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Previcox and tramadol work completely different ways.
Previcox is an NSAID-- non steroidal anti-inflammatory. It helps pain by reducing inflammation. (COX 2 inhibitor)
Tramadol is an analgesic. It alters the way pain is perceived, but does not reduce inflammation. It's a synthetic that binds to the opioid receptors (among others).
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Sending lots of good thoughts to you and Riley!!
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I ordered them, and I'm hoping that they work for him!
I don't know how he'll be about keeping them on.
The boots are tolerated because Boots=walks. I'm not sure if he'll keep the slippers on or not, but it's worth a try. I just hate seeing him limp. 
Yes, he did get xrayed when this whole thing started-- from his shoulder all the way down. Nada. Then the corn broke the surface.
At first, hulling really helped (and it does still help some), but the darned corn is just HUGE. If it isn't hulled, he'll 3 leg it, when kept hulled and sanded, he limps badly. When he wears his boots for walks though, the padding really helps, so I'm hoping that the slippers offer similar padding but are more comfortable-- enough so that he would tolerate wearing them daily around the house/yard.
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OTC diphenhydramine comes in 25 mg capsules or caplets. I've never seen it in a smaller dose (or any other dose), except for children, but then it's combined in a cough/cold/allergy type preparation. For medium-large dogs, 25 mg is fine, and for a dog the size of a big male grey, more can be given.
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What if we came up with a GreyTalk First Aid Kit?
If we could condense the individual products into one standard kit, it might be possible to economically purchase the individual components and make a nice, compact collection of... stuff.
True. If the individual items were purchased in bulk, the price would be much less. I ended up doing this w/ vetwrap. It was just much cheaper (though now I have 3 dz rolls of forest green
but it gets used for humans and hounds alike, and my guys are famously clutzy, as am I)And a couple things I forgot that are also in my kit:
antibiotic ointment
bag balm
bottle of sterile saline
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I know a lot of you guys have dogs with corns. Sully is my corn-dog, with a HUGE one one one of his front toes, and a couple smaller ones (one on the adjacent toe and another on a hind foot). The front foot really hurts him, even with keeping it hulled and sanded so that it's not overgrown. He's fine in his boots on walks, but they aren't something to have on all the time. I'd really like to find something that he can wear in the house so that he doesn't limp so much on our hard floors.
Therapaws has little slippers called cushy paws for in the house. I was wondering if anyone had any and what you thought of them. How do they work (do they provide enough padding?) Do they stay on well? How are they holding up?
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Our doggy first aid kit (well, it's all rolled into one w/ the human first aid kit, any meds that are used for both have dosages per human and canine written on the baggie) contains (at least for the dogs):
benedryl
pepto bismol tablets (not the chewables)
immodium
buffered aspirin
tramadol
rimadyl
cephalexin
amoxicillin
vet wrap
non-stick gauze pads
medical tape
scissors
hemostats
tweezers
betadine
hydrogen peroxide
syringe
styptic powder
instant hot/cool packs
... I'm sure I'm forgetting something that's in there, but that's the basics. It all goes in a small (ish)
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pyrantel pamoate and praziquantal are pretty standard wormers.
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My old dalmatian mix, Sebau, has sleep turdlets sometimes (she'll be 14 in a month). I just pick them up w/ some toilet paper and flush them. They are small and hard, so they aren't messy. Just in case, I keep blankets on the beds that can be washed (though the boys usually run off with the blankets and hoard them all
in that case, I can just wash the bed covers). So far it's just the occasional turdlet and she's fine with her bladder, though she can't hold it as long as she used to. We have a dog door, so she can relieve herself while we're asleep or I'm at work.It isn't something that's done on purpose, and it isn't a lapse in housebreaking. As they age, sometimes they lose control back there, just like people can. They don't even realize it's happening, or if they do, it's too late and the turd's already popped out. It might help to try to give some extra fiber to make them a bit more firm and try to get her out to poop a bit more often, but especially during sleep when the muscles relax, they just happen.
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Sending lots of prayers.
