Laur
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Are Oreos even made from real chocolate ?
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Palmer's Tummy Butter (Palmer's makes all kinds of cocoa butter products, but the tub of Tummy Butter is the best) !
This stuff would work wonders at keeping the skin soft... but use sunscreen over it.
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wow... in the standing pic it looks like a pitbull leg has been grafted onto a greyhound !
Poor girlie.
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I'm not sure...I have thought about it.
Our golden retriever ( almost 13) never was afraid as a youngster but from age 5 up it has become worse and worse.
When it storms we turn on classical music for him, turn on the washing machine and other white noise/normal activity sounds,things that we normally do but MUST do if a storm is coming AND he goes in his crate.
Uncrated he would try to run into the bathroom and squeeze under the toilet... or run upstairs and try to smash his way through a window onto the porch roof...peeing as he goes !
( we have nightmares of possibly explaining to firemen why we have a freaking golden retreiver on our roof)We discovered last year having a fan on the top of his crate seems to work the best.. vibrations and the noise seem to block out the worst of the thunder,or maybe then he can't sense a storm approaching ?
Of our 3 greys, one was thunderphobic, one looked mildly concerned but dozed, one slept soundly.
The one that slept soundly only uncharacteristically reacted to a storm once... and he suffered a stroke the next day.. and now he has been thunderphobic ever since.
Our original thunderfreaker has since past away.
The 3rd remains mildly concerned, but dozes
The 3 greys didn't hang out enough with the golden to transfer any learned behavior...not that we noticed.
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I'd take a break.
One of mine was a therapy dog for 5 years.
Sometimes a resident can be unintentionally rougher than you'd think..a pull of the collar, twist of the neck fur.. sometimes the dog feels a bit trapped once it steps up to be petted, whereas the staff will brush it and move along, the resident may prefer to linger longer than the dog likes.
Sometimes the dog is repelled by certain hand creams or can smell other medication the handler cannot.
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I seldom post on Remembrance...but I do read, and weep, with each.
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Awww, such a sweetie.
In the first pic it looks like you have set up wide spaced agility weave posts for him to attempt
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Thanks , I'll check it out.
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Our greys have their own yard, our pet chickens can free range... and they think our old golden retriever is part of their flock. He digs a hole... they come check it out.
Nobody is eating somebody elses poop.
The greys glance occassionally at the chickens but are used to seeing them.
I would not have them loose together... chickens like to meander and chat amongst themselves... and not be interrupted by 60 mile an hour maniac race car drivers loop de looping through their sedate processions.
A meant well playful snap pretty much ruins a chickens day.
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The spasms may be reverse sneezes, which would be unrelated to the LP...
That is what we always thought.
He can be fine , but being a very joyous soul he is happy 90% of time and in his exuberance especially when someone has come home it gets quite loud, like asthma.
He is quite a talker and from what I have been reading we'll need to calm him quickly
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I have an 11.5 year old who has developed a raspier sound.
He always was a talker... but has devopled a huskier voice, like a smoker.
Worse sounding when he is all excited.
He is happy, energetic, eats well, no obvious signs of distress.
It is distressing to us to hear. It is actually painful for us to hear.
In the past he would occassionally get what we'd call spasms and we'd have to rub his throat for a few seconds and he'd be fine...
Feedback would be welcome.
I would schedule an appointment with your vet or a specialist recommended by your vet to have the diagnostic test done to see if LP is what you're dealing with. The symptoms you describe are consistent with what my boy, Keno, demonstrated. Also with summer approaching, dogs with LP are heat intolerant and cannot use their breathing to cool themselves and can overheat and quickly go into respiratory distress. If it is LP and he's healthy otherwise, he may be a candidate for surgery. LP is serious and attacks can be fatal.
You can also search for Laryngeal Paralysis and/or LP under Health and Medical to review other threads about it.
Let us know what you find out. Sending good thoughts to you and your boy.
Thank you both.
The spasms as we call them he has always intermittingly had since he was 3, always closed mouthed when they occur.
No violent panting.. but I think some increase in panting where you wouldn't think there would be a need for any, like indoors, winter, cooler weather etc.. and then it ceases.
Just enough to get concerned and then it stops and you figure you read too much into it... but enough so you'd notice.
This 'raspy' huffy voice is the big scarey change.
He is a stoic Special Needs boy, our first grey, my heart... so I'm not sure about surgery but will learn more and quickly and consult with our Vet.
( and he is looking at me now as I type... how do they know !)
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I have an 11.5 year old who has developed a raspier sound.
He always was a talker... but has devopled a huskier voice, like a smoker.
