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  1. So excited to see this gorgeous collar won in the 2017 Miss Nellie Auction, donated to this year's auction. I love "reauctioned" pieces.
  2. We still need donations to make this auction a success. Please help! The Greyhound Health Initiative Blood Bank helps all breeds by providing their services to veterinarians across many states and has helped treat hundreds of dogs since they opened in 2016.* They keep their prices low to better serve the community and rely on the financial support of dog lovers everywhere to keep their doors open. To that end they are hosting an online fundraising auction in May. The format is simple: You donate an item, they auction it off through facebook, and everyone celebrates! Of course, fun, dog-specific items are highly sought after by their supporters and usually fetch a pretty penny, but they've also had success auctioning items for both dogs and people ranging from jewelry to airline tickets... I even saw someone offer a one week stay at their personal cabin on a lake, Air B&B style — it's okay to be creative! If you don't have anything to donate, please consider making a financial contribution of any size by going to https://www.greyhoundhealthinitiative.org/donate/. Or perhaps you'd prefer to make a more direct impact by purchasing supplies for the Blood Bank from their Amazon Wish List: http://a.co/ajMqdVM. *Dogs need blood transfusions for many of the same reasons we do and, like human blood, canine blood is always in short supply. Without this Blood Bank, many dogs all over the northeast US may not get the treatments they need to survive. They need the help of compassionate people like you today. Please share this post with all of your dog loving friends! Donations for the auction can be sent to auctions@greyhoundhealthinitiative.org
  3. We are set up to put items into our Spreadsheet and Album. Just waiting .... Send your donations to auctions@greyhoundhealthinitiative.org
  4. Donations needed, PLUS if your dog currently donates blood somewhere else, please send us your stories to Auctions@greyhoundhealthinitiative.org so that we can celebrate their service to the canine community. We want greyhound owners to know how easy it is to let their greyhound become a blood donor. This will also be the place to get a peek at what will be offered in this auction.
  5. I am still struggling with the reality that she's gone. Everyone tried so hard. Her sheer will, medical science and love just couldn't do it. Her DaddyMan and I shared our wonderful memories with the vet who had been caring for Grandy since she had been admitted to Alta Vista Animal Hospital's Critical Care Unit. We cried, we laughed, while Grandy and I stole as much time as we could. Then she bumped me with her nose and stared at me. I knew it was time.to say see you later. You gave everyone who knew you so much. You brought together people I proudly call my family. You gave us two wonderful boy hounds who have much of your personality. You gave me grey hairs, soft licks, nose bumps and looks oh those looks. I can't fathom our lives without you. Run with our angels Grandy girl, snuggle your babies Tohr, Wellsie and Phury, race Peanut, hang out with Jake and reassure Jet, watch out for your boys Zee and Lightning. Driving home from the vet, I looked up to the sky which was dark and cloudy. All of a sudden the clouds parted to show a beautiful crescent moon. I love you to the moon and back Grandy Girl. Falling in love with the red girl. Grandy and 4 month old Zee and Lightning Grandy loves her babies. My heart My birthday was 5 days after Grandy crossed the bridge, my almost 13 year old granddaughter Kalia gave me this drawing, my favorite gift.
  6. Said see ya later to our wonderful girl Grandy - Craigie Grandy September 1, 2004 - October 5, 2016 Thank you so much for your prayers and well wishes. Driving home I looked up to the sky which was dark and cloudy. All of a sudden the clouds parted to show a beautiful crescent moon. I love you to the moon and back Grandy Girl. <3 I will do a better Memorial post when I can.
  7. Grandy continues to improve, albeit slowly. She was really alert and giving me the stinkeye or, not looking at me. LOL She ate 2 containers of yogurt and dumped her water all over my lap. She has some bruising, so the Vet was going to send Dr Couto a message to get his input. Bruising in places are expected with heparin use, but with greyhounds there is a fine line and we don't want to cross it. The really good news was that she was trying to get up by herself, has a stronger radial pulse and is allowing them to do range of motion on the leg with the clot. Her vet is hoping her Fentanyl can be lowered a bit more and get her onto a patch. Once she is and it works, we can work on bringing her home.
