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It could be stress. Are his toilet habits OK? Good poops and regular wees?? Is he eager to eat his meals? Is he inclined to eat things he finds on the ground? In general, excessive drooling sometimes indicates nauseau - like with people, they tend to increase saliva production prior to vomiting. If available, an ultrasound of his chest and abdomen may be needed.

I would be reluctant to rule it out, considering the history, but heart disease is pretty rare in greyhounds - baring the instances of Dilated CardioMyopathy we see from feeding grain free foods. Strokes are usually spinal in nature, not caused by heart issues. The only way to diagnose something like this is through an echocardiogram, with interpretation by a cardiologist. I would recommend finding a heart specialist.

There's a phenomenon those of us who've had a dog with an amp go through. It seems like, after a certain point, they just get to be... <<more>> - more the dog they were before. Their personality is... bigger... but the same. They seem to be loving life and everyone around them with so much abandon. Like they're squeezing everything out of it they can. It's hard to describe, but you'll know it. Our VooDoo (Dude the Pirate King!) was already a character with a big personality. But we soon learned he had a bigger one in there.

You could try something like this. Very durable and well made. Medipaw Boot

That's a big one!!!

Probably where the IV was put in for chemo. One of the chemo drugs (I forget which one) can be destructive to surrounding tissue if there's a leak or during the removal of the pick.

Thanks for all the new links, Rachel!! Most of the ones from the old thread either didn't work, or the pages hadn't been updated in years!! Shows how much things have changed since 2010! Awesome updates (and videos!!) For both Amelia and Willa!! You go girls!!!

OK EVERYONE!!! PLEASE MOVE ALL FUTURE COMMENTS TO THE NEW PART 10 OSTEO THREAD!!! Thank you!

It's time to start another thread as we come near to 50 pages on the previous thread. Below is information to help you make choices for yourself and your family, originally posted and collected by NeylasMom. This is an updated version since treatment and research has changed a lot since the original information was collected. This is the fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth TENTH in a series of threads. The original was started by a few people whose pups were diagnosed around the same time in July of 2010, but it appears it has grown into an ongoing thread that will provide both information and emotional support for anyone who has dealt with losing a pup to osteo, is currently caring for a pup diagnosed with osteo, has one that has been newly diagnosed, or worries they may have to deal with it in the future. You do not have to have a pup that currently has osteo to join in this thread - feel free to stop by if you've ever lost a pup to osteo or other cancer, would like to offer support to those currently dealing with this disease, would like to prepare yourself for the possibility of dealing with this, or if your pup has been diagnosed recently. We've even had a person or two join in whose pups were diagnosed with other forms of cancer. Basically, anyone is welcome although we'd prefer there be no reason to have to welcome anyone or for this thread to exist at all. PLEASE DO A SEARCH FOR THE PREVIOUS OSTEO THREADS TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY. These posts contain a lot of information and support for people in all stages of dealing with this disease. Dr Guillermo Couto, noted greyhound expert, has his own consulting business for greyhounds. Consultations do cost ($150) but are well worth it. https://www.coutovetconsultants.com/owners-adopters THE GREYHOUND HEALTH INITIATIVE (formerly Hope4Hounds) also has good information: http://www.greyhoundhealthinitiative.org/ AVMA ANIMAL HEALTH STUDIES DATABASE (This site has a searchable database of all research studies being conducted investigating treatments or doing research.) https://ebusiness.avma.org/aahsd/study_search.aspx?utm_source=vanity&utm_medium=findvetstudies&utm_campaign=aahsd&utm_term=print&utm_content=javma The following links and info are current as of the posting of this thread (02/24/2024) and provided by GTer Ramonaghan. Thank you Rachel!! Clinical trials: The EGFR/HER2 Vaccine Study (aka the Yale vaccine) Enrollment criteria as of February 2024: osteo confirmed by biopsy, at least 3 month anticipated survival, no or minimal metastasis. The vaccine itself is free, but owner must pay for exam fees at the participating clinic (for both the vaccine and booster 3 weeks later) as well as for follow-up x-rays and blood work at the 3, 6, 9 and 12-month marks. All follow-up diagnostics can be done locally with your regular vet. Peer-reviewed article describing the Yale vaccine study Canine Cancer Alliance webinar "The promise of immunotherapy and 2024 directions" Other immunotherapies: FidoCure Torigen ELIAS These are treatments tailored to the dog and require a tissue sample from the tumor. Costs vary, but pet insurance typically does not cover immunotherapies. Participating in any of these therapies disqualifies the dog from the Yale vaccine. Facebook Groups for support, advice, and general information: Greyhound Osteosarcoma Support Group Hounds That Hop Canine Cancer Vaccine (Yale vaccine) Tripawds

