Gone Grey

Thank you, that's great advice. I'm kind of embarrassed to admit this but here goes. I was patting him, trying what you said Trifecta (except there's nothing left of the limb, the cancer was in his front shoulder) and he was whining and getting really distressed. Then he got up and waited at the door so I let him out. He hopped over to the grass and did the biggest wee I've ever seen! He had such relief on his face. Then he limped inside, lay down and he's been fine ever since. I can't believe I panicked and all he needed was a wee. Hey it means I care, right?

My 12yo male greyhound had a leg amputated yesterday due to osteosarcoma. We got him home this morning and he's been lying around quietly. but over the last hour or so he's started panting and whining, he seems to be in pain. The vet this morning gave us carprofen and said he doesn't need any until tomorrow! I'm currently trying to ring them but nobody's answering. I also have some Tramadol they gave us before the surgery. Can anyone advise whether we should give him something, or could it cause more damage? I'll keep ringing the vet emergency line.

So sorry for your loss Warley, Xcel and Luci. Such tragic news. And there's 5 pages here as testament to how much Pyro was loved by all the DOLers, such a special boy. Run free Pyro.

So sorry Stormy. He was a handsome old boy wasn't he, such a gentle face. It sounds like he had a wonderful end to his life, good on you. Run free Beau.

So sorry for your loss Ashli and family. Run free Keisha.

I agree Imy, I think greyhounds are actually very intelligent, they just react to situations very differently to other dogs. They are quite sensitive and respond to less hard-core training methods better than some other breeds. With our first dog, I think we were too strict on him and undermined his confidence in the end. We didn't know to tailor the training methods to his more sensitive disposition, and he ended up a nervous wreck. (under a behaviourist supervision I might add. ) Rebanne put it the best, ' they just need the owners/trainers to adjust/find a way of training that fits them better' Vespa sounds a bit stressed to me too. Mine aren't what you'd call well trained but they're happy, confident dogs, they get along famously and I have very little problem with whinging. We learnt a lot from our earlier mistakes. Try not to be too hard on him.

So sorry for your family's loss Ivy. 21 years is quite an innings! Live it up at the Rainbow Bridge Mindi. Jo

I spotted Nutro for sale on one of the advertisers on the top of the forum yesterday. It said that enquiries were welcome Australia wide? I have sent in an enquiry to see if it is available in WA too. I'm hoping to get some free samples! Natural Pet Foods

So sorry Rusky. My lot send you lots of licks and cuddles. :D Run free Cindy.

I can't help with the artwork, but I'm very sorry for your loss. How tragic, and what a shock. Rest in peace Grat.

My friend recently bought a bag of Woofbix and started feeding it to her 9 year old dog. We have no idea if it was due to the change in food, but her dog started having seizures within a couple of days of eating it. She fed the dog Woofbix for 2 weeks, and the dog had 2-3 seizures in all. The vet was unable to find a physical cause. The dog's back on to the normal Chum now and doing fine. We have no idea if it was due to the Woofbix, the kibble was smaller, possibly she was sensitive to preservatives etc. But that's my only experience with Woofbix!

Pretty much impossible to get in Perth! Even Royal Canin etc can be fairly scarce, though it is worth the travel. Anyway, when I was looking for a good quality kibble, my criteria included no artificial colours and preservatives, no BHA, BHT or ethoxyquin (spelling?!) and no animal byproducts, and with meat preferably first in the list but at least in the first 3 ingredients. I also prefer to use Australian produced food, although my dog's health always comes first! I decided against Innova and California Natural as they are only sold at Pet's Paradise, and I would rather not support pet shops selling live animals. I settled on Natural Balance (a WA based product, not Dick VP), and plenty of raw bones. They are all happy and healthy dogs and do well on it. There are heaps of past discussions on this topic on here, you may want to try doing a search as well for these. Ultimately, it's as KitKat's sig states: The best food for your dog is the food your dog does best on! Packaged or Unpackaged!!! :cool:

That sums it up so beautifully. Have saved this with all the other lovely 'rainbow bridge' etc poems I keep reading on here.

Thank you.

That's just so true. Sorry to hear that Ollie dog is having another down day, as long as that spark is still there then there's still hope. Chin up hun, and hugs for Ollie.

:D Beautiful. So sorry SP, Miss Timothy was a beautiful girl.

So sorry GDG. Run free Tia, with all our dear departed doggies at the rainbow bridge. :D

So sorry Fifi, and ReXy too. So tragic losing them so young.

He was a beautiful boy, you tried so hard. So sorry sas. Be in peace Turbo. :rolleyes:

Ingenious! Well done!

He looks so content and happy in that photo. At least you made his last memories happy ones. Run free beautiful old boy. :rolleyes:

Thinking of you all today.

So sorry for your loss Greytmate. They really get into your heart don't they? Run free Sam.

Just copied from the website - can't be bothered typing from the bag! Natural Balance Premium Ingredients Rice, Australian lamb, corn gluten meal, tallow, Omega MagicTM essential oil blend, oat bran, FOS, yucca extract, sodium HMP, natural flavours, vitamins A D3 E K3 B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B12, Folic Acid, Biotin, Copper (from Sulphate), Copper Chelate, Zinc (from Sulphate), Zinc Chelate, Manganese (from Oxide), Manganese Chelate, Iron (from Sulphate), Iron Chelate, Selenium, Iodine, and Calcium. Product protected by natural mixed tocopherols and rosemary extract. Nutritional Analysis Protein (%min) 20 Fat (%min) 7 Fibre (%max) 6 Ash (%max) 6 Moisture (%max) 8 Ca:P Ratio 1.1-1.5-1.0 Metabolisable Energy 295

As many others have said, the best food is what works for you. OK, so maybe the Natural Balance that Priceless Pets sells isn't all organic etc etc but it's far from hugely inferior!! I'm really sick of people saying it's crap with no real knowledge of the product. I've done a lot of research too and have looked at the quality of ingredients, chemical used and affordability of the food. INatural Balance is super premium, contains no colours or preservatives and uses human grade lamb, no by products or meal. The first ingredient of the list is rice, but the second is lamb and all of this makes it better for my dogs than many other foods, including Eukanuba. They use no cruel animal testing, and most of all my dogs are happy, healthy, shiny and they smell good too! Another big plus IMO is that it's all Australian made and isn't sold exclusively by a large chain of pet stores.