EllenEveBaz

Yay! Yay! Yay!

The humans who have lost hounds to osteo are probably Charlie's biggest cheerleaders. Woo hoo x 2 from us!

There's a whole range of things it could be, including "just a bug." One school of thought is to keep offering water but not feed the dog anything for about 24 hours to let the intestines have a chance to calm down. I hope Tracker feels better soon.

Sending thoughts of clear sailing on the anesthesia and a dog with a much improved (if smaller) set of toofers.

Sending best wishes for your girl.

How wonderful that your family and Larry were able to come together at hurting times in all of your lives. Sending heartfelt sympathy for your loss.

I've always liked the if-you-don't-like-what-they're-doing-give-them-something-else-to-do approach suggested in the above two posts. I'll also pass along a tip from the trainer in our current obedience class. She says to pre-arrange a jumping session by coming in at a door that has secure space on both sides. Not a door open to the outside, but one coming in from a garage or secure porch, for example. When the dog starts jumping on you, say your one "NO!" and instantly take them by the collar and put them on the other side of the door. After a few seconds of quiet, let them back with you. If they start jumping again, repeat. She says what most dogs want from jumping is attention, and putting a door in between you takes the withdrawal of attention one step further than turning your back. She says it has never taken her more than a 5 times to get a dog trained this way. Although you may have to train the dog that it's not just that one space, but ALL spaces and with ALL people. A leash and a little provocation to jump will help with the different spaces training.

I've never seen any incidents outside. However, in the 2 times over 14 years blood has been shed inside, it was when a female tried to take something from a male (space; treat) and the male lunged at and bit her: "I'll teach you not to try to steal my chewy again." Not really a fight, because the females didn't retaliate. I've never seen the males here try to take something from a female. Among the dogs, anyway. Can't say the same about the humans.

Sending the warmest of good wishes for Larry. How is Ollie doing with all the upset and stress? Edited to add: Just saw Cute and Funny post with the beautiful Ollie and Larry pics. Thanks for posting them.

Sending healing thoughts and cyber ear scritches

hoping for the best

Urchin, it sounds like you have a very reasonable anti-infection protocol going. With Scout, it seemed like the nail would only bother him for a few days, but he never had more than one going at a time while he was with me. Your poor boy.

If you haven't tried it already, don't forget the duct tape method.

Poor baby being afraid of the vets -- she must have really been hurting when she was first seen. But glad she's on the mend and that your vet is being proactive about her being scared.

My Scout had SLO. He lived with another family before coming to me; his nails evidently started showing problems when he was around 4-5. When I got him at age 9, he was losing about 1 a month. With the recommended regimen of tetracycline (hope I'm remembering this right) and supplements, the nail loss gradually slowed until during his last two years -- age 12-13, he was only losing one a year. We were able to cut out the tetracycline except during flare-ups and cut back on the supplements, too. Keeping the nails short so they didn't catch on things helped. I'm sorry your boy is having problems, but if this is SLO, with most dogs it can be managed fairly easily.

Sending healing thoughts and cyber ear scritches.

Glad your beautiful boy is feeling better. He looks so happy and bright-eyed -- of course, HE can go back to sleep after getting you up every two hours.

Congreytulations to Beth and you! Of all the different methods to teach greyhounds to sit, which worked best with Beth?

I gave an apple core with seeds every day to my first grey, Eve. She made it to age 13.

Keeping paws crossed for your boy.

My suggestion is to let them have lots of outside time together. Just my opinion, but I think that doing "dog" things together helps them start bonding. There's also less to be territorial about -- space, treats, food, humans, toys -- outside. Walks together are great. If you have a fenced yard, I suggest muzzling and supervision at first when they're out together. Having 2 greys is more like 4 times the fun of having one. Enjoy!

YAY for a clear MRI!

One lower-fat idea to try is a little pasta cooked in something interesting (low sodium stock or soup) and added to the rest of a meal. For dogs who tolerate grain, pasta is usually very easy on the digestive system.

Applause, applause! Claudia, did the vets suggest aspirin or medication, or did you want to see how she did, first?

Adding our best wishes for a quick recovery.