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Marty's symptoms sound like Sebau's when she was first diagnosed w/ Lyme and when she has a flare up. She doesn't get the classic lameness, but obvious stiffness and is "off"-- not her usual obnoxious, energetic bossy self. The first time she went to the vet for it, her test came back negative. If it's newly contracted, that's fairly common, as the body needs time to create the antibodies. Once the body has had time to develop the specific antibodies, the test is quite accurate.
Because of how greys travel, it wouldn't hurt to have a full tick panel done. You could also discuss starting on doxy while you wait for results if Marty is still under the weather. Lyme is extremely common in this area.
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It is a very well known fact that a bitch will come into season just as soon as the adoption group has her loaded up and headed for home and not a moment sooner.
I can attest to that.
Little foster harlot was only in my house for a day or two before she took my baby's virginity.
LINKY
:rotfl That's one of my all-time favorite threads on GT. It ranks right up there with the olives! -
My guys get 2 fish oil capsules and 2 flax oil capsules per day (one of each in the bowl at each meal). I find that for some reason using the 2 together works better than either individually. I do supplement with Vit. E too. I take it as well for my joints. I haven't noticed it helping my joints, but my hair and skin are much better. My pups also have nice sof, shiny coats and don't get nearly as dry and itchy in the winter, so the fish oil helps. If I run out, I can notice the difference in their coats pretty quickly.
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I"m going to have to look for some. My guys aren't picky eaters, but they'd probably enjoy the taste. I like it too, so we can split a can.
Years ago my friend gave it to her old siamese cat as a supplement, and also to help convince him to eat (he was really picky and that just got worse as he got older). When I watched him, I would mix it in. She had left a note for me to try it too. Goofy me just grabbed a heaping tablespoon full and popped it in my mouth. I had yeast powder coming out of my nose...
It's tasty though, and Xan is right that it's kind of cheesy!I know I'll need to order, I've looked for it around here (b vitamins are recommended for migraines) but can't find it. We only have one grocery store. Food Lion. UGH. Drive 15 miles either way.... and all you'll find is.... Food Lion. Darn it, I want a Wegman's, or a Whole Foods. I've been ordering Vegemite for myself (a yeast spread- high in B vitamins) which is AWESOME (and the pups go nuts for it). If the pups love vegemite, I'm sure they'll love the Nut. Yeast.
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:fart Sully the past year or so has eaten 2 small bottles of dried baby brine shrimp
Actually I don't even think they gave him gas...
I keep trying to find new and inventive ways of hiding the fish foods, but one slip and he's there... or he figures out how to open or undo wherever I've hidden it.
I guess the brine shrimp are just irresistible!
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(&%^!!! That first film is scary! But he did a lovely job putting it back together. Wow! He did such a nice, neat job of fixing it.
I guess he really was the classic awesome surgeon with the bad bedside manner. Looking at how "perfect" everything is-- even the incision/stapling, I'd say he's quite the perfectionist too. I'm so glad that Bones is back on the mend!! -
She's ok. She doesn't seem to be in a lot of pain-- the rimadyl and tramadol are working for that.
She can't get up on her own, but can walk some on her own once you've gotten her up. She seems frustrated that her rear just isn't doing what it's supposed to. Her left hind is knuckling under some and while she can stand on it, when she walks, it drags a bit.
I should have her sling finished this afternoon, and that should help with getting her up and moving.
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Jasmine isn't really our dog... well, in one way she is-- DH actually purchased her from a good breeder when she was a pup. When we bought the townhouse, his mother couldn't let her go, so Steve decided to let her stay with his parents. However, she grew up around us, and as much as his parents travel, she's here a lot of the time.
She's 10. That's very old for a dane, and overall has done extremely well. She's been weak in the rear and a little unsteady for a couple months now, and it's been getting worse. Today she went down and couldn't get up.
