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    Lp

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    He is a special needs pupper to begin with....10 years ago he was given a 30 percent survival rate, survived MAJOR surgery etc...

    While that was the very best decision for him at that tender age then, we also know the trauma, phobias and vet issues he had to overcome... .

    He is not a candidate for further operations.

    Lp

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    I call the bad episodes 'spasms' for lack of another name.

    While at rest Jakie is the same as he always was in the past...except occassionally now when he gets comfortable and lets out what I'd call an involuntary breathing sound.

    Any movement now and Jakie sounds like a chain smoking asthmatic.

    He loves the cooler weather... LOVES to run..LOVES to greet us enthusiastically...then is left, sidesheaving as though he cannot breath, cannot draw a breath cannot swallow..this is when I am by his side talking him through it

    We curtail all those beloved hobbies,,the running etc, taking him with us so he doesn't have to greet us..although the excitement of the drive can can trigger it....but now even checking out smells on a potty walk on his own front lawn can 'trigger' this chest sucking /heaving/...

    At this second he is on the couch, resting quietly.

    Funny..before the noisy moments stuck out so noticably...now the quiet times do.

    He is my heart dog, our first greyhound.... and the last remaining of our 3.

    I'll look in to having those suppositories on hand...

    Lp

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    My 12.3 yr old Jakie (MCP's Leo ) has LP and is NOT a candidate for surgery.

    He has done fairly well, is very happy, great appetite but no weight gain ....but just recently the spasms began.

    I remember there was a relaxant that other gave their LP greys...

    Please let me know what/and your experiences with meds.

    The spasms are difficult to observe....he comes right over to me, the clock stops, I get down and gently rub his throat and sides and talk him through..praying breathe..breathe..breathe..

    Vet check up next week.

    Happy B-Day Charlie

    in Remembrance

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    You would have been 10 tomorrow (11/20) and I so wish you could be here to celebrate. It's very quiet now around the house without you. I still feel your spirit though and look to your chair every night and I see you there. Missing you sweet boy and don't get into too much trouble over the bridge.

     

    My Gilbert, who passed this June, celebrated his first b'day at the bridge yesterday Nov 20, also.

    Do You Feed Your Dog Breakfast?

    in Food and dietary discussion

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    We feed three times a day: breakfast, dinner, and a before bed snack. We were finding that if Starbuck didn't have anything in her stomach overnight, she'd start throwing up bile in the morning. By giving her half her dinner portion just before bed, she can make it through the night without getting ill. One time a day would not work well with her.

     

    We do the same for our hounds. :)

     

    Same here.

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