  8. Grandy update for today Oct 3rd. Grandy is doing better in some ways. Leg has improved in that they feel a slight pulse, and there is blood profusion. She had an abdominal ultrasound, and they found no sign of a thrombus. Everything is going to Dr Couto for review. Grandy has dark urine and a UTI plus some fluid in her back leg. Not ruling our PLN but they do not think so. Vet said in more cases than not they never do find the source. BUT she is on a preventative, and will stay on one. Goal now is to get her pain relief with oral meds. They are thinking of adding in something else. I asked if Gabapentin would be a good fit. Vet thinks yes, but will see what Dr C says. Once she is on something that works, we can look at bringing her home. Grandy has a Greyhound Assist Harness on, the Techs are impressed with it. I got to sit with her for a bit. I took rotisserie chicken and some yogurt. She took the chicken then gently put it on her bead. So, I opened a strawberry yogurt and she ate all of it! First thing since Saturday morning. She was so much more responsive. Eating and watching me. She threw herself on her side so I would rub her belly. I missed her cue to do so the first time, but realized what she wanted so complied. When I stopped she sat up, then flopped over again. I laughed. A much better visit.
  9. Nice to hear. I am looking at accupuncture and borrowing a cold laser. First we have to get her home. Awww thank you! SHere is our game plan.... I think. First the vet emailed Dr Couto her treatment plan. Nice to see a vet willing to reach out to him. Dr Couto is basically happy with her plan as he prefers Fentanyl to Hydromorphone. I asked what we should do first, and he said to do an abdominal ultrasound. He says since they often see primary aortoiliac thrombosis in hounds. Aortoiliac thrombosis usually causes rear leg weakness, which may explain the other episode/s. Grandy is responding well to the Fentanyl as an IV so it can be controlled. I'm hoping she will be better able to function. That way we will know if she is able to use her right side correctly or if there is some deficiencies there. We really need that info before moving much further forward. Guillermo says that Hydromorphone causes dysphoria so he is happy she is off it. He told Dr Gotleib that "Most do well with the treatment you are using. Some hounds on heparin bleed at the injection site before the APTT is prolonged. " Guess we need to be careful the bleeding thing doesn't go the other way. I plan to call in about half an hour. If I don't reach her, I will send an email telling them we are changing the plan.
  10. Please send prayers, white light and anything else you can send to my Grandy. I had to leave her at the E-Vet. They suspect she has a blood clot in her left leg. On Wednesday she was running in the yard. I noticed when she came inside that she was walking differently. Then she started sinking in her back end. Since she had had a similar instance at the vet after her dental I suspected this was a repeat. We know, from x-rays when she was delivering puppies that there are some degenerating disks. I gave her rimadyl and tramadol and put ice on her back. She napped and was back to normal an hour or so later. I made an appointment to take her in to the vet on Tuesday to discuss this and get some meds in case it happened again. Today at dinner time Grandy got jostled by the two rambunctious young ones and I noticed right away that we were having a repeat of Wednesday's problem. I didn't have any rimadyl so I gave her aspirin and tramadol. She was not so co-operative as she could not get comfortable. We made the decision to take her to the E-Vet as she was unable to use her left leg. I called to say we were coming in, and they made her a priority, so when we arrived they took her right away. The vet said it was an unusual situation. She suspected that it was a blood clot. Grandy had little pulse in her left leg below the groin. Her blood draws from each leg were significantly different. Blood Glucose 3.3 Left and 4.3 Right Lactate 6.6 Left and 2.8 in Right We left Grandy in the ICU. I was able to go back to see her before we left. Grandy was happy to see me and the staff were embarrassed that she was laying on the floor instead of the cushy bed they had prepared for her. I wasn't surprised, she has a slight fever and was cooling herself down. If anyone has had experience with something like this please let me know.
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