Trishm

Sending positive thoughts and prayers for little Sweep, and his Mum too.

Trish

My greyhound, who suffers from pancreatitus, prefers Royal Canin L/F Digestive canned and dry food to the Hills I/D food, you have to get it through your Vet, so maybe you could try that and see if she finds it more palatable.

good luck,

Trish

Good luck, I will be thinking of you, I know just what you are dealing with.

Trish

I also have to give a thumbs up for Matthew, he is gentle, caring and good at what he does.

Trish

My whippet went through something similar to your boy, it was just if friends were here, they were people she had known all her life, but she wouldn't go to them for pats or treats.

When I went looking for her I found her in my bedroom as far away from the doorway that she could go, shaking etc.

Not long after these episodes we discovered that she had gone deaf.

I think that during the process of losing her hearing she may have been having distorted hearing which made her very nervous when other people were here and there was more noise than normal.

She was about 11 at the time, this behaviour stopped after a few weeks, when she was completely deaf. She then reverted to her old self with her usual "excessive greeting disorder' when they arrived at the door.

It was distressing to see such a friendly confident dog reduced to a shivering mess, thankfully it was all over quite quickly.

Trish

We're going back tomorrow too........

Trish and Skye

I will pm you.

Trish

We saw Dr Condon yesterday and was very impressed, he was gentle and caring with my girl, who he said was remarkable for 14 years old. He also said that she had responded very well to the treatment so we see him again in a weeks time.

I am so glad I took her, whippets are stoic little dogs, but I could just see slight indications that all was not right with her.

So thanks for the information,

Trish and Skye

Thinking of you, with crossed fingers.................

Trish

I feed Eagle Pack senior to my two senior whippets, and they do well on it.

Trish

We see him on Friday, so fingers crossed he can help my girl.

Thanks,

Trish

Thanks for that, I checked the website, he sounds just want I need.

Trish

I need a gentle, caring and good chiropractor for my 14 year old whippet.

There was a thread on here ages ago about a vet who is also a chiro, does anyone have the name of this practice, or can you recommend someone. I am south of Adelaide, but will travel anywhere for the right person.

Thanks,

Trish

My rescue greyhound, who is now nearly 10 years old, had an attack about a year ago, her diet had not changed, I believe it was from stress, as my husband who she adored was terminally ill in hospital.

My vet put her on Hills science diet I/D food, but recently I have changed her to Royal Canin L/F Digestive cans and dry food.

I also give her some veggies every now and then, and some cooked rice just to give her a bit of a change.

She has had no further attacks, but had a dental a few months ago, and had bloods done before the surgery, and her amylase levels were a bit higher than they should have been.

I am just very careful that she gets nothing but her special diet, and low fat biscuits and lamb crispy bits (as treats).

Good luck with your dog,

Trish

I'm so glad she is home with you. I hope she keeps improving, and you are able to discover just what caused her illness.

Trish

Sending positive vibes for a good report and fast recovery, I do hope she is able to come home soon, they are such little homebodies aren't they?

Trish

Lizzy, can I ask which Royal Canin dry food you are feeding ?

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Trish

I feed her the Digestive / low fat biscuits. They are 5% fat. Cost about $22 for a bag (smaller bag). I mainly feed her the low fat digestive tin food though which is only 1.8% fat. The tins cost about $2.60 for 375mls. I'm lucky she is only small though cause the bag of biscuits last ages. She goes through about 3-4 tins a week.

Cheers Kris

Thanks, I will try some of them for a change, you're lucky shes little, it costs $35 a week to feed Ebony the I/D diet.......

Trish

I sympathise for you. I really do. She has already cost me a couple of grand in vet bills, at least i have her feeding bills on my side!!

Just as well we love them

Trish

Lizzy, can I ask which Royal Canin dry food you are feeding ?

Trish

Trish

I feed her the Digestive / low fat biscuits. They are 5% fat. Cost about $22 for a bag (smaller bag). I mainly feed her the low fat digestive tin food though which is only 1.8% fat. The tins cost about $2.60 for 375mls. I'm lucky she is only small though cause the bag of biscuits last ages. She goes through about 3-4 tins a week.

Cheers Kris

Thanks, I will try some of them for a change, you're lucky shes little, it costs $35 a week to feed Ebony the I/D diet....... :p

Trish

Lizzy, can I ask which Royal Canin dry food you are feeding ?

Trish

Thanks for the suggestions, I will try introducing some chicken breasts etc to give Ebony a more interesting diet, I will do it very gradually though, because the last thing I want is to see her in pain again.

The I/D diet costs $35 a week to feed, so I guess chicken breasts won't make much difference.

My 3 whippets eat chicken mince which I cook and take the fat off, so I may get game and try her with a little of that too.

Just as well I love her.............

Trish

My greyhound who has had a pancreatitus attack is on Hills Prescription I/D diet, and she can have low fat biscuits, (3% fat), she is getting bored with this diet though. I am investigating a similar food that is made by Royal Canin to give her a change. I do give her a small amount of vitamised raw veggies with her food daily.

Trish

Is it helping your dogs ? I have been using Joint Guard too, and would like to try Glyde, but I'm hoping for some feedback before I make the change.

Thanks,

Trish

I've just been told by my vet to put my girl onto this powder after finding out she has HD problems. We only started it last night, so I can't give any good results yet, but I'm glad to see others are using it and seeing good results.

I asked the vet about green lipped mussels and she said that was one of the main ingrediants in this powder, so we'll give it a go and see if it helps her at all.

Just wondering if you have seen any positive results since starting Glyde ?

Trish

Peibie............do you get your Glyde online? If so, where do you get it and what price do you pay? I have looked at several sites and have seen prices ranging from $82 to $110! Thanks

I saw it on Value Vet Products for $74.28 (not including shipping), but I have never dealt with them, so I don't know what they are like. I am also interested in trying Glyde for my 13 year old whippet, I have been using Joint guard, which has helped her to a degree.

Trish

One of my clipping clients gets this occasionally, and the vet has put it down to an infection of the salivary gland. It looks to be in a similar place.

Hugs to your whippy.

Trish