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    A New Brood Momma.

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted · Edited by PrairieProf

    Tom, you really need to start a new thread in the Training and Behavior section, or no one will see it to respond, plus if anyone did it would sort of hijack the brood mama/Lily thread.

     

    To post pictures they need to be in a hosting site such as Photobucket, and then you post the IMG code from the photo there into your message.

    Safe Jerky Treat Suggestions Please

    in Food and dietary discussion

    Posted · Edited by PrairieProf

    I was just going to say Colorado Naturals too. It's carried at Petco. We tried a pack of the beef recently, and I'd buy it again. They have beef, chicken, pork, and salmon jerky as I recall.

     

    I personally order a local Minnesota organic turkey jerky-like product, Gobbles, by phone: http://www.drystore.com/page/page/5530605.htm (described as "granules," but it's really jerky-like strips, a little more crumbly). I know this is the very highest quality meat and Beth really likes it.

     

    Another 100% American product sold at PetSmart (made about thirty miles from me in Iowa) is True Chews. There's a fair bit of sugars in it though so I don't think I'd buy it again.

    Amputation Of Weight Bearing Toe

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    My vet does almost all surgery by laser now. But as surgeries go a toe amputation is not really complex, he gave me to understand.

     

    What I would really recommend though is that you find a vet who uses healing laser therapy (cold laser) for wounds etc. -- my vet is also big on that and says it speeds up healing amazingly. I also saw what appeared a very good effect when I used it on a dog bite wound Beth had this fall. The trauma we had with Beth's toe amp was definitely with wound healing after the sutures ripped and the wrap caused a deep abrasion on her remaining toe, and I do believe that laser therapy (which my vet didn't have at the time) would have made a big difference in our weeks of stress.

    Hair Loss

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    And to answer your direct question, a greyhound with a T4 of around 0.5 is pretty unlikely to be hypothyroid -- or rather, that number is not itself cause for great worry. Mine was 0.4 and we did the full panel (send to MSU with endocrinologist's breed-specific interpretation) and she is just fine.

    Question

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    How many calories are in a cup of the dry food? That way you can convert cups of dry you'd be feeding him to how many cans would be equivalent (at least roughly). Beth is on I/D long-term and I know that 1 can = 1 cup of dry calorie-wise for that. (It definitely gets expensive as hell to use a lot of the canned -- fortunately she generally just gets 1/4 can as a topper on the dry. Have you tried mixing some together?)

    Phantom Pain

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    I would also strongly think that is real pain from the end of the bones, not phantom pain. I've heard of dogs with those partial toe amps having problems that dogs where it is taken back to the base of the foot (like Beth) do not have, and I've never heard of a dog with a complete toe amp needing long-term pain meds. (Also, isn't phantom pain, if dogs even get it, in the brain? Do regular pain meds even address it really?)

     

    I'm sorry your girl is going through this. I would be very interested to see a pic of her foot with what sounds like both weight-bearing toes gone; I have never seen that. Beth has lost a weight-bearing toe too and I am always afraid of what would happen if she injured the remaining one and needed. It's great to know your girl seems to manage well aside from the pain issue.

    Newbie From Chicago

    in Introductions & Biography

    Posted · Edited by PrairieProf

    I am not going to apologize for any statement supporting dog adoption over getting a puppy from a breeder, that's for sure. And if I'm rude, well, I have pretty little moral respect for anyone who buys rather than adopts in general unless there is a very specific reason for needing an AKC dog or puppy, and less when it comes to greyhounds, where you can adopt a retired racer who has a pedigree back to the early 19th C at least. And given that 99% of the people on this forum have retired racers, don't expect any support here for negative attitudes about them or the implication that you are going to somehow make a better choice by not getting one.

    Newbie From Chicago

    in Introductions & Biography

    Posted · Edited by PrairieProf

    Going through a breeder?? You mean an AKC greyhound? Really, why would you do that when there are tons of fabulous retired racers around who need homes -- hounds of all personalities? It's not like greyhounds are some breed where you have to worry about temperament issues or health problems related to lousy breeding. The farm and racing background of NGA greys is actually a big part of what makes them such wonderful dogs. Adopt don't shop!!! There is NO reason to go with an AKC dog over a retired racer unless you want the extreme type that is favored in dog shows because you are planning to show yourself.

    Newbie From Chicago

    in Introductions & Biography

    Posted · Edited by PrairieProf

    Welcome! Lots of information here!

     

    Do know that while greyhounds as a breed are almost all gentle and polite, some individuals are cuddly and others are less so. And they spend a whole lot of time asleep so they're not following you around or doing anything then! Most greyhounds are very affectionate but in more reserved ways than, say, a Lab. But your adoption group can help you find the kind of personality you want.

     

    Also greys aren't very tolerant of heat or cold, so, while my grey loves everybody and loves to do things with me (her greatest pleasure is to be in public places getting petted by as many strangers as possible), weather can really limit our activities in the summer and winter. In the really hot part of summer things like hiking have to be done very early in the morning; that can definitely be a bummer. Some of them do like water though!

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