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So glad I asked...black stool would have sent me to the vet asap. Is Gas-X a tablet?
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Currently on the 2nd step of Fencur...4 pills for 5 days total. During phase 1 last month Foster Girl Fay developed a very noisy stomach, squeaks and squeals on the last day. My GH group recommended Pepto Bismol and that settled it down (or maybe it settled down on its' own.) Wondering now if I should give her a Pepto with each daily dose of Fencur? BTW my group does the deworming with all the dogs coming up from the South.
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Finally throwing out some drugs from my late, greyt greys unless of course I shouldn't...when I think of the money spent on them and the fact that they may not have even worked, I could cry for my pups all over again.
Anyhoo, is there any sense in keeping GABAPENTIN from Jan. 2019 (200 mg quad tabs), PREDNISONE from 2013 (10 mg), TRAMADOL from May, 2019 (50 mg), TRUPROFEN from Jan 2019, CEPHALEXIN from 2013 (500 mg) CLINDAMYCIN from 2013 (150 mg), CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL (200 MG) from 2015. APOQUEL from 2018, MURICIN OINTMENT from 2018? I know some stuff lasts a long time and others, not so much. But, when they are dispensed from a giant bottle in the vet's office and expiration dates are not noted on the little bottles sold to me, I tend to hold onto them and not just for sentimental reasons,.
Any help much appreciated.
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On 7/1/2020 at 7:19 PM, BatterseaBrindl said:
Google 'dog leg bandage from a sock'
On 7/28/2020 at 6:19 AM, macoduck said:I tried this version once. Unless the sock is really stretchy or long, it can be uncomfortable for a tall greyhound. Otherwise it's a great idea.
This worked greyt for us when one of my dogs had a boo-boo on her leg. Use a boot sock for the extra length.
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Is anyone still collecting the weight circles as proof of purchase from Purina products? My group no longer does and I have a bunch.
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Thank you, I will hold onto them.
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I am cleaning out some old meds but before I do I want to make sure I shouldn't just hold onto them...the dispensing vet did not put a "discard by" date on the bottles.
1. Clindamycin 150 mg. DISPENSED TO ME in April, 2013.
2, Cephalexin 500 mg DISPENSED TO ME in October, 2013.
3. Cefpodoxime Proxetil, 200 mg. DISPENSED TO ME in November, 2015.
My gut tells me to toss them but in the event they still may be effective, figured I would check. Should mention the pups for whom these were prescribed are now at the Bridge.
Thanks.
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Worst day of my life. I miss my boy.
Anniversaries are the the worst. I, too, never expected my girl to only be on this earth for 9 years and with me only 6. Yesterday was 6 weeks since I lost her.
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It is very discouraging to see posts of happy, interactive dogs enjoying life but keep in mind that those are the videos people LIKE to post...they don't post videos of depressed dogs! We had a very shy dog who we sometimes had to tip off her bed to get her up and out. If we took her in the car to the park she wouldn't get out of the car if we were parked next to noisy people or even quiet crowds. If anyone came to the house, even people she knew, we would have to gate the staircase off to prevent her from disappearing upstairs. She lived with us while we had two other dogs over the course of her life (one at a time, but she always had a roommate.) It was just her personality and she was the only one out of 5 that was so shy. We learned to live with it and had her for 8 years.
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My girl Cooper would go through cycles with me...getting me up to let her out...for years. Was not fun but I did it. She never did the inside stairs in the six years we had her and any attempts at retraining caused us both stress, so I let it go even though I am sure had she slept with us in the bedroom things would have been better. Once outside she would PLAY, run around digging holes and looking for squirrels, getting me to go out after her in my pajamas to get her back inside. It wasn't fun but I did it. We lost Cooper a month ago today to osteo at the age of nine. I wouldn't mind being woken up for a play session now.
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Yes! Her name is Robin Radlein...she is not a member of Greytalk but here is her response to my question on your behalf: I am not a member of Greytalk. You are welcome to pass my name on to them and tell them to contact me through Facebook, at robin.radlein@gmail.com, or by phone at 907 306 0874 (after noon). Now that Sheena Craig has moved back to Anchorage she can help with grey fixes as well.
