MerseyGrey

Unfortunately we don’t have one but if you look for towelling jackets your hound can wear this and it can have water applied to cool him or her down. You might want to do a search or start your own thread as it might get lost in this one which is about a different subject

Happy birthday Cletus! I hope there are lots of chickens for you to taunt where you are

£130 at my vet - the same as his adoption fee.

Mine will do up to four poops on a walk and they usually go from solid/relatively solid to something that looks like korma sauce. I’ve spent two years worrying about this and have recently concluded that this is probably just him. The colon is the part of the digestive tract where water is absorbed, so the quicker the waste moves through this part the less water is absorbed and therefore the runnier it will be. However we recently did a stool culture for him because it was a bit worse than normal and it brought back a nasty parasite called Isospora which my dog probably gets because he eats poop - usually his own given the chance, but almost any if he can. Fortunately he’s not the type to lick or give kisses.

There’s a face I could spend hours kissing! Happy Gotcha day Lily. I suppose this is one of those stories where you got the dog(s) you needed and not just what you thought you wanted. Sorry about Whisky but I hope you make many more happy memories with Lily 😍

Sorry for your loss. We never get to spend enough time with our pooches but it sounds like you have many happy memories from your time together

Cotton or flannel would produce less static. I don’t have any myself, but I’ve seen loads by a company called Hountees and they seem to be very popular. I think someone on this forum makes them too...possibly Houndtime but maybe someone could confirm that.

I would definitely want to know what this is if it’s a new lesion and if you think it’s been bleeding. I don’t think you need to wait to see a greyhound specialist for a skin condition. See anyone, and if you’re not happy with their diagnosis you can always ask for a second opinion from the specialist. The sooner you know, the sooner your mind will be put at rest, or you can act on it if it’s something sinister

High quality treats - try cheese, or bits of sausage. Smelly food works well, and it has to be stuff that you wouldn’t normally give him for being a good boy. For counter surfing, make sure everything is pushed back out of reach. You might need to follow him discreetly to the kitchen if goes there of his own accord, and tell him firmly ‘no’ when you see him doing it. Treat him when he comes away. I should say that mine doesn’t exactly countersurf, and just has a sniff at whatever is on the top, which I just let him do as he is a curious boy but has not (yet) been known to take anything

He’s like his dad (in the stylish socks) and doesn’t like it when his foods touch

Loved the video! Which is the dog who was so overwhelmed by all the fries on the floor that she couldn’t eat any straight away?!?!

Buddy wondered what was going on when I have him a smaller tea than usual tonight, but I think he’s forgiven me when I put his treat plate down. Turkey and cheese burger with sweet potato chips, and a side of broccoli and cauliflower stalks (it’s very important to remember to eat your veg). This was followed by raspberry yogurt which he picked up and took back to his bed. Must have been good. So happy birthday Rocket from your Buddies in NW England! This video is nearly 1 minute long and features serious tongue action and dodgy Christmas socks I don’t need much of an excuse to post pictures of Buddy, but thank you Rocket (and racingdog!) for a reason!

Happy birthday Punkin! You’re so good to make your mum share her food with the other people on your special day 😍

It seems that lots of people do allow their hounds to sleep in the bed with them. I suppose the answer to your question is that you won’t know what can go wrong until it has! As long as you understand the risks that you take with this behaviour, and that you understand that you may be woken up at some point by 30kg of teeth and fur which which won’t be your dog’s fault then it’s really up to you. Snuggle away!

