[Spud Could Use Some Good Thought And Prayers]

damn

 

I'm starting to see the generation I joined up with start to pass or get sick, including my own.

[Summer May Have Lymphoma]

Just FYI the free chemo meds from OSU are for retired racers with osteo only. It does not cover lymphoma. I asked about it just last week.

[Neurectomy For Corns]

I'll be honest, Dr. Kellogg is one of the best in the business for greyhounds in general, not to mention her "bedside" manner. If she says try a neurectomy and a conversation with Dr. Dyce, you are in the best of hands.

[Trifectis]

I agree with BellaBean The cost is almost the same when you combine the cost of Heartgard and Frontline monthly. I also love the grease free back.

 

I do Trifexis in the summer months when fleas and ticks are super bad and then switch to heartgard in the winter.

[Do You Consider Greyhounds High Maintenance?]

In "I'll Be Home Soon" the point isn't to ignore the dog, rather to make your arrival unexciting. Walk in the door calmly and walk straight to the leash and clip it on and calmly go outside to potty. Say hi and be kind but don't be exciting don't make high pitch squeals etc. The excitement comes when he's going potty outside with you.

[Mandy (Bb's Luv) 7/1/2000 - 9/18/2012]

She was one in a million.

[More Diarrhea To Discuss]

Vet and I talked and decided if the highly digestible chicken and rice wasn't working to go the route of high fiber. So we're trying a prescription diet for a few days. If that doesn't work we're headed to the vet for serious diagnostics.

 

I really really hope this fiber does the trick.

[More Diarrhea To Discuss]

The heartgard is due today. I was going to give it to him tonight.

[More Diarrhea To Discuss]

I have just done enough reading on the internet to think my dog has kidney failure. So ya'll please talk me down.

 

Inu has always had a sensitive stomach. The latest round of diarrhea started a week ago. We started flagyl on Thursday. On Saturday we visited the vet and he noted blood in his stool and said sit tight sometimes it takes more than week for it to clear up. Historically, it has only take a day or maybe two before Inu is on the mend.

 

So I went to the web, dumb.

 

I would describe his poo as dark, glisteny and not liquid but no pudding either. Internet makes me think he's got internal bleeding around his small intenstine.

 

It stinks, the internet runs the gamut on why that may be.

 

He has psychogenic polydipsia, so we have controlled his water intake for about seven years. I can't tell if he's increased his drinking and urinating because I control it!

 

He is on gabapentin for neck pain.

 

He is on his second week of accupuncture for the same neck pain.

 

He is eating with gusto (chicken and rice) and goes on walks willingly and begs for treats. He doesn't appear to have lost weight yet.

 

He is current on heartworm treatment with Heartgard and Trifexis (not at the same time).

 

We have not taken blood samples to test my kidney theory.

 

Other ideas?

[Greyhound Acupuncture - Results Video]

Wow! I saw the title and had to see this. We just started treatment for comfort/mobility, on week 2.

[Why Does He Do That? (Zoomies)]

what Jen said. I was thinking about that today as my 10 year old girl set to her daily zoomie fest in the bedroom. She loves to fly around with a toy and push dog beds around. It is almost always a few hours after a walk and very deliberate. She gets up from her bed and walks upstairs and just runs. I love it!

[How Long Did It Take For Your Grey To Adjust To Home Life?]

I have to ask, what kind of corn surgery?

 

In terms of your question I have three different answers for three different dogs. Inu was my first and I think it took him about six months to be fully comfortable and himself. Salem was the addition and I think her transition was quicker because she was always with another greyhound, but she is also a shy dog. It probably took her a bit less than six months. It would have been much longer if she didn't have another greyhound. Zoe came to us as a behavior return after having lived in a house for five years. The first six months would probably rank as terrible for both her and the family. We found behavior/emotion drugs at about six months. She finally started to settle into the routine. Now she's home. I think we see the real girl most of the time now and it's been almost 18 months.

[Is It Safe To Dremel A Corn?]

I do it all the time, just be careful not to rest it on the corn too long and avoid healthy skin. I kind of just go zap, zap, zap for a few moments during nail time.

[Mandy May Be Going To The Bridge Today]

no words seem appropriate right now.

[K9 Advantix® Ii]

I must be old school, I don't like permethrin either. We use Trifexis for everything but ticks. It's a pill and there is no mess on the neck. When we are in tick season I use a tick collar.

