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    Have I found the greyhound unicorn?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Sweep had some plaque (and some kicking breath sometimes), but her teeth were always declared "good" and she never lost any. The odd thing with my current two is that Willa's look a lot better than Doolin's—she has far less plaque and her breath is better, which is nice because she's a kisser. I guess that's one thing they don't share as siblings!

    Osteo Thread Part 9

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    1 hour ago, 2greyhoundMINI said:

    Ok so a few things here....

    1. Does anyone know of a good place that makes little jacket/shirts for tripods? I'd like to have her don a shirt for a while.

    2. Ugh she's freaing me out today... she's always been a licker, but today she's been licking her other front paw/ankle. I know it's probably nothing but it's making me nervous. 

    1. I bought these sleeveless shirts from Amazon and just sewed up one arm hole. (And then I turned one shirt into a piñata costume, but I digress...) If you have an old t-shirt you can spare, you can do the same thing and just tie up the excess fabric into a knot at her back.

    2. That leg's doing a lot of extra work these days. Totally normal for it to be sore until she adjusts. Was she standing for a while at the vet appointments yesterday?

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    Osteo Thread Part 9

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    2 minutes ago, 2greyhoundMINI said:

    As for the vaccine: we asked about it. Our Oncologist said they were asked to participate with the trial and they turned it down for various reasons.
    He also said they would want the tumor/sample and that isn’t available anymore.

    I wonder if he was thinking of one of the other immunotherapies, like FidoCure or Torigen or Elias. The Yale vaccine definitely does not require a sample of the tumor, just a diagnosis confirmed through biopsy and an anticipated survival time of at least three months. Again, no pressure or judgment either way, I just want to make sure you have accurate info! Amp and chemo are still the gold standard; anything extra is like you said: a roll of the dice. 

    Osteo Thread Part 9

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    Fantastic update! It's awesome that she was able to start chemo today too; the sooner, the better IMO. Willa had 6 rounds of carboplatin and never any side effects, and I hope the same for Amelia! Next time you'll have to get her a plain cheeseburger afterward; Willa says that helps a lot. :nod 

    Have you thought any more about the vaccine? (No pressure, of course, just curious!)

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    Osteo Thread Part 9

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    19 minutes ago, greysmom said:

    Hey everyone!

    I don't want to hijack Amelia's recovery journey, but we're on page 49 of this thread and I need a feeling from others as to if we should keep it going with a new iteration or just let this one be the last.

    It was such an integral information source for a very long time, but treatment and knowledge, and internet information sources have come a long ways from where they used to be when this particular thread was started in 2016.  In the beginning we would go through 2 or 3 of these threads a year, and now we've been bringing this one up for 8 years now.  I haven't gone back to see if any of the links in the first post are even active or have useful information anymore.

    So do you think a Part 10 is necessary and worth it??

    Maybe not necessary, but definitely worth it! The support is helpful even if the exact information is available elsewhere (and it's nice that it's somewhat consolidated here). If it's a PITA for you, I'd be happy to start the new thread and check the links, etc.

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    In Memory of Max

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    I'm so sorry for your sudden loss. Max lived a wonderful long life with you, but it is never enough time. It sounds like he had as perfect a last day as anyone could wish for. I hope your good memories of him will sustain you in the days ahead.

    Rest well, handsome boy. 

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