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Many prayers!!!

Prayers.....

Sending continued good thoughts his way!!

This was my thought, too. Split it up into an early and late evening meal as long as you don't go to bed right away after the second meal.

So sorry for your loss! What a beautiful girl.

No info...but lots of prayers!!!

Good luck!!! Yup, if there is a minor painkiller or sedative, I think it's a much better option.

Best of luck - and welcome to the wonderful world of Greys!!!!

I am a bit gunshy....I sent my Jack in for minor corn surgery and a dental (which he could have gone without - but we figured while he was under we would do it) and I lost him. His vet was a track vet who knows the breed extraordinarily well. My motto from here forward....absolutely NO elective surgeries. If I could take back that day, I would have just tried to manage the corn. The guilt I live with is unbearable some days...As far as what the ear thing could be....sounds like a bit of an infection. My vet has prescribed antibiotic ointment in the past for ear stuff. I don't mean to scare you out of it completely....and I would hate to see something horrible develop in his ear, but I just urge you to take your time to consider the options...maybe talk to another vet for a second opinion.

So sorry for your loss...particularly so young. My Jack had his sixth birthday at the bridge as well. Thoughts and prayers are with you.

Google some information on Dr. Dodman. He does a lot of work on OCD and licking. Interesting stuff...

We just had a tooth infection on one of our only 17 teeth left in EZ's mouth. The vet gave me a fatty acid additive. It supposedly helps break up the tarter and is good for weight. It apparently tastes good, too, because EZ is extremely finicky and is eating it! Good luck!

I'm sorry for your loss.....

Welcome from RI!!

I think they are only toxic in large numbers. The ASPCA does have a poison line, too, if you want to ask questions.....

I'm so sorry for your loss......

Thoughts are with you....

Many prayers for Ekko from our house right up the road.

Awesome!!!

If I remember, you said you were home a lot....so I would keep taking him out.....and everytime he does something out there, praise him lavishly. That way, you prevent the accident before it happens - and he gets the idea that he's being a good boy when he does his "thing" in the yard.

Welcome from RI!! (Have to agree with the comment on how wonderful black houndies are!!! ) Good luck with your beautiful boy. (Smart idea, by the way, using the muzzle when you go out - especially with you having a little furry guy running around the house!)

What a beautiful love story......

So sorry for your loss.....but feel blessed with so many years of good memories. They really do take pieces of our heart when they leave.

May you find peace on this very difficult day. She was beautiful.

Ditto....When we brought EZ in, we had our beautiful bridge Beagle Lily. But when Jack came along, EZ was living in upstate NY with my husband who is stationed there and visits occasionally - so Jack was an only dog. It took him about two or three months to realize that he didn't have to "crate" himself in the kitchen. He treated that room like it was his safe haven - to the point that the first few nights I slept on the kitchen floor with him. I routinely would ask my husband when he was home if he thought Jack was happy - and to make it worse, I brought him by to visit the kennel and his friends up there at an event - and he acted like he didn't want to come home. By the time he passed on (less than two years later), he had become my partner, my shadow - and my home was totally empty without him. Your baby Hermes will come out of his shell. He just knows no other life than kennel life which is filled with other dogs and, as others have said, a clear routine - which provides some measure of safety in the dog's mind. Good luck and stick with Hermes. It will be worth it. There is something about the greys.....they just grab your heart and hold it - and your baby will do just that.