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Powdered form. I use 3 "scoops" (I'd say 2 tablespoons I guess) mixed with warm water as a type of slurry. It'll set that up in the bottom of the bowl, and then add food. Kasey refuses to eat it on it's own. I have found it in very few places, mostly health food stores though would carry it. The only notable thing is that if you are giving medication, it might "slow" the medicine. Slippery Elm coats (well I guess with consistent and long term use) the stomach lining. As you could expect, it would take a while for meds to be absorbed because of this protection. I do think though if it's a casual thing, it isn't a big deal. Hope that helps!

Slippery Elm has helped us out of a lot of issues. I hope it provides relief for Charlie. Glad to hear it isn't anything serious.

Ewh. LOL I don't want to perform this lol....I know it's a necessity but sheesh.... I have also found (this isn't the time of year for it) but fleas! Fleas like to hang out around there. Kasey has been bothered in that area before by those buggers.

Does he have discolored pre-pus at all and is licking down there a lot?

Interesting. After a vet checkup, may I suggest some Slippery Elm? It helps to coat and soothe the throat and calm the stomach. Have you ruled out acid reflux?

I'd chalk this up to only having your dog acclimate to you for 2 months before you've introduced her to a whole new set of changes and routines into your household. Some greys require months (heck, one of mine took a year) before he was really and truly himself and accustomed to our every day lives. Both my boys can easily handle me being at work for 8 hour stints - typical 9-5 shift and leaving room to commute. You'd have to work her up to it, but it is possible. I'd give her a bit of a break on the dog walking and people coming in on her space. Let her settle for a few months, and then try again, but only with one person doing one thing at a time for a good length of time so she can get used to one change of routine at a time. Then introduce a cleaner, etc. What if it were you? New place, 2 months, now suddenly new people coming into YOUR home, doing things to YOU without your new family there to turn to and be assured.

Kasey has one on the back that is a little like your second picture that but it doesn't seem to bother him nor has it progressed in severity. I've always thought he might have a bit of SLO in him but I never really investigated. Keep up on some good dremeling and monitor, but I can't confirm if that's SLO or not.

Goodness! Hugs for you and Tatam! I unfortunately don't have any experience with this, but I wonder if there anything preventative that we can give to our pups to prevent this?

Awh. I concur with soaking. Try a warm epsom salt soak morning and night (I use a large tupperware container, but tall yogurt containers work well too) for the next few days - this will provide some relief even if it is a corn or a foreign body. If it softens you can inspect it a little better. Poor lady!

Kasey does pull this prank on me sometimes; holding out for something better. You know your pup better than anyone. I would just recommend that if she is refusing to eat meal after meal after meal, there comes a point where she's not just holding out..... If Kasey refused to eat anything after 2 days, (i.e. missed 4 complete meals and I'm crossing my fingers he won't refuse on the 5th) my alarms are sounding!

I don't believe that dogs can't have honey. I know mine love a drop or two off a spoon. It's one of the most healthy things for a person to have. I think in moderation, you are good to go.

I'm sorry she's continuing to refuse to eat. Have you tried any of those protein shakes? I can't do it for Kasey because it's allergic to the soy - but a drink like Boost or Ensure? I think last time you posted we also suggested Satin Balls. Did she eat any of that? Not eating, for meals in a row is bothersome. Did you do any testing for worms/parasites or any bacterial infections?

I forgot about turkey necks. They get that in the summer months only - purely an outside only bit of enjoyment.

We started with the whole route. The only benefit (IMO) is that they need to work and chew whole pieces more than they do the ground version. It's messy (I guess if you wanted to, you can feed all the meals outside), they can take it "other" places if you aren't mindful (even after containing them in the kitchen, I had to regularly wipe down the ceramic tiles after every meal), if you are queasy, cutting up organs is pretty disgusting, and the bones - well you shouldn't give them too much or their poop will be pretty solid, which is why ratios are so important, and it's hard to just not give too much bone (at least in my case since I couldn't give chicken to Kasey - he got stuck with pork ribs, and often one rib was too much per meal or per day). After a few months of it pretty much taking over our whole fridge, we decided there must be a better way, and just did the ground versions. Ground has proper ratios of bone, organ and meat, often convieniently portioned out in one pound containers, etc., and very little mess aside from defrosting in the fridge..... I just give them some marrow bones to gnaw on during the week that do the trick since they get very little cleaning action out of the ground raw. You won't regret the switch, but I'm just not a fan of the whole way of doing things.

