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I'm so sorry for your loss, our boys had the same birthday
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Had his ultrasound today. Turns out he only has one kidney! They collected a sterile urine sample for culture and there will be a final report from the ultrasound I think tomorrow.
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Man o man did my allergies act up reading about your being trusted with his babies!
I teared up too...that is the cutest sweetest thing I ever heard. They are both adorable
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Thank you Ill research that and ask about it
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a litter box is genius, not sure he'd catch on haha but a good idea to reserve as a possible option. I'm lucky his appetite is so great, he'll eat anything crunchy. He'd eat wood chips for breakfast if I let him. I tried a belly band on him just to see, he's not much of a fan but its pretty snug so I can't blame him. Thanks for all the responses, hopefully this will be stable and slow and he gets the long happy life he deserves. When I know more I'll post it.
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The BUN is 9. I think the water increase was at least kind of gradual because I didn't notice until he couldn't hold his pee as long as normal. It wasn't overnight anyway
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Im not sure if there was protein in his urine, but it had sediment and she said there was no UTI and no signs of infection with his bloodwork. The vet office gave me some wet and dry samples, Im a little afraid to try wet, I finally just found the perfect combo to fix his soft stool problems after all this time and now I have to change his food again. But with some royal canin mixed in each meal so far so good. They didnt have a big bag in stock but I ordered one that should arrive by the end of the week. Ill try some wet too and give it if it agrees with his sensitive stomach.
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Thank you for the replies, if he has to stay on a kidney diet I might try the Purina as the royal canin doesnt even look like it has meat in it.
It was his second pee of the day at 1230, so she knew it wasnt the first but Ill make sure to get first morning urine for any follow ups
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Simon (4years old) has been peeing in the house recently after being fully housetrained for two years. Occasionally Ill come home to a huge puddle by the door and thought maybe it was separation anxiety due to my relationship ending and a new work schedule. I thought maybe he needs a buddy since my ex left with the other dog who has since died from cancer. Then I noticed a pee smell in the bedroom and couldnt find where it was coming from (thought it may have been my cat) until I realized its his bed and it was absolutely saturated through the orthopaedic slumber ball foam and down into the foam base layer and carpet. I threw it out as well as his other beds that had a little pee in them too and ordered waterproof ones. I also noticed when he sleeps on my bed hell jerk awake suddenly in the am to lick his penis and theres a little spot of pee on the blanket.
Hes not drinking more frequently than normal but when he does he drinks a huge amount at a time.
So I took him to the vet with a urine sample and the concentration is low so did bloodwork also. No infection, but the vet says hes got some kidney failure. His blood work was creat 228 (ref range 44-159), SDMA 17 ( ref range 0-14), BUN/crea 9. His baseline back in mar 2017 was Creat 163, BUN/crea 12. I dont know the difference between Canadian and American lab values, they seem to be different. Can anyone help me there? She told me to feed him a kidney diet to support his kidneys and we will do an ultrasound after Christmas. He tested negative for lepto. I got samples of royal canin renal support a and he eats it happily but had to order a bag so hes still getting his regular food.
She said she doesnt know if its an acute kidney injury thats resolving or if its genetic. I know greyhounds have different lab values, but same urinalysis as other dogs and want to hear any thoughts or advice please? How bad is this? He behaves normally except for the drinking and peeing issue and has a voracious appetite. Im worried, I love him so much and couldnt bear to lose him. Please share your greytalk wisdom!
Ps would putting pee pads by the door when I go out be a good or bad idea?
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Just curious, to those of you who have had many greyhounds/fosters over the years, do you find that there is any correlation between age/sex/history of retired hounds and those who are more likely to have separation anxiety? For example do you find brood moms less likely to be anxious? I'm considering a second, and I know that its really down to the individual more than anything but interested in your experiences. Thank you
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Mine likes benebones the best, either bacon or chicken flavour. they last 2 or 3 months before needing to be replaced and he's a tough chewer.
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So sorry for your loss. Sounds like he had the best life, it's so unfair they don't live as long as we do.
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What a terrible and tragic loss, I'm so sorry to hear it. You must be in so much pain. She was lucky to have known the love of a family before she went, even only for a short time. You gave her that gift
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So would there be anything wrong with just keeping him on advantage multi forevermore? I see comments about length of treatment with a view to eventually stopping the advantage multi. Maybe thats in places that you need to use monthly heartworm preventive so would prefer to go back to a single monthly? I had been using bravecto for fleas so I could just use this instead and also treat and prevent worms..
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I went on the prison protocol shortly after you started this thread and posted it, but on a three week interval until the negative, then just Advantage Multi monthly. I had tried the usual and the hooks kept coming back. We just got the second negative on the newest dog who was the source of the hooks here. She is still on the Advantage Multi, and I think now that I will keep her on it for the rest of the year regardless of her staying negative.
