ParentsofAnkh Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Hi we are a couple and we adopted our greyhound (a 2 going on 3 year old male retired racer) a little over a month ago in North Carolina. This is our first dog as well. We joined this board for some extra support and meet other greyhound lovers! The transition phase has been a bit of a challenge, especially during these changing times and he has had some health issues like hookworms. But Ankh is such a gentle sweetheart and we fell in love weeks before we brought him home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time4ANap Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Gorgeous boy! Congratulations! Be sure to familiarize yourself with the Hookworm thread in the Health and Medical Forum. All dogs coming from the tracks and farms the past few years have a strain of hookworms that are resistant to the standard drugs used to normally treat them. There are special protocols for eradicating this strain and it takes from 6 months to a year to get rid of them completely. A clean fecal only means that the sample tested was clean, not that you are completely free of them. You will need at least 3 clean tests several months apart before you can declare that he is free of the hooks. There is much more info in that forum - but don't let it scare you. Following the new protocol or the modified protocol with your vet in the loop you will allow you to get rid of them, but it's a much longer process than it used to be. Good luck! Quote Camp Broodie. The current home of Mark Kay Mark Jack and Gracie Kiowa Safe Joan. Always missing my boy Rocket Hi Noon Rocket, Allie Phoenix Dynamite, Kate Miss Kate, Starz Under Da Starz, Petunia MW Neptunia, Diva Astar Dashindiva, and LaVida I've Got Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Which group did you adopt that handsome boy from? Mine have come from Triangle Greyhound Society, GFNC, Project Racing home, and Greyhound Crossroads (SC). Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Rita the podenco maneta, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentsofAnkh Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Thank you! Yes we have heard about that with hookworms. We will look at that board! Awesome! We adopted him from Project Racing Home actually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 A search in Greytalk's health and medical forum will get lots of into on hookworms. This article by a greyhound-owning vet will give you the best info to show your vet. You may be doing tests and treatments for a year... http://greyhoundcrossroads.com/index.php?page=resistant-hookworms Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Rita the podenco maneta, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentsofAnkh Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Ah okay! Will do...thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoutsmom Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome Ankh and Ankh's people! My Tess (who also is fighting hookworms) says black dogs with white chests are the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentsofAnkh Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 aww! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmettobug Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Gino says hi! He is a big black tuxie boy, too. (I also have a little red girl, Fuzzy.) Quote Current Crew: Gino-Gene-Eugene! (Eastnor Rebel: Makeshift x Celtic Dream); Fuzzy the Goo-Goo Girl (BGR Fuzzy Navel: Boc's Blast Off x Superior Peace); Roman the Giant Galoot! (Imark Roman: Crossfire Clyde x Shana Wookie); Kitties Archie and Dixie Forever Missed: K9 Sasha (2001-2015); Johnny (John Reese--Gable Dodge x O'Jays) (2011-19); the kitties Terry and Bibbi; and all the others I've had the privilege to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentsofAnkh Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Aww hello to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseyGrey Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome to you all! He’s a beautiful boy! Quote Buddy Molly 🌈 5/11/10-10/10/23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyRunDog Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome Ankh and your new employees. My Grace is also in the black dog with a white chest....or is she a white dog with a black chest? Difficult to tell sometimes as she spends so much time roaching Quote Grace (Ardera Coleen) b. 18 June 2014 - Gotcha Day 10 June 2018 - Going grey gracefullyGuinness (Antigua Rum) b. 3 September 2017 - Gotcha Day 18 March 2022 - A gentleman most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunners Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome from Sirius and Sasha in Delaware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentsofAnkh Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Lol thank you for the warm welcomes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome to you and your boy! Love those tuxedo hounds. I used to live in Greensboro, so almost all of my dogs came from GFNC, although I love to window shop on the PRH website. Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentsofAnkh Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Oh wow! Small world...Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Welcome Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PattyE Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Congratulations and welcome!!! He is gorgeous! Quote Patty, Mom to Jaxson 5/12/2017 Forever in my heart: Joey 11/01/2007 to 12/06/2018, Scout 11/19/2005 to 07/15/15 and Jack 01/03/2004 to 06/11/2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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