Agreed, he looks like a mashup between my brindle grey and my pit mix 
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Love the back stories of greyhounds and the pic!!!
For some odd reason for the past 25 years Iāve lived in my house brindle ditch dogs have showed up
In my life. Tiger will be number five. All different mixtures. The last one in 2016 is mostly white but her spots/patches are brindle. And my other old man circa 2009 is a black brindle. The others have long crossed the bridge.
His stool is still very soft. Not diarrhea but still less than optimal. He hasnāt had any accidents in the crate and doesnāt seem like he has a bad belly. I am sure he could be wormy or have picked up a Protozoa from drinking from drainage ditches. Otherwise he seems very content. Iāve been feeding him Earthborn sensitive stomach (itās what I feed all my dogs) kibble.
No way to get him into the vet before the 29th. Iāve never escaped the emergency vet without a one to $2000 bill so unless he is in distress I would like to avoid that at all costs I just cannot afford that at this time and his vaccinations and neutering.
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He sounds like a sweetheart, and Iām really happy for all concerned that yāall found each other.
As far as the soft stools - give it time (and dewormer). My last ā___ County Humane Society Specialā took months before his GI tract was fully recovered from whatever nonsense heād been eating. Just stick with what youāre doing, maybe add a probiotic for a while, especially after his surgery, bc the anesthesia and antibiotics can really throw their guts into a tizzy, and things should eventually settle down.
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Thank you ! Do you think pumpkin would help in the interim?
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It wonāt hurt! And itās cheap, so definitely worth a shot! (And if you donāt use it all, freeze whatās left for another time)
Oh, and good on you for starting to work on his nails! Given how long they are, take advantage of the anesthesia and pain meds when heās neutered and have them cut them back way short to back up those quicks. Theyāll bleed at the vetās office but he wonāt feel it then and it will save you months of trying to do it at home. (I used to work at a low cost spay neuter clinic and that was SOP especially since we knew many of those dogs probably had never and werenāt likely to ever get their nails trimmed again.)
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Absolutely! Heās white footed and I can see a very pronounced red vein past the area where it should be safe to cut, probably from having long toenails and causing blood to pool. So Iāve just been taking the very tip for now. Thank you so much for all your advice. Really appreciate it.
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Could freeze the pumpkin in a big Kong, maybe with a little kibble mixed in, and give that to him in his crate.
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Great idea!!
I like to freeze extra pumpkin in silicone models that I just pop into food when needed.
Pumpkin is great, it loosens whatās tight, and tightens whatās loose. 
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You are doing all the right things by this good boy!
And as far as the crate goes, he looks like heās handling it just fine. Donāt feel bad that heās got to spend time crated! It is a very valuable skill for any dog to have and heās clearly comfortable and warm and safe and has food and water and someone who cares about him. My Humane Society Special came to me immediately after his first heartworm treatment and then spent the next 12 weeks or so crated. He never minded at all and I think he was mostly grateful to have a home and repaid me with many (but not quite enough) years of joy and love. I wish you and Tiger the sameā¤ļø
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Thank you ! Itās probably for the best having him mostly rest. Heās limping slightly on his left front and winging that leg to walk. I felt all along his leg and he lets me palpate it. Thereās no swelling or obvious injury. Maybe running feral on mile long toenails ?? Or a strain? He let me cut the tip off two more nails today. On that leg. He goes cuckoo in a run but is very quiet in the crate. So crate it is. I wouldnāt be at all surprised if he were HW +. Outside dogs (strays)even young ones in Florida usually are. Iāve converted two to negative in the years Iāve taken in ditch dogs.
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Long toenails can definitely affect soundness! Itās not dissimilar to horses with long toes in that respect. It changes the angles and the shape of their feet in not good ways. Heās going to feel so much better when theyāre nice and short!
And good to know you have experience with HW+ dogs! It wouldnāt surprise me either, tbh. Hopefully heās young enough to be low positive and the treatment will go smoothly.
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Thank you ! Back in 2013 when I treated my dogs for HW there was a shortage of the injectable treatment. So the vets only option was to give monthly HW meds with I think doxycycline?? Itās been so long. It was some antibiotic along with a monthly dose of preventative HW pills. Both dogs were young with low HW burdens and both tested negative at their next annual appointment. I know itās not the recommended course for treatment but at the time it was all that was available.
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He could be a pippit if heās so small: Whippet x pittie. Heās charming and a brindle!
A week sounds like a long time, but you all will be through this before you know it.
Go, Tiger, Go!
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You might also look at the pads of his feet, especially the one he is lame on. Some dogs - and greyhounds are very predisposed to this - get corns on their toe pads and they are lame because it hurts to walk on the corn. My big brindle boy has corns on both hind feet and when they get big enough, he definitely limps around. I try to keep them level with the rest of his pad with the Dremel tool and then heās fine.
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I would be happy in that crate! He looks so cozy!
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Pitpet?
This just had me welling up. Itās never enoughā¦
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Tiger with my friend enjoying his barnyard time. He always rolls over and shows my horse his belly lol.
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Chatty fella.
I love his woo oooos. He just wants to play with your horse. He needs a buddy.
eta: spelling
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