KF_in_Georgia

If there's a visible growth, she needs the vet. Tumors on internal organs are not often visible without x-rays.

I've lost five greyhounds over the years. In my experience, vets don't mention end-of-life too early.

I've used Interceptor since 1994 2001 (sorry, I got the wrong year) (except for the time when it was out of production; at that point, I used Heartgard Plus, which gave my dogs diarrhea). I haven't used Interceptor Plus. I've used Bravecto for the last few years. My dogs haven't exhibited any vision difficulties. My Silver, who was on the combination the longest of any of the dogs I've had, had a full eye exam every year as a therapy dog (AVCO offers free eye exams every year for therapy dogs). If you can still edit the title of your article, please change "renal" to "retinal".

I'm glad he's doing better, but I wanted to ask if your vet did x-rays on Frankie. Limping always makes me fear osteo, and I don't dismiss that possibility without x-rays.

I'm another Healthy Paws user. My boy has a screw in his hock following a race injury, so I'm resigned to owning any medical problems with that joint, but that would have been the case with any insurance company. He broke a canine up by the jawbone trying to chase a treat he'd knocked out of his crate. It happened on Saturday, so we wound up in the E.R. Surgery that night, then follow-up x-rays and a doctor's visit. I scanned the bills and filed them online with Healthy Paws. In less than two weeks, they emailed me a statement of what they would pay, and the payment reached my bank account about 10 days later. I'm not sure why they don't pay for the doctor's exam. Surgery, x-rays, anesthesia, meds, etc., all paid. Doctor's exam--not. How do they think you get to the stage of surgery, x-rays, etc., without a doctor's exam?

Osteo in an 8-year-old (Tigger). Osteo suspected in another 8-year-old (Oreo threw a blood clot and died in surgery for a broken leg).

Yes. My Sam had been on Meloxicam* and developed stomach trouble. We did Pepcid for the rest of his life, and he never took another NSAID--no Rimadyl or Metacam or anything like that. *Avoid Meloxicam, which comes in a pill version that requires you to split the pill for the proper dose. Pills aren't scored, and your pill-splitter will be working on a "best-guess" format. Metacam comes in a liquid formula which is easier to dose accurately. https://www.1800petmeds.com/Meloxicam+to+Metacam-compare120154.html

Summer coat. I had one greyhound who threw off hair every time she sneezed. The hair just wafted through the air.

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I'm so sorry your lovely girl is gone. My household will get cookies for breakfast. (We're getting a late start here.)

My Sam found methocarbamol really helpful in his later years. When something hurts, you tend to tense muscles, and just doing that can be painful. But methocarbamol is a muscle relaxer, and he was able to lie down and get back up without crying out.

I'm so sorry you've lost your lovely girl.

It didn't work with my Sam, but that's just bad luck. Side effects: It'll probably make him sleepy. (If that gets him to lie down in the car, that'll help.) Allegedly, ginger is helpful, too. Take ginger snaps and you can both enjoy them.

Sometimes a vet will check in-house. Other times, they'll send the sample to a lab. Either way, you shouldn't have to wait until next week to get information.

You might be able to take a poop sample to your vet and leave it for testing. If they see a problem, they can prescribe without seeing your boy. That might save time and perhaps prevent a bigger problem from developing after a delay. Try taking out small paper plates you can slide under his butt when he poops. You then can bag the whole plate and all for the vet. That'll be easier than trying to pick it out of the grass, and also will help prevent spreading trouble if he's acquired a parasite.

No personal experiences. Just things I've seen recommended to other people: If it happens again, video him to have something to show your vet. Has he had anything new/different to eat? New treats? Dental chews? Even toothpaste? If so, check ingredients. Some ingredients (including herbs like rosemary) can lower the seizure threshold in dogs and people. Try to document what was happening before an episode--how recently he'd eaten, was the weather okay?--and document what happens during and how long it lasts.

See here: https://minnesotagreyhounds.wordpress.com/what-to-expect-with-a-leg-amputation/ Also see the long-running Greytalk Osteo Thread, which has slipped off the first page but is located here: http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php/topic/318606-osteo-thread-part-9/

More likely dislocated. Might want to go to the vet and let the vet show you how to put it back in place.

Restrict his activity. Leash-walking as necessary, but no running, and minimize jumping. (The same instructions your doctor would give you if you had a swollen ankle.) And I agree with Greysmom: vet sooner rather than later. Try to video how he walks when he's limping so you can show your vet. I can't tell you how many dogs have miraculously healed themselves by walking into the vet's waiting room, only to resume limping or yelping when we got home. (Part of that stoic-hound thing.)

Stay off the grass as much as possible, and wipe or wash the dog's feet when you come back in the house. Some people have the dog walk through a pail of water.

If you go to www.pollen.com and enter your zip code, you can see what pollens are prevalent in your area right now.

Ask your vet if he sees this in his other patients. I had dogs who had diarrhea within 24 hours of taking a Heartgard Plus dose. It was so predictable, I'd postpone the dose if rain was in the forecast so we could avoid standing miserably in the rain all day. The dogs were fine with the med itself; it was the flavoring that got them. These days, we do Interceptor.

Never heard of it.

At least a couple of days to disappear, and I'm not sure it "disappears" so much as it gets rubbed off on dog beds and other bits of furniture. If I remember correctly, the oil isn't the chemical; it's just the carrier for the chemical. I did bandannas for a couple of days because the dry paper towel doesn't completely get rid of the oil. You'll still be able to feel it if you put your fingers in the right(wrong) spot. I had therapy dogs back then, and they are required to have baths right before a therapy visit. I'd schedule the Advantage Multi for the week before the visit, then bathe the dog 24 hours before the visit to make sure the oil and the odor were gone, so my dogs would be clean and pet-able by people with compromised health (or kids who wanted to hug the dogs).