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STICKY:
GREYHOUND HEALTH ISSUES
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Thought folk here would find this link useful for many greyhound health issues – it covers many topics from toenails falling off to bloodworks – Personally I think Dr Stack makes interesting reading, hope you think so too.
Greythealth
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STICKY:
Is Your Dog Too Fat? - Feeding Greyhounds and Lurchers
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Contrary to the old adage, a fat dog may not be a happy dog. Overfeeding or spoiling your dog too often with his favourite treats may keep him happy in the short term but can cause obesity which leads to many health problems.
Greyhounds and lurchers in particular are not breeds designed to carry any...
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STICKY:
IMPORTANT
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If you have not already, then please read and take note of the 'READ THIS BEFORE POSTING...'.
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STICKY:
READ FIRST BEFORE POSTING IN THIS SECTION
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Hello, before posting in this section of the forum please note that the replies are supplied by other like minded hound owners telling of their own experiences and (well meaning) hints and tips on issues arising.
Bear in mind that the advice posted is not from qualified pr...
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Ticks
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Heavy duty tick treatment, anyone got any ideas Bryn is a real tick magnet, they all get 'spot on', but he is so soft and fluffy the ticks all love him I hate the wee sookers, so if you can help, let me know. I've never had a dog get so manyit's almost enough to put me off my G+T when I have to pick them off
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Piddly Pants
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Morse had a little accident earlier - I don't think he even realised he'd done it. He was lying next to me on the sofa and as he roached I realised his leg was a bit wet. I cleaned him up but he then did a sneeze/snuffle and I noticed more! I cleaned him up again and took him out to the garden where he had a pee. The...
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sunbathing
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Can anyone advise me about groos and their sunbathing habits. I worry because last summer I would sit in my garden and Mason would lie out, despite panting heavily and clearly being too hot, with no apparent ability to decide 'its too hot I'm going to find shade'.
We had a very warm sunny day today and he...
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Sore Eye
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On Friday Penny developed a sore eye, she struggled to keep it open and there was some matter in it and she was occasionally rubbing it. I phoned the vet to arrange a visit on Saturday and whilst I was on the phone to the Vets, I asked if I could possibly bathe it meantime. The vets suggested cold tea!! So we b...
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Dementia in dogs...any advice?
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Hi, our old girl Molly is coming up for thirteen, and has recently started to look and act her age. Her eyesight has been deteriorating for some years now and we realise now that she is very limited in what she sees, so always make sure things stay the same etc in the house for her. But I wonder if anyone out t...
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Amelie's just been spayed!
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We dropped Amelie off at the vets yesterday morning to have her spayed, and in the evening picked up a very very sleepy girl ... how guilty do we feel ... We had slight problems getting her into the car, out of the car, as well as getting her up the stairs (we live in a first floor flat). Her back legs were very...
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Symmetrical lupoid onchodystrophy
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Apparently this is what the vet thinks Jet has. His nails began, well basically falling off so off he went to the vets on wednesday to be sedated and then they looked at his nails. We had only booked him in to be sedated due to him hating the vets but it was fortunate as it meant they could clean up his feet and...
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bigfoot is back
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Poor old Mason has elephantitis in a paw again this morning. Last time we had this I was hysterically convinced he had broken or dislocated a toe, it turned out to be a glass splinter which had sparked an infection.
Knowing Edinburgh I know where my money lies, there's glass everywhere.
Can't see a pu...
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Heart and lungs and tears
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I thought I would post this as typing it might make me chill out.We adopted Rufus at 6 years and have had him 4 on 27th dec. Might be older actually as not tattooed. He has always been full on, for a greyhound that is, although as per almost everyone here's, sleepy in house, mellow with people etc loopy outd...
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More nail issues
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Today I noticed that Jet's dew claws and one of his front paw nails seemed to be damaged. They look like they've shrivelled up (for want of a better description) or that the nail has come off? it's kind of gone really thin and white?
I wondered if anyone elses dog had suffered this and if it was a serious t...