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Mazy was the only dog we had insurance on. We used Healthy Paws and the price gradually kept rising. Adding up vet visit costs vs the monthly premium, it didn't add up for us to continue with the insurance. Instead we set aside money in a dog savings account.
And then something went horribly wrong. My vet couldn't diagnose her but recognized that this was headed to a critical zone. She sent us to NC State vet hospital where Mazy spent one week.
Pancreatitis was finally diagnosed via ultrasound even though the lab results didn't corrolate with it.
And then something else happened. Screaming with neck pain or if her head was touched. MRI and spinal tap showed nothing. IV Fentanyl helped somewhat.
She was sent home with 10 pills to take multiple times a day. On day 5 she refused pills hidden in tasty stuff, so when I tilted her head slightly to pop a pill down she screamed.
We decided that was it. On New Year's day morning our vet met us at his office to let her go. He said whatever it was it was systemic. Reading over the NCS reports he could make no sense of it either.
NC State cost us $8000 and about $350 at my vet before that.
Because Mazy was only 7 we felt we had to give her a chance. Luckily we'd had money set aside for vet care, though we never knew things could get this bad.
It would have been easier to bear if she'd recovered, or if we could have learned what "it" was that took her from us.
Agreeing with the others - get insurance or regularly set money aside for this kind of emergency.
So sorry for your ordeal. I would have been (and still be) wrecked to not know what was going on.
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Felix
in Remembrance
Go with God, Felix, knowing you are, and always will be loved.
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I hate that this is my first post here, but I feel like I need to get this out to help the healing.
Yesterday my wife and I lost our first Greyhound suddenly. She was a beautiful vibrant 4 year old girl named Moonshine. We only had her for three months, but her sweet personality made it feel like we had her for 30 years, and we're completely lost without that baby. Her favorite things included swinging her rope toys around and launching them at the wall to chase after them, getting the zoomies upstairs and jumping into the beds at each end of the upstairs, peanut butter filled kongs when we went to work, and snuggling with us every second that we were home.
Yesterday, she was happy as could be and snuggled in bed with us for an hour as we pet her and woke up. The last thing she was doing was jumping from her bed to our rug downstairs because she was excited that I gave her her prized possession, a raw hide bone that she only got on the weekends because she'd chew on it until her gums bled if we left her with it too long.
During that excitement, she did something she NEVER did. She put the bone down within a few minutes of receiving it and laid down on her bed. She never let that thing go willingly, and I had to trick her with a treat to get it from her every time even if she had been chewing on it for two hours straight. Thinking nothing of it, I called her upstairs with me, and she brought the bone with her only to put it down again immediately in my office, she stood in the middle of my office and began crying (she never cries), so I figured she had to go pee.
She moved downstairs unusually slowly and after she finished peeing she held her squat shaking for another 10 - 15 seconds. That really helped me notice something was seriously off. She came in and slowly moved upstairs, but never picking her head up above her shoulders, just letting it slink down. She went into her bed next to my wife's and my bed and began crying and her muscles near her neck began to spasm. Within a minute she moved onto my wife's and my bed, this was the last time she ever moved by herself. We were immediately on the phone with a nearby vet who referred us to an animal hospital 12 minutes down the road. I called Moonshine to see if she would come with me downstairs. She tried moving her upper body, but her legs were completely paralyzed, and she couldn't stand so I carried her from upstairs into the car.
During the car ride, she was convulsing and her tongue turned completely blue and she foamed at the mouth. By the time we got her to the hospital she had stopped breathing. In the hospital they had to have a tube in her throat and pump to breathe for her, but they thought it was either an embolism or acute neck injury that could have happened while she was playing either from a genetic issue or old racing issue that was never noticed.
In about an hour our baby went from jumping for joy with a toy to gone. We weren't ready for this, but I just needed to post this somewhere for my sake to get this out. I'm sure all of you do, but just be sure to give your pups extra love. You never know when the time could come. Spoil them, love on them, and give them everything that they deserve. Do me a favor. For Moonshine, please just go hug your dogs now and give them a kiss. Let them know how much you love them and how lucky you are to have them. We don't deserve dogs, but we're so lucky that they think we do. Mommy and Daddy love you Moonshine, you may have only won one race, but you will always be #1 in our hearts.
