My leukemia's back.

[Suzie]

Good morning, Team Rachel.

The tummy thing is something that most people with giant breeds like to do. They are extremely prone to bloat, and that often leads to gastric tortion. The stomach actually twists itself closed, sort of like how they twist a sausage when they make a long string of them. By tacking the tummy up, it can’t flip itself shut.

Quicking the nails isn’t very nice, but I’m having it done anyway. I trim her nails the best I can, but they are so thick that I can’t keep them down far enough. They’d only been well trimmed once when she was a little puppy. As the nail grows, the quick inside the nail, the part with the nerve and blood supply, also grows. So afterward I’ll keep the tips trimmed as I’ve been doing, but by cutting them way back this one time the quick will also recede. That slows the growth a bit, and also makes a closer nail trim at home possible. I had to keep my show dogs’ nails super short, and if I hit that quick they would bleed a bit, but I had styptic powder so I’d simply dip the toe into and that stopped it immediately. Hers are just too big and thick for me to keep short enough without occasional help. The vet can do it while she’s under anesthetic, which will help tremendously.

 

[Suzie]

So very true...one of mine (a GSD) had a torsion and he as only 3 years old when it happened, got him to a Vet and they told me that that he had sepsis after the op...they did not expect him to survive but he did despite having a necrotic spleen that was removed, he lived until he was in excess of 10 years of age, his stomach was stitched to the stomach wall. Apparently greyhounds are very prone to this happening too. Good luck! x

 

[sourland]

Hi, Suzie, you have been missed. Don't know whether you know or not, but Rachel has died. We remain and keep this thread going in her honor. Glad that you have returned.

 

[Blooie]

You know, I think it was one year ago today when Rachel died, wasn’t it?

 

[bruceha2000]

Just over I think. Keeping the thread alive is a good thing. Her memory and a place for others to let each other know about their health trials and tribulations.

 

[drumstick diva]

I had no idea they "tacked" a dog's stomach to prevent bloat. Is it very successful? I know deep chested dogs are especially prone to it. I've been personally dog less
since 1-89. Stopped getting "Dog Fancy" magazine because it was just a bunch of ads and no substance.

 

[drumstick diva]

Bruce, I know how you felt. I had my son at 38, some people thought I was his grand-mother. I was of course older than that when attending Parent's night , school registration etc. Most of the mothers were 15 years younger than me, - bubbly, bouncy and slim and had a few kids by then. I tried to absorb all their parenting skills.

 

[Blooie]

I understand that it has been for awhile now, DD....we sure never did it except after emergency torsion surgeries at the 3 vets’ offices I worked for - too many years ago to count.

 

[N F C]

Has it really been a year (or more)? Somehow, it sort of feels like she's still here.

Good morning Team Rachel

 

[Suzie]

Hi, Suzie, you have been missed. Don't know whether you know or not, but Rachel has died. We remain and keep this thread going in her honor. Glad that you have returned.