[Tripe]

I've read that the stomache and intestines are where the worms are. Is this a concern?

[Low Platelet Count For Lacy - And Getting Lower]

I'd start the doxy too. My grey's initial tbd test was negative,found out the hard way 3 mos later that he was ehrichiosis positive but the antibiotics didn't work at that point.

[Raw Food Diet; Any Problems?]

Thanks everyone for your input! I've been reading a lot online,watching videos on youtube, and have ordered some books(raw meaty bones)and I feel this is the route I want to pursue.Surprisingly enough, my husband did'nt wig out as much as I thought he would! He's not happy, but he said do what you want, just don't kill my dog!So, once I read the books, I plan to start with the chicken.I'm still trying to find somebody who regretted changing over to raw but haven't found it yet!

[Raw Food Diet; Any Problems?]

I would like to know if anybody who changed their dog over to raw had problems with it? Has any dog gotten ill? Has anybody who switched ever regretted it? How do you feel it has improved/been detrimental to your dog's health?Do you feel your dogs have less medical problems because of it?Has anyone turned to the diet to help their dog with a medical problem?Did it help? Did their coat fill in more on the diet? My dogs back legs are totally bald on top and almost bald the rest of the way down.He also has no hair on his belly and bottom 1/2 of his sides.The hair on his back looks much better than when I got him in March at 41/2 but I thought maybe switching to a RAW diet might help with the baldness. I had his thyroid tested,it was normal.I want to try it because intellectually it makes perfect sense to me ,but emotionally I still have a fear of "RAW MEAT DISEASES". Plus I know I will get a ton of resistance from my husband and M-I-L that lives here! Can't blame them; I've been reading for the last 2 weeks and I'm still unsure if it 's right. I'm not sure how to get them to look at it with an open mind.Any thoughts and advice are welcome!

[Hair Severely Thinning?]

That's definately not normal greyhound thinning.Good luck,I hope you find the reason for it.It's very frustrating knowing your dog is itchy and not being able to help it.My lab/dal mix spent his senior years with that problem and I always felt bad that I could'nt find the reason for it.

[Pet Insurance]

I know this was brought up fairly recently but I can't find the most recent discussion about it.What insurance seems to be the best choice?

[Hello There!]

He'll be like no other dog you have ever owned!Haven't owned any other type of dog since.Enjoy your new boy! Sometimes they need some time to settle in and really show off their true personality and other times they walk in and act like they have always been there.Congratulations!

[Hair Severely Thinning?]

My grey's butt and thighs are comepletely bald,along with his belly,bottom 1/2 of his sides,neck and part of his chest,and the hair on his legs is very thin.His thyroid panel was also normal. He seems healthy otherwise,so I did'nt think much about it. He basically came that way,although It is a little worse now.I don't know if it's actually a problem or if some are just balder than others.Coats and jammies in the winter for my boy!

[The Dog Park - Can We Do It?]

You really have to know your dog. Has he spent time with small dogs? Has he had a chance to be with them when they run?How does he react? It took a while of watching my greyhounds around my families small dogs before I felt secure enough to go to the dog park and be comfortable that they didn't see them as prey. It only takes a second for a grey to grab it's prey, give it a shake and kill it.I've seen mine do it to rabbits and try with my friends cat.Luckily, he was on leash with the cat but it took 4 of us to get him to release it.Somebody twisted his skin under his armpit and made him scream,thats the only thing that worked.I do like to go to the dog park from time to time,most days are a lot of fun, and my greys do play with the other dogs.Sometimes one used to get a little nippy when running though, so if he got too rough he got timed out on leash until he calmed down.The one I own now is perfect with other dogs, even the little 2lb yorkie that some dummy thought was a good idea to put in with the large dogs.You have to be comfortable taking your dog there, if you are fearful your dog will sense it. Keep your dog on leash and just observe what it's like for a while.If you end up there on a day that the energy's not right and dogs are not getting along, just leave and go for a leash walk instead.People always put small dogs in with big dogs though, they just don't understand the danger.So if you have any doubts about how safe your dog is around them, don't take the chance.

[Yelp While Pooping]

A nice long,brisk walk is good for stimulating the digestive tract and help get things moving,along ith plenty of water.

[Has Anyone Else's Girl Done This?]

I've been around dogs and dog people my whole life (never owned a girl though) and never had anyone tell me their dogs do this! This is totally hilarious!!!!

[Incontinent - Poor Passion]

I've never had anyone tell me that their dog leaked urine while awake, only when they were sleeping.I have several friends and co-workers whose females have this issue. Some treat, others don't depending on the severity of leakage.Godd-Luck, I hope it remains an occasional problem.

[Satchel Seems To Have Had A Stroke]

The best thing to do is ask your vet why he is doing the MRI and will the information gained from it possibly change the course of treatment.Without going into detail,my grey was very ill and the vet recommended biopsies of the bone marrow, liver and spleen, at an estimate of $6000.00.His prognosis was poor and I asked the vet if it might change the treatment and he said no, it would just confirm a diagnosis but treatment would be the same.I did not do it.

[Incontinent - Poor Passion]

My friend has a dog that only leaks urine if it is in a very deep sleep,such as after a very strenuous exercise/activity day.Maybe passion is in a deeper, more restful sleep when she is sleeping next to you and her bladder and urethral muscles relax more than when napping.Maybe just restricting her water for a few hours before bed may help? I'm with you, I would only use medication if nothing else helps or if it just becomes too much.

