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Oh, Dude. Hang in there, buddy!! ALL of GT is rooting for you!!! and and :heart for mom. We are here for you. I can't imagine how scary it must be to watch your baby break his leg.. beaming only the best thoughts your way.

My thoughts are with you. Gypsy was so beautiful.

I can't believe I'm reading this. I had to do a double-take. I'm so, so sorry for your loss.

Sending good thoughts for your boy!! I am not experienced with seizures in greys, but the experts have already stepped in From a human-seizure perspective, though, it seems that extreme stress alone can trigger them. My mom has had seizures off-on for decades. She didn't have them when she was little - they started when she was older and started to carry progressively more responsibilities. Her psychiatrist and neurologist teamed up to try to pinpoint the cause (i.e., chemical, genetics, etc.), and concluded that she could effectively stress herself into having seizures if her anxiety got bad enough. It makes a lot of sense looking back at times when she would have a seizure every few days - there was always a major external component that triggered major anxiety, and then the seizures. Maybe that's something that happened here? Was it storming when you thought he had one awhile back? (sorry if this was already addressed.. my brain isn't firing on all cylinders today )

I can't imagine how hard it is not having closure in the form of diagnosis. However, you did the very best that you could for your buddy My thoughts are with you

Please update when you can. Thinking of you and pup!

I'm so sorry to hear of Neyla's passing, but what a sweet, lucky girl to have a mom like you. If only all dogs could be so lucky I'm going to miss reading about Neyla and her love of packages My thoughts are with you and Zuri. :heart

Oh, Gus. I am so, so, sorry.

I'm so, so sorry.

GreyTalk is essentially PoopTalk, as far as I'm concerned I also believe that poop is a prime indicator of health. I do the same with Aston, and my little parrot, too. All part of doggie stuff!

It's at my Costco now, too I think I'll try it when we're close to out of the current Kirkland bag.

I am so, so sorry. I can't imagine how devastated you must feel.

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Oh, Winslow. I am so sorry that he had to leave, but what an amazing boy, who served as an inspiration to all greys and their people, and traveled peacefully to the Bridge on his own terms (not on cancer's!). He will never be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to his wonderful family. :kiss2 Winslow :kiss2

It's legal in our city to fire off "safe and sane" ones from Noon to Midnight on the 4th only; of course, illegals can be fired anytime since they're outside the law anyway Someone fired off an artillery shell tonight in immediate range of our condo, scaring us half to death. Each time something booms, I ask my fiance which firework it is, since he grew up in East L.A. and is very familiar with illegal firework noises.. apparently, we have quite the variety around here. Aston got some melatonin in cheese at 7pm. He seems OK so far. All windows closed, but no A/C on, since the sound doesn't make it upstairs anyway.

The wind has been REALLY strong up here as well. It wasn't too windy during our walks today, but Aston was pretty freaked out by the wind-squeal around the closed doors in the house, & rattles, etc. In strong gusts outside, Aston stops walking and shuts his eyes until it dies down a bit. I end up doing the same because my eyes are really sensitive

Wendy, I'm so, so sorry. Psi was beautiful, and a very lucky grey.

Admittedly, Adequan had been off my radar for cost reasons But, seeing's how I'm building a cocktail out of lots of meds & supplements, I'm sure it's probably about the same cost at this point Aston just got his first 6-month blood panel, and everything is in the clear. I had been giving him milk thistle 1x daily on weekdays only, but started to worry that I was packing my poor dog full of a bazillion different things and am holding off for now.. Aston also gets a 10mg famotidine tablet with each meal, and I'm a MAJOR poop-and-tummy watcher/listener. Acupuncture also sounds like a great idea! I think we have a holistic(ish) vet nearby.. not ours though, of course Thanks for the ideas!! Edit: I just proofread this post and read "poop-and-tummy watcher/listener" as "poop-and-tummy whisperer".... I guess that would be the job description for a G-I doc?