Lucky!!! Probably a combination of individual chemistry and good food. Plaque forms from a chemical reaction between carbohydrate residue and the bacteria in your saliva (or your dog's! ). I think some individuals' bacteria is just different enough that the plaque ins't encouraged to form, just like with some people. I've only had one greyhound who was a plaque machine. Copper could have had a full dental every 6 months, and he ate the same food, got the same treats and chews as everyone else in the house, who nearly always had good teeth. I use a combo of dental chews and crunchy chews after meals and I can usually go 3-4 years in between full dentals. I did have Andi in for one of those "awake dentals" last year due to some sedation issues, but she's going to need a real one in the next year or so. She hasn't had a dental since we got her in 2019.

Taco is no longer an active member here, but I believe he and his dog managed to deal with his SA effectively. An anti anxiety drug is just a tool. Why do you have an objection to using it?? It doesn't have any moral connections, and your dog certainly won't know. Would you not use an antibiotic if he had an infection? Mental health is mental health whether it's human or canine. It's also not a miracle. You have to continue to do the work of active alone training while the rx does the work of changing his brain. Some dogs respond well in a short amount of time, some take longer, some take a few tries with different drugs, and for some it's simply not a brain chemistry issue and they cannot be solo dogs. One - if you're not committed to doing the work and seeing this training through, returning the dog is an option. Any good adoption group should take back a dog when the fit isn't right for all parties involved. If he's being actively destructive, even after months of alone training, that qualifies, IMO. Two - If you haven't had any direction in doing the alone training (and even if you have), I would suggest getting the book "I'll Be Home Soon" by Patricia McConnell. She's a well respected dog behaviorist and this booklet lays out information on separation anxiety and step-by-step instructions in working through SA. You can also ask your group or your vet for recommendations for certified animal behaviorists who use only positive reinforcement in your area. Three - if you do a search here for threads on separation anxiety and alone training you will find a MILLION!!! It's probably the most common behavior we deal with in this forum. Stick with the more recent ones for up-to-date information as things do change over time. Good luck!!

I see what you mean. I think he is in a kennel on his own, but they say that they don’t really go into his kennel, they open the door and make him come to them so I don’t think it’s been an issue. They did tell us yesterday that the behaviour we described - the snap and then following his victim rather than just letting it go - is what his previous owner had experienced, but they weren’t sure whether or not to believe her as she was a bit inconsistent. They said they would talk to a behaviourist to try and work him out. Sounds to me like he’s a grudge-bearer and that maybe he has found a home with kindred spirits! Sorry. I didn't understand that you weren't actually fostering him. He's just with you for a few days at a time and then he goes back to the kennel?? If he's not getting consistent training it will be really hard to work through this. The behavior they describe - guarding reaction then following around - is super common. They *know* that what they're doing is bad behavior - like marking inside, or chewing forbidden objects. So they follow you and give you appeasement behaviors to try and "apologise" for it. They can not help the reaction. It's on the instinct level, not something they have conscious control over without some long-term training. And if he's NOT staying in your home (or another foster) to have that consistency it's going to be a LOT harder for him. You'll basically be starting over each time he comes to you. Managing resource guarding depends a lot on the bonding process and developing a certain level of trust and knowledge in how each party is going to react. IMO, either foster him and do the work, or leave him in a space where everyone can be managed safely. The group needs to be upfront with new adopters and don't give him to people who aren't familiar with a) the breed, and b) his issues.

