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Yep, we went outside and he gave his head a few good shakes He's zonked out in his favorite chair right now. I'm working from home tomorrow so might wait until morning to do it again.

Well.. that went better than I thought Somebody said put the cotton ball in his ear afterwards, Thumbs up on that suggestion otherwise I'd need a bath He gave me the ol' stink eye for a few seconds but then I gave him a treat and all is good in the world again Let's see if he still loves me when I do it again in a few hours

Nope no odor He doesn't act like it bother's him (i.e. he doesn't scratch his hear) I thinkhe just wants it out!! Went to the pet store today and bought the Conquer Hy-Otic brand Ear Rinse. Getting ready to give it a try, wish me luck

Thanks for the tip. Do they sell it in pet stores or do you buy it online?

Major's been shaking his head for a couple of days and I noticed some dark ear wax deep in his ear. (He usually doesn't have an ear wax problem and it's usually really light in color) Anyhoo, I've irritated the outer ear trying to look down there with a flashlight and holding his ear open with my fingers also by trying to remove it with my finger.. I know.. bad choice.. but I was able to remove some of it but there is more way down deep. Anybody know of any over the counter products to remove ear wax that is deep in the ear? Would rather try something over the counter before taking him to the vet, if it doesn't clear up by this weekend or if it gets worse I'll take him to the vet, but would rather try another remedy first.

I'm so sorry Tami Sending hugs from afar, but you are close in my heart and in my thoughts & prayers!!!!

Judy I've been thinking about you all day/night/back to day again I hope things improve

Continued prayers

Judy, my heart aches for you Praying for a miracle :hope

Hang in there

First thing I did this morning was check this thread. I'm glad he's stable and hope he continues to improve Be careful on your way to go see him, I hope the weather improves for you guys too... Ice is HORRIBLE to drive in. Hang in there!!!

OMG Judy How Scary!!! My thoughts and prayers are with You, Andy and Jack Hang in there, try to lay down and get some rest (easier said than done) but he's going to need you well rested to take care of him when he comes home!!!

Grenies Pill Pockets to the rescue!!!! They worked like a charm!!! A little pricey, but hey, if it gets him to gobble down his medication with no problems, it's worth it!!! Please don't talk bad about my vet. I have known him pretty much my whole life and I have the utmost trust in him and his veterinary practice. The reason I am waiting is because I gave him aspirin. Aspirin is a blood thinner and I don't want to take a chance that my dog might to bleed to death when he pulls his teeth. Trust me, my vet has met me at his office before hours and after hours and goes above and beyond for my critters. He (and his wife) are truly some of the most caring, thoughtful people I have ever met.

Nah, I don't want to give him any other medications other than what his vet prescribed. Since it's so close to his eye, he wants me to just leave it alone but I can dab it with a warm cloth a couple of times a day. He said I could use neosporen if I have to, but I'll just wait and see for right now. I don't want him getting it into his eye, ya know. Cool!!! I know it's awesome!! I always stare at it when we are waiting in the exam room.

Took a couple of pics of the picture my vet has hanging on the wall. I love looking at it. ANATOMY OF A GREYHOUND

Let me tell you... Arby's works GREAT for sneaking medicine down them I went to Arby's last night and today I took the bread with a small piece of roast beef and wrapped it around the pills and sat them on my plate. When Black Jack walked over and started his usual vulture begging routine... I said.. you wanna bite???? and snuck him the Arby's wrapped pills hee hee hee he gulped them down and never gave it another thought that it was really his medicine Now I'm gonna have to eat Arby's every day for the next week It appears that it's starting to heal. Here are some pics from Tuesday... On the way to the vet's office.... Waiting in the exam room..... and just a few minutes ago...

I'm so sorry Judy

We snuggled in bed ALL DAY LONG today and now are snuggling on the couch!!!! something to be said about having a day off work in the middle of the week and snuggling with your doggies all day long

Good News

Thanks guys I think a good nights sleep will do us BOTH some good I'm off work tomorrow so the plan is to sleep in!!!! So far so good. Gave him this morning's dose about an hour before I left for work and no sickie... Tonights dose is being digested just fine (gave them about 2 hours ago) but the little monster is on to the pill wrapped up in a piece of cheese My cubbards are bare so had to do it the old fashioned way and open and drop. Of course he got a doggie treat afterwards Maj didn't have any problem with the drug-less cheese though Ran up to the pet store to buy some pill treats but they were already closed so went to Arby's instead Maybe I can sneak tomorrow mornings dose in a roast beef sandwich Tell me about it. :mellow Thanks for the healing thoughts I swear they need to make a sit-com about my life!!! or a HORROR story!!!!!

OMG That's so scary!!!! Good thing you found it. Yeah, I think it was the food (I hope) I think he's taken this medication before and did O.K. with it. My vet paperwork is buried in my kitchen right now (Kitchen is under construction) but it looks exactly like what the vet gave him last time.

Thanks He's sacked out beside me right now. I'm guessing my dad brought it over to the guy who's working on my house for lunch today and the guy didn't like it and threw it out in the yard I left a note to please not feed the dogs or throw leftovers out in the fenced in part of the yard just incase

Do they come in a 6 pack??? What a day!!!! Got off work at 4 (downtown) drove home and picked up Black Jack, took him to the vet (all the way on the other side of town) He's got 2 holes in his mouth and the one hole on the bump on his face that are draining blood and puss so he's on Cephalexin 500 mg 2 capsules every 12 hours. Blood work January 10th Dental and removal of at least 2 teeth on January 15th Came home, Major about had a corniary because he missed his (little) big brudder and did zoomies all over the place Black Jack was glad to see him too Had to leave and (once again) go pick out paint for my living room, run to two different pharmacy's because the first one was out of my prescription, and just got home about an hour ago. FINALLY sat down for the first time all day and Black Jack starts yacking up all his food plus tomato's and corn Tomato's and corn???? Tomato's and corn Tomato's and corn So I go out into the back yard with a flashlight and SOMEBODY threw vegetable soup out in my yard (in the fenced in part) Hello....... if you are going to throw something away, PLEASE use the freaking garbage can or at least the other half acre of my yard that's NOT fenced in for the dogs!!!! So, I'm sure none of the antibiotics got into his system because he threw them up about 45 minutes after I gave them to him. Oh well.. will try again in the morning, poor guys' been poked and prodded all day, then has to throw up what some idiot left in my yard. CALGON......................... BTW... shoulda seen me out there in the dark with a flashlight raking up vegetable soup

That is GREAT to hear!!! Poor little monster, I want to say this is hurting me more than it is him, but it's probably hurting him too You'd never know it though by looking at him

WOW... this website described it to a T and even the drawing of the abcess looks just like Black Jack's Pet Education.com article