I've seen hilarity with cats....I assume there is a connection. Anything like this?

I'd think a broken tooth would be painful, but again it's root exposure. I know Kasey (and most greys now that I think about it) have little nibs for front teeth that show the pulp and doesn't seem to bother him at all. The fact that it's a canine can't be good - but at least it is the lower and not the upper. The uppers are attached to all the sinuses, so for sure those I would gather would be painful if broken. Good luck.

Kasey (nearly 12) has started this behaviour more often lately. Won't eat much, if at all for brekkie, but gobbles everything at dinner.....no wonder fool, you didn't eat all day! While this has happened before (he's really not big on eating altogether) what I find breaks the spell - is to walk him. He will eat brekkie after he does a full elimination, and a bit of a walk. Sometimes he'll pick at brekkie, and then we go for a walk, and he's right back at his food dish to continue to eat some more. It's like he knows he can now refill or something. Try that?

Sorry to hear about this sudden loss.

IMO if it's too cold for you without a jacket, it's too cold for your hound without a jacket. I've gone for short stints around freezing weather with no wind and sun without coats, but generally, I always have something light on them regardless in the wintertime. GH's do get used to coats, and as mentioned above, time for tough love me thinks. You could perhaps get a coat that velcro's in the front around the chest....my Ryder has a raincoat like that, made by Sunpaws......it's super easy to throw it over his head, however, you could easily just place it on the back and secure it to his front without putting his head through the hole.

Thank you for the update. How on earth do they even perform this procedure. Curious but spare the gorey details?

You'd be surprised what they can still tear through. Ryder as well is missing his big molars......does a fantastic job still on turkey neck, marrow bones, and other chews. Lots of dogs here have many teeth missing and still do great work on regular chews. I'd vote to stick with trachea for a while (moo tubes I'm assuming), they are much softer than most other chews. Bully sticks should be fine as well, but perhaps wait a bit for those gums to heal....

Or perhaps has the bed been recently washed with a lot of fragrant detergent or fabric softener? My hound gets terrible skin "rashes" due to food allergies, but I wouldn't jump to that conclusion just yet, since he's so new to you. Try to contact your adoption group for some guidance first.

A lot of mucous doesn't sound good. Usually if it's acid reflux, it's already at a bright yellow bile stage, typically with little food in the tummy already so I don't think that usually happens immediately following a meal. It won't hurt her to dose her with Pepcid, but it doesn't sound like excess acid to me. You can also try chewable Pepto (1 chewable tablet) to see if she responds better to that..... How was she before she started showing she was "off"?

Coldest weather here so far, and it's getting colder today, should feel about -33C with the windchill today (that's -27F) when I expect to get home to take the dogs out. I don't have a yard, so it's always a "walk" for us....but I think the last official walk I did with them was over a week ago, due to weather. They get booties, I put a sweater under their winter coat, and they get a neckwarmer. They can't really handle the cold sidewalks past -10C - and that's bootie time. We walk around the corner and they do a 1 and a 2 and it's back in the house. We last for about 5 mins out there (and I take them individually, since Kasey tends to dibble dabble and I don't want to subject Ryder to bad weather just standing out there waiting....) I ensure I am completely bundled (snowpants, balaclava, gloves, sweater under my coat, hood up) so that I have patience to outwait Kasey! If you find she will only go potty when in a walk situation, this isn't really the time to train for that, however you can. Kasey never used to do a #2 on walks. He would very often make me late for work, and I was getting very intolerant, but you need patience, time and eventually they will learn that we go out to do our business and you might get a separate walk for fun later. If she doesn't go when you are out there for 10 mins, go back in the house, and try again in a half hour for 10 mins again......she will eventually associate going out with a routine and needing to do her business. Kasey would take 40 mins in the morning, went down to 30 and 20 and 10 with this subtle training. This could save you during these months.

They go for the good stuff eh?