Not sure really, as I don't know how fast-acting Tramadol is.. I feel comfortable with keeping him on Deramaxx indefinitely as long as there are no ill effects (blood values or immediate side effects), since it seems to help overall. Right now I would feel weird putting him on Tramadol instead of an NSAID (if it works for his pain), as I'm not sure whether not having the anti-inflammatory component would further damage his injury site -- if it wouldn't cause further issues with inflammation and seems to help more, then I might switch him over. If he really needs to remain on an NSAID for the anti-inflammatory effect, and Tramadol has to be given consistently to have a better effect (though it doesn't sound like it), then I would consider trying him on both on a consistent basis; otherwise, I could just give him Tramadol on the yukky days. I just have very little immediate experience with arthritis treatment in dogs, so I dunno. Either way, he's still young(ish), so I really want to keep an eye on his well-being in the long run along with the pain control. I may also up his Springtime supplements to 3x daily as I had been when we first started the Springtime stuff (first it was 4x daily, then 3x, then down to 2). He seemed to be more bouncy on 3x/daily.. would also be willing to try Dasuquin, but would want to run through my cosequin first

Is she maybe overwhelmed? Have there been any changes at home over the holidays, etc? Maybe call in a trainer who can give an objective perspective on the home atmosphere. I don't have immediate experience with this, but I sure hear a lot about fear aggression lately although, perhaps she's just not incredibly confident and could use a buddy to build her up. Nobody's going to flame you for looking out for your hound. It's up to you to do what's best for your family, and your grey. Asking for advice here is the best first step, imo

Aston has had pain coming from his bad leg (rear left) apparently since he got off the track around 2 years old (he's 7 now); the "bad" in the "bad leg" always been a mystery to vets - it's come down to a consensus that whatever the injury was (probably located in the knee), it has turned arthritic. His symptoms align well with arthritis - worse limping right when he gets up from lying down, and worse during colder weather, lessens some once he has been walking around a bit. In terms of supplements, we have him on Springtime Fresh Factors 2x daily & Joint Health 2x daily, and fish oil 4000mg daily; we had him on Cosequin DS 1x daily on top of this for awhile, but figure we'll hold off on the Cosequin for now for budgetary reasons and see how it goes. As for medication, we tried metacam first and overall it seemed to take the edge off; Rimadyl (1 chewable w/dinner; don't recall the mg :\ ) was faster acting, but overall same effect as metacam; and now he's on Deramaxx, one 100mg chewable with dinner - seems to work the best for him overall. However, he still has a very sporadic limp outside of what I think of as 'normal' arthritic patterns, and it still bugs me that he could be in pain. Some days he is a complete faux-tripod and others he walks normally except for the occasional 'skip.' The pharmacist who sold me Aston's metacam told me that Tramadol has worked wonders for his older Akita, when NSAIDs didn't seem to help at all. I have also seen Tramadol mentioned in lieu of NSAIDs for arthritis here on GT from time to time. I would try this to see if it works better for Aston, but it worries me that Tramadol is not an anti-inflammatory - if I understand the science correctly, NSAIDs work by calming down the inflamed area so that it is less painful, while 'straight' painkillers just mask the pain? Would getting Aston on Tramadol at age 7 worsen issues with his bad leg since the Tramadol wouldn't help with inflammation (i.e., would the old injury site suffer further damage)? Has anyone put their grey on both meds at the same time in a situation outside of osteo? I will also discuss this with my vet when Aston goes in next, but I would also like to gather a consensus of others' viewpoints to give me some perspective (the inherent magic of GT!!). Thanks in advance!

That's actually very different. In human medicine, when a patient undergoes laparoscpic surgery, the abdomen is filled with CO2, to allow better visualization of the surgical field. The shoulder pain is often a result, believed to be because of the gas migrating. Last I heard (and this was a number of years ago now), that theory had not been confirmed. Ah, okay. Still creeps me out