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Awesome update. Yay, Tanzi!

She looks great. I love her cheeky little smile in the first pic.

Welcome Honor, and congrats! What a stunning boy; his eyes are so striking. Glad he is adjusting well to his new life with you. Looking forward to reading about your adventures together.

Thanks for sharing this. I just enrolled Sweep with Healthy Paws last month and it's reassuring to read about these good experiences with them.

Our experience with NSAIDs has been: Meloxicam: Diarrhea and/or vomiting within 3 days on two separate occasions (may be due to difficulty of exact dosing, which presumably would be less of an issue with Metacam since it's a liquid) Rimadyl: No side effects but was not as effective at alleviating limping Previcox: Effective w/ no side effects We always gave Pepcid 30-60 minutes before, then a meal, then the med. We did not see any major improvement in Sweep's limping with Duralactin, Springtime products, or the Chinese herbs prescribed by her acupuncture vet. That is not to say I think they are bad products; they just did not work for her issue. She will always be on some sort of joint supplement as a preventive, but if and when her toe issue flares up again I won't hesitate to go back to the Previcox. My vet sees a lot of greyhounds and was somewhat surprised by her reaction to the Meloxicam but said it's like with humans: some people can take ibuprofen but not aspirin, or aspirin but not naproxen. So for whatever reason she just can't tolerate that med. Ryder might be totally fine with it. I do believe Previcox is thought to be a bit more renal-friendly/gentler on the system than some of the other alternatives.

When did you meet Sweep?

Definite cause for celebration and thankfulness. Way to go, Taylor!

What a cutie Dobby is! And I love his name; my husband calls our girl "the house elf" because she is always watching for him to come home from work with her ears out Dobby-style. Congratulations to you all--looking forward to more pictures!

Glad she is back home--and sounds like she is too!

It's easy to see why you fell for him. What an adorable puppy he was, and how handsome he grew up to be. It was a life too short, but clearly well lived thanks to you. Hugs.

Good update. Glad she is perking up, and I'm sure she will continue to do so when she's back home with you. Hope all goes well this weekend.

Glad she made it through okay. Hang in there.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest well, Birdie.

I'm so sorry for the diagnosis. Sending good thoughts for you both tomorrow.

I am so sorry for your losses. How heartbreaking to lose them both on the same day.

Sweep just turned 7 last month. She had a long bout of limping over the past year that was eventually determined to be an old racing injury that she kept re-aggravating, leading to tenosynovitis and some arthritis in a toe. I won't lie: it was expensive because it took so long to figure out what was going on and then to treat it with drugs and physical therapy. But now she is off meds and totally healthy (knock on wood). She has never needed a dental or stitches or even had a bout of diarrhea last longer than a day or two. As someone suggested above, having a fenced yard can be both a convenience and a liability. It's possible that we'd never have dealt with the toe issue if we were still in the townhouse we lived in our first two years with her, where she had no area to run. We still leash-walk every day, but she takes full advantage of the yard for zoomies and that means a higher chance of injury.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Way too young. Rest well, Manley.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest well, Sadie.

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No experience with this or advice, but I just want to wish you both well. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

Sending you both prayers and good thoughts. I am pasting this from Grassmere's section on osteo treatment options; I remembered reading it long ago. I also know the specialty hospital near me performs this type of surgery: Limb sparing surgery - a new technique adapted from human medicine and done at some referral centers. The cancerous bone is removed and replace with grafted bone, and the nearest joint is fused. This is only done on the wrist area at this time.

My deepest condolences for your loss. Rest well, Kahn.

I'm so sorry. Rest well, sweet boy.

Get well soon, Iker!