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Could you add soylette's girl Suki? She went to the bridge yesterday.

I'm sorry for the loss of your beautiful girl. Rest well, Gigi.

Greetings from Nashville to you and your lovely girls!

Sorry about the bite! Hope Carter feels better soon. Yes, Pepcid can be given twice a day. I give a 10mg Pepcid 30-60 min before a meal or snack, then give the Rx meds on a full belly.

Glad she's doing better and home with you. Here's hoping you have an uneventful weekend and she's back to 100% soon!

Just followed you on IG. What a lovely girl your Suki is. I'm so sorry it's time to say goodbye. Many hugs to you both.

Cheers to the legendary Paddy, and hugs to his mom.

Thanks for sharing this! I make homemade Frosty Paws with yogurt, honey, and applesauce (most recipes call for bananas, but Sweep's not a fan). This sounds like a good variation to try. She loves watermelon.

Poor Conner! Get well soon!

Hugs to you and Ryder on this sad anniversary.

This past weekend I found a tick on Sweep for the first time ever, thankfully before it had bitten. She's been on Bravecto for a couple of years now. My understanding of how it works is the same as XTRAWLD's (and that it kills them before they can infect the dog with anything), so I'm not too worried about it and will continue to use it. Still grossed me out though!

Just now seeing this, but Sweep is 63 lbs and the L is very snug and short on her, so XL was a good call!

You can also try oatmeal instead of rice. Sweep prefers it (she begs for it when she's not ill), and it also works quickly to firm up her stools. Just be sure to make it with water, not milk. Continued good thoughts to Peggy.

Poor Peggy. It's so distressing when they're that pitiful and you feel helpless. Hopefully she'll turn the corner soon. Diluted Pedialyte and low-sodium broth are both good ideas.

Wish I could train Sweep to do it on command, because I think her bark is pretty impressive.

Welcome! Both your boys are gorgeous. I look forward to reading more about them (and seeing more pics, of course!).

I always give Sweep a 10mg Pepcid (though I think 20mg is fine for greyhounds) 30-60 minutes before she eats and gets her Previcox. Speaking of which, she's been taking that off and on for at least 18 months now, and bloodwork two weeks ago was perfect! She'll be 8 in October. Every dog is different, but I hope that gives you some reassurance about adding NSAIDs to the mix. Her wonky toe is incredibly stiff from her old injury + arthritis, and a Previcox every other day keeps her walking normally and doing stairs comfortably. (ETA: Like cleptogrey, our dosing schedule varies with weather and activity; she had several weeks late last fall where she didn't need anything at all.) Scritches and best wishes to Ryder!

I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. My thoughts and prayers will be with Richard, Rudy and Cole, and the rest of her family and friends. Rest well, Jessica.

Sorry for the delayed update, but Cassie's last bloodwork in June was good--no new heartworms! And now she is finally cleared to run off-leash with her buddies. Here's the happy girl today!

Oh, I'm so sorry you've lost your champion rooer. Rest well, Celeste.

Yeah, but it's all third-party sellers and the markup is outrageous. $81 for a 33 lb bag of food that's $46 on gofromm.com. I pay a little extra because I buy it at a local store, but not that much extra!

Funny girl. Baby steps! (And Sweep and I are over this heat too. Can we have fall now, please?)

Beautiful. I know how much you must miss him. How is Face doing?

Ugh, I'm sorry you're in this position, and you have every right to be upset. I would absolutely bring up the hookworms and vaccines with the group, and also re-raise your concerns about his cat safety. Unfortunately, sometimes hounds do "lie" on their cat tests, but I can tell you from experience that "oh, they're all like that - you'll just have to work or live with it" is not at all true. On her home visit, Sweep sniffed our two cats and then went back to gazing at her own reflection in the full-length mirror in our bedroom. Pretty clearly cat safe! Once she got more comfortable she was a little more curious, but not in an aggressive way and never to the point that she couldn't be distracted from them. You have a lot of work ahead of you if you want to try to work on his prey drive, and even then there are no guarantees. There is no shame in deciding it's not a fit and returning him now before you become even more attached than you already have. It is not fair to you, the cat, or Turnip to live with constant stress. The group has really done a disservice to you here. Even if he passed his cat test, his behavior during the home visit should have been a huge red flag for the adoption coordinator.

I agree; I'm guessing the heat and humidity are the issue. Sweep's the same way when it's hot--it's like dragging an anchor around. We keep walks very short in summer and try to do more indoor field trips to pet-friendly stores so she doesn't get too stir crazy. As soon as temps drop, she's a much happier and better exercised dog.