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So, twice since Saturday, Paris has attacked Fancy resulting in stitches and lots and lots of blood. This morning was the second time and, to me, was completely unprovoked. I had to pull Paris off Fancy and we are headed to the vet for more stitches shortly. Paris will also be getting a medical evaluation and then I need a behaviorist. She is now muzzled 24-7 until this gets resolved one way or another. We live outside Gettysburg. Suggestions as to who to contact? Thanks. I am completely freaked out by this, as is Fancy. Cindy

Jen, I tried to PM you, but your mailbox is full. How long does it take to see any effectiveness? Maggie is about 56 pounds and gets 100 mg twice a day. I am looking for something to take the edge off due to her many other issues. Started Monday. Haven't seen anything but am not sure if it is too soon, not high enough, or it just isn't going to work. Good luck with you move! Cindy

I have a pill shooter for Maggie. She takes 10 pills total every.single.day and will not take them in food. I get tired of shoving my hand down her throat. The shooter is quick and easy! It also helps that her pills are tiny. She loves her chicken jerky and knows that she will get some after the onslaught, so she knows medicine time and goes to her bed to wait for me. Fancy is taking some right now and I just wrap them in a thawed satin ball. Easy peasy.

One of our girls has very little vision. As others have said, low and no light is the hardest for her to navigate. We keep lights on at night in case she needs to use the dog door. We also have a light on outside which helps. She absolutely lives for her walks so she goes on them with the other two girls. When it is dark, we shine the flashlight a couple feet in front of her and she follows the beam. She does tend to stick close to my side, as well. You will also discover that his other senses will really take over. Her sense of smell and hearing are very acute. We knew Maggie's vision wasn't very good, but had no idea how bad it was - she has adapted that well! I am guessing that your adjustment will be more difficult than his. Scritches to your boy.

Paris is a licker. Not a gastro issue. She self-soothes with it by licking before bed - herself, the bed, Fancy, she isn't particular. She is also a HUGE people licker. She loves to lick and kiss you - over and over and over. Never had a greyhound with such an oral fixation before! She is perfectly healthy, too.

Good to know! Our 12 YO foster has two compressed disks in her neck. Fortunately, she isn't the type to be bouncing around. She has been on Previcox, Cerenia, tramadol, gabapentin and Robaxin with cold laser treatments twice a week. Three weeks later, she can now take walks with our girls for up to 1.25 miles - at a strolling pace. We haven't tried acupuncture even though I had good results with three other dogs. We have moved and our old vet who performed the treatments is no longer practicing. Glad to hear that Violet is recovering nicely. Tough road and so hard to watch.

I jog with one of my girls, using the 2 Hounds harness, and haven't had any chafing issues. I realize that some people prefer to have more control over the dogs head, but harnesses have worked well for me. One of my other girls has two collapsed disks in her neck (this was becoming an issue before she landed in our home) and cannot wear a collar. However, I still have a slew of collars just for fun!

We recently brought home a bounce, who turned 12 last week, and her vision is very bad. Her pupils don't restrict either. Apparently, she can see shapes and shadows. Her sense of hearing and smell are quite good, which indicates that she has been adapting. However, as Laura mentioned, she startles easily and gets rather snarky. If you met her, you wouldn't realize that she has a substantial vision loss. Needless to say, there won't be any changes in our house while she is with us. She also can still follow a bright light, so if we are walking and it is dark, she will track a flashlight beam - which we keep pointed down and in front of her.

I gave the IM injection in the thigh and rotated legs with every injection. It worked well for two of my dogs.

I am so very sorry. His eyes could look right into your soul. Wishing you peace.

Jan, I have absolutely no idea what to say. I am incredibly sorry and heartbroken for you and your campers. I hope Aiden is ok. Many, many hugs, my friend. I am sure if we listen carefully, we will be able to hear ALVIN!! through the wind. Cindy

Maggie will be 12 in 2 weeks and has rear weakness. We got her in January and promptly placed her on Robaxin, gabapentin and gentle exercise. Our walks routinely consist of an incline of some type - the joys in living on a hilly road. Anyway, getting strength in the hind quarters has helped tremendously, when coupled with the muscle relaxer and gaba. When she is really creaky and cranky, I give her Previcox, which also helps. She has come a long way in a short period of time. Also, if she is favoring limbs, check for corns. It has been my personal experience that an altered gait helps with the development of corns and treating those also really helps.

