Health Issues

Annette Cartwright · Annette Cartwright

Is anyone out there? So far I haven't had much luck from anyone on the subject of greyhounds with long nails. Basically I am looking for someone to recommend a dog groomer for the job. The groomer I had previously is no longer working and I would rather go to someone with a good reputation than pick some ra...

scoobcleecook · scoobcleecook

I'm hoping someone out there can help put a finger on this problem. I'll give a quick summary of the problems we've had with Myrtie up to date. We got Myrtle just over 2 years ago (she was nearly 11 at the time). She had some fairly urgent dental work done, and when she came home that night bled profusely....

Ambers Mum · Ambers Mum

Hi Everyone Does anyone know where you can get teavel sickness pills for dogs? I am told that they are available but I can't find any on any of the Pet Medication websites? Can they only be prescribed by vets? Thanks in advance Kate

tootsmazza · tootsmazza

Mason has had two firsts on his birthday. Its the first time he has woken me up predawn because he needed out, which led to massive explosion of skits at 5.45am sunday. Tonight is the first time he has whined because he needed out after his last walk (10.30pm) and had two more skit bursts at midnight. He n...

fridays mystic · fridays mystic

She's been on the same food for 3 months now,. This problem has only been in the last week or so. . I took her off the food for a few days and fed her boiled egg in the moring (which apparently bungs them up a bit) and pasta at night. I did this for 3-4 days and it did get slightly better, but not how it should b...

Anji · Anji

For all those grey owners who have wooden/laminate flooring in their house, how does your greyhound cope with it? One of mine Toots is a graceful pooch and has learned never to run but walk gently over it, Lucky however is another matter and he tends to live his life at 100 MPH ....last night he flew in t...

Michelle · Michelle

At the moment Jets pads are getting to be a bit dry and one is cracked. What is the best thing to use in order to keep the dogs pad's in good condition?

abbey · abbey

Keep a close eye open for harvest mites driving your dogs mad, you can see these if you look in between the toes or often around the vulva/penis/scrotum and up under the armpits..they are easily recognisable as tiny clusters of little orange dots..Frontline spray will kill them fast. They cause dogs...

Scotty · Scotty

We've had our Trinnie since pup and due to our circumstances have only just got around to having her spayed. Happened on Monday and she appears not to be having a nice time of it. Vet said she may wince but she just sounded as though she was in terrible pain. Is this normal? She has pain killers for 4 days a...

Murphyandco · Murphyandco

I noticed some strange blistery things on Murphy yesterday. They seem to be concentrated on his inner thighs and back legs and are filled with yellow pussy looking stuff. They are all different sizes with the biggest being almost half a centimetre across and a couple of clusters of tiny ones. They d...

Ambers Mum · Ambers Mum

Hi Everyone Sorry I haven't been on line for a good while but life has just got so busy over the last few months. Hope you and your hounds are all happy and healthy though. I'll apologise in advance for coming on line because I have a problem and I'm hoping I can share it with you and that you are able to help m...

Santas Little Helper · Santas Little Helper

Just wondered if anyone could help with this. It was posted by a Greyhound owner on the doggysnaps forum today (the dog is 10): "A fornight ago Kit had an operation on her front right leg to remove a tumour. Unfortunately not all of the tumour could be removed and it is now growing at a greater rate re...

Jax · Jax

Hi all, Sally was out running around the woods this afternoon. At about 7pm her eyes swelled up and went all red. We have bathed her eyes with tepid water and cotton wool, but they just seem to be getting puffier. Her eyes aare clear and there is no watery or weepy fluid coming out. Does this just soundlike...

Lesley · Lesley

Poor Skipper went into the vet yesterday for his neutering op. The operation went fine but a little later he started to bleed into the scrotum from a small blood vessel. That in itself is not that unusual, but for some reason the blood didn't clot and when I saw him last night his scrotum was soak...

tootsmazza · tootsmazza

Mason had his first tick of the summer, it was huge . Thankfully my neighbour was able to remove it with tweezers and he didn't even flinch. I, however, screamed like a girl and turned very white at the mere thought of having to take it off. Clearly I'm not going to be much good at dealing with these things m...

