Hello! Sorry in advance for the long post! New greyhound owner and first time poster here. We rescued our girl, Twiggy, last Thursday (6 days ago) and she has been such a wonderful addition to the family. She is an ex-racer and turning 2 years old in about a week. This is a new experience for me and my significant other so I had a few questions I was hoping any experts/grey owners would be able to help with!
Some important context to know: She was diagnosed with a UTI or Vaginitis (vet was not sure which) yesterday as well as an ear infection. We got the ear infection treated and she’s taking antibiotics for the UTI/yeast infection.
We know greyhounds are big sleepers but we want to be sure our girl isn’t bored and has enrichment! She is a big tail wager and clearly happy to see us and is great on walks. She has no interest in running at a dog park or playing with any toys however. When she is home she is typically on the couch and sleeping all day. Is this completely normal? I know they are couch potatoes but is it normal for her to not have any interested in playing/zoomies?
The only time she gets zoomies, plays with toys, or barks at herself in the mirror is in the dead of night (11pm-5am). This is also the only time she will have accidents inside. We have her dinner at about 5 oclock and take her out twice more before bed (around 9:30) we also take her water bowl away about an 1-1.5 hours before bed. Even still, she wakes us up a few times in the dead of night and if we are not quick enough to get dressed she will simply go to the bathroom on her dog bed (which she does not like to lay in, she prefers the couch and our beds). We figured this might have something to do w the UTI so we are waiting to attempt to crate train her until after the antibiotics kick in, but another worry may be that because she has no interest in playing and instead sleeps all day maybe she’s just awake at that time! Has anyone experienced this an any recommendations?
We are working on getting to the bottom of which bones she likes but wanted some recommendations if anyone has some!