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I'm glad Willie is doing so well.
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I'm so sorry you've lost your special girl.
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I'm so sorry you've lost your wonderful boy.
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I'm so sorry you've lost your lovely imp.
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I'm so sorry for your loss.
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Okay, sounds like I want to stay away from it since Holly tends to be sensitive to things. I guess we'll go with Interceptor/Frontline.
For Frontline Plus, check the prices here. It's an Australian company. The product is the same as the U.S. product, but the Australian packaging is a bit more user-friendly than the U.S. packaging. The product ships by mail: $5 for shipping, and $1 for each additional product, so I usually buy two six-tube boxes at a time.
I stick with Interceptor from my vet since the drug company will foot the bill for treatment if the drug fails as long as I got my supply from the vet (or so I've heard). But no one guarantees flea products, so it makes more sense to shop wisely, and this site beats prices I've seen elsewhere. The package usually arrives within 10 days.
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Take her to Petsmart and have it done. No appointment necessary and you just wait while it's being done. Super quick and cheap.
And you are there and watching while they are doing it. Make sure they don't put her on the table. They can do the nails while she is standing on the floor.
Actually, doing the dog's nails on the table is safer. The dog has better traction on the padded table top than on the slippery floor, and dogs usually move around less when they're off the floor and on the table. Also, some dogs behave better when mom isn't in the room for the nail trim; if that's the case for your baby, the PetSmart groomer might ask you step outside. You can still see (through the window), but the fidgety dog can't see you.
If you go to PetSmart, though, spend the $2 extra to get your dog's nails Dremeled: much less likely to have a quicked nail (although it's possible), and the resulting nails will be shorter and smoother. It also will give you an idea whether your dog is a good candidate for Dremeling at home. If so, Wal*Mart carries a Dremel (the "Mini Mite," I think) for about $20 and the speed on that model is just what you'll need.
And, yeah, I'm a dog groomer. At PetSmart.
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Keep an eye on Tuna's tail as well as her foot: feel her skin to make sure it's not getting cold, which would indicate poor circulation from a bandage that's too tight.
Hope she's feeling better soon.
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I'm so very sorry for your loss.
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The pudding poop implies a bit of diarrhea-like output, and that's going to, um, eliminate (bad pun) a lot of fluid, so she might be more thirsty just because of that.
(Or the antibiotics could just be leaving a nasty taste in her mouth that she's trying to get rid of...)
Last summer, Sam had a round of the C-drugs. For a UTI, he had Clavamox, then Cipro (when the Clavamox didn't fix things). Three days after he came off the Cipro, he sliced his foot open and the e-vet put him on an enormous dose of Cephalexin (my vet cranked down the dosage). Pudding poop just about describes it...
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A friend's greyhound grabbed a squirrel too far back from the "business end" of the squirrel for safety. The squirrel whipped around and nailed the greyhound, leaving the dog with serious puncture wounds, drains...and a never-ending desire to grab another squirrel. Some dogs just don't learn...
Your baby's situation sounds much better. Good luck at the vet's on Monday.
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I'm sorry for your loss.
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Yay, Alec!
I'm glad he's feeling better.
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Yay, Sweetie!
She's probably thinking, "Boy, that was some nap!"
She's going to feel so much better...
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I'm so sorry to hear this. Spoil him rotten...and give lots of kisses. Oh, and take lots of pictures. You'll want them.
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I'm so glad to see that Cora is doing so well. I've been holding my breath. My own Oreo broke her leg and needed a pin implanted, but she died in surgery (a pulmonary embolism). I've worried and fretted about Cora, and I'm delighted that she's recovering so well.
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I'm so sorry to learn you've lost your special boy.
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About Ruby's lack of interest in food... My vet usually advises no food and only small amounts of water after a dental (or other anesthesia) because of potential nausea after the gas. It's entirely possible Ruby looked at the food, her stomach flipped over in protest, and she turned her nose up at the delicacies you offered.
