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notsoape, I'm sorry  I hope the vet says your little mouse is okay. I would love to hear about your rabbiting adventures together. Don't lose hope!
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They can do some really amazing things these days, so don't lose hope until you talk to the vet. If you want a second opinion with a specialist, ask for one, your vet won't be offended.
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notsoape posted:Been speaking to some running dog experts on an ~internet forum~, they say from the symptoms it sounds like she'll need at least some pretty heavy bed rest (we're talking months with NO running or jumping whatsoever), and at worst she may never be able to run hard (i.e; rabbiting) again. Don't get too far ahead of yourself -- take it all one appointment at a time. It's pretty easy to catastrophize in these situations (we crazy dogladies love our dogs) but it won't help you if you're prematurely miserable. Keep her on bed rest and give her plenty to do to occupy herself, get her healed up. If she never rabbits then of course it's (very) disappointing, but I have no doubt that she'll live a long and happy life regardless of whether she becomes a sport dog or not. I know that that kind of goes without saying, and that you've worked so hard to get to this point, and can understand your sadness and frustration. Just, whatever happens, she'll be a happy dog, and you'll be a good owner. Here are my two monsters:   Never in a million years would I expect to have ever been comfortable enough keeping them in an ex-pen together, but, whelp. The two are doing so well together - they don't play, or really interact, but they ignore each other well and now don't mind so much if they're touching each other. It's just about the best scenario I could ask for. I bring Megatron out to the sporting/performance events I bring Cohen do, and she's doing marvelously. She doesn't bark at ALL, she's crawling all over people to eat their delicious foodstuffs... She's come a long way. Cohen was a good dog today, runnin' agility, gettin' Qs, bein' Cohen.
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Thanks all - yeah, I'm letting myself have a little 'a bloo bloo' moment, and then I'm going to try not to dwell on it until she sees the vet. This grey vet is the president of the national grey vet, so she should know her poo poo - I'm just kind of kicking myself for not going to see a sighthound specialist sooner. Newbie error. Ah well, you live and learn.
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notsoape posted:Thanks all - yeah, I'm letting myself have a little 'a bloo bloo' moment, and then I'm going to try not to dwell on it until she sees the vet. This grey vet is the president of the national grey vet, so she should know her poo poo - I'm just kind of kicking myself for not going to see a sighthound specialist sooner. Newbie error. Ah well, you live and learn. I actually look really forward to hearing back about this (and hopefully her getting a clean bill of health, just some rest time). I am really curious though, why specifically a greyhound specialist? Is this from that (well, whippet, right?) side of her family? Or do bedlingtons have this issue a lot too? Or is it because of the way she's running/what she's doing that you're going there, since you know, rabbiting. And also, a photodump:  I'm not raising a puppy, they are. Apparently.    Begging is bad, Ires.  "But chicken nuggets!"
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Jul 15, 2012 23:40
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:I actually look really forward to hearing back about this (and hopefully her getting a clean bill of health, just some rest time). I am really curious though, why specifically a greyhound specialist? Is this from that (well, whippet, right?) side of her family? Or do bedlingtons have this issue a lot too? Or is it because of the way she's running/what she's doing that you're going there, since you know, rabbiting. She's built like a sighthound and she courses stuff.
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Jul 15, 2012 23:49
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Yeah, lurchers = sighthounds and greyhound vets are good for any running dog  . I was derpy before and said 'going to see the vet on monday' when I'm actually just going to make the appointment, hopefully for some time this week but I don't know yet. Everyone needs to cross their fingers that it isn't a cruciate ligament problem, because the vet fees for that would be hilarious.
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Jul 15, 2012 23:57
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I hope the vet has the best possible news for you, notsoape.
