greysmom

For Jan {{{hugs}}}

Yes, it's possible. Particularly if you are his primary care giver throughout the day. It's hard with everyone being on lockdown, but you need to turn over some of the dog care duties to him - feeding and walking - and maybe leave them alone in the house for a while every day. Not having him sleep in your room sounds like the right thing to do right now, though we almost always say it's better for them to sleep with their people. This may come after a while and it's really for the best, as greyhounds like to sleep with their pack all around them. Another option may be to add a crate in your room and confine him there for the night. If the growling continues or it seems to escalate, ask your adoption group if they can recommend a greyhound-savvy, positive-reinforcement only, certified animal behaviorist to come to your home and observe everyone interacting, and give you some pointers and strategies going forward. And, unfortunately, you may need to consider returning him, as this may not be a good - safe - longterm placement. It happens, though rarely. It doesn't mean you failed, or that he's a bad dog, or that there isn't a greyhound out there that's not a good fit for your household, or a good family for him. It just means that this particular situation - for whatever reason - didn't work out as planned. Please be in touch with your adoption group as soon as possible.

I'm not a vet, so this is just what my experience with *greyhound* puppies has been. Your vet or medical professional should be able to advise you better.

How have you determined that she can't tolerate all those foods? Because a hook infestation can certainly look like pancreatitis. And if it has gone on long enough, hooks can destroy the lining of their intestines. If she doesn't react well to worming pills you can try the Proheart shots, which I have been using on my dogs for over a year now with no problems. You simply must be absolutely sure the hooks are gone before you can effectively deal with any food issues. For what it's worth, you need to find something that she can eat and stick with it for a while, and stop changing things around. One unique protein source - venison, white fish, rabbit, whatever she can eat. And one carb source that is a whole grain - overcooked rice or pasta, oatmeal, barley, any other whole grain. Even if you need to home cook for a few months and not feed *any* commercial food, her system needs time to settle. The only way to effectively find out what she has trouble with is a very strict food trial. Have you tried prescription hydrolized foods? Fast her for 24 hours, or until the diarrhea stops. Then introduce a *small* portion of bland food - a 1/4 cup or less of protein and carb - every 2 hours. If the diarrhea begins again, stop feeding that combo. If the vet at Georgia isn't offering things that help, find another nutrition specialist. I would suggest a second (third?? fourth??) opinion from an internal specialist, too. You may have something much more serious going on.

Lots of medical issues can affect how well or how big a puppy grows. I would begin by a thorough vet evaluation, including bloodwork, and urine and fecal tests. It's difficult for us to recommend foods in different countries as commercial brands vary a lot. For what it's worth, he doesn't look overly skinny to me. Puppies at this age foten go through growth spurts and look bad for a couple weeks, then they grow again and look fine. Or their front might be two inches higher than the rear, then the rear catches up. A greyhound puppy isn't done growing until sometimes after 2 years old, so your boy has a bit more time yet.

There shouldn't still be an issue with an injection from three weeks ago. This looks much more recent. Definitely worth a call to the vet. Could be a bug bite, a hemangioma, even a poke from his own toenail.

If you're on Facebook, there's an excellent group called "Greyhounds with Corns" that has a lot of members in the same boat you are. Corns are extremely painful and nothing really help take that pain away, so the Galliprant probably isn't helping very much. It's like walking with a rock in your shoe that you can never get rid of. The tenotomy procedure is the newest "it" thing in the corn world. Many people have had it done with great success - pain free two weeks after surgery. The issues I have with it are that it *is* a very new procedure - less than two years it's been commonly performed - so we really do not know what the long term outlook is for dogs who have had it. Will the corn eventually grow back? Will new corns form on adjacent toes due to the altered pressure on them from the surgery? What happens then? Do you just keep slicing the tendons in your dogs feet? I just have questions. BUT - If your dogs corn is really that painful and he's becoming aggressive about having it treated, it sounds like this might be worth it for you. It is an easy surgery, and the recovery is relatively quick, with the results even quicker. Dr Guillard is very willing to speak with vets and talk them through the procedure.

Multinational Houndie Pack!!!

Oh yes!!! Everyone has their spot, and woe to the hapless human who tries to change a thing!!!!

Sounds like she's going to be fine then. The biggest problem is when they have a coagulation issue and the bleeding continues under the skin. This can be a definite emergency situation. Thank goodness this didn't happen for you. Arnica can help with bruising, along with hot/cold packs a couple times a day.

I had it done on Lilly when she was about 8 months old. She was having reocurring UTIs constantly and yucky discharge, constant licking, smelly - just yucky. So we had it done at the same time as her spay. Honestly, she never slowed down much and she came through just fine. I'm not sure how an older dog would handle it, but it was definitely the easier part of her surgery that day. She hasn't had any issues since then (and Lilly is 9 in Sept!).

