[Rookie Mistake With New Hound And Cat]

as he was in a home before the foster, I suspect he was allowed on the couch so that would not be an issue.

 

Second and MUCH more important... must can has pictures

[Help! Paranoid New Owner!]

Just because you are PARANOID does NOT mean they are not out to get you,

 

after all paranoids have enemies too,

 

or as Henry Kissinger once said " I am NOT paranoid, they ARE after me..."

[Children And My New Grey]

I have three grand kids, eldest just entering school, but Conrad is super tolerant but then he is a VERY mellow fellow

[Is It Okay To Let New Grey Sleep In Room?]

My girl Queen slept on my bed with me, and we had NO issues. My boy Conrad now will NOT get up on the bed to save his life, BUT we started him in the crate at night but after a while HE decided that enough was enough and would howl EVEN when it was NOT a full moon.

 

He now sleeps in my room with his cat buddy, BUTTON. It was great last night, My DW put Conrad's bed down and he started the great circle journey to the perfect spot on the bed, when Button kept trying to bump noses with Conrad, button kept "prairie dogging" trying to keep up with Conrad.

 

How could you NOT have the grey in your room?

[How Many Greyhounds Sleep Startle?]

First Greyhound not at all. current greyhound, Conrad will bark at DW once he is on the bed. DW now asks him NOT to bark when she walks by him.

 

sometimes he sorta barks at the cat, the next thing I know is the cat is sitting on my HEAD

[Giving The Dogs Raw Egg Yolks?]

raw eggs...NEVER, oh wait...that is because Conrad is allergic to all things chicken, fish and many other things

[Need Your Opinion On Second Greyhound]

good LORD woman, the boy has NO EARS! oh and since he is good with cats I will be rushing over to adopt him out from under you now just how long will it take to get to NJ from California..... IF my DW would allow me a second he would be at the top of my list, sadly I am stuck with one GREYT boy and two count'em TWO ebil cats

[Greyhound Has Different Rules For Individual Cats]

We had three cats, and the cats acted different to Queen, then Conrad, but both dogs acted the same, ready for a good greet in the usual manner. The Male cat was always a wimp, BUT when the dog was out of the area he would run over and rub his body all over the dog bed.

 

the cats don't get along so Conrad does not see her much, but Button and Conrad sleep in my room and really seem to have a good time with the morning and evening sniff fest

[Peanuts In The Shell]

that's the way I eat'em.... don't know about the pups

[My Grey Killed A Neighbourhood Cat]

document all the wounds to Charlie, a cat grabbed and shaken would not leave scratches on the lower limbs. In California, when you hit a dog with your car it must be reported. hit a cat and keep driving.

 

sounds like the cat struck first, at best you have question of what happened, and your pup was on a short lead

[Lazy Dog]

so did they get all the way to the curb of YOUR property?

[Trupet]

has anyone used trupet to clean your dogs ears?

[How Long Before It's "safe" To Let Them Off Their Lead?]

I am in the second Tuesday of next week camp. they tell the story of a greyhound at the Solvang greytfest, where a owner attached the leash to the metal part of one of those benches you see at the big box hardware stores, a bunch of wooden seat and seat back wooden slats, with two fancy wrought iron end pieces. they found the dog like 2 towns over 4 miles away STILL hauling the wrought iron part he was attached by the leash.

 

My adoptive group and pretty much everybody I talk with, says leash unless in an enclosed location.

[Variable Cat Reactions]

 

Here in California, hit a dog with your car, you need to help it, or try to find the owner. hit a cat...it is road kill. Same with dog on dog kill or attack is a bad thing, dog on cat oh well

[Variable Cat Reactions]

the indoor cat is part of the pack, the ebil outdoor cat is the enemy, since the INDOOR cats hate the outdoor cats. The enemy of my enemy is NOT my friend

 

Queen would let our {3 at the time} cats sniff and be sniffed in the usual manner, but would chase the outdoor cats. The youngest cat was a rescue out of our front yard, BUT she was only 4 months or so old.

 

She sleeps with Conrad and trade sniffs daily, the other cat is rarely out with the younger since they have started fighting since the male cat went to the bridge.

 

Conrad might chase the other cat, but only because she did not stay still for a proper sniff fest. OUTSIDE, ground squirrels never make it through the fence, neither do cats, the tree squirrels ONLY make it up the pine tree IF I am late taking him out...oh and Conrad has TWO squirrel tails to his collection.

[Hi, We're New Here]

hi and welcome...

 

we need pictures and stories please

[I'm New Here With A New Pup!]

so it could be the tallest greyhound or the FASTEST Great Dane

 

regardless, a STUNNING pup

[New Greyhound Questions]

beautiful brindle...as for the car, does Pacman do steps? You could practice steps, that might help.

