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Still wet behind the ears (3/9)

  1. Update on Bolt. Went to IM and had bloodwork done Thursday. Results were promising. His albumin went from 2.2 to 2.7 (within normal range for Greyhound) and his protein level is steady at 5.0 (a little low). Increased diet to compensate for weight loss/prednisone effects. Fingers crossed. Thanks all for your responses.
  2. Greysmom, thank you so much for responding. You are correct in everything you say. Since we are early in the journey (It’s only been 2 weeks since diagnosis), and he hasn’t experienced any of the horrendous symptoms you noted except some loss of appetite/weight loss, My IM Doctor felt that a endoscopy or biopsy are premature. The ultrasound did identify thickening of the intestinal wall but not why as you stated. The waiting game has started. He’s tolerating all the meds and eating everything. Weather or not he’s loosing any more weight, I can’t tell but he sure doesn’t look emaciated. Thanks again for your input.
  3. I have 7 year old male Greyhound. His normal weight is around 80 Lbs. Always a voracious eater. About 6 weeks ago he started refusing his breakfast. Took him to vet. They did blood work and put him on Pepcid twice a day. Appetite increased for a couple of weeks but then started to do the same thing. Took him back to vet. He had lost 6 lbs. More bloodwork and they suspected a PLE due to low protein and albumin. Referred to IM. Went to IM, had ultrasound and confirmed PLE and an additional 4 lb. weight loss for a total of 10 lbs (mostly muscle mass). IM changed diet to Hydrolized, a combination of kibble and canned, Prednisone (35mg/day), a probiotic and a blood thinner. This was about 10 days ago. His appetite immediately improved, he can’t get enough of it! His stool are firm, no vomiting, or any other symptoms normally associated with this insidious disease. Hard to tell if he is loosing weight, his profile looks normal except for the muscle mass loss in his shoulders and haunches. Based on my research, I am assuming the weight/muscle loss is due to the Prednisone and will rectify itself once his system has been stabilized and the dose can be reduced. I would appreciate any recommendations/comments from people that have experience with PLE.
  4. Thanks. He doesn’t have any digestive issues. Mostly just an enticement. He’s never had canned wet food before and just seems to love it. I’ve been adding a couple of tablespoons and cutting back on the kibble by 1/2 cup and he can’t wait to get it.
  5. Thanks all for your responses. I am going to continue adding the Hills I/d to his meals. He really likes it. However, the Hills is a prescription food and quite expensive. Is there an alternate that anyone can recommend that is off the shelf?
  6. 6+ year old male Greyhound, 80lb. Always fed him Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Chicken and Rice kibble, 2 cups twice a day mixed with 1/2 cup of Olewo Carrots and 1/4 cups of baked skinless chicken breast. He loved it until about a month ago when he started to avoid the Purina and only pick out the carrots and chicken. Recently, he won’t eat like normal, only sporadically picks at his food during the day. Tonight I gave him a can of Hills Digestive Care I/d that I had and he garfed it down like there was no tomorrow. What am I missing here? Do greyhound eating habits change over time? He appears healthy otherwise.
  7. Thanks all for your responses. I can rest easier.
  8. I have a 6 year old male Greyhound that weighs 78lbs. He is in excellent health, no prey drive and until recently a voracious eater. However, for the past month or so, he has started to pick at his breakfast and not finish it until sometime around noon. Our normal routine is up around 8:00am, go for a 1+ mile walk, come home and have breakfast. His energy level seems fine. By the way, he still gobbles his dinner at around 4:30. Should I be concerned?
  9. My 6 year old boy (Very short hair) got his first groom in 6 months today. The groomer recommends every 8 weeks for grooming. He is always leashed when outside, never free to roll in the grass, dirt, etc. Consequently, his coat remains relatively clean. I trim his nails myself so that’s not a problem and check his ears often. How often do people on here bath their dogs?
  10. My boy Bolt was a total failure on the track, which is fine with me. He has absolutely zero pray drive. Could care less.
  11. Had same problem. Got king size bed. Problem solved.
  12. Bolt is in! Signed him up several months ago. He is number 5616.
  13. Can’t say enough about Olewo carrots. Have had my Grey on them for 2 years. Nary a loose stool.
  14. A word of caution about harnesses. If you have one that slips over his/her head and buckles under the belly, beware! The buckle sits just behind the front shoulder. Because Greyhounds have large shoulder muscles, if they turn quickly toward the buckle it will disengage the clip. This happened to me several times. At first, I thought it wasn’t buckled properly. However, after the third time, I figured out that was not the case. The large shoulder muscles on Greyhounds can easily compress the clip, disengage the buckle and he slips out of the harness. Luckily, I was able to react quickly enough to restrain my 75lb. Grey.
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