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Jul 16, 2012 01:55
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Skizzles posted:I hope the vet has the best possible news for you, notsoape. Me too. I've been in the position where I dog I wanted to work was hurt, and it is kind of a situation of adding insult to injury...you're worried about your buddy's comfort and happiness like any pet owner, but on top of that you're not accomplishing these goals that you have worked so hard for. It's incredibly frustrating.I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
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Jul 16, 2012 02:13
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Skizzles posted:Odd question perhaps, but does anyone have a picture of your dog showing some threatening/aggressive/defensive body language? Ideally a really tense dog baring its teeth, ears pinned back, that sorta deal. I'm collecting pictures for a thing I'm writing on body language and I'm trying to avoid plucking random pictures from Google as much as possible. Here are the few times I caught my dog Loki's "gently caress Off" face. Let me know if they would be useful and/or if you'd like larger versions.   
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That last one is good! A full body shot would be ideal, but if not I'll use that, thanks.
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notsoape posted:Like maybe it's dumb to be on the verge of tears because of this, and I know these things happen, but goddamn I'm so gutted. We'll see what the greyhound vet says, but I am not hopeful. I know where you're coming from. And I wasn't half as hardcore into it. I really wanted to do flyball with Asa - I think she would have loved it. lovely hips though :/ Found out randomly, and it sucked. I'm still getting back to wanting to do stuff with her, more than the basics that is. But, she's still the best dog ever, and I'm lucky to have her, so
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I hope Mouse ends up being fine and we get to hear stories of hardcore ratte killing  I wish there was more Terrier in my Boston Terrier. I bet Feldman would be in derp-heaven if he got to run after rats. Although at 16.5lbs, there are probably rats bigger than he is.
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Jul 16, 2012 04:49
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RurouNNy posted:Here are the few times I caught my dog Loki's "gently caress Off" face. Let me know if they would be useful and/or if you'd like larger versions. hahaha, how fitting: 
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How do cats know I'm such a softie? The local intact outdoor tom (Creatively named Tom) demanded love from Eva and I on her last potty trip. She was thoroughly sniffed over, rubbed on and offered a kitty belly to bury her nose in. She pushed him around, lay down on top of him and got only a warning smack on the nose for being a pain. He stalked us to our door and tried to come in. I gave him some Tuna and my cats flipped their poo poo when they smelled me. Tom has been pissing them off from outside the window for as long as I've lived here. If he starts hanging around during the day I might just grab him and get him the ol' snip at a low cost clinic. The owner has told me how she can't afford to neuter him because it's too expensive and can't keep him indoors because he sprays. Gee, I wonder why he does that? E: went to take in the empty container so it doesn't draw bugs and got a better look at him. It's not Tom, since he is neutered, he has that bigass intact male head though. He is in good body weight, well hydrated and doesn't have fleas that I could see. Maybe Eva just made a little night time buddy to push around with her face in the middle of the night. Still baffles me why anyone would allow their cat to be an outdoor cat in such an urban area but at least he seems well taken care of. SuperTwo fucked around with this message at 06:23 on Jul 16, 2012 |
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ladyweapon posted:Just start wearing thick, black-rimmed glasses while you carry your cock purse and then they'll know. ... I, I think I can pull it off, I wear eyeglasses that look a lot like these ones http://www.amazon.com/Eyeglasses-Donna-Karan-DY4584-BLACK/dp/B002CU8JQI/ref=sr_1_7?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1342415006&sr=1-7 Maybe I can also wear a fedora, put Rusty inside the chicken purse, and carry her around in the mall and tell people this is my interpretation of Russian dolls when Rusty starts clucking she want to lay an egg? And then be like, oh my gosh, like this is better than purse dogs because it's OMG a chicken, and rant about PEtA and vegan food and evil Hollywood misrepresenting chickens as dumb animals, when they are just misunderstood? 
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Chido posted:... I, I think I can pull it off, I wear eyeglasses that look a lot like these ones That's how you do it! Go full-out hipster crazy chicken lady! Alternatively: When people ask you about the chicken in the bag, give them a REALLY puzzled look, and ask 'what chicken?' before going on your way. Bonus points if the chicken is clucking the entire time. 