Hobbes also tested positive for hooks, which he could have picked up at an event or from Cita. Not larval leak, so he cleared faster, but still after multiple treatments and using Advantage Multi. Carlos, my oldest has been on HG+ the whole time and has not had an issue with hooks, and went one round of dewormer just in case. Carlos did not attend any GH events.
I also have two separate fenced yards, so kept the positive and negative dogs separate during turn out times, and picked up everything every time. I have also kept the dogs home and away from other dogs except for a few trips to the vet.
My vet has switched up his protocol a few times this year and is now advising Advantage Multi with Panacur every three weeks until the dogs are negative, and then Advantage Multi monthly for 6 months afterward. Subject to change as new information comes in. He said that so far they are running about 65-70% success which may improve as time goes by.
How do you know that Hobbes did not have larval leak? Is there a way to tell?
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My dog has the same as yours, good in the am, looser in thafternoon and just tested positive for hooks. I thought it unlikely as it wasnt loose all the time, and thought it might be the food too. If you havent tested for parasites you might want to check.
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Hi, my guy was diagnosed with hookworms. Vet ordered interceptor 3 doses 2 weeks apart and okd me ordering in advantage multi. Hes also on flagyl for a week. Anyone have experience with using interceptor? We dont have heart worm where I live so its not a preventative Im used to. Also what is the best way to treat the yard? Ugh hope this doesnt turn into an ongoing battle. I think he caught it from some new adoptees from Florida.
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Can you try leaving her free in the house with a muzzle? Mine would not do well at all crated alone, but is totally fine to sleep in the living room or on my bed when I'm not home. I use a muzzle with an enclosed bottom half so he doesn't eat random objects and leave the radio on. Have also had some improvement with adaptil diffuser and collar plus L theanine supplement. All the best, I hope you find what works best for you.
edit: oops sorry, I didn't read far enough to see you've tried most of those things. Maybe the L theanine might help?
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I'm wondering, though, if the Irish muzzle's poop cup covers enough? Looking at it, I bet my angel poop eater Nube would be able to get as much as he wanted through the opening in the top.....the stool covers for the regular muzzles cover the entire front area completely... ?
Maybe a determined dog could. I got one to prevent eating of various plastic objects and wood chips, I have a grey shaped hoover, not a poop eater. I also chose it because its lighter and more comfortable as it doesn't push up into his eyes when he's sleeping when home alone. So would be interested to hear how it works out.
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I have this kind, I think I bought it on eBay though. If you google irish style greyhound muzzle you'll find more sources.
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Welcome to Honey from BC! Honey and my Simon have the same father according to greyhound data. I've been seeing a lot of half siblings around on adoption sites lately as Kiowa Mon Manny seems to be a popular sire. Congratulations on your sweet girl! May you have a smooth transition and lots of skinny dog snuggles in your future
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Our non grey had a terrible skin reaction to Advantix. you can see in this pic. His skin looked burnt, it was raw and flaky, and his fur in the area was different and hard and dried out. Took about a year, but his fur looks normal again finally. It never seemed to bother him though. We switched to bravecto. so far so good
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Hi,
the brand is called Buddies Natural Pet Food, but it's locally made and sold on Vancouver Island. I'm pretty sure they don't sell it elsewhere, but could be wrong. My price comparison was to Honest Kitchen, being my final attempt. So still expensive but since I was already at that point I'm ok with it. He didn't even do well on Iams as I was hoping given the success its had with other board members, and it made him flabby. I also tried Kirklands, and Taste Of The Wild Pacific Stream. He turned up his nose to honest kitchen after a month or so and it wasn't digesting that great either. At Buddies I can buy in bulk and they have a loyalty discount so it works out cheaper than Honest Kitchen. Plus I don't have to add Olewo Carrots or whatever to try to fix digestion problems, because there aren't any. He's doing great and loves it. I'm not sure where you're located, but here the local brands are more affordable than big commercial ones like Nature's Variety etc. looking at prices at a store called Growlies here, Natures Variety is CAD $55 for 7 lbs, whereas I pay $55 - $65 for 20 lbs of Buddies in 2 lb blocks depending on which variety. Hopefully you can find a similar option, don't know if that helps.
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Congratulations! There is a wealth of helpful info on grey talk for us newbies, enjoy your exciting early days with her
Kidney Food Questions
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Mine is on Royal Canin A dry with one of their canned renal diets as a topper/ kong filler. He loves it and gets just as excited about it as any other food. Haven't tried any other brands though. Sorry you're dealing with this, hope you find one that she likes.