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How long did Percy's bleed? Daisy's slowed quite a bit all day but now it's a steady stream again . I had to take the bandage off - I wrapped too tight this morning and it was pinching her. Tried to make this one secure but not pinchy... We'll see. I can't decide if we should try that new vet or not. Vets are anxiety-inducing for her so I don't want to put her through it unless I have to.

At, okay! Thanks!

The bleeding has slowed quite a bit - it was still pretty heavy (steady) yesterday afternoon when I rewrapped it, but it didn't bleed through the wrap so I left it covered till this morning. It's still bleeding, but not nearly as much, so I'm hopeful that we can avoid the vet visit (which would be awesome so that I can afford food for the rest of the month ) if I keep it clean and wrapped. Gross bloody growth photos below... (I can't figure out how to make a "spoiler" thing so that you have to click to see them!) Saturday afternoon: Sunday afternoon: This morning: The growth itself appears to have shrunk some, which I assume is a good thing. It can now be uncovered for a minute or two before it starts oozing a drop or two of blood, whereas yesterday and Saturday it was basically a slow-drip faucet. It looked like this at the beginning of June: And like this at the end of July:

That's wonderful that Percy's healed up on its own! I've been wondering how he's doing. I'll definitely ask about cauterizing if we end up at the vet tomorrow - if it's still bleeding tomorrow I feel like vet intervention is probably necessary! Daisy's growth looks very different from Percy's but is in a similar location (and wrapping is difficult as nothing wants to stay - the wrap the vet put on after the biopsies yesterday fell off right in the office, and the replacement he put on fell off as we were leaving ). If I wasn't on my phone I'd post a picture of what it looks like tonight. Thank you for the sharing your experience and advice - I appreciate it!

I was thinking vet too. It could be as simple as she's just feeling out of it, or it could be that she's feeling bad. Either way, it'll help your peace of mind if you get it checked out! And if there's nothing medical going on, you can start to focus on what might have happened to make her nervous and how you can help her overcome it!

I can't afford a behaviorist unfortunately, but I'm hopeful the vet will have something we can give on occasion to help. I did a little googling and found one, though, and if my finances improve, I'll definitely give them a call. She's doing much better today, but she's still nervous. She's shaking occasionally (mostly in the kitchen), and she still slinks around outside like something's going to jump out at her. She got playful with me a few minutes ago which was good. And she ate all her dinner! I moved the bowl so the scary door is further away and not in her line of sight. We did a 1 mile walk this afternoon and I think that helped (too tired to fret ). The thundershirt is still beneficial. We went outside a few minutes ago and my neighbor's plant was swaying in the breeze - this was apparently rather terrifying.

Daisy the 12 year old terrier is a great girl. She handles most things really well, even if they make her nervous or she doesn't like them. Except for bears. I adopted her from the humane society here, brought her home 2 hours away, and just recently moved up here to stay. She's familiar with this area which is great, but being back has triggered something that must have just been dormant where we were before (without bears). She has some phobia of something outside. I'm pretty sure it's bear, but a neighbor's cat was attacked by a coyote this week so it could be coyote too. She was a stray before landing at the humane society, so I don't know her history. From the way she acts, though, I would be willing to bet she had some encounter with a bear when she was out there because she goes into a full-on panic (flight mode) if she smells one. A few weeks ago, a bear got into my trash. I cleaned up the mess then took her out for a potty and she flipped out. Pulling to get back in, darting every which way to try to escape... She didn't relax for two days, and she was still jumpy after that. Last night she was really bothered by something inside but acted fine outside. I had to sit on the floor and hold her before she'd stop panting and pacing around the room. She was making herself (and me!) crazy. Once I was on the floor next to her bed, she got in and laid down, but would only relax if I was touching her. Tonight we stepped out the back door, she took one sniff of the air and tried to bolt back inside, running into the closed door in the process. She needed to pee but it took ten minutes for her to finally decide she could without getting eaten, and even then it was as quick as she could make it. When we got back inside, she spent half an hour pacing from room to room, woofing quietly under her breath at the back door whenever she's near it. Won't come in the kitchen. Will only eat dinner if I'm standing behind her, 'protecting' her. She's also started getting on the sofa when she panics. We established fairly early on that she wasn't allowed on the furniture, but that as a compensation for such a rule I would provide her with fluffy sleeping arrangements. She hasn't gotten on the furniture in months bur all of a sudden in the past two days, she's up on the sofa every time she gets nervous. It's like she gets so panicky that she just...forgets. I've seen nervous dogs and she is definitely sensitive and nervous about a lot of things, but only mildly - she's usually willing to investigate or ignore things as long as I'm with her. The second she smells a bear, she's in total and complete panic - darting around to get away, pulling as hard as she can to get back inside, blindly running into my legs or the door in her fright, doesn't want to be touched, ears pulled way up on her head, eyes wide, legs shaking. I swear it's like PTSD or something. It doesn't matter if the bear was a recent visitor or not - if she catches the smell, it's the same panicked, run-for-your-life reaction. And it's probably a totally justified fear (bears are scary after all!), but it's not healthy for her to panic this much for this long. I put a thundershirt knockoff (the AKC version) on her tonight and it helped - she laid on her bed and stared for a while instead of pacing around. She slept too, which was good. She seemed better until we went out again, then it was more panic, but less intense with the thundershirt on. We also did a "follow mommy around the kitchen when she says 'come!'" exercise and it got her mind off it for a little while, but once the treats ran out it was back to nervous pacing. What else can I do? I've tried l-theanine for other anxiety and it used to work, but now it has the opposite effect and upsets her (can't tell if it's just making her antsy or making her stomach upset). I can't take the smell of lavender oil, so I can't use that. I have a vet appointment Friday for another mass biopsy and I'm planning to ask about "in case of bear" anti-anxiety drugs, but I'm worried that with her heart problems there won't be anything he can prescribe. Is there anything else I can try to help her? Usually with a dog with fears I'd gently and calmly expose them to the trigger and build up tolerance over time with lots of positive reinforcement, but I can't predict when the bear will show up, and it's not like I can just go get a bear to use for this because bears are big and dangerous and not readily available training aids It breaks my heart to see her panic so much over something that can't hurt her (I check for actual bears before we leave the house, so the likelihood of us running into one is low, but she doesn't know that). She must have had quite the experience when she was a stray because her reaction is way too intense for just a strange smell Eta: This is horribly long and I'm sorry!

