Jump to content

AndysMom

Members
  • Posts

    100
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Contact Methods

  • Website URL
    http://www.austingreyhounds.org
  • ICQ
    0

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Female
  • Location
    Killeen, Texas

AndysMom's Achievements

Grey Pup

Grey Pup (4/9)

  1. Haven't posted here in a number of years, but I am still kicking. LOL Moved to Central Texas a few months ago and I'm looking for a greyhound-savvy veterinarian in Killeen, home of Ft. Hood, in Bell County. Our new group uses a vet down in Round Rock but I would like to avoid a two-hour round trip for routine care. Thanks. Lois
  2. One of our members has a Greyhound who was attacked by a neighbor's Jack Russell Terrier. The Greyhound sustained a fairly serious injury on his snout, near the corner of his mouth. The vet gave him several stitches (don't know the number) and put an e-collar on him. The dog was able to mess with the stitches (presumably with his foot) and had to make a trip back to the vet to have it re-sutured. Now, he won't eat or drink with the cone on. I haven't seen this dog yet so I really can't personally attest to how he is doing. But wonder if any of the folks on GreyTalk have ideas on protecting the injury site for the next 10 days. I don't think the No-Bite collar will help because he'll still be able to get to it with his foot. I suggested putting a plastic turn-out muzzle on him but she thinks the plastic is going to rub against the open wound (not bandaged). I don't think one of the inflatable boo-boo collars will help either because he'll still be able to get to it with his foot. As I understand it, there is a cut and a flap of skin that's been sutured. Today, the vet put the dog on a second antibiotic, trying to fight an infection that seems to be developing. (The injury happened two days ago.) I've run out of ideas. Any suggestions? Lois
  3. We've got an 11-year-old foster surrendered to us a few weeks ago. He got down to 60 pounds and was very skinny. Vet suspects IBD and has prescribed a couple of meds that seem to be helping. The biggest problem is that he wouldn't eat ANYTHING to speak of. We tried everything we could think of. If he ate something one day, he wouldn't touch it the next. This week I may be accidentally stumbled on something that gets him going on a consistent basis. SWAI filets. It's a type of catfish from Southeast Asia that's about half the price of American catfish varieties ($2 versus $4 a pound). Kroger sells it as individually frozen boneless/skinless filets of about 4 oz each, each one separately wrapped in a vacuum seal pack. I nuke a filet until it turns white and smash it into Joey's kibble with the water that drained from the filet during cooking. It's worked 4 days in a row now, which is remarkable for this boy. You might want to see if your local grocer carries swai filets and give it a try.
  4. Check out the Power Paws from Woodrow Wear. They just came out with a product specifically made for Greyhounds! http://woodrowwear.com/ $19.99 for a set of 4 socks (Tell 'em GPA/Louisville sent you!)
  5. Over the years, we've had several geriatric dogs who just didn't have much appetite. Some of the things that have worked for us: Fat Balls (a/k/a Satin Balls) -- My recipe is different than the one above but the principle is the same. I use ground turkey (lower in fat, a lot cheaper than ground beef). $1.39 a pound at Aldi's in 1-pound tubes. Our Tribute gets two mushed up in each bowl of kibble plus a third with his pills tucked inside; his bedtime snack is two more balls. So he's getting at least 8 to 10 of them a day. Dyne -- This is an awesome product. I get mine on Amazon. Puts you in mind of either sweetened condensed milk or a thin cake batter. Strong vanilla smell. 150 calories per ounce. See http://www.amazon.com/Trophy-32-Ounce-Calorie-Animal-Supplement/dp/B00061MRZE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319602575&sr=8-1 Ensure -- Haven't seen this mentioned yet. With underweight dogs, I feed half a bottle or half a can of Ensure (get the PLUS variety as it has more fiber and more calories) twice a day. 350 calories total. Vanilla flavor is all I've tried. Our old dogs have really enjoyed this either poured over their food or in a bowl as supplemental feeding. Haven't had any "Big D" issues yet; probably because of the extra fiber in the PLUS variety. Hope this is helpful. Lois
  6. Liver cookies are a big hit around here too! I make mine as "drops", a little bigger than a Hershey's Kiss chocolate candy. I mix up the batter, put it into a ziplock bag, snip off the corner and use it as a "piping bag", as one would when decorating a cake. I find the "kisses" are much neater (less crumbs when the dogs eat them) and I freeze them on a cookie sheet and then store in the freezer.
  7. If you go the x-pen route, you can bunge cord the pen to one or two solid objects -- trees, etc. It will make your set-up much more stable in case somebody pumps the pen.
  8. I vote for switching the radio over to TALK radio of some sort. Sports, news, whatever. Hearing human voices may be more soothing to her than music of any variety.
  9. A Pepcid tablet might settle her tummy, if it's upset.
  10. The 4Health has no corn, no wheat, no soy. Hope that's helpful info. Lois I wish I could still feed the Diamond. Or even the Costso brand (I forget the name) Maggie did fine on them but Sam has a few grain allergies. I'm going to check out the 4Health.
  11. Our dogs are doing greyt on the 4Health dry food from Tractor Supply.
  12. Arathorn went peacefully to the Bridge about Noon on Saturday. It was an incredibly difficult decision but I think it was the right one to make. His pain level had gotten pretty high and we felt it was just selfish for us to keep him here with us when we couldn't offer him a good quality of life. He gave me a kiss this morning, "flat on the lips", which I took as a sign that this was the right step. There's a big empty spot on the couch tonight and it's going to be weird not having to fight for a spot in the bed later but I know he's free of pain and running like crazy at the Rainbow Bridge. Thanks for all the support from our friends on Greytalk.
  13. Mike and I have decided to say goodbye to Arathorn tomorrow. My heart is broken. His tumor has doubled in size in the past couple of weeks, he's not putting any weight on that leg at all now, he cries out in his sleep occasionally, he doesn't want to eat without major enticement (and then only reluctantly) and I believe his pain level has increased significantly. The meds just aren't doing the trick anymore and I cannot let him suffer. We are 5-1/2 months post-diagnosis and every single day has been an enormous blessing. This is going to be the hardest thing I've ever done! Lois
  14. Tractor Supply sells "FRONTIER BRAND MOO SHOES DOG CHEW" http://www.tractorsu...og-chew-1130832 These are more than just the pair of the hooves; it includes the very end of the foot itself.
×
×
  • Create New...