Anne

I am so very sorry.

I'm so very sorry for your loss, she was such a beatuiful gal. Godspeed Happy.

My ramp for the dogs is a little longer, but it's higher too. It's built in, wood and as wide as normal stairs would be, with a house on one side and a rail on the other side. I have indoor outdoor carpeting on our ramp. But over the last 4 years, I've had to replace it once. I used just plain finishing nails to hold it down. It's not been a real problem at all. All my dogs use the ramp, it's been a lifesaver!

If someone here isn't drinking well, I put a can of low sodium chicken broth in the bowl (4 quart bowl) and then add water. They LOVE it!

I have a 14 year old gal who has been having trouble making through the night (or through a long day if I'm not home) since she was about 11 or 12. No UTI, no nothing except she's getting old. I bought some of those washable bed pads (for humans, like they use in the hospitals) on Ebay. She uses them without fail and they have been a real lifesaver for both of us. I don't sleep well as it is, and if I had to get up in the middle of the night to take her out I would never get enough sleep, and she doesn't have to be upset for peeing on the floor. I bought enough so I could go about 5 days and then do a load (large front loader) and have 2 extra for the night that her pads are drying, probably 12 or 14 of them. We tried the disposable ones and you'd be amazed at how many pieces a greyhound can tear one of those into!!!!

How horrific, what a horrible experience for you and for your hound. Gosh, I've not heard much about the vaccine, but I'm sure glad you posted this, I will never allow any animal of mine to get this vaccine. I sure hope Ady continues to improve, gosh, what an ordeal for her.

Most of Frasier's loss of toenails were a little bloody, but not all of them. And of course, he had one or two where the house looked like a murder scene. Even with all the supplements, pred and tetracycline he would occasionally lose a nail. I think SLO also makes ripping nails off easier too, but that's just a personal theory.

At almost 15 (got one of those myself!) I'd give her whatever it takes for good poops. I had a friend whose dog was on flagyl for over a year and it didn't seem to hurt him. Good luck and give that old gal a hug from my old gal!

I love when they do that!! They aren't going to cut off their air, it's a natural instinct to get air, they'll put their head out when they need to. My Phantom broke his leg in his last race and still finished the race. And he was not one of my head snugglers!

I'm glad he's ok! My boys would let their lipstick out a little bit occasionally and I never thought about how long it took them to put it away!!! This thread is just too funny, glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read it.

Actually, the vet puts a small cut in each side of the scrotum, (scrotum is the sack in which the testicles reside) and pops the testicle out and severs it and cauterizes the vas deferens (??? is it the same in dogs as it is humans?) and the blood supply. Then they put a suture or three in and the sack or the scrotum in place. Over time the scrotum or sack kind of shrivels up and mostly dissapears. But to neuter an animal, the testes have to be removed or else the dog would remain fertile and able to get a female pregnant. I've seen several of these done (not nearly as many as the vet techs on the board!) and it's pretty quick and very interesting.

This is funny!! I wouldn't change vets without going to the vet and actually talking to him/her myself. I have no idea about how big or small that iggy testes are, but I would guess that they come in different sizes. (I've seen enough un-neutered greyhounds to know that some are fairly tiny and some are... well, HUGE!) And honestly, if the little knots stay in the scrotum, I'd have them xrayed, your vets might be right, stranger things have happened!

In my experience, when it smells rancid it's no longer good. Sometimes it separates and you can just "stir" it back together and it's as good as new. I've had mine in the house for MANY years and it's fine. I had some that got very icky smelling and I pitched that one, but I had kept it in the shed with outdoor gear in a 'sort of like first aid kit.'

My Sugar had this issue. The vet expressed her glands and said they weren't full and it wasn't all that bad. There was some bloody mucusy dicharge on her glove when she was done. (She charged 14$ to do the deed) Sugar was better for a day or two. Then it was back and she was licking herself raw. So muzzle on and I googled. I figured infection somewhere back there. Googled it, one call to the vet and Sug was on Ampicillin for 7 days and problem solved. So what I'm saying, is that it might be an infectied gland or something back yonder.

