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I have discovered a miracle supplement for the battle of the soft stool! It's a digestive supplement by Honest Kitchen and it turned my dog's pudding poop into firm pick uppable by the third dose. He had to have surgery last month for foreign body obstruction (ate a cat toy, it was a terrible time) and since then I've had to hose down the yard constantly so I know you all will understand my elation and hope I can help others by sharing this. Wish I'd known about it when we first got him and took ages to sort out. They also make a powdered goat milk probiotic/digestive enzymes which I'm also giving and does help too, but the perfect form is a godsend. Have any of you tried these as well or have other helpful supplements to share?
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There isn't much good to say about his racing career. He had no early speed, no rush to the turn and no closing speed. That is the perfect formula to getting to your couch and I'm sure he is a 10 as a pet.
One interesting thing, which dogs do occasionally, is one schooling race he turned in the box. That is exactly what it sounds like. When the lid opened he was facing the wrong way.
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Haha!! That's my Simon! He's not very graceful
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Hello, my boy Sg's Mazeroski didn't race long at all, never won. Just wondering if you have any interesting insight into his blink of an eye career?
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Thank you all for the warm welcomes. I love this forum!
Ollie is making huge strides forward at the moment! He is meeting lots of other greys and it has really helped. He's slowly learning to trust us and coming out of his shell little by little. We are so proud of him! It's an amazing process to watch and be part of.
Simonsays, let me know when you are up,for a walk sometime
Can't private message yet, text to 250 857 1654 and we'll arrange!
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We would love to in a week or two! As I've just posted in another thread, Ollie is very nervous when he is outside ( does the whole freezing thing and I have to carry him, poor guy) and I've a feeling being around other greys will really help. So I'll give him chance to settle a bit and then give you a shout! Thanks so much!
Sure, any time. Simon loves other dogs, especially greyhounds, and loves a good walk so hopefully would be encouraging to Ollie. He was nervous outside at first and our other dog's confidence definitely taught him that there was nothing to fear. It's amazing how much they change over the first few months, I'm sure Ollie will grow to enjoy being outside after a while. Ollie is an adorable name btw.
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Oh nice! Let me know if you'd like to meet up for a dog walk once you're all settled in
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welcome from Victoria
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Congratulations, she's lovely. Roaching already, she looks pretty happy
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Welcome from another newbie
My boy likes to chew and swallow various undesirable things and we've found a turnout muzzle helpful for going out in the yard. You can buy an extra piece for it called a stool guard, might help stop him eating cat poop. I had to brush cat poop and litter out of my boy's mouth.. barf. (house rearrangement after that). He peed in the house several times until I learned to read his very subtle body language. He still doesn't tell me, but he becomes ever so slightly unsettled or just walks around, or occasionally glances towards the door. Once you know each other, everything will be so much easier. Bringing home a new dog is stressful! But so worth it after the first month or two. Congratulations and all the best to you both -
Wow that was interesting to see him in his life before I found him, thanks so much!
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Sg's Mazeroski (anybody know what Sg means?)
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Our hound's case was fairly severe. Her reverse sneezing was happening multiple times per day, every day or every couple of days. Both long and short durations -- I suppose depending on how active the mites were at any given time. The long-term mite damage affected her ability to smell. She had a slightly drippy nose (clear), but it was assumed to have been from cold winter weather, and her separation anxiety. She was miserable from those pesky mites.
Nasal mites can be transferred dog to dog but none of our other hounds (or cats) were infected with mites during the months prior to diagnosis and treatment.
I doubt Simon has a foxtail, (he'd likely be going crazy pawing at his nose) but if your area has them, keep him out of tall grasses. They're usually more of a problem in spring and summer months.
BTW, he's so gorgeous and I love his long, shapely tail. (Remember to be extra cautious of his tail when closing doors to house/car. Many hounds have had tail amputations from door injuries.)
Thanks for the info, we have foxtails in the summer, but I don't think there's any right now. Thanks, I think he's gorgeous too! That tail.... it's miles behind him on the way out the door, I have to be careful
I'll remember the nose covering trick! (and not smother the pupper)
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No, not today. He usually walks really nicely on a loose leash, but does pull occasionally. He's got a harness coming in the mail for jogging with, maybe that'll help if that's the problem
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from Eastern OntarioYou have a nice looking pack
Sorry you west-coasters are getting a 'real winter'
Ha! I know....what is all this white stuff that keeps falling from the sky?!