So very sorry...beautiful, beautiful girl. Godspeed.
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Good vibes coming your way for your girl.
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My first osteo dog had cancer everywhere, and I let him go at diagnosis. The other two I took home on pain meds, but could not control the pain after a week.
OMG...only a week...I should be satisfied with my decision to euthanize her immediately but I still feel like utter crap.
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I'm so sorry, especially after you've already lost two to that awful disease. Nine is far too young.
Rest well, Cooper.Thank you...indeed, 9 is far too young for this monster and my guard was down, I really thought it was soft tissue because she was her normal happy self who was happy to go for long walks and didn't appear "off" in any way.
I am so sorry, it is one of the worst things you will ever have to do.Thank you.
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Update to Cooper's issue...unfortunately, Coop's issue was osteo and not lyme. She is with the angels now. Multiple vet visits from Jan. 10 with a diagnosis Feb. 8 and immediate euthanasia. One of the worst days of our lives.
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I recently paid $6000 for surgery, hospitalization and treatment when my mixed breed got into a squabble with two of my Greyhounds.
I paid around $4000 last year when my old gal had an intestinal obstruction and required surgery and a hospital stay. I had one who developed an allergic reaction to her internal sutures after her spay. She almost bled out, and required transfusions, surgery, and a hospital stay. My adoption group paid the $3000 plus bill for that one, because they had just paid for her spay and this was a complication resulting from that. I have had an MRI and spinal tap on a dog with a mystery condition that they thought could be meningitis. Another MRI on a dog who probably had a brain tumor. Don’t remember the costs, but they were up there. I don’t have insurance because I adopt seniors and returns, and usually have five dogs at a time. I have had three with osteo, but did not do expensive treatments for them. Happy tail with several vet visits, then amputation also added up. Meds also add up when you have two dogs with kidney disease and one with high blood pressure. You could have several healthy dogs that never require more than routine vet care, or one with very expensive medical needs. No way to predict.
You mention 3 with osteo but you did not do expensive treatment for the. Surmising you euthanized upon diagnosis?
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This is a long shot but does anyone know a pet loss poem/essay that references timekeeping, such as, "this time last week you were still here, this time 3 days ago you were still here, this time yesterday you were gone?" I am paraphrasing big time here but I saw it while scrolling on Facebook on a Pet Loss page and didn't save it to my page. Trying to force myself not to dwell on my sudden loss on Feb. 8 but that is ALL I am doing now. Thanks for any help (and I need a LOT of it.)
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Our darling girl Cooper joined the angels Feb. 8, 2019. Osteo claimed another. When we lost our first two to this awful disease we promised never to let another linger if that was the diagnosis. True to our word, we took the pain upon ourselves that day but leaving the vet's without her hurt like hell. No last rides in the car, no last favorite meals. Now I mourn for her and these rituals...feel like I cheated her, or more accurately, that life cheated her. She was only 9 and had been a good, good girl for the 6 years we had shared our home with her.
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Vet visit today, unfortunately no real improvement with hip/back pain or with corneal ulcer. Increased Gabapentin and on a new eye medication. Exploring acupuncture and laser therapy for hip/back anyone have experience with laser therapy? Am also going contacting Dr. Couto for a consult. What is the best way to contact him and get him the info he needs? Thanks for your help with this.
Greyhound Health Initiative:
For consultations with Dr. Couto (coutovetconsultants@gmail.com)
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Thanks to all for your input.
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We ARE treating per the vet's advice on protocol, with the doxy for 30 days. He did say we could do a C6 antibody test but didn't push it so we are not doing that if it will only yield more info that won't help. I just want to make sure I have all the bases covered.
Rest well, Cooper.
I am so sorry, it is one of the worst things you will ever have to do.
Pepto Bismol while deworming?
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We have officially adopted Fay! Took her to the vet for a first checkup on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with a stool sample. So, now we know she does have hooks, scoring a "3" out of "5." Not sure if that is a universally accepted rating or just my vet's. We are going to be starting her on Advantage Multi. He suggests using Pepcid for stomach upset and NOT Pepto Bismal or Gas X. I am probably splitting hairs here but I wish there weren't so many choices!