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I love your tribute to your goofy boy. The McD's picture - the ultimate score for a houndie, and it showed on his face.
Run pain-free Sam.
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Late yesterday I learned that Rocket's sister and only known litter mate went to the bridge after a rapid onset of Osteo symptoms. Tests confirmed that the Osteo was particularly aggressive, and treatment options would not have provided the pain relief or quality of life that we want our hounds to have.
Katie Scarlett was still racing when we adopted Rocket, and we followed her until retirement. When she became available, we applied to Greyhounds Only to adopt her. After several weeks in a row of having to cancel the trip due to ice and snow storms that made a 4 hour drive impossible, we reluctantly withdrew the application so that she could get into a home without waiting any longer. GO was fantastic and gave our contact info to her new Mom, Heather. Heather is not on GT, and gave me permission to post this. Heather has lost multiple hounds to this horrid disease over the years. Please keep her in your thoughts.
We have been in touch sharing pictures and info about Rocket and Katie since Heather adopted her. Sadly, getting the hounds together to see each other again was one of those things we were always going to get around to, and never did. I will always regret that I didn't make that happen.
Rocket and Katie look so much alike and had many similar traits. We are devastated that she had to leave so soon.
Run pain-free at the bridge sweet girl. We love you.
Picture of Katie
Her Adoption Pic from GO:
Snuggling with a toy that Rocket sent her on one of their birthdays.
Recent pictures:
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Run pain-free Zero.
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Just a head's up if anyone is having issues- I had to clear my cache in Chrome to get back to GT. Haven't been able to get to the site since it went offline last night. This morning it only worked in incognito mode, so clearing the cache took care of it.
For those who don;t know what this means, see Jeff's post here
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Run free Murphy.
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Run free sweet Allie.
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Sometimes loose poop means you are overfeeding (not always) . With any new food, make sure you are following the amounts to be fed based on the dog's weight that is noted on the package. It's real easy to change food and continue to to feed 2 cups "because that's what he always eats..." You may need less of a richer or higher calorie food.
I found that things like pumpkin, yogurt etc always make it worse. Those just don't work for Rocket.
I would try cutting back by 1/4 cup at a time with a week or so between adjustments to that amount and see if it gets better. He could just need an adjustment to the amount of food, not necessarily add-ins or a different food.
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Run-free sweet Winnie.
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Run pain-free gorgeous Symbra.
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Run-free sweet Sadi.
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I'm so sorry for your loss.
Run-free sweet Hazel.
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Congratulations on adopting Wiley and welcome to GT.
You will read lots of different opinions here on foods. No one is right, no one is wrong. What's ultimately right, is whatever works well for the hound.
Lots of people here use ProPlan with great results. Lots of people also use the IAMs Green Bag which also has a low rating on many sites. A food can have a great rating on those web sites and still be crap to your dog.
If the hound isn't having a problem on the Pro Plan, I wouldn't mess with it based on a rating. Nothing wrong with trying what the group suggested, but if it doesn't work out, don't be afraid to return to Pro plan if it was agreeing with Wiley.
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Good boy Mason!!!!
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Run-free sweet Gracie.
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I'm so sorry, Jan. Keeping you and the boys in our thoughts, and we'll be watching for the prettiest star in the sky.
Run-free sweet Sorella, TPGIT.
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She will go eventually. She may not be used to going on a leash. This is pretty common.
If you can safely do so, connect a couple leashes together to give her more room away from you. Let her go behind a bush or any way you can give her a little distance. With frequent trips out, she will go when she has to. It can take a couple days when they first come home to get into a routine - you'll be shocked at how long they can hold it when they put their minds to it.
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Run free sweet Flirty.
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It most likely has ALUM - not ALOE. Aluminum chloride (Alum) is the main ingredient in most blood stoppers like styptic powder, etc.
You probably thought he said aloe since it's a much more common word.
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i'm very sorry for your loss of Jazzy.
Run free sweet girl.
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We have been very happy with the Precise line of foods. Rocket did great for several years on their Precise Foundation food, and we recently switched him to a mix of Foundation and their Senior food because he was starting to put on a few pounds and had a few tummy issues. The "Senior" food is formulated for dogs age 7 and over. It's lower fat and has less sodium. He is doing great on it, and his coat got as soft as bunny fur.
Poop volume with the Senior food mixed in is less than half what it used to be, and bounces when it hits the ground. How's that for TMI?
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Just got home and saw this post. Here's a link to a Bloat Symptoms Chart that we printed out and is posted on our refrigerator for quick reference. . http://www.bmd.org/bmdcr/bloat_chart.pdf
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He was a very handsome boy. I'm very sorry for your loss.
Run free Fletcher.
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I've had Rocket do the same thing twice, but with the GSOD as well. He stopped as fast as he started. Have to assume it was just a charley horse or cramp of some type. No further issues afterward. He just looked at us like we were nuts for jumping up to check on him.....
As long as he's not limping and doesn't appear to be sick or dehydrated, I wouldn't be too worried unless it persists
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Sounds like the tummy might be really torn up / sensitive. If the vet hasn't put him on Flagyl (Metronidazole), it may be time for a couple of weeks of it to try and heal the stomach.
In addition, the bland diet is also a good idea while using the Flagyl. We have actually started using canned food instead of the cooked bland diet with great results when Rocket has stomach issues. We feed Evanger's canned Organic Chicken. It is ground very fine and digests easily. Nothing but chicken and water in it, and for us, it works better than the prescription canned food from the vet. Evanger's is available from Wag.com and Petflow.com if you can't find it locally. When we need to feed the bland diet, we feed 4 small meals a day instead of the usual 2 larger meals to make things easier on the tummy.
Also - be sure that any Panacur treatments are between 2 and 3 weeks apart depending on the Vet's instructions. Giving Panacur once, then waiting til there's another instance of worms won't get them. You may need 2 or even 3 follow up treatments at regular intervals to get them all.
Hope Hutch is feeling better soon.
Sara - 9/2/00 - 7/29/13
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Run free sweet Sara.