BatterseaBrindl

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.

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I think that most antibiotics can cause gastric upsets. If the dog is throwing up within a few hours of eating the meds, I doubt if very much has been absorbed. Can she disolve the pills and syringe them into him? Put them in some peanut butter?

I have not tried raw chicken feet, but my guys love dehydrated chicken and ducks feet. We get them from here... http://www.dehydratedlivertreats.com/index.html

Nixon injured one of his hind toes and the nail a couple of weeks ago doing zoomy spins in the yard. I treated with polysporin for a few days, but the nail bed still looked quite raw, so we took him in to the clinic and he is on an antibiotic. We're 'trying' to do the epsom salt soaks. Not easy, but we're getting better at it.

Glad to read that things have improved even more since yesterday!! Go, Cash, Go!!

Good news! Hope she has a good night. Sounds like she is heading the right direction. Whew. We'll watch for updates tomorrow. I know of two horses who had very nasty reactions to their 'normal' spring vaccines this year. Vets are not sure which vaccine it was. Very scary.

I don't add canned food, so I chose 'other'. All my dogs have been on Kirklands Lamb & Rice for a long time. The GSD is 14 and the Pointer is 11. When Mr Nixon arrived I hope he'd do fine on it, and sure enough he's thriving.

Those hairless spots do not look like flea bites...I have never seen hair fall out like that with flea bites. Doesn't look like ringworm to me either...I have seen ringworm on horses, and it's a lot more 'crusty' than that. And mange makes them REALLY itchy. My GSD rolled in the carcass of a dead fox and got mange mites from it. Man Oh Man...that poor girl! Her poor 'stand-up' ears puffed up like ballons in less than 24 hours and she had to have then drained....now one of them doesn't stand up anymore. Luckiy we caught it before it spread to the other critters. Horses get something that looks similar to Ollies spots.....we call it 'rain rot'.... Easily treated by scrubing with with antibacterial soap. I would suspect some kind of allergy with Ollie's 'spots'....

Our dear, departed Dobergirl had a couple of permanent hairless patches on her arms. One was from where they botched her dew claw removal and the other was from where she was shaved for an pre-surgery injection.