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LaVida and Mark have been working on a long term "konstrukshen projekt" in the back yard for a while now. They have a nice shady spot under a large bush with a cool place to lay in the dirt. I am going to add some sand to see if we can keep the dust down and reduce the chance of Valley Fever happening from the dust. With that background, it is also bath time before it reaches a thousand and elebbenty degrees here in the desert. Their work is starting to show on them. The outdoor hose does not work well for baths because the water is too cold in the cold seasons and too hot once the temperature goes up. Our hoses and house water lines dispense overly warm water all summer because the water mains and lines are right below the surface. Water left in a garden hose can cause burns in the summer if it hits your skin.
I just ordered a battery operated camping shower so I can fill a couple of buckets with water of a more constant temperature to do their baths. Curious if anoyone else has used one of these and how well it worked? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IFHFJXI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
There is no good inside tub for the baths due to having glass shower doors, so we need to improvise. We've used the garden hose in the past and it is just never ideal. So, is anyone else using something similar other variation of a camp shower for the dogs?
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She's highly efficient. Doolin is an excellent supervisor.
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This has been going on for a while in some shelters there, but now it looks like the influenza may have been detected among a dog in the public setting, Just an FYI for anyone who may need to know.
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Happy Gotcha Day, Face!
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11 hours ago, cleptogrey said:
as per chicken and rice try cooking the chicken(easier if cut up into quarters, skin removed) in the rice.
a dish no dog can ever refuse.
You're right about that. I always make the rice or the pasta with chicken broth and usually have visitors in the kitchen while it;s cooking.
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I love these two. I think we are going to need a roadtrip to Nashville at some point to meet them.
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Beautiful boy! It's very cool that you got to meetup after all of these years.
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5 hours ago, EllenEveBaz said:
LaVida, isn't it exhausting keeping your tail up in the air like that? Learn to relax, girl!
Enjoy your weekend off.
Such a beautiful girl, even upside down. Or maybe especially upside down.
The tail stayed straight up for over an hour. We were cracking up. Eventually it went down very, very slowly and rested against her foot.
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LaVida is glad that the week is over.
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Congratulations Ducky! A youngun...this should end up with some fun stories.
I can't see the pics so they must be on Facebook. I will have Chris show them to me. I refuse to have a Facebook account so she is my workaround when I need to see something on FB.
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2 hours ago, Houndtime said:
Interesting. I use Evangers and most people have never heard of it. I find the chicken and rice works very well, also. I do have the organic chicken too. Compared to some of the canned foods, it is very reasonably priced. For those who care; it is Kosher and Kosher for Passover.
I have been using the Hills Chicken and Barley this time and so far it is working.
44 minutes ago, FiveRoooooers said:@Time4ANap Irene, that's good to know about the chicken and rice, too. At Don and Rocket's suggestion, we've been using Evanger's Canned Organic Chicken and it is often the only thing Punkin will eat after she's declined everything else. Thanks!
We always have a case of the 'magic chicken" on the shelf. I have even handed a can to neighbors who couldn't get their dogs to eat or keep food down and they are always shocked when the dog chows down on it. My brother couldn't get his Aussie to eat anything at one point and the only thing that worked was the Evanger's Organic Chicken. it think the smell is attractive to them, and the consistency of it makes it really easy on their stomach. We have nursed a lot of dogs back from whatever was ailing them with that Organic Chicken.
I do sometimes alternate with the Chicken and Rice if I can't get the Organic Chicken. Both seem to be pretty similar. I have also mixed the Organic Chicken with scrambled eggs, mushy rice, pasta or green beans if we are slowly working back to regular food just to keep them interested.
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Rocket had similar issues for no obvious reason. He was evetnually diagnosed with stress colitis. Just randome bouts of pudding poos and upset stomach which usually was noticeable at first by the tummy squeals.
