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Don't know if pasta gives gas because almost nothing gives Annie gas.
Another suggestion to tantalize Ruby's palate is to try canned cat food. Just mixing a tablespoon in with the kibble and water can change a dog's whole attitude about eating. I hate canned cat food and always used kibble, but my cat was recently put on canned food because of a health issue and I use the spoon I served the cat food to mix up Annie's kibble and water and she really likes the slight flavor.
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The boy loves my wife and he considers me an important person to keep around
he is also super snuggly - no growls yet so i guess we havent pushed his buttons yet.
He is seriously handsome. Love his stand-up ears. My Annie loves to be hugged, have someone lay on the floor with her and use her butt muscles for a pillow and get kisses and has from day #1. I don't know what the stats are about Greys who need space, but of all the Greyhounds I know, and I have friends who each have multiple/many Greys, only one of them is a bit stand offish. So out of 20+ Greys, that's a pretty small number.
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Ruby has recently been to the vet and had a ton of bloodwork done and all was well. I went to the store today to see about a new flavor of food from Fromm that had more calories, and the change was minimal. I did end up getting her a higher calorie food by Canidae (sp?). It has 100 calories more a cup and you feed the same amount. I will try it and see if there are any tummy issues. I have been using parmesan cheese to help with her appetite but even that isn't working much any more. She had a 1/4 cup of the new food with the old today and ate it all up. We'll see if it continues. She HATES to walk in the rain and cold so exercise is not the problem. We pull her around a few blocks each day and she is always happy to see the house.
Ruby is 7 1/2 and her racing weight was 69 lbs and she now weighs 59.
Wow, Ruby girl you're way too thin. Maybe it was mentioned above but if not, my suggestion is to add pasta as another way to get her to eat. Ruby seems to like "this" today but not next week. Maybe if you switched what additives you give her she wouldn't be so picky. About the only time I give Annie people food is when I've done a pasta/macaroni thing. She's very fond of my mac & cheese and loves my Alfredo. If Annie ever needed to gain weight I'd start with those two things as an additive.
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What a long haul you and she have had. I'm glad you posted it here because I didn't read it on FB. This is one of those "What if" situations. What if you hadn't taken her in on the day you did? As the vet said, something terrible would have happened. Thankfully it didn't. She's bandage and infection free for the holidays. That's the best present.
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Pretty houndie. So nice to hug a big dog who lays his head on your shoulder.
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Annie is good with what she's on now, but one never knows what's going to happen next week. I'm keeping a note about this but hope I don't have to buy it because it's a lot more expensive than the combo she's on now. However, we all know we do what we have to do to make good poos!
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I think 6 pounds is a lot, especially on top of what she has lost. Is the vet concerned? Did he suggest a supplement? I can't remember what others have said they use to put weight back on (I assume she is too skinny??), but I think one of them was a liquid. Was it Ensure? If Annie lost 6 pounds, she'd be below her racing weight and would, IMO, be too thin. I'd be scrambling to determine the cause and a remedy.
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Poor Ruby and you too. They have no idea how much we worry about them. How old is she?
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To put another spin on P&P times and walking, which will point out that every dog is different (note, these times are not set in stone and often vary by 15 minutes and also note that I'm retired so can let Annie set her own schedule most days):
6 AM to 7 AM: Annie gives a big sigh, gets up from her bed, stretches and goes downstairs, or turns around and goes back to bed.
No later than 7 AM because I insist she get up: She's out for her first P&P of the day.
After first P&P of the day: Breakfast
8:30 AM: Walk for 20 to 30 minutes where she poos again and pees by marking after every other pee spot she smells.
1:00 PM: Same as 8:30 AM walk. (Note: I don't let her stop as much as it sounds. We actually get in a good walk.)
3:00 PM: Supper. Yes it's very early but she starts pacing and giving me "that look" at 2. It's amazing I hold out until 3.
5:00 PM: I open the back door to the fenced yard and ask if she wants to go potty. She turns her back on me.
7:00 to 7:30 PM: I insist she go outside and pee. She reluctantly drags her retired body from her bed, tosses me a dirty look and goes out.
This is the last time she goes out for the day. She goes 11 to 12 hours until the next morning without wanting to go.
The above schedule is what we're doing now in the winter. In the summer, our walk times are different to avoid the hottest times of the day and we often get in a third walk late in the evening.
