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Yogurt may be just as good, but the calcium can lock up the antibiotics; check with a pharmacist before you give the two together.
Encapsulated probiotics probably help, but the question is whether the organisms in humans and dogs are interchangeable. Doesn't seem to hurt them, and it may stave off severe damage; as with humans, every now and again, some types of antibiotics can induce IBD.
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How large is the wound?
You might consider trying manuka honey. A bit unusual, but some people swear by it.
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If your vet is not familiar with greyhound blood values, they should be. Platelets- among other factors- can be very different from other dogs.
http://www.recycledracers.org/FAQ/greyhoun....html#platelets
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I think in the not-too-distant past, someone mentioned contact dermatitis due to grass.
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Come to think of it, a couple of years ago a greyhound was found a couple of weeks after a car accident in Montana; it was February, and the dog was found in the yard of a retired dentist, who took in the hound. So- after the trauma of a car accident, presumably no food, and your typical February nights in Montana, the dog was alive.
Not to say this is how they SHOULD be treated, of course.
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I think part of it depends upon the size, age, and general condition of the hound. A big, young, strong male may have no problems at all in those temperatures, while a petite, older girl that doesn't eat well so she's very skinny might have problems staying warm even well into the 60s.
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Never been through it, and I'm not looking forward to having to do so someday- but the "three things" rule sticks with me: are there three things she still enjoys doing?
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No experience with it, but aspiration pneumonia is caused by inhaling either saliva or stomach contents; the latter can be quite serious- the main reason why the stomach needs to be empty before surgery, so that one does not aspirate vomit post-op.
Sounds like there may be an irritant in the airway somehow.
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Small numbers of endoparasites are harmless. Fecals miss a lot of stuff anyway.
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Is regular yogurt pro-biotic enough? I'll start with that anyway. He tolerates antibiotics well, generally. I think it's responding to the meds and bathing already, so I'm cautiously optimistic. Thanks, everyone.
Some types of antibiotics are affected when taken in conjunction with milk or other products containing calcium or magnesium. Check with your pharmacist, or use encapsulated probiotics rather than live critters.
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Now that Minerva is several weeks post-op, you can't even see the huge incision they made down her neck. It was several inches long- perhaps the fact that it was a nice, clean incision contributed, but it may also be that when they're done growing the scars don't show quite so much. Just a guess.
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That's good news. The culture will probably also cover fungi; fungal exophthalmos is uncommon, but not unheard of.
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A lot of greys have skin injuries from the days when they were pups on the farm. Some more may be accumulated during their racing years, but I understand those are relatively uncommon. Thin skin, short fur, and little subcutaneous fat works out to be a miserable combination when it comes to formation- and visibility- of scars.
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Where might I find Makuna honey?
The only place I've seen it on the shelf is at Whole Foods ("Whole Paycheck") stores. A number of online vendors sell it, too:
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Somewhere between whacko and "something to try"- a bit of manukna honey. It wouldn't hurt to try it on one or two spots, just to see if it has any local effect.
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maybe some kind of fungal infection? valley fever?
That's a good point- if the hound ever raced (or was so much as hauled) in the southwest, then that should be a suspicion. Similarly, the long bones of the leg, the shoulder, and (occasionally) other bones are sources of osteosarcoma, which frequently produces mets that get "filtered" by the lungs. Shadows on X-rays of the lungs may be mets from a tumor elsewhere.
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Well, he had his third shot on Friday. The head researcher did say it would take a couple days before he has a a reaction, but so far, aside from more shivering than usual, we haven't seen anything. So NOW I'm worried that he won't have ENOUGH of a reaction, and that means the vaccine's not working!!
I'm a nutcase, I know.Purely speculative, so don't hate me if I'm wrong- but if there's no more tissue for the vaccine to work on (i.e., if the tumor cells are gone), then the reaction should be... minimal, right? You might get a bit of a temperature spike and some other mild reactions from the vaccine, but if there's a reduced reaction, that might be very good news. Maybe. Possibly. Pure conjecture.
Well, now, I hadn't considered this point of view! And since I won't know either way, this would be a much better angle to focus on than the track I was going down. Thanks, Aaron! Power of positive thinking, and all that!
It's a glioma. Be thankful for every extra day, because it's nearly a miracle otherwise.
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They use magnets to find and remove metal implants since those don't usually burn up.
But most implants are titanium or other metals that have nearly no magnetic susceptibility. They still show up on a magnetometer (metal detector), so folks with implants still show up in the airport security line, but they are almost always made with metals that are non-magnetic- if for no better reason, if they ever need an MRI.
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If you go with Interceptor for heartworm, you get hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm protection for free.
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CBC doesn't require fasting, best as I know; a chem panel for humans requires fasting. Given that a chem panel is going to look at glucose, fasting should be required even for dogs.
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Well, he had his third shot on Friday. The head researcher did say it would take a couple days before he has a a reaction, but so far, aside from more shivering than usual, we haven't seen anything. So NOW I'm worried that he won't have ENOUGH of a reaction, and that means the vaccine's not working!! I'm a nutcase, I know.
Purely speculative, so don't hate me if I'm wrong- but if there's no more tissue for the vaccine to work on (i.e., if the tumor cells are gone), then the reaction should be... minimal, right? You might get a bit of a temperature spike and some other mild reactions from the vaccine, but if there's a reduced reaction, that might be very good news. Maybe. Possibly. Pure conjecture.
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Re baytril vs cipro. Although the same drug, baytril works better. Most vets, even if they don't dispense the meds, will tell you so. Perhaps the way it is formulated?
Same class of drug (fluoroquinolone antibiotic), different drug. Cipro is ciprofloxacin; Baytril is enrofloxacin. Slight difference in the dangly bit moiety.
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The "generic-sized" stuff, black, foamy pipe insulation- I think it's designed to fit 1" copper pipe. Here's some similar-looking stuff on the web:
http://www.thegreathardwarestore.com/Produ...&click=2744
The main problem is securing it- otherwise, it's just extra weight at the end of the tail. Wrap the entire tail if needs be.
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There's no reason Baytril needs to be that expensive. The drug is a fluoroquinolone in the same class of drugs as Cipro, which is dirt cheap. Baytril was put in the drinking water of poultry until the FDA pulled it (drug-resistant strains of campylobacter), so if the stuff is cheap enough to give to factory-farmed chickens and turkeys, there's no reason it needs to be $500-1000 for a two week course of the stuff for a hound.
I'm a nutcase, I know.
Bandaging A Damaged Ear
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One step up (in terms of coarseness) from stockings are the mesh bags like the sort that onions come in. They make a surgical-grade mesh; I'm not sure if they make any that you can buy by the foot for something the size of a greyhound head and neck, but it might be an option.