I picked up her rear (I can't pick her up, she weighs more than I do) and helped her onto a dog bed and called the vet. DH and I took her to the vet and after an exam, basically the discussion was that it's her back (and that her time will probably come soon), and they were concerned about trying to sedate her for xrays, and that even if the xrays showed something, there wasn't much that could be done at her age, certainly nothing invasive. We were sent home w/ NSAIDs to help. She's doing better now and isn't knuckling over on the left foot, but is just unsteady. I'm making a sling for her tonight, so that we can support her back end when she needs it. Her mind is still certainly willing (she was drooling on my leg trying to mooch some steak sub tonight
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We have a bottle of Carbaryl 80% at home. I really don't like the stuff. Like AJ said, it is not pleasant. While it does break down relatively quickly in the environment, the toxicity levels really are quite small. If they are walking through it and you have a foot licker, please wash his feet each time he comes in. Typical of pesticides, it kill indiscriminately, and is extremely toxic to not only honeybees but also earthworms.
Unfortunately, you'll find the same situation with any broad spectrum insecticide. Imidocloprid (a synthetic nicotinoid) is another broad spectrum insecticide and is also used on animals (as Advantage) and has a pretty good safety margin. However, it too is toxic especially to honey bees.
It's available at most home improvement centers and is sold as Merit (made by Bayer).I use insecticides in the greenhouse, but we try to be careful with application and keeping it IN the greenhouse, and letting as little as possible into the environment. We also use them in conjunction with Enstar, and IGR-- insect growth regulator that keeps the insects from maturing and breeding. It breaks down quite rapidly, but it's not cheap, and not an "instant kill" product either.
In the yard I do a lot of hand picking and use a lot of insecticidal soaps/oils, though they aren't as effective, I don't mind eating that, as opposed to sevin doused 'maters.
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Heartgard Plus and Interceptor are both supposed to help against hooks, but I've heard of quite a few dogs that have gotten hooks while on them.
Because my guys are walked regularly (and there are other dogs around), and also have a nasty habit of occasionally catching and eating a rabbit (and rabbit poo is a favorite), we worm routinely. I use Ivermectin just for heartworm, and then worm with Pyrantel/Praziquantal. (one for hooks/rounds the other for tapes) I usually wait a week or so AFTER I give the ivermectin so I don't give them at the same time. Probably would be just fine if I did give it to them at the same time, but I just worry about that many things all at once. (same thing w/ frontline. I don't frontline at the same time either. so each thing has its place in a rotation)
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Sebau my mix has always gotten ear infections. I'm very careful to constantly check her ears and keep them very clean, and it helps a great deal. She hasn't had an infection in a LONG time, but I check her ears constantly and clean when necessary (she also has hairy floppy ears, so I know that that type of ear can be more prone to infections,and it seems to be true with her.)
She has had them cleaned out by the vet before and she was not put under. She was NOT pleased, but did OK. Generally, for her ear infections the usual treatment was: clean out w/ antiseptic/antibacterial solution (this was more than just a squirt in the ear), shot of antibiotic, and oral antibiotics and/or ear drops.
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It could be the smell, but if she's still squatting several times outside (esp. if that isn't normal for her) she's obviously still in some discomfort from the UTI. It's possible that the antibiotic needs to be changed. Diesel had to have a second round of antibiotics with a different antibiotic when he had a UTI a couple years ago. It did the trick.
We've used Clavamox (aka augmentin) and Baytril (enrofloxacin) successfully for UTIs, though there are many other effective antibiotics.You might want to start by getting an enzyme cleaner to thoroughly clean the pee spots with. I like Simple Solution's oxy orange formula. It works well, and the fragrance is nice. It's great on pee stains, as well as removing the pee smell. It's also great for grass stains/mud etc. tracked in by husbands too (stains of biologic origin)...
For existing stains/smells I apply liberally (saturate!) and let it sit for a couple of hours-overnight if it's particularly stubborn, and then work on the stain. Usually the stain comes out easily at that point, and any hint of odor is gone.Also, take her to the vet since she is still straining to go and still urinating inside. It really does sound like she still has the UTI. After 5 days she shouldn't be in so much discomfort that she keeps squatting over and over. The only time any of my guys has peed in the house once they were house trained was when one had a UTI, so for me, if one goes in the house, it's a red flag that it's time for a vet visit pronto. Repeating squatting is another "red flag" that something is up too (Sebau, my old girl, is a "repeated squatter" with a UTI).
