Rebanne

Warrior is my 11 and 1/2 yo Greyhound. He has a Dermal Hemangiosarcoma on his stomach just in front of his sheath. It's been there since at least May when I woke up to a patch of blood on "his" pillow. Can't recall how long before that but opening my eyes to all this blood I do remember. Luckily I knew a little blood can go along way. Anyhow, the "blood blister" as I call it has grown very slowly and and I took him to the vet just before Christmas. The vet and I go back approx 30 years. We had a discussion on what to do with it, usual life span for a Grey, the fact that it looked like another was arising, a flat slightly raised bruise and decided to leave things be. There is now another smaller flat,slightly raised bruise, all along the same line on his stomach. His lovely white, nearly hairless stomach has made him a prime candidate for these things. Rightly or wrongly I have occasionally made the "blood blister" bleed to help prevent my house looking like a murder scene as well as it popping sometimes on it's own. But last night it popped on it's own and I had trouble getting it to stop. Just a steady drip, drip, drip. After an hour or two pressure and medipulv powder helped it to stop and clot. Greys can be tricky to put under and uncontrolled bleeding is a big issue in the breed whether injured or surgical, which is why it was decided to leave things alone. I scraped off a bit of tarter while checking his gum colour and when I rechecked him there was a very thin line of blood along his gum line. I really don't think he is a good candidate for removal of these things. In himself Warrior is fine, eating well and holding his weight, enjoying life etc. He has just recently completed his 1st course of catrophen injections. Can still jump upon my bed, their couch, race around the backyard. I'm really not sure what I hope to get from this post. I wonder if I should get some type of belly band but worry it would rub and make it bleed more. Of course I'll be back at the vet if I can get in this week, might be the next week. They have become very popular with the pandemic puppies. I don't consider this an emergency per se, if it was they would squeeze me in somewhere.

at 3 weeks they can start lapping milk or a pink slushie or mothers mousse. I have heard toy breeds often start later though. I have a large breed so can't help with nipple size. With only 2 pups to feed you would find it very hard to find any milk. It's very deceptive. But I am concerned about the hard lumpy breast. You can stop giving the maxalon etc. If the pups are taking the bottle then that's what I would be using. I always put more in it then needed and just gave the leftovers to Mum.

https://whelpingsupplies.com.au/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkYb39aWe_AIVTH8rCh1mng9lEAAYASAAEgKW3PD_BwE just read they are closed to next Tuesday but if you send them an email they might be able to put your order to the top of the queue

found it. Expensive but if you do a google search you might find it cheaper plus you only have wee tiny dogs. I couldn't afford to feed it to my boofers https://www.ozfurkids.com.au/products/royal-canin-starter-mousse

Most breeders I know, me included start off with a "pink slushie" which is puppy milk and raw mince. If you go the tin food route don't just buy the pal puppy food. There is a better food for them, the name eludes me at the moment. If you go to one of the bigger pet shops they should have it in stock. It's a mousse type food.

I wouldn't put honey in the milk. At 3 weeks they could go the 8 hours, not ideal though. I also wouldn't leave food out, if Mum doesn't eat it it could go off. Don't take them to work. They do start toileting themselves when they start walking around. Each pup, with enough food, will follow their own weight path. Doesn't matter if it's maxalon or fenugreek or something else entirely if it helps mumma make more milk. Offer her lots of drinks. Fluid makes milk. Hang in there, you've got this

Things are sounding much more positive for you and your little family

I believe you can get premie teats for bottles which may be more acceptable for you small breed puppy. Can you ask the breeder of your girl or the stud dog owner for advice?

after the vet visit and all check out make sure to get some maxalon or a script for it at least it helps with milk production. I tube fed a pup for the first time ever in the middle of the night after watching youtube video's. It was that or let the pup die. He's a hulking big boy now at 5 years old. He would look like he was suckling but he was just going trough the motions. Keep in mind the more the pups take forma bottle or tube the less they will suck on their Mum so she will make less milk. If you can get them to 3 weeks old then you can start with other foods.

so your dog has oral cancer and spinal arthritis? Is the oral cancer in the bone or the tissue?What meds is she on for these conditions? How old is Jazz?

All my Greyhounds for breeding had their hips and elbows scored. Coming from GSD it was 2nd nature for me.

I've never used Pennhip so it's a bit double dutch to me but if you say it's good then I'm very happy for you!

I'm with Sandgrubber, don't understand the ** It's usually a number from 0 upwards. But the elbows are excellent

I use baby talc for smelly bits I can't actually wash

Yes My Greyhound Fern had this for 12 months before being pts. Made her life fairly miserable in the end. I never resorted to a chair for her but I did raise all bowls for her and slept her in a crate with raised bedding at each end to keep her head raised.

I'd approach the Greyhound people

Wait until after this moulting season and see how he turns out. have you spoken to your breeder about your concerns?

Not quite the update everyone was hoping for but glad she's home with you

as you have an older dog I'd have a discussion with your vet first before making any changes.

This is actually quite common in Greyhounds. I'd suggest a crate or blocking off a corner and that is the puppy's sleep spot and your son must not ever go there and disturb your dog. It's not a reflection of the dogs nature. You'd jump up too if you were in a sound sleep and got rudely woken up. It's called sleep startle and there is a lot of info on the internet.

As a breeder I would be sad not to at least receive an occasional email letting me know how the pup/dog was going. But it's not something I'd put in a contract. Same with visiting. I'd ask if we could have a meet up if I was in their neck of the woods, wouldn't care if it was at a park, not their home. But again not in a contract. But it is helpful to see how dogs turned out. My youngest litter is 5. And the 2 I sold are in different states so I'd only see them if I happened to be on holidays

Your neighbours are not going to drop in once they see you don't want that. I think you are looking for the impossible. I've had 5 GSD bitches and all lived peacefully with other dogs and people but would alert bark. This was in town. I had one bitch jump out in front of me on a walk when a man, who we knew, jumped over a creek to come and have a chat. The dog did nothing but stand between me and him. If he moved, she moved. He was a GSD guy so backed off. No training. Just instinct. You are not going to know what you've got until it is an adult.

any dog you get may fail in the guarding bit or may be too eager to guard. You are not going to know until they are an adult. Personally I think breeds like GSD's, Rotties , Dobes, Ridgebacks fit your criteria. I think a cattledog will go for the heels of someone, not that would worry me. What sort of people turn up at your house and how often that you need a guarding dog?

Half of the dogs on your list have short life spans. Lucky to get past 8 or 9.

Oh My! Frankie is a cutie!