greysmom

Every other day, every other dayEvery other day of the week is fine, yeah.But whenever Monday comes - but whenever Monday comesYou can find me crying all of the time!

Cutie!!!

What a neat idea!!

We switched over rather quickly as well. We're currently dealing with hooks, but prior to that, and with other dogs, it was about 2 weeks to see some major differences in quality and quantity. If the salmon doesn't seem to be doing it after about 2 months, you can try the Focus kibble as well. We had good results with the turkey flavor in that kibble.

Takes a bit of trust to let you sit at the pointy end. Glad she's come around for you!!

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Many vets are unaware that greyhounds can react badly (even more badly than yours did) to regular anesthesia protocols. You can search through the forum here for greyhound "safe" one used by many. Your dog will likely be sensitized to anesthesia from now on so be very careful if he does need to be sedated. I socond not switching their food if you have a dog with a sensitive stomach. Stick with what you have and either soak and/or soften the kibble, and use a canned food (if necessary) of the same brand and variety. If you do need a "bland" diet, stay with the protein that works the best for your dog. Cook it in the most low fat way possible, and rinse and drain it if necessary to get off any excess fat. Use overcooked pasta or oatmeal instead of rice as those have more nutrients and are easier on their digestive tracts. You can also ask your vet for some carafate as a stomach protectant for a few days post surgery.

I think the thing to take away is that single drug treatments are not effective against the current strain of hooks. You need to use Advantage Multi *along with* an oral medication such as Drontal Plus (not regular strength, but the Plus version). We are on round #2 of treating our girl who came home in September. Last dose is Sunday and I'm hoping this will be the last of it.

Please contact your group to move her to a safer foster situation. And with the next one, talk with your kids about respecting the dog's space and not bothering them on their bed or anywhwere they are laying down. Any child under 5 or six should never be left unsupervised with any dog. And the dog should always be called over to the child by an adult for any petting/attention by the child. That being said, some dogs just don't do well with younger children. Not your fault, not the kids fault, it just is what the dog is comfortable dealing with. I've had two greyhounds who would literally run away from any kids they saw. Most are OK with them, but this one you have may not be one of those.

Interesting. I've not heard of this being an issue in one so young, but it *is* a common behavioral issue with greyhounds. Setting boundaries will not damage his psyche, and will be better for him in then long run. Revoke furniture and bed priviledges until you have established a level of trust. You just have to be firm and consistent. If he likes his crate, send him there, or establish a bed in each room to re-direct him to as necessary.

Yes. The greyhound community has been dealing with treatment resistant hookworm for a while now - maybe going on 8-10 years since we first started seeing it widespread. It does usually take multiple courses of treatment - no matter what you choose to do - to get rid of the little buggers. In addition to the Ng Protocol, my vet has offered the recently reformulated ProHeart shot, as that has a hookworm targeter that lasts for many months (either 6 or 12 months depending on the shot). There is some controversy about ProHeart, but we have had one of our dogs on it since August (she has a compromised gut and immune system and can't take worming by mouth) and we haven't had a single problem. As far as DE, there are many who will say it helps. My own feeling is that if it's rough enough to kill a worm, it's too rough for the inside of a dog's intestinal tract, and will cause more damage than it solves. Treating the yard with it should be fine though.

Looks like a little but of acne?? Just like humans get. Use some warm compresses, and maybe some astringent acne treatment.

Mele Kalikimaka!!!!

Gas-x is good. You can also give a pepcid (or generic) about 20 minutes before mealtimes to help with them. And I would definitely check for hooks before trying other solutions.

Yes to the above. It's a behavior you have to train just like any other, in the same way. Usually, female dogs particularly, learn to jump up in the training/racing kennels because the smaller females are housed in the top row. They use marshmallows to train them there. But your girl (and my youngest now too! ) came home before that could happen, so the training has to take place at home!

We add 10 minutes of daylight in the next two weeks!!! Though it seems to take forever to get to long days, yet just two months to get to long nights!!

She did NOT want that thing blowing on her!!!!!!

Rocket!!

Now Christmas is almost complete!!! Specky!!

Many greyhounds do well on the Kirkland brand foods - just make sure they are not the grain free varieties. The L&R should be fine.

That all sounds good to continue doing. It's going to take a while for the new skin to replace the old - probably a couple months, though it should start getting better soon!

We use Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach here. Many (many many) people will tell you that nothing's been proven yet. That's there's no evidence of a problem that can be linked to the food. That it's all breeds that suffer from genetic suseptibility to DCM. That whatever and blah blah blah. And it's mostly true - the FDA has *not yet* found the actual mechanism that is causing dogs who are fed grain free diets to develop DCM. But the evidence is strong enough that continuing to feed a grain free diet is playing russian roulette with your dog's health. Just the fact that diagnosed dogs almost immediately and (sometimes) completely, get better when they are switched off of grain free is enough for me. Dog's of every breed and size and condition and health have died horrible deaths from heart failure. I will NOT have my dog be one of them when a simple food switch can mitigate the issue entirely. Grain free is a fad diet anyway - there's no evidence it helps dogs in any way - and even wild canids end up eating grains and greens from the stomachs of their prey, so they aren't grain free either.