff drained! Lol sorry hadn't read Spottydog's post close enough before I posted! But hey that means I'm not the only one that has heard that

Oh wow, how scary! Glad he seems to be doing better now What a relief!

I fill the Kong with kibble and seal the large end with plain greek yogurt (it is thicker and stays put better). Then I freeze it For a more challenging experience I'd mix kibble with greek yogurt in a bowl, then spoon it into the Kong and freeze

Coconut Oil will have that skin around it nice and soft in no time. I'd cover it somehow when she goes outside (Paws bootie?) to keep the snow/ice from making it worse. Poor Oz ran through some deep snow at Mom and Dad's today and has little cuts on his legs now

Okay...I need to know who made the argyle collars - I love them! Such a handsome pair!

She reminds me of Pinky, who also had a bald behind in winter after her amp in the month of November After she came home she accepted my help with getting around outside for about 2 or 3 days and then she was running too fast for me to keep up with her so I'd knock it off They are so headstrong and wanting their independence with certain things. They're very determined and soon you'll be able to just take Nell for a walk just like you used to when she had 4 legs. Pinky did pee a lot more for the first few days after she came home - they are chock full of fluids while they're in the hospital so they have plenty to let out. She is also ridding her body of the fluid in the remaining leg and she will urinate some of that out as well.

Likely antibiotics being pushed with the saline. After Sutra was discharged he had to have Clavamox and Zeniquin orally for a couple of weeks. Had a heck of a time getting him to eat again. I have a billion tricks - if they're needed, PM me

I never changed foods when my dogs got older as they still did well on it. If they hadnt done well, I'd have looked into changing.

Our Petco has a do-it-yourself doggie wash...but waterless stuff works too.

Oh man that looks like such a nightmare. In the winter especially. Yet another reason a ranch home is the only thing I will buy from now on. No way my old kids could have dealt with something like that, and I'm fairly certain Clarice at less than 2 years old would find a way to hurt herself too.