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    Rib Removed?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Have you tried scrambled eggs? I was able to get a little kibble into my osteo dogs by scrambling it up in eggs, with cheese and any meat I had around. It's good he's eating other things. Opie needs to continue to eat to keep his strength up.<br /><br />I'm so sorry it is Osteo ... sending a hug. <img data-cke-saved-src="http://forum.greytalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.png" src="http://forum.greytalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.png" class="bbc_emoticon" title=":(" /><br /><br />

    14 Year Old Greyhound Has A Hard Time Getting Up - Arthritis

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    If you don't trust your vet, then you need to get him to see another one ASAP. Maybe have a fresh set of eyes look at your dog and his medical condition. Arthritis doesn't just all of a sudden appear in a dog, they progressively get worse and worse in my experience.

     

    This unfortunately sounds like exactly what my Afghan hound (Who was named Shiowa's Silver Maxamillion) Max went through at age 14, right before we made the hard decision to let him go. One morning I found him sprawled out on the floor, unable to get up, laying in his own excrement. The look on Max's face let us know that he did not want to go on living this way. It was the hardest thing my husband ever had to go through, he had lost his father to cancer two days earlier, and then he had to let his best friend go too.

     

    Do get another opinion quickly for your Max. I'll be praying for him.

    Let us know what you find out.

    Internal Bleeding? Bruise? Advice Please

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Has your daughter found a vet yet that would look at the dog? It's been 5 days since this happened.

    I've been worried sick about this dog, and the lack of vet care it has been getting. I'm sorry ... after 4 days - still "looking for a vet" - does the dog have to have body parts dangling and hanging off before it can receive any medical care ?????

     

    Ten minutes on the phone and I would have found a vet to look at the dog.

    New Bad Behavior: Destructive Chewing

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted · Edited by FountainLady

    I see your boy has lots of toys - but what do you give him each week to actually CHEW on?

     

    In this house, it is usually large pigs ears or the C.E.T. treated dental chews, and when we want to give them a special treat, bully sticks. I have a foster right now who wanted to put her mouth on everything and would try to chew things that didn't belong to her. We watch her like a hawk, with an Immediate vocal correction of a loud "Ehhhhh !!!" when she puts her mouth on a table leg, book, etc - and then praise when she turns away and leaves the things alone.

     

    But what works best to keep the chewing at bay is to give them good things that they can chew on. Some dogs need to chew more than others.

    Missing Bee Wiseman One Year Later

    in Remembrance

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    Somewhere over the rainbow there is a lovely white and brindle girl, watching over her people and her Murray, pointing them out to the others and telling the best stories about all her travels in life ......

     

    Hugs to you as you remember an inspiring dog.

     

    Rest well, Bee Wiseman.

     

    I couldn't have said it better ...... thanks for finding the perfect thing to say.

    Sending hugs to Tricia, Burke and Murray.

    You know how I loved Bee. :beatheart

    Fedx

    in Remembrance

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    I'm so sorry that FedX didn't have more time with you. :grouphug

     

    I hope some of the pain you are feeling now will soon be replaced with warm happy memories of the days you had together.

     

    :f_redf_yellow:f_red

    I'm Worried

    in Training and Behavior discussion

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    If it has been a year since he was left alone in the house, you may find that he is no longer so anxious about being left alone there. His home is now a familiar and safe place to him. He no longer should have that initial anxiety or fear that comes from being left alone in a strange place.

     

    Practice alone training - giving a special treat (like a frozen peanut-butter kong) to him when you step out the door. Think of this as a schedule change, and your boy may come to like his new daytime routine of watching TV, taking uninterrupted naps and playing living room speed bump.

     

    My first greyhound had separation anxiety. And I had the chewed door frames, missing formica from my counter tops ...etc to show for it. It didn't last forever (!) and Pup was able to "grow" out of it with age and as he gained trust in us. Try to remember that dogs CAN get over severe SA.

     

    Dogs really pick up on our attitudes and emotions. Try to have a positive attitude when you walk out the door, and make it no big deal when you return. If you tell the dog it is OKAY and mean it - they will start to believe you. Try to set your hound up for success by avoiding things that stress him out (like being locked in a crate for example - if the dog doesn't like it), I have found I like baby-gates to confine dogs better, and since they can see around the house, they settle down faster when you leave them.

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