PrairieProf

Thinking of you and Bruiser.

Have you tried Prescription I/D yet? Especially if Hill's is already working better than some other foods. If he's having all this digestive trouble it might help at least in the short term. It proved so wonderful for Beth after a bout of pancreatic inflammation I've kept her on it as her regular food for over a year now (kibble with some canned on top) -- finally no more poop issues, her coat is like silk, etc. There are other dogs here on GT who need to be on it long-term. Or Science Diet Sensitive Stomach is sort of like a non-prescription version though it is not the same. I'm not saying your dog might not have a medical issue, but I thought I'd mention it. I am also one of my vet's two best clients, though at present that is based on a cat with serious issues as well as my greyhound and her various issues and injuries (she's healthy over all though!).

Very sorry for the loss of this wonderful boy.

I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful, brave Duchess of Blackwood.

Welcome! Love the name Willa, and she looks really sweet.

Welcome! Can't wait to see pictures of your new boys -- and what are their names? (We always like to know racing names too!) I'd also really like to see what Oswald looked like (and very sorry for your loss).

Sending good thoughts to Beau and you and Rich.

Is there any possibility he's eating something nasty outdoors? Beth has also been on I/D for the past year+ and it's really straightened her out; I can't get over how beautifully she does on it. Her intestinal troubles (or most of them) turned out to be connected to sub-acute pancreatic inflammation. But she still has passing brief episodes that I can usually connect to her eating something icky, or grass, or whatever.

That is so awesome! Yay for good news!

Hill's (Science Diet and Prescription Diet) is made in the Hill's plant in Kansas -- in their own plant under the direct supervision of their own employees. Everything is very carefully sourced and checked and many outsiders have toured the plant and found it scrupulously clean. And except for a tiny number of foods in the huge 2007 incident they have had zero recall issues. This is posted from them on their Facebook page with a lot more detail: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151134961508327&set=a.10150095138858327.313696.223700263326&type=1&theater

That sounds pretty good! I'm glad you found an acupuncturist -- I asked my vet but he didn't know anybody.

Oh so sad and unfair ... she's about three weeks younger than Beth. to her family.

So sorry Carrie. My vet does acupuncture and he is great but Waterloo is a long haul from the QC. I'm seeing him tomorrow though and can ask him if he knows anyone in your area.

So very sorry for your loss.

I am so very sorry for your shocking loss.

Aw shoot. I feel your stress. Sending good thoughts for an early visit tomorrow and helpful news -- I'll be checking in.

Good thoughts to sweet Carrie. Hope she's better by this evening!

I'm sorry you didn't have more time with your beautiful boy.

We have 5 acres fenced in. Do the owners that race the dogs know when the dogs last race will be? Do they have a certain number of races that they can run? Just curious. No, it's not set in advance, depends on how they're doing though very few greyhounds as far as I know race beyond age four. Most adoption groups will want you to have read Cynthia Branigan's Adopting the Racing Greyhound and/or Lee Livingood's Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies prior to adopting, so reading one or both of these would be a good advance step and give you lots of great information. And welcome!

Good to know. I wasn't planning to use it long-term, just until we get the situation under control. Then back to the enzymatic toothpaste for maintenance. Thanks again for all of your informative advice! I appreciate it! There's an older thread that pretty thoroughly debunks those worries. There are many vet testimonials on behalf of Petzlife too. I feel no concern whatsoever about using it regularly. Alternating toothpaste and Petzlife maintains Beth's teeth better than toothpaste-only used to. http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php/topic/258536-petzlife-users/

Just seeing this, I am so terribly sorry. What an absolutely unimaginable situation to be facing. Sending thoughts for strength for everyone involved.

A lot of us here swear by PetzLife spray or gel for teeth -- I'm surprised no one's mentioned it yet so I will.

Yep. I have a kind called Mupirocin from my vet -- he says it's really good (even uses it on his kids!). I was reading online about footpad injuries with Beth in the last week, and a couple of online vets recommended silver sulfadiazine ointment for them. I had some from a previous injury to Beth, so I switched over to using that.

Yeah, I'm sure the middle toe would be ouchier than Beth's injury which was on her big pad, not toes. Glad he's getting better! That vet business would not be fun ... Beth loves it there so much we almost look for excuses to go (and we're such good clients they didn't even charge us for looking at her foot).