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Nancy, Nixon & his sisters will have our buddy 00-Dude in our thoughts all day. And many for Chris

Still following Harley's progress and am happy to see a good update.

00-Dude...thinking of you and will be waiting with bait on our breath for tomorrow's update. Keep fightin' the good fight, buddy! Nixon & the girls

Continued good wishes for your Callie. I have a pony named Calli. When our 11 yr old Bandit did not want to eat, we tried several kinds of soft/moist dog food. She was only interested in cheese and peanut butter. What got her eating 'real food' again was Tripe. OMG...she gobbled it up so fast....it really stinks and smell does have a lot to do with their appetite. We got Bandit Lamb tripe, as her diet is lamb-based, but you can get other kinds of tripe. Comes in a can and we got it at a pet store.

from Mr Nixon and his sisters

Nixon and the girls are sending more healing thoughts to you and your family. Nixon is our first Greyhound and we have no experience with the dreaded 'C'. Our Dobies seemed to keel over from Heart disease. And Billie (14) and Bandit (11) are determined to just hang on to life and then keel over from old age However, I think that you have made a very wise decision to send all possible info to this Dream Team at OSU. Thinking of you all with from snowy Ontario

just checking in this morning... DAMN. bleep bleep bleep is all we have to say. 00-Dude be strong big guy! Many many ((((hugs )))))for Chris

00 Dude...You okay buddy?? And for Chris

Another lover of the Kirklands foods. We switched to it about 3 years ago, both for the cost factor and the ingredients. We started off with the chicken and fed it for a couple of years. Last year when I knew I was getting a Greyhound I switched the girls onto the Lamb before Nixon arrived, as I had read that a lot of Greys do not do well on chicken. I was in Costco today (buying - what else? - dog food) and ours does not carry the grain-free stuff yet. They had also put the price of their regular dog beds down to just over $20, and the Ortho ones were only $27. I am soooo tempted to go back tomorrow and get a couple...

This! Also agree with de-sensitizing her to the sound of the Dremel. I do all my dog's nails every couple of weeks. We heard the GSOD a lot for the first few weeks we had Nixon....even before the Dremel was anywhere near his toes! After 8 months of living here, he is really good and barely makes a peep.

Owie! Best wishes for tomorrow!

Along with the three dogs, I have 4 horses. LOL...you can go on just about any Horsey chat forum and find more talk about people talking about poo and waiting axiously for poo!!! Good luck to Marley!

Nixon did a nasty number on one of his nails about a month ago. I cleaned/wrapped it for less than a day...and he would NOT walk on that foot. Once I took the bandage off, he was fine to walk on it. When I took him to the vet to have it looked at and get some antibiotics, the vet agreed that it should be left open to the air. Soak in epsom salts solution twice a day, and then leave it. I did get him some of these bootsto keep it clean when he's outside in rough/muddy footing.

I have horses, and so I always have Blue Kote on hand! It comes in a spray, but I prefer the bottle with the little foam 'dobber' brush. And...yes I have used it on dogs, but not my Greyhound. I do like Colloidal Silver...you can get it in spray or gel. I have some gel that also has aloe added.

Oscer...This is a 'play bow' Agree... if he does not want to eat and/or throws up again...even if it only water... he needs to see a vet ASAP

Try adding some tripe to her food. You can get the canned variety at any pet food store. We've kept it (Lamb Tripe) on hand since our Pointer had a week of being off her feed. She's back on track now, but I have a couple more cans stored away in case she gets more picky episodes.

Welcome...and I agree!

Ditto to the Coloidal Silver. And I'd also leave it open. See if you can find some of these bootsfor when she's outside, just to protect it/keep it clean on her walks. Nixon has had issues with one of his back toe nails and these boots are amazing. They go on easily and he doesn not mind wearing them at all. Size Medium (blue) is the recomended size for greyhounds.' They come in a pack of a dozen, for about $20. We have been using the same boot every day on our walks for the past 10 days....and we walk through some pretty rough terain.

Our 11 yr old Pointer/Spaniel was 'off her feed' about 3 weeks ago. Blood panel was excellent and vet could find nothing in the physical exam to cause her to not want to eat. We tried a couple of different soft foods/yogurt/pumpkin and she'd pick at them for a day and then say... 'no thanks'. The only thing she seemed to like was cheese..... I went to the pet store to see if they could suggest anyuthing to perk up this girls appetite, and the suggested some 'Tripe'. Well...I put a generous blob on top of her soft food and she gobbled that down. And wanted more. Slowly we started doing less Tripe and more of her regular kibble and she is back to gobbling down just the kibble, but we are keeping a can of tripe on hand just in case.

I lost my heart dog one year ago tomorrow.

Sorry SweetPea is not herself. I would also seriously consider the Chiro/Accupuncture route. However...do not have her on any medication when you take her.... otherwise they may not be able to tell how much pain she's actually in. I also wonder if this latest yelping is unrelated to her previous neck injury. But if you really belive it is in her head/neck area, it could be her ears.

Whew!

I 'think' xraying a dogs toes requires them to push quite hard down on the broken/sprained foot, meaning they would probably have to sedate her. So, myself...I would opt out of xrays. If the bones are broken, what is the treatment? Rest & NSAID's? If it is a sprain, then the treatment is the same. Rest. Meds. This does not mean the dog will end up with chronic pain/lamness issues. On the other hand, there are no guarantees he won't develop chronic problems. I have had broken toes/crushed feet a few times myself (Oh, the joy of horses!) and the only course of treatment is rest and meds. No cast. No surgery. Just go home, take it easy and hope for a good long-term outcome!

My two non-greys were blood donars a few years ago. Our Bridge Dobergirl Penny had VWD and needed to be infused with a specialized blood product before, during and after her spay. Billie & Bandit went to the blood donar clinic every few weeks. The clinic would save some of their plasma in the freezer. It took about a year, but finally they had enough saved up to make the cryoprecipitate for Penny. Bandit was also the same blood type as Penny, so we also had some of her fresh whole blood on hand during the surgery. It wasn't needed for Penny, but the same day another clinic had an emergency and Bandit's blood went there to save another dogs' life. Nixon has yet to donate blood, but he will be doing so soon. FWIW...Our blood donar clinic does not use the neck...they take the blood from a leg.