I don't have any toddler shirts but I do have her winter coats.. If the neosporin doesn't work, I'll try that! (Or I'll go buy a toddler shirt... )

The wound is on her back - right between her shoulders. I do vet wrap her leg (but that's a growth that bleeds - unrelated!)

The one on her back has healed up nicely except for when she scratches. I looked at it today and it doesn't look deep - I'm not even sure it was a puncture (I think it may have been a tooth-scrape instead of a deep tooth poke as its more horizontal than circular). I'll try a little neosporin tonight. Thanks!

Daisy (terrier) was attacked last Thursday (over a week ago, not yesterday ) and has been on antibiotics (clavamox) since then (she was on rimadyl for pain but she was acting like her stomach was bothering her so we stopped it). Her last dose of clavamox is tomorrow. The punctures have healed pretty well except for the one on her back. It's right in foot range so she scratches it, opens the scab, and makes it bleed every day. I'm sure it's really itchy, so I was wondering if I could apply a little neosporin to it to hopefully ease the itch (works for me when I have itchy scabs). I do warm compresses every day but it's not really enough. Can I use a little neosporin on it? I can't find a definitive answer online

Greyhounds have extremely varied personalities! PRH has adopted out many hiking buddies and walking buddies, and even a few jogging buddies! We've also adopted out couch potatoes Just depends on what you want in a companion. Tell the adoption group what you're looking for and they should be able to show you a few compatible houndies who would be up for adventure but also happy to laze about while you're working.

Sounds like his tummy is upset. Try the bland diet but if it doesn't improve, he may need some metronidazole, so a vet visit will be in order.

No suggestions for the hair loss, but if you tell the photographer that you'd prefer the bald shoulder not be too prominent or visible in too many shots, any good photographer will do their best to set up shots that meet that criteria. Or at least I would hope they'd be mindful. I'm sorry for you and him but happy that that's the only negative side effect so far.

I have no concrete experience to offer (we only ever had one at a time) but my first thought when I read your title of "Benefits of having more than one grey?" was "You have more than one grey!" Typically, from what I've seen at the kennel, greys with grey friends are happier greys. That's not to say that all greys need grey friends to be happy, though. A friend has a greyhound who got so stressed when he had to share his space that he had the Big D all over the place. Is fostering an option? Or even grey-sitting a friend's grey to see how your pup does with another grey in your home?

My terrier takes it and does really well with it! Actually, this post reminded me that she's due for it tomorrow, so thanks!

Looks like a hot spot to me, but I'm no expert. Clip the fur around it and let it dry out and if it is a hot spot, that should help it heal up.

Above advice is great! Especially about not going in right after she potties. Maybe praise her, give her treats, encourage her to romp around the yard, etc. I'm still impressed that you're able to leash walk her! I wish I had a video of her bouncing like a kangaroo I'm sure these quirks contributed to the reason she was returned - I'm so happy she's with you since you obviously have the patience and desire to work with her. She licked out!

I tried to mix in some WEF canned for variety and she refused to eat. She's a weirdo! But a lovable one.

My plan to return to canned food did not go as planned. She won't touch canned! And she stopped eating Merrick. Now she's on the suggested Whole Earth Farms and (knock on wood) eating it more often than not. She'll only eat if I mix in past or rice and fill the rest of the bowl with water, but at least there's some intake.

The vet said that she didn't need meds until she was in actual heart failure and showing symptoms regularly. As it is, she only shows symptoms occasionally. I'm a bit relieved, honestly - Daisy can be finicky to feed, and she's gotten smart about taking her tiny little incontinence pill so I think it would be difficult to get multiple drugs in her!

How'd she do today?

She's not in heart failure yet! I'm so relieved. They said she definitely has an enlarged heart and she will eventually be in heart failure by that could be in a couple weeks or a couple months or a couple years. For now I'm supposed to just watch her and keep an eye on her resting breathing rate. They said anything over 50 per minute and she needs to be seen again. They gave her a cough suppressant to take in case of a hacking fit like this morning. I got the X-rays from them but don't really know how to read them

They decided to do x-rays instead of an ultrasound. The vet said it'll give her a better idea of what stage she's in? I thought that's what the ultrasound was for, but she was adamant that the x-ray would be more helpful for her in determining what point we're at and if she needs to be on medication or not...

Echo today. I wasn't really worried earlier (she's had a couple great days the past couple of days) but she's been doing the choking cough for about half an hour straight this morning...so now I'm pretty worried. Glad her appointment is today though.