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So I've had new neighbors for about three weeks now, and we've known they have a dog because we can hear it bark sometimes, but we didn't see it until yesterday when she ran over to see some of our arriving guests. It's a great dane. A huge, black great dane. Named Kitty. She's really cute, but omg Psyche is going to freak out when she finally sees the neighbor dog that she could totally stand under without hitting her head. 
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Kiri koli posted:So I've had new neighbors for about three weeks now, and we've known they have a dog because we can hear it bark sometimes, but we didn't see it until yesterday when she ran over to see some of our arriving guests. Is she absurdly goofily lacking control over her limbs, or does she have some small amount of nobility in her? And I will 100% guarantee you that Kitty will have no idea why Psyche is so upset when Kitty is smaller than she is.
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An observer posted:hahaha, how fitting: Hah, this made me laugh altogether too heartily ...
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Got an appointment with the Greyhound vet tomorrow, 9:15am (UK time  ), fingers crossed we get a good result. Went for a walk without Mouse (just Dandy) today - it was weird . She hasn't yelped in pain today (that I've heard), but she's been twitching her leg (and looking around to stare at it) again.e: I like (brackets) notsoape fucked around with this message at 14:38 on Jul 16, 2012 |
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I had a dream last night that I ran into Supertwo with Angus and Eva in the park and we were like "OMG  " and I played with her dawgz and we took pics and it was cool.e: true to real life, Shadow didn't really give any fucks.
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Jul 16, 2012 14:58
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Really hope you get some positive news notsoape.
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Good luck with Mouse. It really sucks to have goals and do everything "right" and still end up with the dumb luck of an injury.
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Skizzles posted:I had a dream last night that I ran into Supertwo with Angus and Eva in the park and we were like "OMG This is adorable. I'm sure Angus and Eva would love to harass the hell out of a giving-no-fucks Shadow. They're predictable like that. The more a dog doesn't want to play with them the more obsessive and assholish they get.
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So, Moses is finally going through The Beefening:        A lot of OFRNs, especially ones of one of the lines on one side of his ped, tend to just fat out into beefy red pigs as they mature. He's obv out of shape right now, but his neck is definitely disappearing and his chest is widening and insert-checklist-here. It's not incorrect, and certainly typical of the way he's bred, but Moses breeder is breeding away from it because they do tend to have to work through/with soundness issues and we were really hoping that Moses would continue to be as moderate as he was looking, but he's nearing 2.5 so we're about due for this and I'm not surprised. I texted his breeder the 4th pic down and he just texted back "well poo poo"  This series of pictures represents how I feel about it:             It's okay. He's my fat red pig. A fat, gonna-get-neutered red pig. 
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Well I'm not an expert, and he still looks cute as a button and that's all that matters to me. Also, I have a strange question: Feldman's been doing this thing to me, where he'll give my chin a lick, then...nibble it. Like you know how a dog will do a fast sort of nibble on their leg or whatever? Well he's doing that to my chin. I'm not sure what it means. Also: I see Moses' mouth is increasing with size as he gets older. Soon he will be nothing but a giant head and mouth. The ultimate evolved baby-eating machine.
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Bash Ironfist posted:Also, I have a strange question: Feldman's been doing this thing to me, where he'll give my chin a lick, then...nibble it. Like you know how a dog will do a fast sort of nibble on their leg or whatever? Well he's doing that to my chin. I'm not sure what it means. I think that means he loves you.
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Bash Ironfist posted:
Basically, Moses will be like Pac Man, only instead of eating ghosts he'll eat babies.
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Good news; nothing wrong with her stifle! Bad news, something's up with her pelvis and/or hips. There's very little muscle development over her croup, and her croup has always bothered me, so that's interesting. Vet says the symptoms shes presenting are really weird; we'll do anti-inflammatories for a week, then review.
