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Thank you so much Carol, this makes me feel a lot better. I couldn't take the wailing so I let him out of the crate. I wasn't sure if I should feed him any dinner but I wanted to give him his nighttime meds so I hand fed him a few bites. He ate it, so hopefully that's a good sign. He's still pacing but not panting so at least it's some improvement. I would think the poor guy is going to have to get tired soon... Thanks again guys. GTers are the best

Thanks Pam. The nose bleeding has been happening since this morning. The vet said it would prob continue for another day or two, so I'm not really worried about that although it's disconcerting. He is in his crate FREAKING OUT right now. I have never heard such a noise coming from a dog, almost like he's yodeling But if I let him out of the crate he is just pacing & pacing & pacing. I should have asked what pain meds she used. My fault :(

No. She didn't tell me. I don't know how to get a hold of her either. How long until I start to panic? I didn't even get a printout b/c they were closed. I will go back and pay next week.

Kind of a long story, but Jabari (13 yo IG) had to have emergency surgery to remove one of his top canine teeth today. My vet is only open half a day on Saturdays, but she stayed longer just for Bari. She sent him home just about an hour after surgery, which is way sooner than he's ever been home after anesthesia/pain meds before. He won't stop pacing and panting (he rarely ever pants), and if I crate him he is screaming (he is perfectly crate trained normally). He's been home about 2.5 hrs and he's not settling down. I'm guessing it's normal but I just wanted to make sure. He's never had a reaction like this before and it's awful. His nose is dripping blood, his face has drool all over it, and his eyes are all glassy. I want my boy back to normal

Wendy, I'm so sorry for your loss. I loved reading about Rocky, what a big personality he had.

Thanks guys. One thing I neglected to mention that is important is that for some reason loud clapping/slapping noises have always scared Jabari. It has lessened a bit over the years, but when I first adopted him if I killed a bug or something he would run away and hide So I try not to do the loud clapping too much. Stomping the ground is a good suggestion, it's just a fine line between alerting him and scaring him, which I will have to experiment with. He's a super sensitive little guy. I really appreciate all your posts and suggestions!

Jabari (IG) is turning 13 next week, and he seems to be almost completely deaf at this point. If I drop something or clap very loudly he can hear it, but when I call his name I don't think he can. Especially when he is asleep, it is really hard to wake him w/o startling him. He jumps like 3 feet in the air when I try to wake him at night for last potty. I have been trying to remember not to pick him up from behind b/c that scares him now too Any tips to make life easier for him now? Thanks in advance

Robin, Burke and I wanted you to know that we could have written these very words about Bee Wiseman and the choices we made in treating her osteo. Hoping we will see the day when this disease is eradicated. It's a miserable road, no matter the path you choose. The same goes for me. I stay out of osteo threads for the most part because it seems I am one of the few who made the decision very early. Riley was still eating, still mobile, still mostly himself, although he was definitely in some pain and his xrays were horrific. I knew sooner rather than later he would be in severe pain, if he was lucky enough not to shatter the leg. So I made the choice before adding tons of pain meds, or any other treatment. He had a terminal disease, he was NEVER getting better. I admit that I have felt some guilt about this, especially when reading about other pups w/osteo on GT, but in my heart I know I did the right thing for him. His last day on earth was full of fast food, long slow walks on the beach, cuddles with his brothers & I, and finally a visit from my trusted vet where he got to lay on his favorite bed and drift off peacefully, never knowing true pain and suffering. Yes, he probably could have had a few more days, weeks, or maybe even a month or two, but I couldn't take that risk. In my heart I know I gave him a gift, and the same is true for Phene & Bee.