[Cds (Doggie's Alzheimer's)]

I'm so sorry for your sorrow.I will tell you of my experience with an old lab I had.He was not acutly ill, but could no longer stand for any length of time without his backend sliding out from under him and he too had very sad eyes.When I no longer saw joy in his eyes anymore I felt it was the right time to let him go.I think that because you are asking us what we think, there is a part of you that feels that it is the time to let go but are struggling with the decision.You know your dog better than anyone,and if you feel that your Sunshine no longer feels that sunshine in her heart,it is O.K. to help her find that sun again. It's just so sad that they can't be with us forever.

[Charlie...my Sweet Baby Boy]

It's been 3 months since my Jax passed. He was only 7 years old. I still cry every day. He had a goofy energy that no other greyhound I've owned ever had.I totally understand how you feel. I too, have a second greyhound that I have had since March. Although I love him too, he's not my Jax. Hopefully, over time, we will become just as close to the dogs we have now. I am sure it will happen, we just need more time for the sting of loss to recede.

[Changed Dog Food, Now Dry, Itchy Skin!]

Sounds like flea allergy to me. One bite can cause systemic reactions if your dog is allergic.One salmon oil capsule a day gave my dog a beautiful, shiny ,coat with very little shedding and no dandruff.Coconut oil is supposed to be very good too.

[Update On Henry's Post-Seizure Bloodwork]

One of my greyhounds was having seizures and his thyroid levels were low. Once he started the medication, his seizures stopped.Hope things work out that easily for you too.

[Tooting On Green Bag ?]

I have found that none of my 3 greys have had gas problems on purina pro plan.I think sometimes the better quality foods are just too rich for them.I do, however, feel guilty not giving them the best food possible.I just can't see trying to feed it to them if they just don't digest it well.I do give them raw bones and meat from time to time and I am surprised to find that it never bothers them.I'm thinking of adding more raw to their diet.I just have to get over my fear of "raw meat"being harmful to dogs.

[Uveitis]

Definitely check for tickborne disease.Constant eye discharge and unexplained massive diahrrea along with a persistent cough were the first signs that my Jax had ehrlichiosis.He was tested at that time that I took him to the vet and his test came back negative so nothing was done at that time.Over the next 5 months, the cough went away but the eye discharge got worse and he started losing muscle,especially in his face, and he got increasingly lethargic.I took him to a different vet and he retested for tick disease and he came up positive for ehrlichiosis and he diagnosed uveitis at that time.he referred me to an internist who ran bloodwork and a subsequent ultrasound which, unfortunately,that by this time the disease was causing bone marrow failure and had invaded allhis organs, they were all enlarged. He tried treating with antibiotics but it was too late and he passed away. I hope that your dog's uveitis turns out to be idiopathic.Just keep in mind that TBD, at least ehrlichiosis, does not always test positive in the early stages. My dogs uveitis was treated with cyclosporin which helped him a lot. Bright sunlight is very painful to them so try to avoid that. Good luck!Hope Beaker feels better soon!

[Thoughts On "nitting"]

Boy, do I miss my Jaxies' happy butt nitting!!! I'd give anything to feel that Butt nip again!

[Might Have Swallowed Glass- Suggestions?- Urgent]

I used the cotton balls soaked in water and then mashed with some canned dog food watered down.He ate them right up.I used 7 of them.I was also able to piece back together the larger pieces of glass, so I was only concerned with possible slivers.The glass is supposed to adhere to the cotton and the cotton should wrap around the glass to allow it to pass without cutting.It must be 100% COTTON, other materials can cause a blockage.If larger pieces may have been swallowed, I think going to the vet was the best choice. Good luck!

[Unenergetic Greyhound]

Definitely have a CBC and urinalysis done if one has not recently been done.Also, run a tick panel, even if it has been less than a year.It doesn't seem to me that thyroid would cause your dogs symptoms if it's on thyroid meds. I brought my grey to the vet because he had a cough and seemed to pant for no reason,even if the room was cool and he was sleeping.The vet ran his heartworm test,which incudes several tick diseases,which was negative. Chest x-ray was negative.Vet felt it could just be allergies. Over about the next 6 mos.,nothing extreme was noticed, but we noticed that his face was aging, and he was losing muscle mass in his face and body. I forgot to mention that he also had eye discharge this entire time.Finally, we noticed that he was getting more and more lethargic. 6 mos. after the 1st trip to the vet I took him to another one and when I told him about the lethargy he ran another heartworm/tick test and it was positive for ehrlichiosis.It often doesnt show up in testing at the early stages of infection, which is where he was at the initial vet visit. By this time, it was already entrenched in his organs and bone marrow,His blood values were all off, and antibiotics could not rid him of the infection and eventually he died. Trust your instincts, if you feel your dog is not acting normal,and especially if you retest his thyroid values and they are within theraputic range, Keep pursuing an answer for your dogs symptoms.There are a lot of other things that could be causing the symptoms. Good luck, I hope you find the reason soon and it turns out O.K.

[My Grey Chewed A Glass]

OOPS! sorry, I didn't realize my post from last nite posted, I thought I lost it!

[My Grey Chewed A Glass]

Jeep, my greyhound, decided to take an empty glass of chocolate milk and lick the syrup out of the bottom. Since he couldn't reach the bottom withhis tongue, he chewed the top of the glass apart to get at it.All of a sudden I heard crunching in the other room and couldn't imagine WHAT he got into. I took the glass and the pieces and put it back together and it looked like everything was there. He had a little blood on the glass but I looked and swabbed all around his mouth and throat with my fingers and found no cuts or glass shards.I read to give him 5-7 100% cotton balls soaked in something yummy and any shards he might have swallowed should get stuck in the cotton and pass through without him being hurt,so thats what I did. He seems fine right now, so I'll just watch his poop to make sure I don't see any blood.Has anyone else ever dealt with this?