Worse sounding when he is all excited.
He is happy, energetic, eats well, no obvious signs of distress.
It is distressing to us to hear. It is actually painful for us to hear.
In the past he would occassionally get what we'd call spasms and we'd have to rub his throat for a few seconds and he'd be fine...
Feedback would be welcome.
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We have to rub the chest and tummy of one of our greys after he eats.. until he burps, or else he will throw up.
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LOL.. she pees on her treat mat ? She wants better treats ?
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Sure. It's just like any other command. It might take him a whle to learn the new rules, but there shouldn't be any confusion once he knows what they are.
An x-pen might be a good way to give Angler some peace from pestering!
BTW, my DH and I routinely have both of us and two dogs on our queen bed! It does get crowded, but very comforting!
x pen for the baby from the dog...or x pen for the dog from the baby -
I have to wonder if perhaps Rocky has been stepped on accidentally by Vinnie and now he is just giving the 'HEY I'm laying here bud, watch out, go lie down somewhere so I can rest easy'.
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What about keeping a frozen stuffed kong on hand to occupy her when she wakes and has gone out to potty ?
She sounds lonely and is anxious to begin the day and have you in the same room.
Do you leave a radio on for her and Maddy... night is much quieter than the hum and activity/routine of day time... maybe too quiet for her.
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Saint John Ambulance Therapy Dog program does not require a greyhound to sit.
They recognize it isn't as natural and looks darn uncomfortable for some.
One of my puppers was a SJA therapy pooch for 5 years.
The residents loved his vast wardrobe, that he was the right height for petting whether you were standing,in a wheelchair, or bed bound, and that he was long enough from nose to tail for 3 residents sitting side by side to have a part to pet.
Sitting ? Heck no, he had a job to do and people to see.. and love and was loved every second.
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We're in the same boat, except Nori hasn't had any outright accidents. There's been some pee on the couch which is either because our other grey takes his favorite spot and he's trying to get her away from his turf, OR he just dribbles pee when he sleeps and it gets spread around during the night.
We took him to the vet so they could test his urine for signs of a urinary tract infection, but no such luck (not that it would be a good thing). So, the vet suggested it could be related to a weak sphincter issue. She prescribed Proin for incontinence, but it made him vomit all his dinner in the most powerful display of hurling I've ever seen.
Waiting til Monday to find out what other options we have.
One of my puppers is 11 now.. we have had him for 9 fabulous years.
Just prior to us adopting him he was dx with a 'pelvic bladder'..
His foster home had noticed leaking and indirect incontenance, meaning dribbling when he up up from naps, or wet bedding. He wasn't marking.
He was treated for UTI's initially but it wasn't the cause.
Further tests showed the pelvic bladder and he needed reconstructive surgery and bladder support.
He has worn a belly band with 'poise' pad ever since.
He does still have a dribble that the pad contains but can 'hold it' mostly until he is outside and the band comes off and he pees like the big boys.
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Chef boy ardee ravioli,( economical and bowel friendly) works well to hide pills.
Make a tiny slit, pop in meds.. and the ravioli almost self seals.
Plus the meat/tomato sauce covers the pill smell.
Sorry to hear of Paden's blindness.
My 12 yr old boy has some blindness due to a stroke... not too obvious during the day but at night on potty walks it is very evident.
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Our shy girlie Judi -Ab flying virgo
She crossed the Bridge this morning.
She was 10 1/2.
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It 'appears' to be chronic.He has clinical symptoms and he has had blood work which pointed to it.. He has had urine tests. They are going to do a pee sample first thing in the morning...and also an abdominal xray .
He looked pretty sad...floopy face,wearing a Superman martingale and St john ambulance kerchief.
The Vet is staying on the premises tonight.
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THANKYOU....I will discuss the sub Q with the vet....
Gilbert is such a sookie..just a big old love...a saint john ambulance therapy dog...and lays close to me where ever I am in the house. I'm typing this with my face pressed to the screen because he has my chair squished so.
I'm worried about a hospital stay more than 24 hours...worried about dx and prognosis...worried about his state of mind...worried about who will potty walk him... and I'm worried I'll give in to the crazy thought I had about camping out tonight in the vet hospital parking lot.
( we have nightmares of possibly explaining to firemen why we have a freaking golden retreiver on our roof)
x pen for the baby from the dog...or x pen for the dog from the baby
Need Help With Pilling
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Chef boy ardee ravioli.
Take one raviloi, make a small slit , slide in pill, ravioli almost seals itself, serve.
Works best and looks more delicious if served on a 'only for humans'looking dinner plate.