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Oh interesting, thanks so much! reverse sneezing is what it looks like for sure. I'll take him to the vet if it keeps happening. Would never have thought of mites. Hopefully it was just the temperature change coming in or dust or something.
Agree with reverse sneezing.
He might have sniffed up a foreign body like a plant seed, etc., but if it's been an ongoing issue, I'd have a vet look for nasal mites, or nasal worms, etc.
Upon adoption, one of our hounds suffered through many months of nasal mites before I finally diagnosed it. (Nasal mites were not problematic in our area so our local vets missed it.)
They are easily treatable, and our hound has not had any recurrence in almost a decade.
How often was it happening when yours had mites? were they long episodes or short frequent?
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Hello, can anyone tell me what this is? It seemed like a coughing fit (or like reverse coughing, sucking air in) that lasted a good 20 min. Started slowly after he came in from running, amped up to almost constant, and just when I was really worried and going to take him to the vet, it subsided and he seems fine now. He does do this occasionally but never this severe or for anywhere near this long. Could it be a sign of laryngeal problems? The video doesn't show quite the constant part of the episode, but hopefully enough to see what I'm talking about. Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you (ps, he was fine when he first came in from running, not out of breath. he laid down on the floor to sleep and this started about 10 min later)
(I couldn't figure out how to link the video on photo bucket, so uploaded to youtube and copied the link below)
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Before I go any further and say how much I love the sweater, the nose, and the cat...
Tell me about the camera! Wow. Nice.
The one of Aries on the patterned couch was taken by my sister on her fancy digital camera, but the rest are just iPhone 5 and 6 pics, some with instagram filters
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Aw, Mr Roper. Brindles are so cool looking
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Welcome from Bellingham! I just adopted Manny from Greyhound Pets in Woodinville for Christmas!
Here he is modeling his raincoat.
I saw him on their site! Had a great experience going down there to choose him, it was one of the most exciting days of my life so far! Hope your lovely boy settles in quickly
Hallo hallo from Central canada
Love your fuzz family! And LOVE that sweater! It helps that you have such a fashionable hound to show it off on, LOL!Thanks! Not gonna lie, he's got more sweaters and coats than I do
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Congratulations on your boy! So cute, Basil is a great name
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Manny is so handsome! congratulations
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Thanks for the warm welcome! His sweater came from a shop on etsy, not sure if I'm allowed to say which shop? Our other dog is Aries (aka Harriet). My girlfriend has had him since he was 9 months old and he's about 12 years old, a Rhodesian Ridgeback Shepard mix. Simon would not be nearly as confident as he is now without Aries having been there to show him the ropes - we call him Simon's care aide. There's also Janet, the 14 year old kitty who rules with an iron paw. The boys quite literally bow down as she passes by. More shameless photos:
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Hello everyone,
I'm Anna. I have been lurking around greytalk since July, when we got our greyhound Simon from greyhound Pets Inc in Woodinville Washington and brought him home to Victoria BC. I have learned so much about greyhound care from this site, especially how to improve the dreaded pudding poop! Finally fixed now thanks to an extra round of worming meds, a new kibble, and those heaven sent Olewo carrots
He's a happy silly 2 year old boy who only ran 11 races, and he's loving retired life. It's so nice to find a forum full of people to turn to for advice and who know how amazing these dogs are, I'm sold on greyhounds for life trying to attach a few pics...hope it works.
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from Eastern Ontario
Love your fuzz family! And LOVE that sweater! It helps that you have such a fashionable hound to show it off on, LOL!
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As it turns out, I jumped the gun a little, sorry. It did help, but as it turned out not as consistently as in the beginning. Sigh. I hope it works well for you, let me know! Pumpkin never worked for Si, seemed to make matters worse. And orange. So after nearly a year with him, and 4 different foods, none of which worked all that well, I finally gave up and have switched him to a local company's prepared raw diet. Amazing I tell you.... and he LOVES it. I'm not quite ready for the learning curve of balancing a raw diet on my own, so its nice to have access to meal sized frozen bricks
And in the end its actually slightly cheaper than the last food he was on. So far we've finally got it sorted! All the best to you and your houndy in finding something that works for you, they all seem to be so different in what foods they tolerate 