We eventually had to put him on Tylan twice a day which took care of 99% of the issues. Tylan requires a prescription and comes in a powder form,. it tastes awful so you cannot just sprinkle it on the food as some articles suggest. Your vet will need to calculate the correct dosage for the dog's weight and the easiest way to administer it is to put the powder in capsules. We would give him the capsules in a small piece of cheese which worked well for him. Tylan is not a drug that they will prescribe first or initially, it is kind of a last resort, long term problem solver if it works for the dog.
We bought the empty gelatin capsules online and filled them by hand. The tylan powder is very lightweight and sort of goes everywhere, so you may want to wear a maks when filling the capsules just to avoid breathing it in since it is a medication. Your vet can figure the dosage pretty closely to help you figure out which size empty capsules you need if you do end up needing to use tylan.
Rocket would often have tummy squeals first thing in the morning if he was having a flare of colitis. As long as I heard those squeals, I would give him a small meal of Evangers Organic Cooked Chicken to settle his stomach. It is bland and is only chicken, no other ingredients. Often giving him that meal would avoid the flare up and he'd be looking for his regular breakfast a few hours later. YMMV of course, but it's what ended up working for us along with the Tylan.
Rocket along with a few other dogs here on GT with similar issues had good results with Purina Pro Plan Large Breed food. For several of the dogs here with similar issues, it just about totally resolved the stomach and diarrhea issues. Since you have other considerations with the urinary diet, it may not be an option but may be worth a try if your vet okays the food. https://www.chewy.com/purina-pro-plan-adult-large-breed/dp/52396 (This is kibble, not the shreds.)
Good luck!
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Happy Birthday, Logan! Nothing wrong with slowing down. Rocket always liked to go slow so he could stop and smell the flowers.
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2 hours ago, FiveRoooooers said:
And have the smile to prove it! Love your stylist beads, LaVida!
pee ess, wot is that green stuff on which you rest?
30 year old astroturf.
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I didn't see your original post and am just seeing this now. I am so sorry you are going through this. Give your sweet girl some extra ear rubs from all of us here.
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Just a suggestion since you have an older dog. We have learned from having seniors that we don't go anywhere without a dog travel bed, especially the vet. Our most recent trip to the regular vet encounted a long wait between tests / labs etc. LaVida has a wonky leg and can't stand forever. We had the travel bed with us and it made the appointment seem to her like she was just out visiting someone because she had her own spot to lay down.
We have had the Chuck It Travel Bed for at least 10 years and it comes out of the washing machine like it's new every time. Rocket who was a big buy and 85 lbs loved it and fit on it just fine. Don't let the dimensions or the note on the listing about being for dogs up to 25lbs make you think that it's too small. It fits a greyhound just fine. Amazon link - https://www.amazon.com/Chuckit-Travel-Bed-Comfort-Blue/dp/B00027466A/ref=sr_1_7?crid=27MU0CJ89T8PY&keywords=dog+travel+bed&qid=1680042003&sprefix=dog+travel+bed%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-7
We keep ours in the vehicle that is most likley to be used to go to the vet, but have always taken it with us when the dogs go anywhere in either car.
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Happy Birthday, Adam!!!!!
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1 hour ago, ramonaghan said:
When does the ETS support group meet? We'll bring the donuts.
Obviothly it meeths on Tongue Out Tuethday or Thirthty Thurthday,
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LaVida is here to support her friends. (Sorry - not sure why resizing these isn't working.)
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Mark says "Whot's your point?"
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Just now, ramonaghan said:
Hey, that's the dood's sister!
Yes - I was fixing that when you posted. I thought it was Doolin..
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That's wun hansum dood!Sorry Willa. I missed the tag on this post and thought you were Doolin.Yoo look awesome!
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44 minutes ago, Beachbum1 said:
You were in her spot
Apparently I was. My side of the bed has an extra piece of foam and she knows it.
It's Bath Time!
in Everything else Greyhound
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How about if you take them the first time so I can learn how it's done?
Amazon just delivered the new "shower" so I have the battery on the charger now. One of these two is pretty smelly from digging, so they are both going to get a bath this weekend. Hopefully, it will shortly be too hot out in the yard for them to bother digging.