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Sore Paw
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On saturday I had Jet outplaying in our local park and he hurt his paw. He appears to have bent the nail and it seems to be pulled out from the nail bed. He has been seen by the vets and now on tabs to avoid infection but I wondered if any of your dogs have had the same and how it heald? Will it fall out naturally or...
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Weight
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We've just had Django at the vet for his yearly check and injections. He's fine and his weight is 33.6 kilos which is the same as the last time he was there. This surprised me as he looks a lot fatter than the last time. Well a bit more upholstered. You can't really see his ribs but you can feel them. ...
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Pet insurance - anyone found a good bunch?
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When we first got Blue, we got pet insureance from E&L, of the three claims we've tried to make in the last year, they've actually paid out only once. Owning a Greyhound seems to me to be a risky business vet wise, especially as Blue has extremely dodgy brakes  .
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Dog First aid
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Does anyone know of anyone who might do first aid courses for looking after dogs?
Jet hurt his paw yesterday and it struck me that if no one ran these typr of classes, someone should so people like me would know what to do in such situations!!!
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Greyhound Nail care
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Hi, My family live in Lanark and have been GAL members for 5 years. We have 2 greyhounds Doyle age 8 and Mollly 6. Until quite recently we have had a dog groomer to file the dogs nails, this girl seems to have stopped working and we are now looking for someone to do the job. We have tried taking the dogs to the...
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Virus Warning
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It seems there is a deadly canine flu virus affecting greyhond in kent. The NGRC have set up advice line any body wanting any info should call 08706265103 www.ngrc.org.uk/press-releases.asp?cat=9&page248
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heading to vets
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On sunday i noticed Rowen had a red patch just under his tail, on closer inspection i found a weeping cut and he has been licking at it all day and night, it is still weeping today so i have made an appointment for the doggy doc, i'm sure he'll be just fine but i felt so sorry for him coz he looks so sad and has no w...
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Sore paw!
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Some advice needed please - (also bit of a rant!)
On Boxing day a couple of hours after being home from about an hours (lead) walk Morse got up limping and not weight bareing on his front right paw. I thought he was just a bit stiff but by the next day he was still limping. I managed to get a vets appointment...
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Diabetes
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I am in the process of adopting Charlie from GAL after fostering him initially to see if he would settle in with my other two dogs. Anyway it transpires that Charlie has diabetes, waiting for results of blood tests etc to see if there are any additionl problems but having never had a dog with diabetes, ne...
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Fits
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Missy took a fit tonight at 7pm........ 1st and last I HOPE. I honestly thought we were going to lose her because she stopped breathing. She did manage to gash me with a claw and bash her eyebrow but both of these are unimportant. So I was wondering IF you can suggest some essential reading on dogs who h...
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Cracked paw pads
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Indiana's paw pads are cracking in this weather and one paw in particular is missing quite a lot of the pad. Almost as if it has worn away. Any ideas?
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really bad skin
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as mentioned in another posting, ive only had gus a few weeks and have been giving him a chance to settle in. however, i noticed early on that his skin and coat werent in a very good condition at all. the vet reckoned that it might have something to do with what he had been getting fed, so i changed to a gluten...
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?sore ear
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Hi need some advice please, Bovril has been flicking his right ear and shaking his head .
He was walking with his head to the side and has been lying with the right side down .
Have looked in his lug but cannot see any thing , HE WAS 8 YESTERDAY nearly forgot !! am planning to go to vets tomorrow just to be saf...
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Bellas getting bigger
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I'm off to the vets with Bella the morra, her diet is not going well in fact she is putting on weight, not shedding itI'll ask them to do some blood tests to see if there is anything going on I should know about. Poor girl, she does run about lots, but has started falling off the back of the car when she tries to...
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To Amputate or Not...?
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I've not been on here for a long time, but would appreciate any advice/comments anyone has on this matter.
My Lizzie had a problem toe (exact problem unknown, suspected break) when I first got her over a year ago. Since that time I have been back and forth to the vet for various medications, most of whi...
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Dog poo
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I have just started reading the forum on health, as you probobly have read I have been looking for information on nail care for my two greyhounds. While in the site I have read with interest lots about dog bowel movements. We have two greyhounds Doyle and Molly, Doyle we have had for four years and Molly f...
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