 

My boy gets to go up my wheelie chair ramp, but he did steps at Solvang {BIG surprise} so I walked him into the van on the ramp, then out the other side, jumping in and out

[Blue Buffalo Admits To By-Product Meal....]

Having a dog with MASSIVE food allergies, chicken being high on the list, did they also not list chicken on the ingredient list?

 

And just what is chicken by product meal?

[Very Fitting Photograph]

I need just a little more money than Bill Gates, if my DW had her choice, every cat or dog she sees would be adopted

 

When we were still dating I had to go to Northwestern for a national exam in prosthetics, I asked her to feed my fish.

 

She walked in and saw a 10 gallon tank with a couple hundred gold fish, she started NAMING them before I could explain they are feed to my Pet fish....

 

I was at a pet store one time and had a bag of 200, and the little boy holding his single gold fish asked mom why I had so many.

 

She I don't know, ask him. I stammered a bit and said I feed them to my other fish. Mom was horrified and asked the cashier that is not true is it? The clerk replied " WHY do you think we call'em FEEDERS lady!"

 

I would love to have the dirt for a large pack, and the money to take the whole pack to ALL the greyhound festivals in the country.

 

Well it is a better fantasy than one about hooter girls or Victoria secret models

[Rationale For Not Doing Dental And Spay At Same Time]

Having spent my life in the hairless ape medical field I would like to point out....

 

When the adoption group does both at the same time THEY are paying the bill & will NOT have to explain failed procedures

 

When YOU pay the bill they need to worry about your pup, they also get to charge two times

 

And when hairless apes have elective surgery major dental work is a BIG cousin John no no, it is a big concern about getting all those bugs flowing just before surgery. Spaying is probably more critical as it is a more invasive procedure, just sayin'

[Fusion Is Sick]

Fusion Update:

 

He has held down his bland diet of boiled turkey, rice, cherrios & yogurt. Also he hasnt had any nasty poo's.

We have switched him to Natural Balance LID Sweet Potato and Fish. As of yesterday I started sprinkling a few here and there in his food-still no stomach upset from that!

He also didnt suffer any dehydration and has been drinking normally.

I did call the vet and asked him some things pertaining to what you guys have mentioned on here. Like if we should do an abdominal scan or why he wasnt prescribed meds for pancreatitis. Pretty much he said that he wasnt 100% on the pancreatitis thing as Fusions blood work was completely normal, and again he wasnt showing symptoms of that. He wanted to treat it as a bacteria/infection/just ate something unsettling case before jumping the gun and see how he responded to that along with giving his GI tract a rest. Cant really comment on the effect of the meds, as Fusion didnt take them because of his reaction to them. But he has gotten better. The vet truly believes that this was just a bad stomach upset as it has never happened before. But if it does, we will be taking the testing a little farther.

 

Thank you all so much for your help and thoughts. I will update if things change, but for now here is a pic of Fusion and his BFF Dracula on our Fusions new leather couch.

 

 

 

 

P.S. Since stopping the TOTW Pacific Stream, his flaky skin (thought because of the dry winter) has almost ceased. Hmmmm.

Well there's yer problem, the CAT has been spiking Fusion's food....it is ALWAYS the cat, Conrad told me it is always cats especially his cat Button

[Choosing My Grey]

 

And... we will need pictures. It's in our rules

[Overly Attached To Her Crate]

Thanks for the encouraging comments. The description that dostacos provides "hung his head like Eeyore" is right on the money for Grace. Most of the time her head is down and yes, I began to wonder if she had been abused especially when I see the other greyhounds at the M&G and they seem to be so much happier. I'll practice my patience.

If you are in Southern California I could introduce you to Conrad, BUT I do not think he was abused, just his manner and I am sure Grace will come out of her shell, suddenly you will do something and BOOM Grace will be all over it

[Overly Attached To Her Crate]

When my boy Conrad came home, my DW thought he had been abused at some point. When we went to pick him up, unlike all the other happy head held high dogs, Conrad did NOT wag his tail and hung his head like Eeyore. He refused to get up on the bed or couch {our first, dear Queen, entered the house, turned left and layed down on the couch with the you aren't going to make me move are you?} He slept in his crate, would go do his business and lay down until I was ready to come in then lay down in the house.

 

Well that lasted about a month, then one day he realized this WAS his home and the tail started going crazy, the squirrels are not safe in the yard and all is right with the world...

 

oh and after about 9 months he decided to sleep in my bedroom and would roo, and whine until he was allowed, been there ever since...