ETA: As regimented as above is, Annie is easy enough so that if I'm away from the house for the entire day, which happens every once in a while, she's fine; never "goes" in the house.
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I have pulled all the books out again (sheepish grin for forgetting). He was in his crate last night - away from us and that will change tonight if we can fit his crate in our small bedroom. might try some music and a dim night lamp as well.
We gave him 2 cups of water (kibble, canned food and Olewa carrots) last night and 1 cup of water this morning (same food).
I guess i was a bit surprised that i couldnt get him to leave his bed even with treats held few inches away and on top of the rug so he wont worry about the hardwoods. He did walk over after about 2 hours to get the small treat pieces and promptly plopped back on his bed. He was going out 3-4 times a day with his foster mom and we havent been able to get him to go out after 830 am. hopefully he will get to his dinner tonight - you gotta eat right?
Thank you for everyone's patience - not knowing ANYTHING about pets sometimes manifests itself in too many self doubts and questions. I will chalk it up to a tiring night spent alone.
You also have a water dish out for him so he can drink any time, right? I know that many people and groups almost insist on a crate being used, but if the crate won't fit in your bedroom, I'd put just his bed in your bedroom, lead him to it and let him sleep with you. It's almost guaranteed he won't whine or pace as long as he's with his people.
This is his first (and last) forever home. He has no idea that he is special; that he can get up and get treats. He's never been offered a treat as an enticement to leave his safe place (crate). I'd start out by giving him his treats directly. Offer one from your hand while he's in his crate. Make a big deal out of it. Ask him, "Do you want a treat?" Praise him, love him up, use his name a lot and be happy. He'll quickly learn that when you say, "Want a treat?" it's a good thing and he'll come running.
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Welcome. Congratulations. We
demandlike pictures.There's so much to say and you will get a lot of responses. First, have you read any books about Greyhounds? Read any info from your group? On-line?
Not jumping up and greeting anybody who comes home is normal for newly-adopted Greyhounds. It can take them weeks or months to understand that this is *my* person who feeds me, walks me, gives me treats and loves me up. He might also never get up to greet his people. I've had Annie for 3-1/2 years and it's only the past year that she'll greet me but only if she's on her bed in the living room. If she's upstairs in the bedroom or down in the family room, she doesn't budge. And when she does greet me, she greets me at the top of the 4 stairs leading from the entry to the living room. I have to go to her; she doesn't come down the stairs, which is suitable for a Diva.
Drinking is important. I feed my girl with water in her kibble so I see her head to the water bowl usually twice a day.
Walking around: You said you checked when he started walking at night and it wasn't poo related. Did you actually take him outside or ask him if he had to go? Apparently he's not crated. Is he sleeping on a bed in your bedroom? Greyhounds do not like to be alone. If he's being blocked from your bedroom, he is going to cry and whine at night.
There are so many things to learn about a Greyhound. Keep reading this forum and keep asking questions. You'll get many answers.
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As an arthritis sufferer, I would like to point out that if he has pain from inflammation, you'd want to apply ICE, not heat.
You aren't supposed to even use a heating pad on elderly people, because of the risk. I don't think I'd put it on my dog, personally.
I was going to post something like this. I have arthritis in my knees and on bad days, ice is the only thing that relieves the pain, other than a pill. Ice reduces the inflammation and that's what causes the pain. I'd try to find out from the vet if there is inflammation before putting heat on an area.
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I'm not one to panic or get anxious, but I am one to trust my gut, and if she were my dog, I'd take her to a specialist. My Annie has an auto-immune eye disease (similar to Pannus) and my gut instinct told me to take her to our vet, who was unsure what the problem was so recommended an ophthalmologist.
Does anyone else have a dog who bumps into as many things as described by the op? It sounds very odd to me.
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He's wonderful. Love his ears. The raincoat is greyt. Yellow is a favorite color. -
Those cats do get to us. I'm sorry he's gone, but I smiled at your sense of humor in writing his good-bye. I hope Summer remembers who is in charge. Keep those claws sharpened, Chase.
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Pretty girl! Welcome to all of you.
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A question: How can you tell he's constantly hungry? I assume it's because he begs a lot or gets "that look." If so, do you think he's begging because when he does, he gets something to eat, e.g. a treat? He may not really be hungry. He may have trained you to feed him when he makes you think he's hungry.