[To Rename Or Not To Rename?]

It's your dog and your life, have a conversation with your husband and decide if the potential for a new name is on the table. In the end, we are the caretakers and dogs are pretty malleable to humans and will accept what we teach them. The End.

 

If you want to keep the emotional and very human attachment to their track name, keep it. If the name doesn't work for you, change it.

 

Of my hounds, I kept one and changed two. I love training the dogs and think including name association games makes training more fun, whether it is the old name or a new one.

 

Congratulations on your future new addition. We brought our first dog home knowing his name would change. He did just fine without a name at all for a few days while we figured out what to call him.

[Sudden Loss Of Appetite And Rear End Weakness]

Maybe test for TBDs?

 

My first thought was FCE or something wrong with his back like a buldging/slipped disc.

 

Will he eat other stuff like treats or human food? Is it possible he's decided to get picky?

[Need Advice: Considering Returning :-(]

Your adoption group has already told you that they would take your boy back. LIsten to them. They recognize that he is not the perfect match for you. They want you to be happy and they want your boy to be happy. Obviously, neither one of you are. They will find him another home where he will thrive.

 

 

I think this is the key point.

 

Here's the thing, dog adoption is very much a human endeavor. Since it is a human thing, we need to accept we make mistakes in this. I would say if your group is asking for him to be returned, they recognize they made a mistake recommending him. I have been in the position to recommend dogs to adopters and I definitely made a few mistakes, because I am human working with other humans. I misunderstood an adopters home situation, or I didn't get a full report from the foster home, or the dog behaved one way in one situation and another in a different situation.

 

This is not accepting failure. This is recognizing a mistake was made, probably by both parties.

[Joint Supplements They Will Actually Eat]

I use Springtime as well....I just break them into small pieces and mix in with their food....won't eat them straight but don't mind them in food....

 

I have watched Zoe and Salem pick up those little pieces within their food bowl and drop them on the floor. I imagine the diva did something pretty similar.

[Joint Supplements They Will Actually Eat]

http://www.bigdweb.com/

 

Big Dee's Tack Shop. I buy the full gallon plus the free quart, but ya know, I've got that whole herd now. Let me know if you want to grab a squirt or two to try before you purchase some.

[Joint Supplements They Will Actually Eat]

A lot of us use actiflex, it's liquid form and the horse version is a great price. Jen did an analysis ( ) and liked the K-9 version of actiflex the best for ingredients. I did a pocket analysis and decided the horse one was good enough. Point is it's liquid so should not get in the way like a pill...I'm happy to give you a sample to try it out.

 

We also go to Dasaquin in the winter and it smells good to me so maybe that has a better flavor to Enza?

 

Both of my picky eaters grew to dislike the Spingtime supplements.

[Collar Question]

I have a couple of leather collars from longdogleatherworks.com. They are beautiful. You can get the martingale collar with the buckle - which I have - and have had no problem at all with them. I still slip the collar over my grey's head, but I have the option.

 

I'll admit I have more than a few collars, but these are my usual 'go to' collars.

 

My dogs all wear LDL and one of the main reasons we use them is for the buckle option. The incredibly long life of the collars and the fact that they donate to OSU is an added bonus.

[Macho - Js Xtrememachine ( 1/12/2007- 8/17/2012)]

I am guilty of not knowing your story except for this tribute post. What a lucky boy and lucky family to have found each other, even for such a short time.

[Need Immediate Advice - Violet Gorged On Treats]

Put down the calculator, close the vet md websites, drink some wine, stop over thinking it and have extra poop bags at the ready.

 

I know right?! You'd think the woman hasn't been around greyhounds for over 10 years!

 

Love you, Jen. We shall call her Violet -made-of-diamonds if you go poo free tonight.

[Toys]

This might get more interest in Everything Else Greyhound and not Health and Medical. Some dogs play early some dogs don't. How long have you had your dog?

 

I'll just say, I have three who are each very different (two are littermates)

 

Zoe - plays as much as she can

Salem (#2) - plays only when the human does not get in the way or step anywhere in the room where play is had

Inu (#1) - plays when the mood strikes monthly.

 

Of those three the one I've had the shortest amount of time is Zoe. She's been with me a year. The one who plays the least has been with me the longest, almost 7 years. So really, just learn to love your dog for the type of play exhibited.