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Sending prayers to you and sweet Marx.
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The boots are tolerated because Boots=walks. I'm not sure if he'll keep the slippers on or not, but it's worth a try. I just hate seeing him limp. 
but it gets used for humans and hounds alike, and my guys are famously clutzy, as am I)
bright red dry-bag.
:grouphug
:hope 
:rotfl That's one of my all-time favorite threads on GT. It ranks right up there with the olives! 
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Please Keep Sully In Your Thoughts
in Health and Medical discussion
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Monday day Sully was his usual self-- goofy, happy, playful, ornery... nothing really was out of the ordinary. Before bed, he decided to do a bunch of zoomies, first in the yard, and then in the house
(again, nothing unusual-- he usually does zoomies when we come home from work, and often before bed as well, they usually last about 5-10 minutes)
We went to bed like usual, and all the pups were happily on their beds in our bedroom. At about 2 a.m. Sully woke us with the GSOD. He was just standing there screaming, and then tried to climb in bed with us, shaking. We flipped on the lights and tried to comfort him, checking him over.... at first we though maybe a cramp (this has happened once in a blue moon-- also if a leg falls asleep, he'll do the GSOD- he is quite the drama queen) or his leg was asleep, but he was obviously very uncomfortable and upset. He stopped the GSOD, but kept whining and trembing, which is unlike him. We couldn't find any obvious signs that anything hurt upon manipulation.
After a bit, we got him to calm down, and since he wanted to be super close for reassurance, I spent the rest of the night on his dog bed with him. He fell asleep after a bit and slept peacefully until the alarm went off and I got up for work. I got ready and fed everyone. Sully came down for breakfast and I noticed he seems a bit hesitant on the steps. He wasn't limping, just uncomfortable, and holding himself oddly-- kind of stiffly.
He still pigged down breakfast (and tried to steal more out of the food bin too
) and went out to pee/poop without issue, though he was still moving stiffly. I left for work, and left DH with instructions to call the vet as soon as they opened. He did, and Sully went in at 8 am.
The vet did a physical exam, and didn't find any tenderness on any of his limbs (save for the tender corn on the corn foot), or along his back or neck. However, his abdomen seemed painful upon palpation. They ran bloodwork, but all came back normal. They did some xrays of the intestine/stomach, and again, just fine. Not only was there no obstruction, but also no extra fluids or gas. Normal. They did also do a urinalysis, to check for UTI or kidney stones (blood in urine), but that also came back fine. No bacteria, no wbc, no blood. The one odd finding was some bilirubin in the urine. Not enough to make it a funky color, but enough to show up in the test. By this point, it was late evening, and it had been about 14 hours since he'd peed. (Mr. Iron Bladder didn't feel like performing for the vet techs. It was wet outside. He does routinely hold it for 14+ hours at home, esp. if the weather is bad. He has access to water at all times, and access to the yard via a dog door. Water is added to his food as he doesn't drink much)
So... I'm stumped. The vet is stumped. Sully seemed to be feeling a lot better yesterday and did yard zoomies when I came home, and pigged down both dinner and this morning's breakfast. So, I'll talk to the vet again this afternoon and see what's up, if he has any more ideas. One possibility was if Sully wasn't feeling better to take him to DE to a referral clinic for an ultrasound of the gallbladder, ducts, etc. to explore the bilirubin finding (after I drop off another urine sample today to see if it's still there).
On the positive side... the vet techs are all in love. Apparently he love sponged off of everyone all day Tuesday and when I picked him up they all had to kiss him goodbye.
The new tech also got to hear her first greyhound chatter. She had never heard a dog do that before, and had run to get the vet (he chattered, bounced, and wagged his tail as soon as anyone seemed to be coming near him when he was in the cage at the vets) because she was worried that he was cold or in a lot of pain. The vet explained that it's a greyhound thing, and to look at the rest of his body language (happy, excited) and that he's fine, just really happy to see someone and hoping for more attention. 
So, please keep him in your thoughts... hopefully this was just nothing....