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GreytTerp

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  1. We never smelled the distinctive smell of anal glands needing to be expressed, but our greyhound did have one that was just loaded, for whatever reason. He was trying to scootch (I'd only ever seen a pug do this before) and was licking back there more than usual. We were going through some food issues at the time, and our vet thought that the soggy poos were not naturally expressing the glands as they would if his BMs were more normal. A quick trip to the back room to have it expressed, and Marv has been good to go ever since.
  2. Same with us here. We found a dog walker we trusted who could come walk Marvin some time during the day if we knew it was going to be an extra long day. Otherwise, babygates and a few comfy nap spot choices, and our hound was perfectly fine. It actually seems to bug him a bit when I work from home now, as he likes his full day nap routine. Just get your new girl on a schedule where she does her business outside right before you leave for work, and you'll be good to go. Congratulations on your soon-to-be hound!
  3. I'm so sorry for your loss. Run free, River.
  4. Just because we were in the 1% or so of those who's hound did this pre-breakfast bileous vomiting for several months for another reason, I'll suggest one other possibility. Is there any chance Stella ate something, plastic or otherwise, that might be hanging around in her stomach? Unbeknownst to us, Marvin had multiple toy squeakers in his stomach for almost 4 months, and they irritated his stomach just enough that he would vomit a little bit of yellowish goo if his stomach was empty pre-breakfast. Now, if Marvin gets a hold of something he shouldn't (but we know what it was, how large, etc.), we know for sure that we'll be seeing it again when that awful retching sound wakes us up between 5:45 and 6:15am.
  5. It's definitely different for every dog, but we swore that our guy had a chicken/all poultry intolerance before we caved and started on IAMS green bag. He has done great for 2 years now on the green bag, and I just add in small amounts of a fish-based food to balance it out from time to time. It's so hard to find a food that actually has no chicken-derived anything in it. Good luck!
  6. We taught Marvin to "pound it" by putting a dab of peanut butter on our knuckles and putting out a fist to do a fist bump, where he touches his nose to our fist (kids find this to be the funniest thing...). It took him months to stop licking our knuckles while doing his new trick. He's not a big licker generally, but he will usually give you a big sloppy smooch if you ask him for a kiss and make "kissy noises".
  7. If it's anxiety, perhaps try a few drops of rescue remedy drizzled on a treat. They make a canine-specific version now.
  8. I'm so sorry for your loss. Breeze will always be one of the most striking hounds I've ever seen or met, and you gave her all the love she could ever want. Hugs to you and to Beka and Ivy.
  9. Ryan - IAMS green bag, large breed, is what I'll be sending (a whole 17.5 lb bag) with Marvin when he comes to stay with you next Sunday. You are more than welcome to try it and see how she does on it. I usually get it at Target, and they almost always have the large breed, in addition to the mini-chunks. Target also runs promotions regularly on it. Last trip, I got 2 17.5 lb bags for a grand total of $6.00, after coupons, cartwheel, sale, etc. I have never had any luck finding it at Petco or PetSmart, and occasionally, I had to go to a few different Targets to find the large breed (Marvin eats too fast to regularly eat the mini-chunks). There are several grain-free versions of IAMS, but I had trouble finding the same exact kind regularly, so I just mix in some of the other grain-free varieties with his regular green bag. We tried just about every grain-free brand money can buy, and they were just too rich for Marvin's GI system, and the fish as a the sole kibble always ended in not-so-well-formed stools. Even when his stomach gets upset now, usually from eating something unsavory, the IAMS puts him back to normal in usually less than 24 hours.
  10. Thank you for taking King in and helping your friend out. He looks happy, and you're definitely doing a great job with him
  11. Does the bump have any fluid in it? Our guy had one randomly appear right on the very top of his head, and it started out looking like the one in your photos. It never got quite that large though. Our vet gave us antibiotics, which didn't seem to do much, but the bump eventually filled with fluid, and then all of a sudden, after 3 months or so, it just went away... The bump in your photos definitely looks large enough to aspirate. Good luck!
  12. Yeah...we had Marvin almost 4 weeks, and I watched him strip it off the handle and eat it as I was running across the room toward him in what felt like slow motion. The vet had his IV already in and decided one last time to palpate his belly to feel for it, and up it came...about 20 minutes before they would have had to open him up and remove it. It was the first thing bad that Marvin ate, and it remains the gold standard benchmark for that once or twice a year that he out of the blue decides to consume something inedible and has to go out in the yard with the peroxide. I'm so glad to hear that Joy is feeling better!