Annie puts on weight easily. We walk a lot but she never runs in the large, fenced backyard. Any dog treats she gets, with one exception, are mini in size, meant for small dogs. I always have Old Mother Hubbard mini treats on hand. The mini ones have 8 to 10 calories a piece. I even break them in half if she's having a day where I think she's looking like a chunky monkey (that is, only 1 rib instead of 2 showing). Dogs don't care so much about the size of the treat as long as they're getting something. She also gets one large Milk Bone a day: half after our morning walk and half following the afternoon walk. She almost never gets people food fed directly to her so she never begs. Sometimes I'll toss a tablespoon of people food in her supper. As a very very special treat, she gets a couple of marshmallows but since they give her soft serve the next day on her first poo, I don't give them often.
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Beautiful beautiful dogs. Thanks so much for putting all the pics up here. They are serious eye candy.
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Her poos are pretty good until she's almost "empty" so to speak. Usually firm in the morning, at lunch, and firm/pudding evening walk (before dinner).
We tried the pumpkin in the first week when she still had really soft stools.
It's common for the poos to deteriorate as the day goes on.
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I have a bag of carrots and beets that I haven't yet given Winnie.
Do y'all normally mix the carrots with just water or with the oil as well? Our last adventure with pumpkin in her food ended with her having really bad runs and her nearly pooping in my apartment.
Since then, I've been afraid to add extra things to her food minus the warm water.Forgive me if I've missed something, but are you going to give Winnie the carrots because she has poo problems or because you think a supplement is necessary? If her poos are good, I wouldn't fool around with her food.
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This happens with Annie every couple of months, with this morning being one of those times. She has squeaks and gurgles with no interest at all in breakfast. Today she eventually did eat a couple of bites before our morning walk and her poo on the walk was not her usual formed/firm poo. It was squishy. I know she hasn't eaten anything out of the ordinary. She eats nothing that isn't given to her by me so I have no idea why this happens every once in a while.
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Do you need more than one collar?
Hmmm... I wonder what the collar addicts of GT will say.
Let's see. How many holidays and seasons are there? Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Gifts from others who think Annie needs something pink <blah>. You get the idea. Crowncollars.com is my favorite place to shop for leashes and collars.
Annie came with a 4' leash when adopted. I prefer a 6' leash.
Did you mention a couple of stuffies? I would buy cheap and only a couple until you find out if your Greyhound likes to play.
Booties: I live in the Albany, NY, area so my weather is probably similar to yours. I don't use booties on Annie. I do wash her feet when we return from a winter walk in case she got rock salt on them. I have a single-layer fleece for this time of year and a double-layer fleece coat for deep winter. Annie is a warm girl and even with the temperatures the past week in the teens or lower with a wind chill, the single-layer fleece coat, with the snood, was all she needed. Anything heavier, and she was panting.
Crates: If you can borrow one, all the better. You may find you don't need it. Annie hated her crate and it was used for less than 2 full days/nights.
Dog bathing: I may be the only person on here who doesn't regularly bathe her dog. I've had Annie almost 3-1/2 years and she's had a bath only once, about 2 months after adoption when she played in a mud puddle. She doesn't get dirty. She doesn't dig. She doesn't play in dirty places. She gets dusty as other "sleeping furniture" in my house does, but I brush her regularly as well as do a lot of petting to get rid of the dust and loose hair.
I don't give Annie jerky stuff or rawhide. I tried one of them once and she started choking. I'm not even fond of bully sticks because of the way she eats them; chewing and gulping. I'm afraid of her choking. There are plenty of other treats that she likes and that help with tarter. For a non-healthy, non-teeth-helping treat, try marshmallows. Annie *loves* them.
Did someone mention a toothbrush and dog toothpaste? Brushing teeth does help.
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GUYS.....
After a week adjusting to TOTW Pacific Stream, and adding in some FortiFlora.
We have had solid, bouncy, nice poo's!!!! After two months of on and off pudding poo's-I am relieved.
Oh my gosh, it does NOT take me much to be the happiest person in the world
Yeah! Good poos are wonderful things. .....(for crazy Greyhound people that we are..
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I'm so sorry. Run free, sweet Gilby.
He's wonderful. Love his ears. The raincoat is greyt. Yellow is a favorite color.
Since then, I've been afraid to add extra things to her food minus the warm water.
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Should I Add Another Food ?
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Good news! Keeping fingers crossed. Certainly more calories in will be more energy to expend. Keep us in the loop as to how she does.