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Yes! My first Greyhound. Sam was so much happier and healthier. He still mouthed bones. Managed chicken necks well. Never a problem with his dry which I did moisten. My only regret was not doing it 3 years earlier.

a nice big raw marrow bone

Ok so just swap over to the food you want to feed and give your dog a little bit less in volume. If she drops weight then up it again. As I said I never look at the kcal and rarely even look at the amount to feed. When feeding dry food it's a standard two cups per dog unless I see a need to alter that amount. My dogs are a tad bigger then yours

I think you are over thinking! If your dogs are doing well on their current food and amounts why change? Why do you want to go to a higher fat food but feed less of it? Is your dog lacking something, do you think they would do better on a different diet? I've never fed by kcal. I feed by look and feel of each dog and adjust food if needed, up or down 1/2 cup or less or more of their raw. Sometimes they get more or less at a meal because I might have suitable left overs or I forgot to defrost some meat.

As a breeder I would not let your dog on my property, she would have to stay in the car. To handle the excitement when you get home, have one person go in and get the greeting out of the way, you could even take in some bedding the pup has been on, then after a few minutes put the dog on lead while the other person brings the pup in.

after she has had the pups, and only after, start on the calcium again. You could also give her chicken wings or necks every day after the pups are born. And watch her like a hawk.

As I said it's been linked to heart disease. It can kill an adult dog pretty quick. Why would you risk a growing pup. You need to Google grain free and heart problems

There have been some heart problems associated with some grain free foods. Golden Retrievers have been one breed that has reacted poorly to such a diet. Google could be your friend. I make sure to mix my food up, one bag of grain free, one with grains. And I believe it's not so much as being grain free but what they replace the grain with, but I'm not 100% sure on that. I've never heard of Wellness Core so can't help you out there except to say you could alternate between grain free and grain but personally I'd not feed grain free to such a young pup. I'm sure you will have a lot of fun with your new family member even if Ruby does not approve

And if you don't use AI, many breeds, and not just dogs, will become extinct.

Phoebe's had 2 injections of cytopoint this spring/summer. End of Sept and mid Jan and I think that will be it for this itchy season.

Mostly but as you are not a breeder I don't know why it is so important to you? It's never been important to me how my pups get here as long as it's safely. I've never had a pet buyer ask how the pup was conceived or born. Fellow breeders knew as I was always quite open with the journey.

Any thought? yeah plenty

Thanks Dusty.

I'm a bit confused ( easily done ) why was blood and fluids given if your pupper wasn't sick?

If you get a reason I'd really like an update

Any chance it was always there but not noticed until the surrounding hair was clipped? Grasping at straws here.

I think it's weird as well. Looks like no hair growth. Sometimes hair can grow back quite slowly but to have no growth? If it is some strange reaction at least surrounding hair will cover the spot but you'd need to keep that in mind for further injections surgery. I'd be checking again with the vet. Was it only blood taken, no medications given?

The most you could hope to get back is purchase price if you could prove the breeder knew the puppy had the shunt. Congential does not mean hereditary. Also there is no need to doubt the breeder had the pup vet checked as it would have been vaccinated by a vet and checked at that time. The shunt may not have been obvious at that time as in the pup showing any signs. I don't understand what you mean by "I don't want to let the breeder walk away from this" Congential means, basically, sh*t happens. It's sad but it's life. If you have approached the breeder with your attitude of making them pay for what is an act of nature then yeah it might get messy. However personally, if I was the breeder, I'd want a couple of days to digest this news as well as all vet reports to discuss with my own vet. Then I would most likely offer some sort of refund but it would be no more then the purchase price. If you wanted me to contribute to ongoing costs then I would want the puppy back. But I would avoid spending a fortune on lawyers etc and try and sort things out with the breeder.

Phoebe is 6 and still rips up foam mats! She starts off nesting ( digging ), which makes a hole in the hession cover then keeps going. I've encased the mats in heavy curtain material, like a pillow case, and they last much longer.

Periodontal disease is foul. Sometimes helped by having a course of antibiotics every month. And yes the smell can start up within a couple of weeks.

I can imagine it could make him a bit jumpy. I'd be back at the vets asking for more info and if they can't help then seek out a specialist. May not be a problem in low levels of obedience but could hinder his ability to see the dumbbell or judge a jump correctly for instance.

I would be suspecting periodontal disease. My first Greyhound had it so bad, in the end, he had all his teeth removed and he never looked back. Before Sam I had an older cat get it. Had a dental, back in 3 weeks for another dental and the 3rd time in another couple of weeks had all his teeth removed. The cat did so well it gave me the courage to have all the dogs teeth out.

so sorry to read this Ken. Hard on your Mum and hard on you trying to help her. The dog is most likely wondering what all the fuss is about. I've no experience so no help.

My recommendation is to go back to the vet with them both. So many things can go wrong and it's impossible to say over the internet. But contented babies do not scream.

Why lab X? Why any cross? Regardless of breed they will all need excellent fences and excellent training. Labs are a working breed as well with strong intelligence.