And about your vet postponing her dental until late in the day: My vet does this, too. He does his "tricky" cases early in the day, his nice, healthy dogs (like my pair) at the end of the day. But the dogs still get dropped off early in the morning, and are NPO all day while they wait.
Actually, my vet would like them dropped off the night before because he gets to work about 5 am. I've drawn the line at this. I can't sleep without my babies in my bed with me. So I drop at 8 am, pick up about 5.
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I wouldn't worry about the vet removing the lump immediately. That may be nothing more than just her thinking that the lump looked uncomfortable and that removing it right away would make Max more comfortable and would lessen the anxiety you and your DH would be feeling if you had to wait for surgery at a later date.
Also, the vet might have had a cancellation of a later appointment.
(Every time I try to second guess why my vet has done something unexpected, I wind up guessing something scary, and later find out it was nothing.)
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He's clearly uncomfortable, so I think the vet visit is warranted. And if the soft wrap will make him less aware of the bandaging, so he makes less of a deal about the whole thing, then the visit is certainly warranted.
And since you're not going to be able to deal with all this next week, it'd be well to get problems ironed out sooner (tomorrow) rather than later.
Good luck.
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I'm further south than most of you, but I split a tube of Frontline Plus between my two dogs every month, all year long.
Ticks are an issue here, and my understanding is that ticks hibernate in cold weather, rather than actually dying off. That means they can be back in business after only a day or so of warm weather. And I'm a dog groomer who sees flea-infested dogs all year long at work. Maybe the fleas are in dog bedding in a warm house or garage, but they're still thriving locally in December and January and February. My view is that a tube of Frontline Plus is cheaper, more effective, and less toxic than bug bombs or other now-you-got-'em/how-you-gonna-get-rid-of-'em remedies.
Just wondering, any reason why you only use 1/2 tube per dog?
I got that advice from other greyhound owners. The dosage (by weight) is designed for "regular" dogs, most of them with more hair than greyhounds have. Much of the product undoubtedly disperses in a lab's thick coat, rather than getting down to the skin. Even just half a tube on a greyhound, though, leaves a huge "oil slick" in a greyhound's much thinner coat, while still getting down to the skin. At any rate, the half-tube method has worked successfully for my guys for more than six years. If they're going to have baths, they get them before I apply the product. After it's on, the dogs can get wet (such as in the rain), but I don't use any soap on the dogs--nothing that will disturb the oils of their skin--until they're due for baths-and-Frontline.
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I'm further south than most of you, but I split a tube of Frontline Plus between my two dogs every month, all year long.
Ticks are an issue here, and my understanding is that ticks hibernate in cold weather, rather than actually dying off. That means they can be back in business after only a day or so of warm weather. And I'm a dog groomer who sees flea-infested dogs all year long at work. Maybe the fleas are in dog bedding in a warm house or garage, but they're still thriving locally in December and January and February. My view is that a tube of Frontline Plus is cheaper, more effective, and less toxic than bug bombs or other now-you-got-'em/how-you-gonna-get-rid-of-'em remedies.
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Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is available in several forms. There's a cream, but I'm not sure I'd use that on a dog that's licking. There's also Benadryl allergy pills. I'm not sure what the UK equivalent is, but Benadryl (or a generic equivalent) is very commonly available here in the States. It makes some people (and dogs) a bit drowsy, but greyhounds can take a higher dose of Benadryl than people can! But diphenhydramine should be the only active ingredient: no Benadryl Cold, Benadryl Sinus, or similar compounded items.
My two dogs both have grass allergies. If I walk them on concrete or pine straw, we're fine. If they spend much time on the grass (especially in July/August, when grass pollen is very prevalent here), their feet get red and irritated even before they lick. If I know we're going to be on the grass a lot, or if I catch one of the dogs napping in the grass, I just give one tiny Benadryl pill, usually in a tiny piece of cheese. (The pill is tiny enough to get flicked across the room by a flapping tongue.
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Romeo Has Osteo
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I'm so sorry for this news. Make some wonderful memories, take lots of pictures, and cherish the days you have together. We'll be thinking of you all.