The problem with hooks is that they can "hide" inside other tissues and effectively become dormant for a period - such as during treatment - and then reemerge at a later date to begin their lifecycle all over again. It's one reason why treating them is so difficult. Plus, the strain of hooks we are seeing is *very* (extremely) difficult to clear as they appear to be resistant to most of the drugs being used. It can take months of constant dosing to finally clear an infestation. What your vet prescribed is the usual treatment for hookwom infestations. It may work, but probably not. Please search through the threads here and read through what people are using and what has worked for them. After several months of dosing my girl every two weeks, my vet suggested we give her a ProHeart injection. It's originally meant to be a heart worm treatment, but it also works for other parasites. As a continuous release medication that lasts for 6 or 12 months and eliminates the issue of repeated dosings and getting the timing right for the hookworm life cycle. It cleared her hooks finally and we haven't had any issues with it. I put all three of my dogs on it and have been very satisfied.

Awesome news sweet boy!!!!!

Perfectly normal. She's just playing. Even at 2 1/2, she's still a puppy for a large breed dog. He energy and maturity levels won't really even out until around 3 1/2 - 4 years old. So she's being exhuberant and silly and trying to get all her wiggles out - which you definitely want her to do!! She also probably likes how the grass feels and may have some itchiness the upside down wiggles are addressing. You might give her a good brushing a couple times a week to help with shedding and dry skin. Congrats on your new adoption and welcome to GT!!

Make sure your adoption group knows you need a dog that will be fine being a singleton. Hopefully they can already be in a foster by themselves, but that usually doesn't happen. Ask about the dogs confidence level - they need to be confident - and their activity level. You might also think about an older "bounce" dog - one who has come back to the group through no fault of their own, but who has already been a successful only dog in their previous home. Don't be discouraged if you need to do some training on your new dog. SA *can* be dealt with if you remain calm and consistent. The hardest part for you will be being disciplined enough to do Alone Training every day. If you want step-by-step help, get the booklet "I'll Be Home Soon" by Patricia McConnell. Good luck!

No to the challenging thing. Dogs don't really think that way. He just doesn't have to go. It sounds like he's just iffy on his potty training. Put him on a strict schedule, even when you're home. One that will be what his day will be like when you're back to work. Keep up with your alone training *daily.* When he's not under your direst supervision he needs to be wherever he's going to be during a workday. A smaller, easily cleanable space. And somehow you need to get him to go around meal times, whether that's an extra long walk after eating, or an extended time in the yard. Sometimes taking them to a place where other dogs have gone will stimulate their instincts to go. It wouldn't hurt to have a urinalysis and fecal testing done, just to rule out any medical cause. Especially if it's been a while since that was done. Parasites and other baddies can mess with a dog's system enough to make it seem like thay have a UTI, when they don't.

I'm so very sorry. Such a young life cut short. Please know you did the right thing. {{{hugs}}}

What a fun weekend!!!

True aggression is very rare in greyhounds. There's nearly always a medical cause for this sort of behavior (a brain tumor or other neurological issue). Get him seen asap. In the meantime, make sure he is secured in a space away from the table while you're eating, and keep his muzzle on at all other times. Contact the kennel you adopted him from to see if anyone there has any information. Also see if you can locate an experienced, positive-reinforcement-only, certified animal behaviorist. Not just a trainer, but someone who has extra licensing and authorization to analyse and diagnose canine behavior issues. They can usually prescribe medications the same as a veterinarian.

Yes. First thing is to check him for parasites. Hookworms are *extremely* hard to clear, and bad infestations can definitely cause HGE-like symptoms. Please search here for the many threads recently about treating this drug-resistant form of hooks. If by some miracle he is parasite free from a fecal test, I would still treat him. uAnd consider that these symptoms can also be caused by a food intolerance/allergy. There's no real test for this except to do a strict food trial over several months. But I would urge you to switch foods anyway to a food that includes whole grains. Foods that use legumes or sweet potatoes as a carb source have been implicated in the development of severe Dilated CardioMyeopathy (DCM). A switch to Purina Sensitive Stomach might help.

That bump looks weird - like maybe a foreign body sort of thing. I would definitely have the vet take a look. Mine will even stick a needle in and suck out some cells to take a wuick look at under the microscope there in the office. What really concerns me is how swollen her other leg looks???? That would definitely cause limping and general unhappiness. Is this normal for her?

So true!

Yes, very normal. And I second what everyone else has said. But I also want to point out that many greyhounds don't react well to having a small baby in the house. We see it all the time. The baby takes his human's time and attention, understandably so, and smells weird, and makes a lot of noise and fuss in their otherwise calm household. They just don't like or react well to all the changes and noise. Doesn't mean they aren't happy or that you're doing anything wrong, it's just the way they are. Essentially, he's the slightly older brother who's seen his world change overnight. If you have the time and the energy you might consider doing some things just for/with him. Give him some special dog time one-on-one each week. Get him around other greyhounds so he has some beings like himself to socialize with. I'm not a fan of dog parks in general, but they can be useful if you're smart about it. See if your adoption group has play dates, or make friends with other greyhound owners who have fenced yards and a playmate for him. Take him to an obedience class and wake up his brain. Or just put him in the car and go for an ice cream or puppacino.

Agree with all the above. Though I've used it for several dogs and had absolutely no side effect issues, even at high doses, so it's very individualized. There's no need to be conservative with medication, as pointed out. You're looking for relatively short-term relief from pain, not a long duration maintenance dose. I am also not a fan of Tramadol, and there is recent information that it really doesn't work very well - for humans or for dogs. We use codiene sulfate here with very good results.