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levriere

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  1. change password and user name

  2. Next time you all come over and she is zipping around the yard I'll stand in your vicinity and I'm sure you'll hear it. Oh, and another name we have for our girl is Miss Sassy Pants, which describes her pretty well, I think you'll agree
  3. Oh, thank you so much, I feel so relieved. I'm glad it's a happy thing!
  4. Molly moved in and began her takeover in October of 2011 and she is getting us trained pretty well. She has become much more confident and playful during her time with us. Molly (Life is so Good) raced her entire career, until April of 2011, at Caliente and the introduction to snow was memorable. We have a large enough backyard (just 1/4 acre or so) that she can really stretch out and do zoomies big time. She does this little "thing" when running that has me just a little concerned. As she goes by me or my DH she snaps her jaws in our direction and if she runs up to us she does a little snap as she comes to a stop. I'm concerned that one of these days one of those snaps is going to connect and then "ouch"! Any suggestions as to how to curb her enthusiasm? She doesn't seem to do it to other dogs that I can hear...and believe me you can her the jaws clamp together. I would think that the discomfort of it all would make her stop, but apparently not. Any ideas?
  5. I highly recommend that you have your vet do bloodwork first.
  6. Please add my wonderful boy, Casey, to the list. He passed on August 19 from kidney failure. The tears won't stop.
  7. It is through tears that I'm reaching out for any advice, and comfort too, from those of you who have had to help their baby through this terrible disease. Since Casey has a heart murmur his vet suspected that he was having heart problems so in addition to lab work he was placed on a portable monitor. Well, the lab results came back with renal failure. We're going to be seeing the vet in a little while to have the monitor removed and find out what the treatment plan is going to be. I guess initially he'll need a course of IV fluids, then we'll see. Keep my sweet boy in your prayers. Joanne
  8. Sending angels to watch over Dude. So happy to hear that the surgery went well.
  9. Lighting candles for Dude (Dudie), praying constantly too.
  10. Here is a picture of Casey after becoming a blood donor last year. Tonight he was supposed to donate again and instead Carol brought him back into the exam room after his pre-donation physical and said, "Casey has a heart murmur and probably needs to see a cardiologist." She said she would be emailing his test results to Casey's vet and that I should call her to see what we should do next. The murmur is in the left side of the heart, which means nothing to me, except TOTAL PANIC. He just saw the vet last week for his shots and the doctor didn't hear anything then, but I'm sure her exam wasn't as detailed as the one at Dove Lewis (they did an electrocardiogram). Oh, and he can't be a blood donor any more either. I know I need to hear from his doctor before sinking even farther into a black hole, but do any of you have dogs with heart murmurs and what is the usual treatment for them? Please, please, let this be not serious.
  11. My boy Big (Big Surge) never raced and developed osteo in his hip at age 11. He went to the bridge two years ago and my heart is still broken.
  12. Just one sweet boy here, Casey. When we went to look at available hounds we thought of getting a girl this time. We had recently lost another sweet boy, Big. None of the girls really clicked with us and we were told about a boy that had been at the kennel for a long while and the rest is history.
  13. I'm so proud of my boy Today was Casey's first visit to Dove Lewis Veterinary Hospital as a blood donor. He was fussed over, got a wonderful massage both before and after, and left a unit of blood lighter. Of course, he was the best behaved, most handsome, most easygoing, friendly boy they've ever seen Here is a picture of Casey with Carole, who is the Blood Bank Coordinator. She is trying to get him interested in the toy he picked out afterwards (a stuffed hot dog). He doesn't look too happy here does he? He's thinking: "If she isn't going to keep giving me a massage then I'm outta here. Mom, let's go! He got a bright orange "I'm a blood donor" scarf and got a lot of attention on the way back to the car. He loved that.
  14. Done from this 1/2 Italian. My user name is Greyhound in Italian! Thank you for all the great work!
  15. Here is a picture of our boy Casey (Dream Patrol). We adopted him last year after our beloved Big (Big Surge) passed away. This is my first attempt at downloading a picture and I think it's one where I'm getting either a wink or the 'ole stinkeye! Wish me luck, here goes......... I think it worked!!!
  16. Back to the drawing board. I think maybe it worked???
  17. levriere

    Ec Lori Ann

    DeVon: May angels' wings envelope you and comfort you in this difficult time. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland Run free with all the bridge angels, including my boy Big, sweet, sweet Lori Ann.
  18. We lost Big last October to osteo of the hip. I miss him so much.
  19. Big was 11 and passed away on October 4th (Bone cancer)
  20. levriere

    Big Surge

    My beloved boy, Big, is now at the bridge, he was 11 years old. I am almost inconsolable over it. He was playing in our "big yard", a fenced 1/2 acre behind our house, with some of our friends' dogs when one of them bumped him. I heard a yelp and Big came over to me, limping slightly. When the limping didn't improve we had his vet come to see him (we use a vet with a mobile clinic, so they come to us). She said she thought he may have pulled a ligament in his knee and that we could either see a specialist or just let it more or less heal on its own. She indicated that the injury would form some kind of scar tissue inside and that he would probably always limp a little, but otherwise be okay. Well, of course, the limp got worse, so we scheduled an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon initially thought Big may actually have a dislocated hip, because they weren't lining up the way they should, so he took x-rays. You all can probably guess what the results were. One hip bone looked beautiful, all white and perfectly formed. The other one, however, looked like cottage cheese. The doctor said it appeared that when the other dog bumped him, the hip joint actually was compressed against itself. The doctor didn't want to put him through the pain of a biopsy, he was certain it was bone cancer. We said goodbye that afternoon. I loved him so much and miss him so and I know he loved me too, but the grief is so overwhelming. If I wasn't already on Prozac I don't know if I could even be coping this "well". Big was the third Greyhound in our immediate group of friends' hounds to die from cancer this summer. We had only had him for four years. He had been bounced twice before we got him. Please keep him in your thoughts, he is never out of mine. Thank you.
  21. I'm so, so sorry. My heart aches for you all.
  22. I grew up being taught that it "helps" if we light a candle in times of sorrow. There is a site that allows you to do this on-line it is: www.gratefulness.org. I think the name is ironic, could be greytful... instead. It helps me when I'm sad or worried about a loved one.
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