RaineysMom

most hookworms are now resistant to the normal (Panacur then Drontal Plus) deworming meds/method these days and have been for several years (mostly due to them being given deworming meds every month when racing, the hooks have developed a tolerance -- this at least is what our vet says). Our Rick finished the 7 day Panacur last week and will get his 1.5 Drontal Plus on the 11th and then retested for hooks but we're fairly confident he'll need the Prison Protocol (Advantage Multi every other 2 weeks, then Drontal Plus on the other 2 weeks) for 6 months Rick's poops too are softer but formed first thing in the morning, and goes again around 10am and they are loose, then as the day goes on (on our 1pm walkie) they are super loose then just liquid on the 2nd one. The before bed one is a little firmer since 6 hours or more have elapsed since his walkie poo. Hoping the Drontal Plus will help but not feeling very confident. I'd check your pup for hooks again. good luck! ETA: I take him out at 10am so he will pee but all he does is go poop -- I would him rather hold it so it's firmer later, but we're still in the housebreaking stage so I take him out more to pee (which he doesn't do....).

we will be giving our Rick his first dose of Drontal Plus on the 11th (had 7 days of Panacur, finished on 12/3) so hope he doesn't have any kind of reaction. We've given it in the past to our angels Larry and Zeke with no reactions but you never know. We just got him on 11/13 and our vet is trying the "standard" approach for the hooks first but said 90% of the time they are too resistant now and we'll need to do the Prison Protocol as well. The original PP says to give both Advantage Multi and Drontal Plus at the same time but our vet, like yours, prefers to space them out and give one every two weeks instead of both simultaneously -- which I'm glad for, that's just TOO much at once. I hope your boy is ok with the meds going further, and I'll keep an eye out for any reaction here (he too, will be 4.5 on 12/30).

I am so very sorry for your loss but glad you had so many wonderful years with your sweet girl

LOVE this picture!!!! Happy Tday to you all too Jey!

love it!

after losing our Zeke on 7/20 and then Larry on 8/2, we found ourselves ready to open up our hearts to another greyhound this past Friday. Please let me introduce Rick (r/n Rick Roufus) he turned 4 on 6/30 and had 127 races over 2.5 years! Quite the athlete. He is very sweet, TINY (67#?), SUPER smart, highly food motivated (which after battling to get Zeke to eat for over 3 years, this is truly a good thing! but working on the counter surfing ) and is a descendant of both Gable Dodge (which Anubis [Rj's Saint Nick] and Larry [PTL Laroach] shared and also Brett Lee (which was Larry's grandpa) (LOVE the GD pups! - just look at those EARSIES!!!). since he's fresh off the track (3 of our angels were bounces so in a house before coming here and Anubis was fostered first) we are learning together to do things like scary STAIRS, and noises that are scary but he is so smart he is doing great so without further ado, Mr. Rick!!!!!

congrats! He is very handsome!

I am so very sorry he was such a special boy and so lucky to have become a camper there with you. Sending tons of hugs to you ETA: just watched the video, how sweet he was!!!! You can see in his eyes how much he loved being your old boy <3

I am so very sorry your Walter had to leave you Your tribute to him is one of the best I have ever read. You truly were soul mates. Sending you many, many hugs

yup, corn. Our angel Larry had them on 3 of his 4 legs (and both front feet) so with his back/LS spine issues, it was really tough we'd get them hulled and I swear they'd come back even faster. I had good luck using the Dremmel to flatten them to the level of the pad (or even more so it was "indented") and did that the last year or so as he was terrified of the vets and he wasn't able to get in and out of my car since December. good luck!

such a special boy he was! glad you have so many good memories to keep him alive forever

my sweet big black boy Nube (Anubis, racing name RJ's Saint Nick - 12/25/01 - 9/12/12) -- lost at 10.75 years young to osteo He was a great, gentle boy who we had the privilege of being our baby for just short of 7 wonderful years. Miss you, Nuber Duber (and all my other greyhounds, now all at the bridge

I'm so very sad to hear of her passing RIP Chris. I'm sure there were tons of houndies waiting to greet you.

I am so very, very sorry such a handsome boy. Sending hugs

I am so very sorry, Judy

thank you for posting this very much needed these days