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Thank you so much for your reply.
She was diagnosed with Autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
She was on a fairly long course of predisone and other meds at that time.
This time they were unsure of ' the ' exact issue.. but xrays did show something in the lungs.  ( she was coughing-wheezing) And platelets low. They gave her an antibiotic along with a low dose, short term predisone.
My fear everyday is finding her down and out again...
I  feel our vets are new to the ' whippet- greyhound' breed..living in a rural area choices are limited and they have tried hard to help us.
Are there any tips, what should we do, look for.. what sort of daily regimen is best- health wise... medicine wise.. are there things as an owner I (we) can do, should be doing,  to prevent/ or lower the risk of issues.
Thank you so much.

Hi,
I am an owner of a whippet.  We went through a long recovery period with her, having autoimmune.  We do not know for sure, but there is suspicion oral tick meds may have been the start of the problem.  That was over a year ago. We thought we now could breathe a sigh of relief.  We do everything we can to make sure she is healthy, good foods, good supplements etc.  This past week, on a Sunday she began to cough.  During the night it got worse and I knew she was having a hard time.  We took her to the vet immediately when they opened on Monday morning.  Many test and xrays, nothing conclusive, except the best they could decide was bacterial pneumonia. She is on meds and steroids again, as they felt the platelet count was low.  We are beside ourselves.  The whippet means everything to us.. but we are scared.. is this a never ending cycle with her.. anyone have any thoughts, or anything as whippet owners you can tell us to help our worry and fear. Does it ever get better, or our we always looking over our shoulder for the next thing and the next ....  Thanks so much.