My advice would also be set Alfie up a safe space. We have a bed in the middle of the room, but we also have one in a corner that Buddy can take himself off to. We never approach him without announcing ourselves if he’s sleeping due to him having sleep startle, and having learnt the hard way! i was in the middle of this reply when your second post popped up. You’re right that Alfie is trying to communicate to you, and the answers you receive from the members on here will all be given to try to help you read your dog better. I wouldn’t read the first response as a criticism of Jake (I didn’t read it that way), but that is not to say that there isn’t a lesson for all the family about greyhound behaviour. If my dog exhibits this kind of behaviour, in our house we feel that it is time to rethink our boundaries as we have been given a warning. Mine often growls at us when we play and it’s taken me a long time to think a bit more greyhound. He’s not like the other dogs I grew up with and is much less interactive, preferring me to stimulate him with a toy, which I then watch him run around the garden with. He requires very little intervention from me. Obviously I wasn’t there when you played with Alfie, and I can only share my own experiences. If you search the forum and have a read around the subjects you’ve posted on here, you mind find that a small shift in your mindset will help you all get along with Alfie better. You also might not agree with me but the advice we share here is all based on our personal experiences, and you can choose to ignore it as you see fit. Good luck

Do you have bite size shredded wheat in the States? No fat, no salt, no sugar. My boy loves them as a bit of a change, although clearly they are not very meaty! He also loves Rublies by Olewo. They are a carrot and beetroot pellet, so again, not very meaty

I have a meal planned and will be posting pictures of the carnage as it happens

Same from here. Sorry about your double loss but thanks for sharing your experience as I’ve definitely learned something from it.

I feel your pan too, but we have underfloor heating where Buddy’s bowls are so it dries up fairly quickly. Would something like this work for you? You might need a couple of them but at least they are washable and very absorbent. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brabantia-Microfibre-Dish-Drying-Dark/dp/B079P9FH2V/ref=asc_df_B079P9FH2V/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=389319101948&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9773122076665421518&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046501&hvtargid=pla-471792040257&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=79631491676&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=389319101948&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9773122076665421518&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046501&hvtargid=pla-471792040257

Abu looks like he’s giving as good as he gets! Great photos

When I’ve looked for prescription stuff like worming tablets online, they are much cheaper to buy but many you can’t get without a vet prescription first, and ours charge £15 a prescription. pets-megastore.com.au is a good site to look at, and this is where we got our Droncit (our vet will only let him have them every six months, but the pack states you can give it every three, so we bought extra for the in between months.

You’re not a bad owner, you’re just learning as you go along, which is what most people have to do! If what you’ve seen doesn’t look like any of the pictures you’ve found online, just keep your original appointment and discuss with your vet then. I’d advise you make a list of things you want to ask - our vet in Runcorn is not letting owners into the clinic still and handover can be a bit hit and miss. Ask them if they have a monthly plan which covers worming and annual vaccinations (I think ours is called the Pet Health Club and costs us £16.99 a month. It also (apparently!) reduces the cost of some bills although it never bloody feels like it!). As Time4ANap suggests, if you want a baseline ask for a stool analysis. We had this done recently due to ongoing diarrhoea, and it cost us £130 (the same as his adoption fee!) but it will put your mind at ease. If you want to hold off, take photos of his poop if you see this stuff again and show it to the vet at your appointment. Most places don’t think that OTC worming remedies are worth the money so I’ve never tried any. We use nexguard spectra monthly, and Droncit for tapeworm every 3-6 months, but what you use will depend on your vet practice. Good luck!

It’s possible that if he previously had worms that his infection hasn’t been cleared by his last dose, and yes, it’s also possible that he’s been reinfected since his last worming. Could he have eaten something to infect him - dead animal, poo (his own or another animals’)? I’m not familiar with those medications, so it’s worthwhile looking up which types of worm they treat. Also, how frequently do you treat him - monthly or quarterly? Again, depending on his habits you might want to discuss changing worming regimens with your vet. Our Buddy is a determined poop eater and I’m much happier how that we treat him monthly, but really, we have only ever seen a worm once (a tapeworm, about a foot long). Every other time it has been segments or eggs (which to me, look like butternut squash seeds and risotto rice respectively). Him having parasites could fit with your last post about farts. Keep an eye on his poop and carry a phone - no one will think you’re weird if you get caught photographing your dog’s poop 😆 but you will have something to show your vet if he still has these things in his poo. And just to be sure, is there nothing else in his diet that could account for the appearance of these things in his stool?

Gorgeous boy, and he already looks like he’s right at home 😍

Wonderful! A perfect emblem for your BOH2