  13. Ditto on the peroxide, if you know what she ate. Anything smaller than one of those swiffer dusters that goes on the plastic handle will come back up quickly... We feel your pain with the unexpected eating of things they shouldn't.
  14. I'll just add as a supplemental discount card, I have been happy with PetAssure. I bought out guy a one year subscription, as he is prone to eating stuff he shouldn't when we least expect it. You have to go to a participating vet, but the list who take the card is expanding. It gives you a 25% discount on all in-office services, with no major exclusions. I got a year on group on for $40, and we got almost all of the cost back after just one silly visit over an eaten piece of onion.
  15. I'm so sorry to hear about Henry. Our thoughts are with you.
  16. So glad to see and hear that Stretch is doing better! What a scary ordeal, and thank you for sharing all of the information.
  17. Agreed on frontline no longer being effective for most areas. If you think there's a chance they're picking them up in a specific area outside, I suggest try sprinkling food grade diatomaceous earth there. You can also sprinkle it on carpets if you think there might some fleas still in the house.
  18. Our weirdo Marvin had an abrasion of unknown origins right in the same spot, but it definitely wasn't a hole...our vet thought it might have also been related to an infected anal glad on one side. It was a pain in the literal butt to get it to heal, as Marvin isn't a fan of butt spray or us poking around back there. Good luck, and hope Aiden's pointy end lets it heal quickly!
  19. Glad to hear Nick seems to be on the mend! Paper plates are a suggestion for easier cleanup outside in the meantime...
  20. Food-grade DE is great stuff. I freaked out and bought a bunch at Tractor Supply after our hound picked up a million fleas from my in-laws' dog/house. This was when we discovered that Frontline had completely stopped working - tons of fleas in the middle of winter. I've never used it on (or in) Marvin himself, but I did sprinkle it on the carpets, and I use it now all around the perimeter of our house, especially at the base of doors and porches where ants like to congregate after it rains. It doesn't seem to clog the vacuum like other carpet powders, and it seems a little bit goes a long way. I'm all in favor of things to control pests without chemicals.
  21. Just a side bar, for getting the rich yellow bile out of carpets and other textiles (because we all know, even if you entire house is hardwood and tile, your hound will have to find the one spot of carpet you didn't get completely covered up or blocked off...): oxyclean powder mixed with water in a spray bottle. Within seconds, the stain is gone, and it also breaks down residual acids. A bedtime snack (and no rogue squeakers in the wee beastie's tummy) took care of the bileous vomiting for us.
  22. We also have a big boy..and he's a whiner. 3 1/2 years with us, and still a whiner from time to time. In his case, there's absolutely nothing wrong with him. He's just needy. Needy for attention, extra treats, early meal time, more love, and the list goes on. We've only ever had just Marvin, but from outings, it sure seems to us that the females have more sass and confidence and less overall neediness than the big boys do.
  23. Cooper's super handsome! Congratulations! We went through the possessiveness over things like chews, certain toys, the fuzzy bathroom rugs, a pair of angel wings from a halloween costume, etc. with Marvin in his first few months with us. It took him a while to understand that he was not going to be pack leader with us. We kept Marvin off the furniture, beds, and everything ours until it was clear that he wasn't in charge (well, yeah right...I still take care of him like a toddler, so maybe he still is somewhat in charge...). Until we could get him to drop things on command with us, he didn't get squeaky toys or edible chew bones. We did lots of practicing with trading up with treats to get him to give back whatever he had. In the rare instance he got a hold of something dangerous to him, we did use a squirt bottle with water to get him to drop the potentially dangerous thing. Within a fairly short period of time, he figured it out, and we've never had any trouble since. He'll even drop and not get angry when we need to take away his raw beef bone. It's just something to work on a little bit each day, and progress can be made in no time at all. Cooper just thinks everything's his
  24. We use Nexgard since the topicals have completely stopped working for us, and it has worked incredibly well. So far anyway. Between the topical and starting Nexgard, we did try several of these and have good luck, with no reactions: http://everydayroots.com/flea-remedies Good luck! Diatomaceous earth everywhere in the house works too to keep after the little biters.
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