Oh yikes :( This is really making me think twice about feeding Nature's Domain even though my dogs do really well on it. Not sure what to do now

Legs is totally bomb-proof. I'm his 3rd home since racing & he made the trip to Hawaii from Arizona shortly after being adopted, so you'd think he'd be reserved or cautious but not at all. He's the only dog I've ever had who hasn't had some neuroses He even LAYS DOWN at the vet, he sleeps through storms, loves everyone and every dog, I've never even heard him growl. He's the best Although, I love the shy/scared ones too, don't get me wrong. It's just a different experience having such a happy go lucky guy

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Jeff, sorry if this was posted elsewhere, but is there a way for me to get rid of my picture as my avatar? I don't think I had one before so I didn't want to post this in the avatar thread you started. I do have a picture I'd like to use instead if that makes a difference. Thanks so much.

Thanks so much for checking in on Legs! The larger X-rays I sent to OSU seem to have gotten lost in the shuffle I haven't resent them yet because I'm not really sure what's going on with Legs. He was doing better, then one day was crying out a bunch, then got better again. He's been on restricted activity & I've been slowly increasing his walks & he's been ok the last week or so. So right now I'm just kind of waiting to see how he is over the next couple of weeks. I will update if/when I know anything more. Thanks again for all the support for my boy!

I feed my dogs Nature's Domain and will continue to do so. Hawaii was not on the recall list and Legs can only tolerate grain-free foods. ND is by FAR the most reasonable grain-free food so I am sticking with it. I think and hope the quality control at Diamond will be stepped up a notch now.

Thanks Lindsay, I agree that the back end stuff must be in some way related to heat, he always seems overheated when it happens. So today I gave Legs a bath and had him out on the lanai eating a bully stick while he dried off. Since he is naked on his whole underside and butt, some sand stuck to him and I went to brush it off before bringing him back inside. Well when I went to brush off his inner thighs up near his belly he SCREAMED so loud. It really freaked me out. I don't know if he's just being dramatic or what is going on with him! Riley would often be super dramatic about little things like cleaning his ears, but then when he had osteo he was very stoic and I didn't even know anything was wrong until it had progressed very far. So I don't know how concerned to be?? With the shoulder, it seems to be the part where most of his muscle is that seems to elicit a pain response. I'm hoping I'll hear back from OSU soon....I don't know what to think at this point but he seems to be his usual happy self otherwise.

here's his leg!

That I can do a rare silly moment caught on camera, he is obviously feeling good! BFFs not the best, but it's hard to get them all in one pic. of course I had food Thanks again everyone for sticking with Puzzle and I all these months!

Yes! Thanks so much for thinking of him! It seems to be healing great, it's basically just a scar now. I don't want to jinx it, but this awful situation seems to finally be behind us! ETA - hopefully someone reading this can learn from my mistakes... if a wound is not healing right, put a drain in sooner rather than later. I will forever regret putting my little man through so much.

No I haven't heard back about the larger xrays They should have received them Wed or Thurs of last week. Legs is doing ok... If I touch his shoulder he flinches & if I squeeze it he will cry, but no discernible limp. He's starting to go a bit stir crazy with his limited activity, he woke me up at 5am throwing a toy around Thanks so much for asking! I'll definitely update when I know anything.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Charlie was so special, we will all miss him.

I heard back from OSU...they would like bigger xrays, so I will mail them a CD tomorrow. I'm trying not to panic. Legs is doing ok, no limp the last couple of days, but I just touched his shoulder and he cried. The vet said to keep him quiet for awhile so that's the plan for now. Thanks again everyone.

Hmmm it didn't occur to me to send the videos. When I hear back from them about the shoulder I will ask about his back end & if they will take a look. I hope they email me soon, I'm kind of going crazy waiting. From looking at the xrays I don't think it's osteo but until I hear for sure I can't get rid of the sick feeling in my stomach.

The back end is a separate issue I think.

There were 2 things that concerned the vet, something that looked like a bone chip & also a weird space at the shoulder joint. They are emailing me the X-rays & I will send to OSU. No obvious signs of cancer but I'm not feeling much better.

I'm taking him for xrays this afternoon.