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No worries! GIG = Greyhounds in Gettysburg. Just took place a few weekends ago. Very fun time.

I'd love a button! And I love your medical card... it's in my wallet at all times!

Sorry

I was just looking at the weather! And yes, no cold and rain this year!

I love all the vendors. Such a great turnout.

I love coming out, even for just a day. All the greys it's so cool! Plus I get my collar fix and usually leave with 6+ new collars

The husband and I will be coming out for the day Friday with our greys. I'll be looking for other GTers.

Just a quick followup.... June is 99% back to her old self. She is still on antibiotics to be safe. The only thing now is she doesn't want to do stairs anymore. I think falling up and/or down them during her episode freaked her out. For now we are letting her skirt them. Our house allows us to have her go in and out from the family room and avoid stairs. Eventually we will work on getting her confident to tackle stairs again. She was never great with them in the first place... she would balk at them and have to "psych herself up" to go up and down them, so this isn't a shock to us. Just wanted to let you all know how she was doing

Thanks... that's encouraging to hear. No, the snow isn't helping at all. But she's doing well for now. Luckily my husband is working from home all next week so he can keep and eye on her.

Thank you all! She was her usual shiny self this morning wanting to go out and get her breakfast. Hard to tell how wobbly she still is with how slippery the snow is in the yard now. I even slipped a bunch .

Thx everyone

Hey, I am late giving an update: June came home yesterday afternoon. She was very happy to be home and happy to see us. For the most part she is doing well. BUT! She seems to be having issues with her one hind leg. I am not sure if it's residual from this episode? If she hurt her hip when she fell multiple times? Or if she really did have a seizure? For now we are keeping her on a leash when we let her out despite her wanting to take off running. She has a great appetite and thirst, and her poop and pee schedule is normal. She is behaving very normal. Hopefully we can put this whole thing behind us.

Thx for asking... the vet called us this morning around 8:45. She is doing much better he said. Able to get up on her own, and very light assistance with a sling to help her with her hind legs which are still a little bit wobbly. He said she is alert and seems calm and more herself this morning, so it definitely sounds like this episode is passing. They are going to ween her off the IV fluids and hopefully we can get her this evening to bring home. She will have some anti-nausea meds for a while to take. So overall, things sounds great! I appreciate everyone's prayers and well wishes

Wow, 18???? That is a very old age for a grey! Thx again for the positive comments. The only thing that has me slightly concerned is the vet said this happens in "older" dogs... June is 7 (will be 8 in June). I don't really consider her old, but I guess that is?

Thx everyone! Weird she is not in the house tonight, but I know she is in good hands, and glad she is being monitored. Also, my vet practice is very knowledgeable with greys which is awesome.

I'm hoping she doesn't have another episode... it was pretty scary. The vet said she most likely will not have another one, and should be back to herself in a few days.

Our poor June was rushed to the vet this morning... she had thrown up, was shaking, drooling profusely and could hardly stand. I was able to get her outside this morning to go potty, but she couldn't stand and just laid down. We had to carry her out to the car to get her to the vet. The vets seem to think she has Vestibular Disease with all her symptoms. Full blood work was done along with X-rays to rule out her having ate something. Everything came back negative, so they think they are the right path. She also has no history of seizures which they were a little concerned about. She was admitted and will stay overnight for observation, stabilization and fluids... she was so upset when we brought her in they had to give her a little Valium. Assuming it is what they think, she should be fine in a few days. Prayers for a quick recovery.

I'm so sorry for your loss

Here was my experience as a first time grey owner: When we first brought our hounds home, we were told to have them leased and muzzled and allow them to approach the cats and sniff them. My cats immediately hissed and smacked them in the face. Unsure if they were fine we continued to keep the cats separated from the dogs and only allowed them occasional visits. Talking to others we were getting mixed signals as to whether the one in particular was cat-safe. We did this for almost a year. Finally one day we said screw it and left the cats out with the dogs muzzled. The cats came into the room we were all in. The hounds immediately jumped up and wanted to see the kitties.... again, they were both smacked hard in the face (my cats hate dogs... ALL dogs). They have been fine ever since... in fact, the hounds are terrified of the cats (all 3 of them) and make a point to avoid them. BUT, when they are outside they try to kill ANYTHING that moves. I can't say this will be the case with you, but I'm hoping he needs to just get a good sniff of your cats and my adoption place told me if they smack the dog that's even better. The cat running away is one of the worse things, as any dogs will want to chase after it. I also keep my hounds gated in their own room when we are not home and the cats don't go anywhere near that room. Good luck!

So cute! Congrats on the new addition!

Try giving her treats when she gets on her bed. And praise.

June sometimes licks my feet. I usually pull them away before it tickles too much.

I have 2 greys... they usually chase each other around the yard when playing... and they (the male) sometimes nips the female in the butt when he chases her down. But neither one pins the there. Then again, they are the same size. Anyone else here have 2 different breed dogs that can chime in?

I'm so sorry. And thank you for being a great parent to all those wonderful hounds Run free Sugar.

I will. It's weird because she was the one that was able to do the stairs right away and taught the other one.