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    Copd ?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Silverfish, I am so sorry about Jack .

    Your situation is extremely similiar to mine...although in my case the vet wishes to send him for a lot of tests and procedures and my houndie, who is 4 months shy of his 14th birthday has white coat syndrome in a big way.

    Just knowing he is going in the vehicle...or thinking the vehicle, or more specifically I might be going somewhere without him is enough 'excitement ' to launch an attack.

    He will settle in the vehicle...at the vets he does not, it escalates and is terrifying.

    At home he is calm, no attacks unless he is too warm, eats too fast, or gets too stressed about going out.

    He sleeps quietly, has a good appetite.

    Getting an xray will be difficult, let alone into the vet office and he could stress himself fatally in the process

    His worst attack to date was begun as we headed 2 mins away to the vet for a routine nail trim in a quiet, no other patients , end of hours vet clinic . 6:45- 9 pm it lasted. He was home 1/2 hour when it ceased.

    Belly Bands

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    My greyhound has worn a bellyband pretty much 24/7 for over 10 years. It doesn't cause him any physical or psychological harm.

    ( and yes, the band comes off for him to pee like the big boys outside)

    His average bellyband is 30 in long and 6.5 wide....fastened with velcro

    We also adhere a maximum incontinance pad to the band...and occassionally use two incontenance pads side by side- overlapping for max protection.

    Sometimes there is no time to 'practice' wearing one if it becomes a necessity, but in your case it sounds like you do have the time.

     

    i would be more worried that your pup might be stressed for being alone for that amount of time if it isn't the norm...and perhaps your friend's non grey might be babygated..?

    Does Everyone Train Their Dogs To Do Tricks?

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    My greys learned 'wait', learned to get their feet wiped off and shift their weight when I said 'next'.

    They learned 'shake paw' because they were doing it for attention and so we gave it a name..

    Only one of my 3 would sit occassionally...when she felt like it.

    I did not insist they learn' sit' on command because if it were comfortable for them I'm sure they would have been doing it on their own so I figured it would be like someone wanting to teach me to bungie jump ...sure, I may be capable..but NO WAY !

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