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Those look like normal nails to me, worn by pavement. My dog's nails look like that I think and she does not have SLO.
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Well a cortisone shot in my arthritic knee helped me immensely for several months. Is there really an issue with *local* cortisone and NSAIDS? I take Ibuprofen and that's no issue.
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Good luck. Beth developed incontinence and been perfect on Incurin. She needs one a day. The normal starting dose is typically the two pills at once though- they need not be split up.
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That is the weirdest dosing of Incurin I ever heard. Are you sure you don't have DES or something else? What you describe sounds like DES. This is how Incurin is dosed: http://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/products/96-59930-4/040.aspx
I have read every single thing about this medication everywhere online in the past six months and it's all consistent.
At any rate it's just a tiny dose of estrogen either way and I incredibly doubt it could cause acute side effects. But they are not two names for the same product.
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Well I'm in Iowa and most everyone I know has Iowa dogs and I never hear about hookworm issues as a thing. It would seem you need to find a food that works better for your dog. Iams green bag has been great for many hounds. Mine responded best to lower fat and Hill's Prescription I/D has been best for her.
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I have never heard of steroid cream as a treatment for histiocytoma. If that worked it would be a standard treatment and it's not. Looks like one to me too and a few cells on a needle would determine. If it is, they go away on their own.
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Boy, that is totally not the way Incurin is supposed to be dosed is all I can say. Read the package insert (I just checked mine) or the drug website. If your vet told you to do it the way you did it that is terrible medicine.
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Incurin is titrated to how much they need. You're supposed to start with two pills a day (same time), stay on that for a couple of weeks to see if it does the trick, and then see how far you can take it down. That's right on the directions and in all the drug information online (I read it all when we started using it). Beth needs one pill. Yours might need 1.5 or two.
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I think Incurin (which my Beth is on with flawless results and zero side effects) is highly unlikely to react with Proin. It's just a tiny dose of estrogen. But Proin itself scares the crap out of me and I told my vet I wouldn't use it if estrogen worked. Take your girl to the vet.
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I have seen excellent results with Petzlife and have used it for years. I brush one night and spray Petzlife the next. Beth has not needed a dental in six years. She lost some tartar stains when I started using it (more intensively at first).
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Very sweet! Congrats and welcome to GT!
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She did poop in her crate once before as I recall. So you know she'll do it if she really has to go.
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She may have had extra poop in her- Beth always poops extra after boarding. Wouldn't worry about it if it's a one-off and not diarrhea. Your walks have been short with the cold too, right?
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My greyhound was my first dog at age 45. I can't imagine why people say they can't imagine a greyhound as a first dog! I was a lifetime cat person and of course I wanted a nice catlike dog. If I had to have a non-greyhound, I'd probably never have had a dog at all.
Yes, you should read various books. I personally like Cynthia Branigan's "Adopting the Racing Greyhound" better than "Greyhounds for Dummies," though it isn't quite as detailed and some info is a little dated. But I find it better written and it made me feel more empowered and less overwhelmed with detail. Patricia McConnell's booklet "I'll Be Home Soon: Preventing and Treating Separation Anxiety" is also very useful reading.
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I don't have a yard, so my answer is NEVER. My walking schedule remains the same Mon-Fri regardless of weather. No exceptions. If it's icy out, I will vary WHERE I walk, but not if I do or not.
If I had a yard, things would be different, but you don't have to worry about your dog's health. Greyhounds are not the delicate flowers we tend to make them seem here on Greytalk. Many of them are born and raised in places like Kansas, outdoors, and while they may then move on to places like Florida, they are much hardier than we like to pretend.
Here too. No real yard, four walks a day in last winter's polar vortex in northern Iowa (negative double digits + wind chill). We were both bundled up and not having a lot of fun, but I certainly wasn't worried about my hound.
She grew up in northern Iowa too, and the only "inside" at her farm is sort of straw-filled igloos for the dogs.
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I/D is Hill's Prescription I/D. You have to get it through your vet. It is very expensive but works very well for GI issues -- my dog doesn't HAVE to be on it but it has been a much better food for her than anything else so we stick with it. It is pretty commonly recommended for post-pancreatitis dogs. There is also an extra lowfat version of I/D but we don't use that.
The Royal Canin mentioned above is another brand version of the same idea. Purina also makes a line of prescription diets, I think EN may be their gastrointestinal one. Your vet will probably carry one line or the other, so if you want to try that option it makes sense to go with what your vet stocks (and endorses for your dog). You should definitely be talking with your vet about dietary recommendations.
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Of course you can use Greek yogurt. I switched to lowfat Greek yogurt in Beth's Kong after she had a pancreatitis scare (and also after I learned how bad peanut butter is for your health with Omega-6 overload, atafloxins, etc.). Unlike regular yogurt it stays in place until it freezes.
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I am so heartbroken for you. And hate that I'm away from Beth this week as I really need to hug her extra now.
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Beth has been on I/D kibble and canned since a pancreatitis scare years ago and loves it and does great. I put a quarter can on her kibble every meal as a topper.
She loves low fat cottage cheese too.
Many commercial baked dog treats are low fat, just read the nutritional analysis. I try to stick with stuff under 6% fat if I'm going to feed it frequently. Also banana, applesauce, low fat yogurt, rice cakes, canned pumpkin, etc. etc. -
Crate in the house, out on leash 100%.
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If she was kenneled before you got her, she may well just be blowing coat. It's common for hounds after they come into a house environment. I wouldn't leap to medical assumptions. You know a lot of hounds are naturally pretty bare?
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Similar situation to Summit with Beth. 8.5 and with vigilant daily care has not needed a dental since her pre-adoption one at 2. BUT some hounds get dealt really crappy teeth genes and even with good care lose teeth.
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So tragic. I can't imagine. My condolences.
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So very sorry for your loss. What a wonderful life Lefty had with you.
Titers... Discuss!
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I titer, though it's pricey. And one year Beth did come in with low levels on one or more of the measures so we boostered. So I would never not titer annually. My vet doesn't promote it but has no objection at all.