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For those of you who like impulsively buying things off Amazon (it is a weakness), they're having a pet-themed "lightning deals" day today. Every couple of hours a new item goes on sale, often super cheap. Schedule: code: ), but I know a lot of people use Feliway and those fountains are usually absurdly expensive so I thought I'd point it out. Also, who doesn't want a big tub of Greenies and a Ginormous Hide-A-Squirrel?
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notsoape posted:Good news; nothing wrong with her stifle! Bad news, something's up with her pelvis and/or hips. There's very little muscle development over her croup, and her croup has always bothered me, so that's interesting. Vet says the symptoms shes presenting are really weird; we'll do anti-inflammatories for a week, then review. If it's not a stifle injury, what are the chances of her making a full recovery, and getting out and hunting? Or is the weirdness of this something to worry about? You photoshopped a rope in place of the baby that Cujo was chowing down on, didn't you?
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Close, I actually just rubbed the rope down with fresh, live baby before wedging it in the tree. I think we need a "it is a baby eating joke" emoticon in the style of 
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Fraction posted:If it's not a stifle injury, what are the chances of her making a full recovery, and getting out and hunting? Or is the weirdness of this something to worry about? Well, I guess it's good in the sense that stifle injury treatment = like 6 months full crate rest, and it's unlikely that she'll need that intensity of care. I mentioned to the vet that I'd been hoping to work her this season, and she said 'hey, don't rule it out yet'. But, I mean, it's incredibly early days - we don't have any kind of clear diagnosis yet - so yeah the weirdness is something to worry about and I don't know when or if she's likely to make a full recovery. I'm not going to even think about hunting until she's better, you know? Ftr, I'm probably not going to post in much more detail about her treatment because the internet is 1) dumb and 2) forever, so I don't think it's wise or fair to recount conversations with the vet and whatnot. If anyone is deeply curious I guess they can pm me!
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Ires really likes to play dog pong. Dog pong is where the puppy rips back and forth between the two walls in the living room like they're pong panels, slamming into them full force (I don't know, she has no brakes). Except Ires kinda broke her own game last night and ended up partially through one of the walls. It's already fine and patched, and she's fine, but the drat puppy literally threw herself through a wall. Why? Also, I'm pretty glad to hear that the vet is tenatively hopeful with Mouse. I hope she's up and becoming a bunny scourge in no time.
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Thanks . I will say that we learned the Mouse is incredibly precious about being messed around with; she yowled and lamented and ablooblooed even when the vet was just doing the basic manipulations. It sounded awful but luckily the vet has enough experience with sighthounds to say 'yeah, she's just being a princess here, lets' calm her down and try again'. Eventually she just jammed her nose under my cleavage and did the 'MY EYES ARE CLOSED SO I CAN'T SEE SO THIS ISN'T HAPPENING' thing, and the vet was able to assess her properly. Sighthound people; if you have a sighthound with an injury, go to a sighthound vet. She was so thorough, it really was awesome and I feel relieved to be in good hands
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I was bringing in groceries yesterday and met my new neighbor's brother and her dog. I still haven't seen her. Anyway, he was walking the dog and I asked if she was a vallhund. He was in total shock and blurted out, "HOW DID YOU KNOW?!" It was pretty funny. She was bouncing all over the place and my arms were full of groceries, so I didn't get to say hi properly. It was neat meeting my first vallhund though. OMGOMG my armarkat just arrived 
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So I get back from vacation (I have some great pictures, like doggie date with rivals and Koji not amused at the beach ) to get Murdock the cray cray foster from hell as soon as I step foot out of the car, essentially. He's now on Prozac, melatonin, a DAP collar and I gave him some acepromazine for him to sleep through the night. While trying to corral him gently into the crate last night (much like I stood in front of him to not run out the door while trainedbyshibas was leaving), he decided he wasn't suddenly  out of his doggy mind and bit me multiple times on the foot before latching onto my pants.I'm lucky he doesn't have teeth, but ow, man! He has the rest of the week to try and mellow out, but this might be his last chance. What a way to end vacation and come back to this.
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