Welcome from Gettysburg! We looking forward to learning about your awkward noodle, lol.

Do they wear baseball caps? One of my dogs had an issue with hats. If he took the hat off, she was calmer. Just a thought.

We are there every day! The joys of living outside of Gettysburg, lol. Fingers crossed we have nice weather.

I am deeply sorry. Taylor captured the hearts of all of us. Wishing you peace.

My whippet got pancreatitis (lamb is very fatty) but continued on raw and never had another bout. I never feed lamb any more either for anyone. All my seniors have embraced the raw diet, too. I feed my current one a ground mix for breakfast and whatever they are having for dinner - that works well. My last senior didn't have any teeth so I ground all his food. He did well, too. Good luck!

I am so sorry. I have lost two suddenly, but not to hemangiosarcoma, and the silence from their passing has been deafening. My office manager has lost two goldens to this disease. The first one passed while everyone was gone - he had been slowing down but they contributed it to being older. The second one they found out earlier, did the surgery and everything they could do but they still lost him. That disease is very sneaky and it is my understanding that it isn't curable really. Your baby knew she was loved and cherished - something we all ultimately wish we had. Wishing you peace.

We briefly spotted a double rainbow over the weekend - that obviously belonged to you. I am so sorry for your loss. What a cutie.

Great timing! I pulled multiple ticks off the dogs yesterday and today. It's February and I am already done. Our new vet recommends Nexguard or Vectra 3D, with a slight preference for Vectra 3D. Thoughts? We do have cats, too. We live outside of Gettysburg, Tick Capitol of the World.

Paris was the most successful racer of my current three, is the youngest (3.5 years) and the slowest. The almost 12 YO with corns walks faster! I am constantly getting her to move along. I found that a shorter leash keeps her moving. I have a built-in traffic lead on the leash and will use that. However, I try not to make the entire walk a chore for either of us. She can be hard to motivate at the best of times and I don't want to make that worse.

I cannot give advice about the food amount since I raw feed. That being said, I have always kept my dogs at or about race weight and they have done fine. Over time, the muscle disappears and they look to be more filled out. But those black boys - hubba hubba! Good luck with what you decide.

My 7 year old loves her 2-5 mile jogs three times a week, followed by a 1-2 mile walk so the 3 year old gets some outside time in the morning, too. Then, we take another 1-2 mile walk every evening. The 3 year old is the laziest dog I have ever owned. My 13 year old grey wanted to walk more! The 3 year old was a successful racer, but pulled her tricep in July and got petted out. She is fully healed, but has embraced retirement with a passion. She, too, will speed up when she realizes we are on the homeward portion of the walk. However, she spends HOURS running around the house, dragging her squeaky stuffies around and squeaking them half to death. She prefers the snakes and caterpillers and loofahs. With those, she is relentless. The 7 year old has zero interest in toys, except as an occasional pillow.

If you could add Pete, I would appreciate it. He was on this forum several years ago and passed yesterday. Thanks.

I have had 7 greyhounds thus far. On the average, they haven't been very costly. I have had cats who cost more. I also got several of them as seniors and that costs more simply due to age. I lost Dante one week shy of 12 due to a broken leg (bone cancer). He had NO symptoms prior to coming home to a broken leg dog. Zoe arrested after a dental at 11.25 years. She had horrific teeth no matter what I did. Brady died at 13 - his body gave out. I got him at 11 and he was a hot mess when he arrived. Goose developed a nerve sheath tumor at 9.75 and we couldn't manage his pain. Maverick broke his leg while running in the yard with Fancy. Again, no symptoms prior to the break. At least I was there when it happened. Fancy is 7 going on 3 and Paris is 3. I feed raw and Fancy jogs 2-5 miles 3 times a week. Paris is the laziest dog I have ever had the privilege of catering. She was a winner on the track, injured her tricep and has wholly embraced the couch, lol.