maria

This just makes me laugh-thanks for posting

You were all right, pancreatitis. She is at the local animal hospital right now getting treatment. Thanks so much for your replies, it means a lot to me. Good info for the future and I am praying for my Maryl as she did then start vomiting again today and pancreatitis can be deadly.

If anyone could help to give me some insight it would be much appreciated. We have an 8 yo grey named Maryl and she has been very healthy. Just had her physical and dental, did great. we did give her a bunch of pork rib meat over the weekend and early Monday AM vomiting started. All day yesterday she vomited every time she was given just water. We went to animal emergency last night but the wait was 4 hrs, lots of crazy dogs in the waiting room and the triage nurse told us she didn't feel maryl had bloat or was in serious danger at the time. She of couse advised us to wait and get her evaluated. maryl could not sit in that waiting room when she was so tired from her draining day, so we felt the best thing was to take her home and see how she did. Overnight I have gradually given her water and she is keeping that down but no stool. the triage nurse said it might be from a large fat load this weekend. I have had greys for long time but haven't had this problem before. Does this sound reasonable? I would like to know so we don't repeat this mistake in the future. Unfortunately Maryl hasn't met food she didn't like so she just eats anything and everything! Thanks ahead of time! Maria, Jeff and Maryl

Oh happy endings, we love you!!

There seems to have been a lot of new owners lately asking about what to have for their new doggies. Today on our walk we got a nice cut on our foot and there was blood. Maryl is what I would call a tough greyhound, she didn't miss beat, kept on walking without limping. I noticed footprints in blood. Unless you love cleaning up blood all over your home you will at some time have to wrap a limb or something because of bleeding, so have some co-band wrap and 4x4's gauze. I do not take them to the vet for this kind of thing, they heal very fast because of that fantastic oxygenated blood supply. The wrap is much bigger than the cut, she is fine. Was limping a bit, then when morning sausage, eggs and cheese were available, no limping.

The skull is very hard-thank goodness! he sounds OK, probably just a little embarrassed.

why eat Hersheys when you have Godiva? they do have discriminating taste.

Totally agree!!

It never gets easier. My heart always aches when I see these posts. so very sorry for your loss.

Our girls got lasagna today (homemade and very good), we are all paying for that decision now!

First 6 months can be hard, but the years of rewards are worth everything you give over and over!!

Greys are the ultimate in sensitivity!

I wish there could be a "greyhound only dog park". that won't happen of course. We took our greys to a grey only event and there were about 50 greys running in a herd and they got along perfectly!! It was quite the sight.

Yeah!!!

All of this treat talk makes me think of the first bit of advise we got from Recycled Racer's Marnie, "If you spoil her, she'll let you". No phrase has been more true.

Welcome!! You will be getting A LOT of advise on your questions here. I'm not sure from your intro that you already have a grey or not? It doesn't sound like it. We have 2 greys but got one initially and most greys are fine as only pets. Sep anxiety is a big issue, not one that I have to deal with much because one of us is at home most of the time and we don't leave our dogs alone for more than 3-4 hours. The big thing that I would say is make sure a greyhound is right for you. They LOVE routine. Most will have some anxiety, but that is probably true for most dogs, especially at first. It is a 6 month transition period from first coming home and to when things can get into a real routine. They are very smart dogs that have big hearts and if you love dogs you will certainly fall in love. Many folks on GT will talk about how to handle a dog when both people work. Expect some upfront work and you will rewarded for years.

Mcdonalds cheeseburgers occasionally are used if they are just hungry and there isn't anything else on the horizon. My gut gorger girl doesn't like pickles (I think it is the only thing she doesn't like) and my picky eater will gobble up the pickles. They are all so funny!

Nice!!

I would second the separation during feeding. We tried feeding next to each other and it just didn't work out. The foster mom suggested separation when feeding and we've been doing that now for 2 years w/o any problems.

Chicken soup food has been great for my 2 greys. Chicken and rice on top is also very good. We buy roasted chickens from costco and then I make a big batch of long grain rice once a week. All this together is working great.

It's called a "morning constitutional". true for all of us.

Yeah!! Optimus is doing better. Nice when things turn out well.

This is about a year ago when I started to trust her after we had had her for a year. She now goes back in a locked crate when we are gone. We love her but she can be quite the little stinker!! This was after I walked in the door and saw just a little bit of stuffing on the living room floor and I immediately knew what was waiting for me in the bedroom! Then she tore apart her deluxe crate cushion and now she just has old blankets in her crate. She is fine when we are at home, so I guess it is all separation anxiety. Someday I dream of a dog I can leave outside the crate with her older sister when we are gone. thanks for looking

It's so hard at first. I think even though a lot of us have had other greys we just seem to forget it takes time and lots of patience for the first 3-6 months.

definitely paws crossed!!