Cali is almost 15 and doesn't have gas, ever. Never has. Actually my dogs rarely even pass gas, they never have. They are all over 8. They eat Diamond and I put rice in it. When I fed them raw, they were younger and never ever passed gas.

This is how two of my hounds with LP started sounding. Cali has LP and has for at least 4 years and it's moderate and the only treatment I have done is to limit her time outside when it's hot and try to keep her calm. She's almost 15, so I'm happy with how she's done. Frasier had it much worse, and it came on more suddenly and it's what ultimately caused his death at almost 10. These are 2 very different results from the same issues. If Solo pulls a lot on his collar when you are walking him, it could be from the pulling.

I friends greyhound had her tail bitten by a coyote, she opted to amputate, and it was a short quick surgery and she was healed up and good to go in about 2 weeks. The dog was about 11 when this happened. The vet told her that the surgical wound would probably heal quicker than the injury and break to the tail would heal. There was little to no bloody drainage after the amputation. And our vet is a simple country vet who is a jack of all trades, not a specialist. Good luck in whatever route you take. Personally I would amputate now as I think the surgical would would heal more quicly in most instances where there is a wound to the area.

My Cali is almost 15 and she and your girl have almost identical problems, except her LP isn't as bad and she usually can finish her meal without sitting, though sometimes she has to take a break. She gets rimadyl twice a day in a HUGE glob of PB. PB is good for her, lots of calories and she loves it! Would your girl eat some PB? Thats also the nice thing about the fat balls or satin balls, just one can be kind of popped in the mouth and there are lots of calories in them. Also if Tuna (LOVE her name, always have!) is so happy outside, maybe you could try feeding her outside when it's nice? Just a thought. Anyhow, bless you and Tuna. I know how hard it is to make the final decision.

I have my Dad's ashes and 2 of my greyhounds ashes. My dad's ashes are finer and appear to be more ground up than the dogs ashes do. My dog's were cremated by a crematorium that does humans as well as animals. My Dad was easily 100 pounds more than my dogs, but his ashes aren't all that much more than the dogs are, certainly not twice or more as much. All were done privately. The gentleman here (a doctor) who does the cremation sends a wonderful card and is very reverent and careful of all ashes, including my dogs. I have looked at all of them, I'm morbid that way.

I'm so very sorry Denise, Warlock was such a special boy and I'm sure he'll be with you forever in your heart. Godspeed Warlock, run happy and keep those school buses away from the bridge.

My Lulu has had several of those, they look like they hurt, but her's didn't bother her and in about 2 months it was all gone. Histiocytoma is what my vet said it was. Hope this is the same.

My Frasier started with the wheezing and it was LP. My Cali has wheezing, bad wheezing, but it's been at least 3 years since it started and she was diagnosed with LP, she's almost 15 and it hasn't gotten any worse so I'm good with it and just do my best to keep her cool. Good luck, I really hope it is allergies.

You KNOW I'm sending you tons of hugs and smooches for Red and a ton of hugs for you too. I've met your boy and he is sure special! (Actually I've met a couple of your boys!) Tell Red his Aunt Annie said to get better quickly. Many prayers being said for him and for you.

My Cali has had those on her head. (I called her 'dog whose brains are leaking out of her head') and they seem to come and go and are pretty small. Then one time she had this thing on her foot that looked like a toenail that had grown into her pad or that is growing out of her pad. Her nails have never been that long and I tugged at it a bit and she didn't appear to be in pain nor did it seem to hamper her walking. I went to look at it a few days later and it was gone and there was no hole in her pad from it...weird. Anyhow my point is that someone posted about hard horney growths and this is what I think my girl has had. Of course they've never been there when she sees the vet, so I don't worry about them unless she'd appear to be in pain or they get really big, then we'd have the vet stop by and evaluate them. Perhaps this is what your girl has going on??? Anyhow, hope it's nothing and it goes away on it's own!

Sweet precious Phantom's was right front, shoulder.