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    Please Show Your Suppport Of The Osu Ghwp

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    I'm thinking about trying to get together local greyhound people and hounds to have a "greyhound walk" in support of the GHWP. Maybe meet at Woody Hayes Dr. and Coffey Dr. intersection, walk up Coffey Dr to the Vet Hosp and back. Possibly even try to get some news coverage if we can gather enough people to come out. I think OSU would like the GHWP program to go away quietly.I know there isn't anything we can do if that decision has already been made, but considering how the GHWP has touched so many of our lives, to show support for them now is just the right thing to do. So what do you guys think? Anyone interested? Next Saturday at 9:00?

     

     

    I have recieved notice of this from several sources since last night so looks like it will happen.

    California Natural

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    Hi-- just wanted to comment on the peas. I had a kidney friendly diet (glomerulinephritis) designed for my Kate by Dr Remillard and the recipe contained peas!!

    Hugs to the gang!

    Really!? I was going crazy trying to find the right diet this year and the last time Dr C. saw MC he said the kidney guys are split on the issue of diet now and not to worry about it. Just feed him what he wants to eat. Maybe because MC is 12 and it can't help him at this age.

    California Natural

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    Remember the company was sold. Wonder if there is a change of some ingredients.

    Yes, I always dread this has happened when we do well on a food and then have problems.

     

    After a couple of fecal tests to rule out bugs and some research (cross referencing for their kindey concerns) I think we will try the new Nutro Grain Free either venison or turkey. Although Dr. C. says the renal diet debate is split down the middle as to whether it makes much difference. Blue has some good ones also but they have peas which you avoid for kidney issues apparently.

     

    My vet offered the Royal Canin also and to try to get us a Kangaroo blend but We'll try this first. It's not allergies, just sensitive tummies.

    We've got some Met. and Fortiflora also to get things settled down.

    California Natural

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    Is anyone else having problems feeding California Natural? We've been using it for about a year-Lamb and Rice small bites. They did well at first. Over the past few months the gas has gotten exponentialy worse and there have been bouts of soft stools and big D. I'm thinking it's time to switch to something with limited ingredients.

    Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy Slo

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    SLO can be a frustrating thing to deal with. The slow bloody loss of all the nails can take a while. Arwen eventually lost every nail even though she was being treated with the standard protocol listed above. (no Pred!)But then she grew back some reaaly gnarly looking nails and lost no more for almost 2 years. She just lost one last month and I feared we were starting again. We interrupted her SLO treatment for a few months of chemo for hemangiosarcoma so now have started up again. Tetracyclin is very hard to get now. The drug companies just aren't makeing it. There is a Yahoo group called SLO Dogs that can give you some more info for comparison.

    Best of Luck!

    Slo Greyhound

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    The Yahoo group is a great source of info. We did not do Pred with Arwen but the other regimen and she has done really well. After the original round of nail loss where she lost every one she has not gone out of remission in 3 years. Her nails are soft-ish and twisted but she has nails.

    Concurrent Ls And Lp,what To Treat.

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    Allie sounds exactly like my Abby who is 14. She has always been a little snarky and fearful and is much worse now that she is older. She has both LS and LP and is much too stressed at the vet to make treating either easy. She gets Gabapentin or Tramadol but I really don't think the Tramadol helps. The Depo shots-I have never had a dog that responded to them. Shilo had wonderful results from Acupunture treatments. Would be great to find someone who comes to the house for you. Probably would help with the LP also. Shi had the tie back at age 12 and did really great. I will not put Abby through the strees at her age. Honestly, the 20 minute ride in the car could do her in.

    Best of luck in finding something to help your girl.

    Post-Amp- Is This Normal?

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    Totally normal. And could last for about 2 weeks so tell him to be prepared. The pain patches sometimes will make greys react that way. Seemed like it always happened in the night. Zinger loved popcicles so he got as many as he wanted.

     

    P.S. I have a Loki, too, but he is a cat!

    I'm Having A Really, Really Bad Week

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    So sorry you are having such a bad time. But SLO is pretty easy to deal with after the first round of nail loss. I used nylon (baggy) dog booties as the last layer of covering while it was bleeding. He may loose them all-Arwen did. Then she went into remission and has been for years. Major surgery, months of chemo, being off her SLO meds for months at a time and she has not relapsed. She regrew nails but they are not normal or pretty.

    What To Feed These Pln Dogs?

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    I need dietary suggestions for dogs with protein losing nephropathy. Arwen was diagnosed last summer at the same time she was fighting hemangiosarcoma so we didn't worry about the PLN at the time. She's a year in remission now and we need to watch her diet now. She's a very picky eater.

    Yesterday MC had a "vascular event". I ran him right down to OSU and he scared the Onco folks! (greyhounds always are admited through onco.) By the time neurology saw him he had recovered and they thought we were crazy.

    Bloodwork and urinalalysis indicate PLN. He is a "hefty" boy and a good eater so he may like the kidney foods.

    After searching the net I'm more confused that ever. We have a consult on Wed. at OSU where I will ask for specific dietary info, but I was wondering from other owners what do your PLN dogs eat?

    Hypertension Meds Experience?

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    Angel was on both for years. She was on a pretty high dose of amlodipine and had the side effect of her gums overgrowing (I forget the term for it) We decreased it drastically and increased the enalapril and she did great. She was also on PPA for urinary incontinance and we had everything balanced just right.

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