Anne
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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!
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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!
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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.
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I am totally confused reading this thread and obviously need to do more reading about this, but every time I take a male greyhound from our group to get neutered, they STILL have visible "testicles" when they get back. A month to a few months later, they are completely gone (I'm assuming when the testosterone levels go down as a result of the neuter). I definitely need to educate myself on this because I had no idea they took anything out. I always assumed the lack of hormones shrunk the sacs naturally.
The only time our vets need to take something out is when the dog is crypt orchid. And that is a non-descended testicle and very much like a spay.
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.
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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!
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Sweet precious Phantom's was right front, shoulder.
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I'm so very sorry.
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I'm so very sorry Sandy. I remember the call the first day you got her and helping her to do stairs and your worry about her being cat safe. What a lucky gal she was to find you. God Speed sweet Roady, I hope my Phantom was there to greet you when you found the bridge.
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I don't know much about this drug or the dosing, but found the following on google:
How Meloxicam Is Supplied
Meloxicam is available in 7.5 mg and 15 mg tablets.
In U.S.A., Canada and Europe, meloxicam is available as a 1.5 mg/mL oral liquid and as a 5 mg/mL injectable solution.
Meloxicam is available as Metacam® in the United States in 0.5 or 1.5 mg/mL liquid suspension for oral administration.
Meloxicam is also available as an injectable form concentrated at 5 mg/ml.
Dosing Information
Medication should never be administered without first consulting your veterinarian.
In dogs for an anti-inflammatory effect, meloxicam is dosed at 0.1 mg per pound (0.2 mg/kg) initially, followed by 0.05 mg per pound (0.1 mg/kg) once daily.
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Ace is a drug I won't use, but my concern using it for any phobia is the drug does not calm the phobia itself, it just sedates the dog so they can't display the fear, but they're still feeling the fear.
Other drugs work differently and actually calm the fear
I absolutely agree!! I only use it in any of my dogs for injuries / post surgery / etc, NEVER for fears. The thought of them panicking and unable to show it / self soothe terrifies me.
I had a vet prescribe it for Kobie because of his fireworks fear, I used it once and hated the effect it had on him. He was still terrified, but couldn't move to hide. I never used it again. I wish I'd had a vet prescribe Valuim or Xanax for him, that would have been much better. He might still be here, too.
My dogs get Ace for thunder phobia, but never are so sedated that they cannot move. I can wake them up for food and for potty and they walk and move without a problem. And they sleep, they are not awake and afraid.
Benedryl is a good drug, I have given it to my dogs, I give more than the 1mg per pound of body weight on the advice of my vet, without any side effects except for the sleeping that I want them to have.
I tried Valium for thunder phobia and for Lulu's separation anxiety (along with behaviour mod and many other meds) but got no effects from it at 25mgs orally and still had dogs who were terrified. Xanax the same. Valium if not given routinely acts as a sedative, very similar to ace. To get the anti-anxiety effect of those drugs it must be given routinely, according to my last 2 veterinarians, and I trust my vets.
Just remember that each dogs is different and responds to drugs differently. Don't discount a drug because you "hear" it's bad. It might just be the drug that can save your dogs life or make his/her life ever so much better.
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I'm sorry you had troubles with it, I use ACE all the time with my greyhounds and have for many years.
It's the only drug that my Lulu can take that keeps her calm enough for me to leave the house... she has wicked seperation anxiety and if she doesn't get her ACE when I leave, she has bloody diarrhea from the stress of me leaving the house. With the ACE, she has no bloody diarrhea.
I currently give her between 10 mg and 20 mg depending on how long I'm going to be gone.
I have, in the past, given 25 mgs for thunder phobia, the dogs can get up and eat and do potty but they sleep through the horrible storms.
Each dog should be started on a low dose and then you go up to what is theraputic for each individual dog.
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I am so very sorry.
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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.