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    Miriam Lindley

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    Plymouth, Devon. UK
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    Greys, eating, reading, friends, computers.

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  1. A friend of mine has recently adopted a new greyhound. She's greyhound savy, this is her fourth, but as we all know every dog is different. He was known to be nervous but has settled nicely with her other dog and seems happy enough in his new home. The only blot on the landscape would appear to be occasional panic attacks. Twice now in 3 months he has ended up at the vet with a very elevated heart rate which needed medication to settle. Most recently last night. He was offered some particularly tasty left overs, wolfed them down and started choking/reverse sneezing, the choking passed but he then went and ate all the grass he could find and made himself sick, couldn't stop retching and panting and was taken to the emergency vet. The vet suspected an obstruction in the throat but after a GA and a camera down the throat nothing was found except some inflamation caused by the grass and being sick. The first panic attack was a similarly insignificant incident which his panicking made into a night at the vets. Does anyone have any ideas about calming a panic attack before it gets out of hand? Obviously the owner's reactions are key but is there anything else?
  2. Yeah, I'd go with the two walks a day thing. Lottie is 8 and whilst she doesn't chew she does get a bit "ants in her pants" if she doesn't get two walks a day. You may well find the walks don't have to be overly long. There's a shape and a routine to her day (which I'm sure was in place before she came home) which has to be maintained. Even if the walks are short she seems to be satisfied that she's ticked the box by going out just for 20 mins and is happy to settle.
  3. Back in the summer we took Lottie to a greyhound playgroup which was held in an equestrian arena. She had great fun and was running around in a group of 6 dogs for two ten minute sessions. Later that evening we ended up at the vets with Lottie in severe pain and the vet identified the source of the pain to be in her lower spine. A course of painkillers was all it took to sort her out but we agreed that x-rays would be useful to establish what was going on even though I was convinced that the back pain was due to running too hard in too small a space. She did get a little over excited. Anyway, she had those x-rays this morning and I have had the briefest of conversations with the vet. She tells me Lottie has no "boney changes" so no arthritis but has slight hip displasia. Hmmm. Lottie is 8yo. She ran 56 races, won 11 and retired at just over 3yo. She came to us 6 months later and in all the nearly 5 years she has been here we have never seen any evidence of pain, limited mobility or stiffness. I can only guess that HD (if that's really what it is) was there all along. Am I right? Dogs are born with or develop HD at a very early age don't they? She gets glucosamine anyway, has orthopeadic foam beds and is kept warm with coats and pjs when required. Is there anything else we should be doing to ease her old age?
  4. Plymgreys

    Ryan

    I am so very sorry for your loss. Thinking of you all.
  5. Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I'm still dreading the dental and it's outcome. I'll let you know how it goes.
  6. Lottie's teeth have never been good. Her first dental with us she had to have all her incisors, top and bottom, removed. I've tried to keep them clean, I really have but she hates it. She gets chicken wings and other good for the teeth chewy things. We tried raw but she couldn't tollerate it. Now she has an abcess. We took her to the vet this morning because she has a bump on her face. I was sure I knew what it was when I made the appt. She's on ABs for a week and will be booked in for a dental when the infection has gone down but the vet has warned us there will be "significant treatment". I feel just awful, I've let her down so badly. How is she going to cope if lots of teeth have to come out?
  7. The complete giveaway for us was when Cassie had a patch of fur shaved for a blood test to be taken from her neck area. The fur just did not regrow. Once the diagnosis of Cushing's was confirmed and she was on the treatment she became like a different dog, it took years off her, although the drugs were v.expensive.
  8. Thanks cbudshome. Would that be Biotene liquid, gel or mouthwash?
  9. I've only just come across this. 3% Hydrogen Peroxide for teeth cleaning. I've read it can be really effective for removing tartar if rubbed on regularly. Does anyone here use it? Does it work? What do you think?
  10. We're lucky, no corns here but I do know a dog or two who suffer on this side of the pond. Is it possible to order from over here in the UK?
  11. Hey Ryan, welcome aboard. My, very sadly missed, Bobby had the racing name Penn Slippy and was a great grandson of I'm Slippy. It is a really cool name. As are your hounds.
  12. Lottie continues to improve but she's still, inevitably, quiet. I tidied all her toys away in the corner on Tuesday and they are still where I put them. She's drinking ok but eating very little. That, together with the tablets, seems to have brought on a little diarrhea but I'm not too bothered about that. I took her for a short walk in the country today and she happily sniffed about but wasn't wandering off to the full extent of her long lead as she usually does. Thankfully she had the last of the really big pills which she had to have without food - boy that was tricky. Onwards and upwards. I'm sure by the time we see the vet for her follow up appt on Sat she'll be fine.
  13. She's home. We picked her up about 7:30pm. She's got anitbiotics, zantac and antepsin (antacids and something to salve the ulcerations) for a few days. She's eaten almost nothing at the vets, apparently she was trying to bury anything they gave her in her bedding. She's very sleepy and subdued now. Got on the sofa when she got home and hasn't moved. I tried to tempt her with a little broiled chicken but she wants none of it. Maybe after a good nights sleep in her own comfy little bed she'll feel better. They want to see her at the vets again before the a/bs run out so that will be Saturday. Thanks everyone for the good vibes and advice.
  14. Vet just rang. She hasn't been sick overnight and she's taken no fluid by mouth but she's been on a drip. They were just about to see if she would eat. Vet says her tummy is still very sore so they are keeping her in today for further obs and if no improvemnt further investigation. Vet (very nice girl) says she not unduly worried and that Lottie's just had a "bit of a bleed" which when I asked is slight ulcerration from an inflamed stomach lining which normally responds very well to the drugs Lottie's had. Ho hum. A dogless day. Don't know what to do now. Maybe I'll get the hoover out while Lottie's not here coz she hates the hoover.
  15. We've just got back from the vet. They're keeping her overnight for obs and fluids as she's dehydrated and running a temp. They gave her 3 injections while we were with her and she's going to have some tablets when the injections have kicked in. I HATE leaving my dogs at the vets overnight. Fingers crossed for a quiet night and a good morning.
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