DaisyDoodle

In recent weeks there have been at least two recalls of fentanyl pain patches that look like a ravioli. These are the ones where there is a reservoir of drug in middle (like a little pillow). The ones where the drug is mixed with the adhesive (no pillow in the middle) have not been recalled. There were at least two different recalls, but both problems were related to defects that would allow too much drug to get out. These could either cause overdoses, or cause the drug to get on other people, pets or objects other than the patient. Please check with your vet before they place a fentanyl patch on your dog. Articles on recalls: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/news/...-patch-recalled http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/02/13/257858.htm http://backandneck.about.com/b/2008/02/18/...anyl-recall.htm Patch that _doesn't_ have problem: http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2008/..._creates_o.html

Have you gotten anything new--dog beds, carpeting, laundry detergent? What is blooming outside (don't know how far south you are)? I also second the benedryl.

Is Latch taking prednisone by any chance? That could cause the panting, and probably the whining and dripping as well. Also increased water intake and peeing. What meds is he taking? Name of antibiotic, anything else?

I know pred makes me anxious when I take it. Maybe that's what's happening with your pup.

If it's a ruptured anal gland, then he'll need antibiotics. The surgeon will also probably suggest surgery to remove the glands. I'd read up about that before following through on that. If it's not an anal gland, it's certainly in the ball park, so it's worth having it checked and getting some antibiotics anyway, since the wound might be subject to getting icky when he poos. Good Lucky, DD

Owieeeeee! Poor Baby!!! If he was not attacked by the rest of the pack, then he had to have gotten caught/stuck on/in somewhere/something. I recommend you look around your house (and yard if you have a dog door) _very_ carefully to find blood and fur (and tail bits?), because if one of your dogs found a way to get hurt, then the others may also find it eventually. (ETA-Duh, I guess I should realize that there's probably a lot of blood everywhere...but I'm thinking on door frames, on sharp pointy things, in tight spaces, on the frame of the dog door. Places where this might have started/where it happened.) Is there a possibility that his tail got stuck in the door as you were leaving, then he cut himself struggling to get free? Or any swinging doors that dogs could push open, but maybe not get a tail through before the doors closed again? Sorry to be playing GH-CSI with you, but any light that you can shed on this will help you as well as all of us keep this from happening in the future. Gentle hugs to you, Bill and all of your pack, DD

Godspeed sweet girl.

Yes, pred does cause panting. And having to pee--a lot.

105 IS a high temperature! If the dog's temp is still this high (do you have a rectal thermometer?), wipe her paws with alcohol. The evaporation of the alcohol will cool her off. This vet is definitely not up to snuff if he blew off a 105 fever as something minor. Combined w what Burpdog has told you about NSAIDs, I would definitely get w another vet. I assume Sophie IS on antibiotics? I, personally, would continue them unless a different diagnosis from a UTI can be pinpointed. You might want to call around to see if there is another e-vet in your area. Hopefully, things should be okay until Monday, but it would be good to have someone identified if you need them. Is Sophie eating and drinking okay? ETA--Here's a thread that you posted in last Spring about vets in your area. It turns out there are some very experienced greyhound people in your area (Marcia, Nan, and Kennelmom). They should be able to give you some good advice on finding a new vet. http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php?showto...hl=simpsonville [Total tangent-was there ever a lost dog in your area? Your town name popped up in my Mapquest as soon as I started typing it, like I had tried to look it up before.] Hugs, DD

Dr. Couto is your best bet for getting proper direction and treatment advice. Ask him questions about the type of lymphoma (B cell, T cell, ??), if there is organ involvement or only the lymph nodes. There are several standard protocols, and lots of new things that Dr. Couto and UPenn and others can tell you about. I would recommend joining the Circle of Grey on Yahoo Groups. Depending on the type and severity of the lymphoma, it can be highly treatable. My CoCo lived to be 14.5, 28m out from when I first found her nodes enlarged. Though we didn't have a necropsy done, it appeared that she was cancer free when she went to the Bridge. This isn't always the outcome, but it is a much more highly treatable cancer than some that GHs can get. Please PM if you have any questions. Remember to breathe, Hugs, DD

Sometime when my pups travel the 'foreign' water doesn't agree with them and their systems are a little iffy for a few days afterwards. Hopefully that all that's wrong with Henry. Hope he feels better soon, DD

I'm so glad she's beginning to eat. When CoCo had chemo I asked the vet about hair loss. I was told greyhounds usually won't have hair loss (though I think she lost her whiskers), but that long-haired dogs that usually need haircuts--like poodles--will have hair loss with chemo. It has something to do with the way fur grows/sheds on dogs that grow fur like hair (that grows all the time), versus other dogs. FWIW. Hugs to Darcy and all your pack, DD

I hope Miss Darcy girl begins to feel better today. BTW, what does "going pear-shaped" mean?

I'd get a new vet. Hope Texas folks will jump in and give you suggestions.

Wow! I'm so glad that worked out well. Where do you teach this class?

The NJ lead sounds promising. If not, Angell Memorial in Boston takes emergency cases and someone has already noted someone there. I'd call them tonight. It's a really big place, there should be someone there to talk to you. DD

Daisy had an anal gland problem for a while--infected but not ruptured. Vet wanted to do the surgery to remove one (or maybe both). There are potential problems associated w the surgery that the vet really didn't tell me about; but the vet techs told me as I went to drop her off for the surgery. One of the techs whose been there a really long time told me that the surgery can cause loss of rectal control and that dogs drop little bits of stool here and there. He told me it even happened to his own dog, while the vet told me he never had a dog w a problem. Since Daisy has food allergy issues her stool is seldom solid, so I walked back out of there w Daisy. We did several weeks of antibiotics and I learned how to express her anal glands and she's been fine. She licks occassionally, I express her, she's fine. Here's a link to my thread last Spring about Daisy's infected anal gland. Lola may only have an impacted, not infected, gland, so surgery might not even be a consideration. http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php?showtopic=164167&hl=

I'm so sorry. Bassadors are the cutest dogs. Run happy with all of our bridge friends, DD

Friday, the 28th, was my CoCo's 18th Bridge Birthday. I'm sure that she and Scarlett met Rhett at the Bridge, and that they are running happy and healthy together with all the other Bridge Angels. Tara is now forever, waiting for you to one day join them. Donna

Millicent [HoundMama] & Kerrie [Greyhndgirl]

For everyone who has lost a family member today, this year, or ever. For my CoCo who would be 18 on Friday. She made it to 14 1/2; I hope I didn't keep her here too long. For my mom in a nursing home--dementia is a Bitc@$ . We've had a few good days lately--that was my Christmas Wish fulfilled. For everyone nursing an ailing pup or human family member. You have my support, my sympathy.... To everyone here, Happy Holidays, the days are already starting to get longer, Spring will be here soon. Love to all, DD

I am so sorry.

Oh, Patti, I am so sorry. I'm sure my CoCo met LaceyLaine at the Bridge where they are now both running fast and free of that dreaded disease. Hugs to you and Fred and your pack, Donna Daisy & Lucky

Patti--Thinking of you and your pack today and everyday. Donna

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