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I only use 1 GasX tablet when I give it to Rocket and he's over 70 lbs. You could probably see if there is a child dosage on the package and use that as a guideline. If you can cut them without having them break apart, try 1/4 pill and go from there. Edited to add - we were posting at the same time. There is a tablet form of GasX that can be cut. Make sure that what you have is regular GasX, and not one of the versions that contain additional drugs / features. it should only say GasX, not GasX Plus or have any letters behind the name.

Squirty cheese can also be pretty appetizing when you need to get meds in them. You can seal up some bread with it so they don't know there's a pill inside. When I had to give Rocket liquid panacur recently, there was no way i was getting that syringe near his mouth. Being the bread lover that he is - I bought some of those little Hawaiian rolls, injected the panacur into them, and topped them with squirty cheese....he thought it was the best thing ever....Panacur administered. After the 2nd day, he would come to the kitchen looking for his cheese sandwich....

Yup - statuing. Nothing to do with being new, just being stubborn or something has his attention in the distance. Usually I will walk the opposite direction we were going and then loop back around. If this doesn't work or he statues again, I grab the leash right where it connects with the collar and put some tension on it. This is similar to the way they are led on the track before a race, and he seems to get that he is going to go where I want him to when I do that. Don't yank or tug, but more of nudge. Rocket also knows that when I say "this way," that's the way we ARE going to go.

Batmom to the rescue! Rocket is sending get well wishes and high-fours (that's a greyhound high-five) to Merlin - even if he does hit on Lexie. Hope he's feeling better soon.

I'm so sorry for your sudden loss of Dante. Run pain free Dante.

Run Free Xander.

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Feel better soon Biggy.

I wouldn't read too much into it. He's getting a drink. If there are other problems associated with it later, then take another look at it.

Run free Sully.

As you work on the diet (make changes, try new foods, etc) - be sure to only change one thing at a time so that you know what works. That means no different treats and don't mix 2 new foods at the same time while you are doing the change, or you won't know which change causes an issue.

You are changing too many things in the diet at once. The hound's stomach is probably upset. Also, 6 cups a day sounds like way too much food. Is that what the Pro-plan calls for for your hound's weight? Overfeeding is one of the most common causes of diarrhea, with a too-fast food switch often being one of the other main causes. Your hound is drinking normally, so it sounds like dehydration isn't a concern. I would do the following: 1. Double check the Pro-plan feeding instructions and verify the correct amounts. Many instructions are poorly written, and will say someting like feed 3-4 cups in two feedings. What they are actually instructing is to divide that amount into 2 feedings a day, so be sure that you are following the directions as intended. If you are feeding the correct amount, there is most likely no need for the canned. If you are feeding both, you need to figure out the calories in both and cut back the amount of each proportionally to give your hound the correct amount of each food to prevent overfeeding. 2. I would definitely cut out the canned until you see if the hound needs it to supplement the kibble. By feeding the proper amount of kibble, and cutting out the canned, your diarrhea problem will most likely go away unless there's some reason your dog can't tolerate that particular kibble. If the diarrhea continues more than 2 days after cutting back the food, you may need to follow a short-term cooked ground beef and rice diet to heal the stomach. Good luck. Hope your hound is feeling better soon.

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All of the problems make me wonder if TOTW will take their manufacturing elsewhere. Unless someting has changed since the time that we fed it, TOTW is it's own company, and had a contract with Diamond to manufacture the food. It won't surprise me to see them make a decision to manufacture in-house or move to another manufacturer. Those things all take time of course, which they may not have if they've seen a significant loss in business.

We used to feed TOTW but it was too rich for Rocket. When we were feeding it, it wasn't unusual to have some color variation from bag to bag because the final step in their production is some type of spray coating of the kibble. That can cause color variations that are normal. Kibble size also varied depending on which plant it came from, as the cutters and dies used to form the kibble will vary from machine to machine. We contacted their customer service department back then with some questions, and they were very responsive. If you have a concern about a particular issue, I wouldn't hesitate to call them. If it's slight product variations like noted above, not a big deal. if you are finding stray pieces of other types of kibble in with your food, then I would have issues with that because something in the process wasn't cleaned out properly before your product was manufactured or bagged. If that's the case, call the company and give them the codes on the bag so they can track it.

I'm so sorry for your loss of Jack. Run-free sweet boy.

Here's a link to all of the past threads on this topic - lots of good info throughout.

I was stunned to see Ekko's name here. Ekko stories were some of the first things i read when i joined GT, and her infamous "book" will live on here. I am so sorry for your loss. She brought laughter and joy not only to her Mom, but to thousands of people she never met. Run free sweet girl.

Welcome home Teddi!!!!! Congratualtions!!!!

We've used both successfully - either should be overcooked.

Try some Ensure, scrambled eggs, cottage cheese. Given the things that he;s turned down, he may just not feel like eating. He may feel more like eating once the fever breaks.

Poor girl! Hope she is feeling better soon. Not a fun way to spend the night when you have to go to work in the morning.

What a handsome Irish boy!

What were the pills? It can take several treatments to get rid of the worms because of their life / hatching cycle. Could just be more worms / eggs coming out, or maybe some bile in the stool? I would only attack one problem at a time. Get the worms cleared up and go from there if it's still an issue.

Being round like it is, I'm wondering if it's a bite - like a spider or something. Is it swollen?