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    Hates Potassium Bromide Liquid... Help?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    My vet had a compounding pharmacy make up capsules with the powder because we did a lot of travelling with the dog and the KBR is supposed to be refrigerated if it is a liquid and that was tough to travel with. Apparently it is a powder first, then it gets "made" into a liquid for most patients. Ask if they can do this for your boy. Good luck!

    New Dog Has Fleas? Maybe?

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    Sure sounds like fleas. Frontline is safe for greys. Also, Capstar, the Capstar is a small pill that kills the fleas in about an hour! It doesn't prevent them from coming back, but the Frontline will. We just "aquired" some fleas from a friend's dog. UGH! We first used the Frontline, and then a friend said to use the Capstar. The vet agreed, He had us give them one pill and then we are to use the Frontline every three weeks until all signs of fleas are gone. Capstar only kills the adult fleas. Use both. Good luck!!

    What Is River Doing?

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    YES YES YES!! I had a little brindle girlie that usually slept in my friend's room. One night, she was going to be gone so I slept in her room with the dogs. Usually when my sugar level drops too low at night, it wakes me up because I start shaking. About 3 in the morning, she started crying and pawing at me until I sat up. I felt dizzy and started to shake so I check my blood sugar. It was 35!! Way too low. I leep glucose next to the bed so I started chewing on them. As soon as she saw that I was awake and doing something, she went back to sleep. I didn't sleep in the same room as her after that and she passed away a few months later. I often wonder if she could have been trained as a diabetic alert dog.

    Hounds And Sit-Stays

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    My two greyhounds have to sit before they get their food otherwise they would just bowl us over! . My boy will sit until we release him. If he breaks the sit stay, we pick up his food until he sits again. Then he has to wait until we release him. He probably sits for about two minutes sometimes. He is not uncomfortable. I think it may be that if they are in prime racing condition with nice tight toned muscles it may be a bit uncomfortable, but after they've been pets for a while they loosen up a bit. I had one grey that would sit in front of the window in the living room for ages watching the traffic go by. I think you just have to reward them with a high value treat to get them to sit/stay. Start with a short time, and gradually increase it.

    Trazodone For Anxiety

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    I tried to get it from my vet because my little girlie gets really frantic at the vet's. She has four laser treatments coming up and I wanted to try it to see how she did. Well, he said he preferred to have her take valium. Sigh...............so we will be trying that on Thursday for her next visit.

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