September

My friend's dog somehow had his nail ripped at the quick, and it bled off and on for a few days until it was healed over. I would avoid the walk. Good luck with the healing.

So sorry...wished there was more I could say.

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I am so sorry.

Sending good wishes your way.

Hello from Pa also!

I am so sorry.

Gus is handsome!!

"Think Tank" is gorgeous and I love the name!

I'm so sorry about Bonnie. Cookie, Mac, and I all send our condolences.

Your foster is gorgeous!

I have a dry skin sufferer here too.

Cookie, Mac, and I are wishing Lucius the best- I hope he gets better!!!

Hi!! Another Pa person- Bradford County area. I don't do walks in the cold, and last night, the dogs were all limpy when I came in from a 5 minute bathroom walk outside. Hopefully spring will be here soon- or at least much warmer temps.

So sorry about Ember...she fought the good fight. I just can't believe it.

As far as to handle the peeing, I've heard many ppl mention laying down tarps. Maybe you could try that??

Linky New Polymer Works on Dogs With Corneal Disease December 30, 2008 by Lynn Shapiro, Writer When Dr. Sinisa Grozdanic, an Iowa State University veterinarian with a specialty in ophthalmology, heard that an Israeli company was developing polymers that released biodegradable medicine into the tissue surrounding the eye, he contacted the company immediately to see if its CEO would let him try the polymer on dogs, Dr. Grozdanic told DOTmed News. The dogs had an inflammatory corneal disease called pannus, which clouded their vision. Dr. Grozdanic says that pannus is predominant in German Shepherds and Greyhounds, who are four to eight years old. Dr, Grozdanic, who is an assistant professor of veterinary clinical sciences at Iowa State's College of veterinary medicine, says the drug used for this disease, called tacrolimus, is released gradually and treats the infected eye for an entire year. "We know it works," he says, adding that so far, he has tested the drug on six dogs. "We see approximately 20 to 40 dogs a year with this disease," he says. "Probably 90 percent will respond to eye drops. However, 10 percent of the dogs do not respond to drops. These are your 'problem children.'" Basically, he says, pannus clouds the cornea and is detrimental to vision. Dr. Grozdanic says that companies have been trying to develop polymers that can release drugs for two decades. Israeli-based Nicast uses a technology called electrospinning. In making the implant, the needed drug is mixed with a polymer and formed into ultra-fine fibers. "From the fibers, a fabric is created, from which numerous medical devices, including drug release devices, can be fashioned," says Benjamin Eliason, Nicast's CEO. He adds that various drugs can be incorporated into the polymer fibers and released inside the body over time. With dogs, Dr. Grozdanic says, "the major problem is that, as noted, about 10 percent don't respond to eye drops; they get worse. The second group of patients are fidgety dogs who won't let their owners put the drops in their eyes. "We know that for this population of dogs that were suffering from incurable corneal disease in the past, we can reverse changes in the eye, or slow progression of the disease," Dr. Grozdanic says. He plans to submit a paper on the polymer's success to one of the veterinary journals. Meanwhile, Nicast is interested in producing the polymers for use in humans as well as in animals, the company says. Dr. Grozdanic treats his veterinary patients by making a small snip in the tissue surrounding the whites of their eyes; he closes the incision with a suture. The entire procedure takes just a few minutes and is done with local anesthesia. The drug is bound to the polymer and is gradually released into the eye. None of the dogs he operated on had been improving with the use of eye drops, he says. "But with this [polymer] method, all the dogs did well. In some, the results were spectacular, in others decent, but all were positive." Military Dog Recovers Last year, Dr. Shara Chance, who works with the US Army Veterinary Corps, diagnosed one of her patients, a German Shepherd named Gora, with pannus, Chance treated the problem with eye drops but the condition got worse, she said. Gora is a highly trained dog who works around high-profile people and needs to be comfortable and focused on her job, Chance says. Chance brought Gore to Dr. Grozdanic to have the procedure done. Chance is happy with the results and Gora is back at work, jumping in and out of the truck she works in and walking more confidently in crowds, Chance says. Full caption: Dr. Sinisa Grozdanic; Dr. Shara Chance; and Jason Clark, Gora's handler, pose with a recovering Gora, a U. S. Army explosive search dog, at the Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. ISU courtesy photo.

Just an update- I'm about to start feeding Canidea Life Stages. I found a local pet store who carries it, along with a few other brands- and it's actually pretty affordable. So we'll see. I know ppl have been talking about them changing their formulas, so let's hope this is not the case.

So great to hear he is ok!!

My allergies bother me a little when I have animals in the house, although I don't have major allergic reactions- probably just really slight ones like stuffiness, watery eyes, etc. I notice though, Cookie is really clean, and I haven't had any more problems than normal. I've taken Claritin in the past, and that works well for not making me drowsy!! I know on another board, animal allergies were discussed on advice threads. Many good points were made (and reiterated here). Also someone mentioned something worth quoting. I know it was suggested on other boards about keeping your sleeping areas off limits or limited access and air purifiers. I don't know if limiting access to your bedroom would be viable for a greyhound- many like to be with you contantly. Also, since we're on the subject- I was talking to a check out girl one day at the grocery store and she started talking about cat allergies, and she couldn't live with her dad's cats- until she started taking honey (natural btw- on the comb or no preservatives), and she didn't have any trouble at all. I thought that was very interesting.

It's 33 in in height. I probably should have gotten her a taller one, but i never even thought about looking at that measurement at the time. I didn't realize they had 54 in crates until a month ago or so- kinda wished I could have bought that instead, but oh well. Actually I wished I had waited longer to buy one- b/c then I wouldn't have needed to buy one, just use the loaner until I could trust her out of the crate. At the time, I thought crating would be necessary for a long time.

I did have a crate set up for Cookie, but not anymore. I put other- folded up in the basement. She graduated!! Still have a crate set up for my dachie b/c he is a bad boy when I leave him out while I'm gone. A 48in crate takes up a lot of room in a townhouse.

Does anyone know how many comes in a set for the muttlucks?

Welcome from Pa!! I'm up near the NY border in Bradford County!! I have a dachshund- Mac and greyhound- Cookie Dough. I just adopted Cookie in September from Keystone Greyhounds.

I was feeding Chicken soup adult formula but my friend who gets it for me (she works up where its available), couldn't get it for me this last time, so I got a bag of Diamond Lamb and Rice. I mix in cottage cheese/shredded cheese or yogurt. I do egg once a week or so. Sometimes if I didn't get groceries in time, I mix just water- i think its fine for them to have a break.