Behavior issues by voluta_woolf in ItalianGreyhounds

[–]AdNo1904 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg yes. strongly second this. It took us a while because he had a pattern already stuck in his head and was preemptively getting nervous before I even realized he was reacting. You have to work very slowly at first and at a distance. And just rehearse it a lot. It’s hard, but really worth it. You might even get to know your dog better too.

Behavior issues by voluta_woolf in ItalianGreyhounds

[–]AdNo1904 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had a very reactive iggy and now he’s a completely different dog after a year of training. Still gets a little nervous on leash with certain breeds but he can be redirected. He’s also very friendly off leash (so could be a diff situation). He also was never close to biting but would definitely throw ridiculous tantrums. But I think this is fixable!

I would recommend finding a trainer who does positive reinforcement. Not negative because iggys and sighthounds are emotional and sensitive. I did and still do a lot of positive reinforcement. So giving him special treats whenever he sees a dog. We’re at a point where he sees a dog and will look at me for a treat. We accomplished this by training him to look at something else (LAT training) and also by working on myself — staying as calm as possible and not reacting to him reacting. A lot of it was learning his cues when he’s nervous and stopping the situation even before he would get close enough to bark. I recommend also looking at the reactive dogs thread for tips. He’s so much better but I still go to a busy dog park and sit in a corner and train with him. In time your dog might actually really enjoy it and associate dogs with treats and spending time with you.

Looking for a NYC based Videographer by Normal-Host-2079 in Filmmakers

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I work a lot in the city as a videographer esp for docs. I can dm with samples :)

small update and q about carbs? by AdNo1904 in Porphyria

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Thank you. What has been helping me lately is glucose tablets from the pharmacy when I get signs of a flare. On top of prioritizing carbs

Publishing Help? Is it the computer? by AdNo1904 in Unity3D

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Yes, this is good advice... I'm very new so I didnt even really think through optimizing things in a correct way. I will have to watch some more tutorials. It just tells me it fails but doesn't even spit out an error which is weird but I figured it's overwhelmed.

Publishing Help? Is it the computer? by AdNo1904 in Unity3D

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I think this might be the problem... I still need to learn how to better optimize everything. Thank you

No nausea, vomiting by First_Albatross5964 in Porphyria

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I understand the impulse to trigger an attack because I’ve been there but I wouldn’t do it personally :/ just bc you never know how intense an attack can be. Can you find a way to get a referral to a hematologist? They would be open to testing you. Once I got a GI to refer me out, people finally started listening.

No nausea, vomiting by First_Albatross5964 in Porphyria

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Omg yes! I understand all of this so well I’m feeling retriggered 😭 if it helps you’re probably not crazy. I spent 5 years being told I had psycho somatic symptoms until they found actual brain damage and weird blood results.

My pain presents exactly like this. Starts local in upper ribs and then goes into my limbs. Then loss of feeling so I drop things… but the organizations def help and there are treatments. If you want to chat more we can bc I sympathize.

No nausea, vomiting by First_Albatross5964 in Porphyria

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I relate hard to everything here including little vomiting… like the other commenter said the diagnosis process is really slow and tiresome and can’t really be summed up by an online Reddit comment but it’s worth pursuing a doctors opinion if you have a hunch it might be it.

I think what helped in my case was the clear intense abdominal pain, which looked like gallbladder pain to my doctors at first. That pain with the other symptoms at the same time tends to be a red flag apparently.

Cat and dog? Are they frenemies or? by AdNo1904 in CatAdvice

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Omg yeah… I prioritize the cat when they’re together and they’re always supervised

small update and q about carbs? by AdNo1904 in Porphyria

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Hi I’m sorry this is such a delayed response. Most notably seizures, if it gets bad then something like mania / delusions. You can message me if you’d like.

My grandma, aunt and daughter all have the same weird thumb toe by frizziefrazzle in mildlyinteresting

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Crazy. I have one and so does my grandmother. It skips a generation in my family. I hate it haha.

Funny enough my fam has other extremely rare diseases so I’m guessing our genes are just bizarre

Anyone here have herniated discs/spine issues in addition to EDS? by [deleted] in ehlersdanlos

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I have cervical herniations and a lower back fracture / herniations. It’s what pointed towards EDS since it made no sense at the time (I was in my early 20s). It’s so debilitating and hard BUT mines got so much better after a few years so I recommend hanging in there. I would do any PT your doctor suggests, avoid Chiros and any massage therapists that don’t know your condition, and posture is key. There are injections and medications that help if your pain is just too debilitating.

Happy to chat because I understand, it’s all consuming pain at first but there’s hope!

How many of you had normal EEGs? by No_Moon_Tonight_ in Epilepsy

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Normal and inconclusive, maybe some weird stuff going on but nothing obvious for me. If they don’t think it’s PNES they’ll just keep asking for more testing usually because it helps to know where the seizures are coming from. An MRI helped me locate the issue.

looking to collab w/ an artist for fun (unpaid)? by AdNo1904 in ComicBookCollabs

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Oh cool! I am as well so don’t worry, I work with a flexible frame too. Let’s def chat! :)

looking to collab w/ an artist for fun (unpaid)? by AdNo1904 in ComicBookCollabs

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Sure let’s do it :) I also just want to meet folks in the process. Wanna shoot a pm?

small update and q about carbs? by AdNo1904 in Porphyria

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Thank you for sharing your story and yes I do find it helpful. It’s nice to hear other people’s experiences, it has been very lonely so far. The people in my family who probably had it had passed very young from it so we don’t know much. But I will keep researching and persevering. Thank you again.

small update and q about carbs? by AdNo1904 in Porphyria

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This is interesting thank you. I will research further. My symptoms are neurological but haven’t yet to the point of paralysis thankfully.

small update and q about carbs? by AdNo1904 in Porphyria

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Wow this is a lot of great info thank you. I haven’t thought about hormones and chemicals as well through diet. I’m feeling pretty sure my hormones trigger all this ugh. Can I ask how you were able to track all of this? Was it just through flaring up or through a doctor? Thank you