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Those rose bushes can be nasty customers.
Nutmeg came in from the back yard years ago and spattered droplets of blood all over the house. The ENTIRE back of one ear had no top layer of skin. She didn't seem bothered by it. I rushed her to the vet, who said keep it clean with antibacterial stuff; no way to bandage this; and the fur probably wouldn't grow back much. It did heal without trouble, and fur grew back except for about a quarter-size piece right at the tip. She's a dark brindle with dark skin; you can't tell there was a problem unless you closely examine it. Hoping for a similarly good outcome for Lea's silky ear.
Edited to add: You might be interested in searching this forum for threads about Manuka honey, which is used for surface healing.
I have read about Manuka honey on this site and have considered getting some previously to have just in case For pups and humans around here. Now wishing I had. May visit the Whole Foods later tonight or tomorrow morning and get some.
Thanks!
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Hello from Portland, Oregon. Congrats on your Upcoming adoption. Looking forward to pictures!
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Welcome from Portland, Oregon. Great looking pups :-)
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If you don't have a snood, you might be able to make one from the sleeve of an old sweatshirt. It won't fit tight, so it might not annoy her, but it will keep the ear from moving so much when she shakes her head. Just cut the sleeve to go over her head, and you might need to slit the ribbing of the sleeve to keep it from being too tight. It's an alternative, if she won't tolerate the bandage.
It probably will heal on its own, but if she shakes her head a lot, you'll want to head for the vet (but not an e-vet). There's a potential problem called a hematoma that could occur if she shakes her head too much.
Thanks for the suggestion. We have encountered the dreaded hematoma with our other grey, Elliott about a year ago. Had to have it lanced and stitched at the vet.
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Try using a scarf or snood to tie the ear down to the head so it break open whenever she shakes her head.
That would keep her from shaking it off ... I hadn't thought of it before, but I can put a telfa on it and wrap a length of vet wrap around her head too. Thanks for the idea about wrapping it.
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Lea got one of her lovely velvet-black ears snagged on a thorny rose bush earlier today when my husband was walking her. He said she let out the GSOD but he couldn't find anything wrong at the time. Later, I noticed some blood spots on her bed and found a bloody patch about the size of a nickel on the back of one ear. The ear is not torn through. I cleaned it and put a little bacitracin on it and tried a human bandaid, but she shook it off.
How easily do greyhound ears heal? Should I get her to the e vet for stitches immediately, or will it scab and heal on its own? Would it be ok to wait and see how it looks in the morning? Right now, it looks wet and hasn't formed a scab ... that may be because of the bacitracin ointment, though.
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Took the dogs to the park today and they both had a good run. After they ran, I noticed that Lea's hind legs were shaking. She could walk, but when she stood still, her rear legs would start shaking again. She didn't seem bothered by it and didn't sink to the ground or anything. She will be ten in January. I give fish oil and glucosamine chondroitin supplements. Is this a sign that she over exerted herself? Is it a sign she is getting too old to run anymore? She gets two good walks a day and usually runs 2 to 3 times a week.
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Hopee Fuzzy's tummy settles and he (and you) feel better soon!
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We have been very lucky with our two in terms of being able to leave them home alone uncrated. We have never had a single problem ever (knock on wood). I wonder if age of the dog has anything to do with it? We adopted Elliott at 6 yrs old and Lea at 7 yrs old. Neither of them have a particularly high prey drive. We also keep them on a pretty stable schedule of walks and turnouts, and give them a lot of attention when we are at home. My husband and I both work from home at this time, but it hasn't always been the case. We often leave them from 4 to 5 hours alone.
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There is a 50/50 chance ours will run when given the opportunity. The only exception is at the beach - they love the sand and water and run like crazy there.
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Sending hugs and well wishes.
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Elliott split his webbing after a hard run a couple of years ago - it bled pretty badly and we couldn't get it to stop. Our vet stitched and wrapped it. We had to take him in every few days to have it cleaned and re-wrapped by the vet tech. It healed nicely after about two to three weeks,
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Elliott Roos, but Lea doesn't. Elliott never Roos unless encouraged, though. We attend a monthly greyhound walk and it starts with a group roo - he is always happy to participate.
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Wishing Thyme a speedy recovery with no complications.
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Ours is a cordless rechargeable Dremel 7300 bought from amazon.com. We use a finer grit than the head shown in the other post and get about three months worth of trims for our two dogs out of each head. I never thought to use a rougher grit - will have to give it a try. I agree with the other post about making sure it is fully charged each time.
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I cut the nails off then freeze. One doesn't cause mine to have loose stools, but two will. I give them as treats once or twice a week. Sometimes I get the crunchy dehydrated kind - they love those too.
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What a scary reaction. Glad Gracie is doing better.
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I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Even though you did not know of the tumor, you made every effort to do everything you could to ensure she did not have pain. You had a long time with her, but I am sure it doesn't seem like enough. My heart goes out to you.
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My boy has a preference too. I wonder if it has anything to do with the turn in the race track and that leg being stronger/weaker than the other?
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Both of mine do it from time to time (if I recall correctly it happens in spring/summer) - there are a couple of spots in the back yard that they think are pretty tasty. They also eat the tips of the tall grass at this time of year, which I figure must be fresh and sweet. Neither the dirt or the grass gives them tummy issues - actually seems to firm up their poo a bit, and if they've been eating grass, it goes straight through without any digestion .I have seen them try to eat dirt at the park and I stop them from doing it there because of other dogs.
It made me crack up that you think Django might be going after that crabapple hard cider dirt :-)
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Waiting for some responses to your thread. I have a dehydrator, meat grinder, and although I don't have a jerky gun, I was thinking of either using a pasta maker attachment on my mixer to make round jerky sticks, or maybe rolling the meat between two sheets of wax paper and slicing with a pizza cutter.
I have no idea what to put with the ground meat, or if there is anything I should add as a binder though - seems like salt, pepper, terryaki and steak sauce would be out - those are most of the flavors I think of as being in human jerky. I wonder about smoke flavoring and garlic and onion powder ...
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What a difficult and brave decision to make. Sending hugs to you and your family.
Godspeed Milky Way.
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good thoughts going out to your lovely girl.
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No space aggression, but I always count all my fingers after I do Leah's nails. She doesn't trust ANYONE to touch her feet, but she was in pain for many months before we had the amp. It's been about 5 years and other than the paranoia over her feet, she's as normal as she ever was
Our Lea came to us with a toe amp and is the same way about having her nails trimmed - doesn't help that I quicked her once, either. We use a dremel now, but my husband has to keep hold of her while I do it.
Thermography Images, Including A Greyhound
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Aside from being a diagnostic tool, I think it would make interesting wall art.