Hey everyone! I don't want to hijack Amelia's recovery journey, but we're on page 49 of this thread and I need a feeling from others as to if we should keep it going with a new iteration or just let this one be the last. It was such an integral information source for a very long time, but treatment and knowledge, and internet information sources have come a long ways from where they used to be when this particular thread was started in 2016. In the beginning we would go through 2 or 3 of these threads a year, and now we've been bringing this one up for 8 years now. I haven't gone back to see if any of the links in the first post are even active or have useful information anymore. So do you think a Part 10 is necessary and worth it??

We have a 13 step, steep run of wooden stairs up to the second floor where the bedroom is. Dude was *absolutely* going to sleep upstairs in the bedroom, even though his Dad was with him downstairs all night. He was so determined that - after a couple months - we finally just bit the bullet and let him figure it out - with supervision, of course. He was way happier and less frustrated (and frustrating!) once he could do what he wanted. We still blocked the stairs - up and down - so he couldn't do them unsupervised. The webmaster harness with the handle on top was really helpful with the stairs. But again, he was missing a back leg, not a front leg. Going down is much trickier for front amps!!

Nate I am NOT letting Andi see this thread. She would be totally jealous!!!

Totally workable if you feel up to the task. He's just been left with no rules or boundaries for a long time, and probably bullied his former owner into a lot a bad behavior for him. I did have to at the bite in the butt though!!! I can't count the number of times I've had a greyhound *play* with me that way. I dog who wants to give you a serious bite won't choose your butt!! Remember, resource guarding is an instinct and an anxiety reaction, so improving your bonding and reinforcing his place in the hierarchy of the home will help tremendously. Seconding everything said by Jan and Clare. He's going to end up being a good boy for you. Calm and consistent treatment will help him a lot. NILIF will help - having him have to "pay" for everything he gets will reinforce that humans are the ones who make the rules (make sure you and DH are both doing the same rewards/behaviors with him). Keep him off the furniture and the human bed - lure him with a yummy treat and give him a command if needed to have him go to his own dog bed (placed out of the main traffic patterns). If he wants pets and attention, have him stand up and come to you. Keep a small bowl of good treats near his bed (but out of his reach! ) and whenever you and DH pass by, and he is calm and relaxed, praise and treat. If he growls, ignore him and no treat. Remember, a growl is just a growl. It's not personal and it's not necessarily an aggressive behavior. He's just telling you he's upset by something. And, though it's more active, a bite is just a bite - a way for him to communicate. A dog can really hurt you if they want, in an extremely short amount of time, so when they don't, you know they were just letting you know how they feel. Your job is to let him know he's safe and he can trust you. There's a TON of threads about space aggression you can read through too. Good luck with him!!

Dude was in the hospital a couple extra days post amp. I think we brought him home on day 4. He was ready to come home - we heard him bouncing down the hall to the room to meet us at the hospital, bounced out to the car to come home, laid right down all the way. They'd told us at discharge he hadn't gone potty that morning, so we took him to the backyard when we got home. I DO NOT know what we were thinking, but we took him off the leash so he could wander around and go. He proceeded to zoom around the yard a whole circuit, before stopping on a dime, dropping a huge poop, and then running up on to the deck to go inside. My heart was in my throat the entire time and I had started to wonder how long it would take us to get back to the hospital when he crashed and burned. But he was fine and so happy to be home it was hard to stay mad at him!! I had that scared-but-proud feeling a lot in the next few months as he learned to renavigate on three legs. Doing our stairs up to the bedroom was a big one!!! The up part was fairly easy for him, despite being a rear leg amp, but I held my breath on the downs every time. Dude did not have the words "be careful" in his dictionary!!

It's pretty normal for them to lay on the amp site - always gives me the heeby jeebies, but I think it's a protective behavior. As long as the incision is holding and healing I think it's more and parent issue than a kid issue! You'll see another big positive change in her behavior and personality coming up. Once the pain meds are gone and she's feeling clearer.

THIS IS NOT AN UPDATE FROM THE FDA This is a podcast from some random person and her author friend.