ZoomDoggy

Terrifying. Keeping your beautiful boy in my thoughts, Kar.

Yikes, poor girly.

I understand. He worked magic for Alimony. I hope he can do the same for Lucky. But if you feel panicky, go to the U.

Kari, can you have your vet send Lucky's records to the U of M if you need to have emergency surgery done there instead of waiting for your vet to be available? How scary.

Aw, you're very welcome. I wish it were a better photo, but she was a little camera shy for me.

My heartfelt condolences on your loss of beautiful Elsie, Robin. I am so glad I had the privilege of meeting her at Dewey this year, however briefly. She is a beautiful girlie.

Oh Judy, I am so very sorry for your loss. What a gorgeous boy.

Oh Robin, I am so very sorry. So sorry.

As Judy said, 100mg every 8 hours was what I gave Alimony, and she just weighs 62lbs.

I don't know the differences between Proin and DES, drug-interaction-wise, but it might be another option. Poor little Passion. I didn't know she was having seizures too.

In my cases, it was definitely the fly. The trembling and carrying on starts before I even notice the fly flitting around. Seeing Flower shut down is usually my first indication that there's even a fly in the house at all. And we have a control group, as I have her litter mate, who just happened to race in the same exact same kennel. And confusingly there is no fly issue at all for her. Flower's reaction is clearly to the fly itself, and the previous year I was killing flies without any swatter. And yes, she was eating them after they were dispatched. I also have a littermate and no fly issues with Riley. Interesting. Have either of you ever noticed that Riley or Kali have any bug bite allergies? In the summer, Flower gets little welts from bug bites (none of my other dogs ever have). They go away within 24 hours, but I imagine they sting or itch, which may be a contributor to her fly-phobia.

Recently Flower was terrorized by a fly for a good couple of hours before I finally figured out why she was freaking out. So I found a swatter, dispatched the fly, and showed her the smushed fly still adhering to the swatter. She sniffed it closely, then ate it. Definitely no coming back from that, Mr. Fly. :

In my cases, it was definitely the fly. The trembling and carrying on starts before I even notice the fly flitting around. Seeing Flower shut down is usually my first indication that there's even a fly in the house at all.

I've had a couple of fly-phobes over the years. Flower is my current basket case when it comes to harmless houseflies. It's pathetic to see my healthy happy-go-lucky 65lb girl turn into a shut-down trembling ball in a darkened room because there's one tiny fly buzzing around the house. My only guess as to why some greys have this fear is that perhaps they had experienced biting horseflies at some point during their career. And those flies HURT!

Welcome to Greytalk!

I had a feeling it would need to be removed. That looked worse than any other similar situation I've ever seen. Poor boy. Here's hoping it's smooth sailing for him from here on out.

So it's been four days since that second photo? Does it look any better than that now? (or god forbid, worse?)

That much change in one hour? Holy moly that's awful, and definitely NOT normal. At all. Poor boy! What exactly did the vet do when she brought him back in?

I am so very sorry for your loss of beautiful Bijou.

I don't see one good reason for you to keep that dog. He simply is not a good fit for your household on any level. No need to feel bad about this decision. We all make mistakes now and then, and this one is easily rectified. The adoption group will find him a more appropriate home, and you can take your time to reevaluate whether you and your husband are truly ready (and in agreement) for a dog. If you are, and you're still set on a greyhound, there may be a more calm and sweet greyhound out there waiting for you when the time is right.

Heartbreaking. Love her up for all of us too, please.

I don't have experience with brain tumors in my pets, but just wanted to add my well wishes for you and Bambi. I agree with those who suggested that palliative care and simply enjoying the time you have left together while she is still in relatively good shape is a very valid option in this case. I am doing that very thing now with one of my girls who has osteosarcoma. I am also pleased to see the other options posted here. Some info I was unaware of which may prove useful to me and other folks in the future. This thread is a pleasant reminder to me of why I love Greytalk. I hope you and Bambi have many good days left together.

Keeping you and your crew in my thoughts, Judy.

I am just here to revel in my rightness. Congrats, Jen and Skye. And Violet and Zuri too.