Scotty · Scotty

My greyhounds were out in the field running yesterday and on return all was fine. A few hours later Fergus was hopping around, he is lifting his back right leg and not putting any pressure on it. Checked him out, paw and muscles moving leg around and he appears not to be in pain and is still hopping arou...

Lucretia · Lucretia

I'm confused... I don't consider my dogs to be too skinny. I have met plenty of (non-skinny breeds) skinnier than my two. I actually think some of you GAL regulars would think they are a little on the heavy side. BUT! I am having a conundrum! I have been in contact with someone by email who also owns Gr...

emma · emma

Just wondered if anyone else has experience of the following: - moulting with dandruff leaving clumps on the thighs of longer hair mixed with bald bits and the skin looks a different colour(!) This has extended to the tummy area which appears to have speckles of normal (pink) coloured skin on the da...

Laura · Laura

Well, a couple of days ago we took all 3 dogs to the vet. They all got wormed and I asked about the little lump I posted about a wee while ago. The vet says its nothing to worry about, just a wart type thing but we've to keep an eye on it.

Gem and Gems have got a bit of weight to lose, and Rosie is at a ver...

Jennifer · Jennifer

After many a discussion on here about why greys have bald thighs

and many folk have no answer as to why it happens

- my theory is,

or at least it must be a contributing factor, is the condition/living area if the dog. ie soft beds, fur grows in, horrible kennel - bald thighs :...

Teresa · Teresa

Tom seems to have developed what looks like a blood blister on his chest. It doesn't seem to be painful - he'll let me mess around with it and he's a real wuss when it comes to pain ! I just wondered if anyone else's pooch has ever had the same thing. Of course, you can imagine that I'm thinking all sorts o...

Thistle · Thistle

Hi, I wondered if anyone could shed any light on why our dog Dexter has lost the hair of his thighs. When we rescued him six months ago they were bald, which we knew why this happened. After a period of time the hair on his thighs began to grow back in again and he had a reasonable covering of hair. However...

Leolurcher · Leolurcher

From Mojo Tilly (insurance thread) Really pleased that Leo is doing so well on chemo and seems to be enjoying life. It just amazes me how animals just get on with it when they're ill. Our last dog had lymphosarcoma and went through chemotherapy too and you wouldn't know what he'd been th...

Isla · Isla

I discovered an interesting fact today and just wondered whether any of you out there were aware of this (it's very likely that I am just so far behind). I had to get Wills' insulin from the chemist as my vet could not get any in for me in time. He gave me a prescription and I collected the insulin...

greyflintstone · greyflintstone

Eddie has had an upset tummy for a few days, so he's off to the vets as we speak to make sure it's nothing too serious!!! Chas was doing some research on herbal remedies to help when dogs have an upset tummy and found this on http://www.globalherbs.co.uk/products_pets.htm - At Times of Loose...

Jennifer · Jennifer

Ever since ive had Willow he's walked a bit odd. I first assumed it was arthritus because he'd been in a cold kennel for a few months, but as the weather has got milder it didn't get any better. I had him at the vet and they thought maybe arthritus aswell but after a week on pain killers he didn&...

Saz · Saz

Having recently spent 6 months in France with my little girl Chloe I wanted to share with potential jet-setting greyhounds the problems we have encountered. We found a vet in France that spoke English but unfortunately he sent his French speaking colleague to give Chloe her injections to travel ba...

Gail · Gail

Just had along chat with the vet on the phone and it looks as though Neo will probably be having at least part of his tail amputated tomorrow. He is not due to go back to the vet until Monday but more than a week after he was hurt his tail is still bleeding and is now ulcerated and just a mess. He is howlin...

Valerie · Valerie

£200 later, and the tests have come back positive for house dust mites and food dust mites! Apparently mites get in the dry food, and this tested slightly higher. However the readings are under 500, and the vet says usually start vaccinations at 1,500. Vet originally said we will order vaccine up no...

greyflintstone · greyflintstone

Does anyone have any tips/ideas on how best to clean the inside of Wilma's ears? They are filthy and really need something doing with them! Thanks Sharon

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Who cuts/ trims your dog's nails?? (Preview) Is anyone out there? So far I haven't had much luck from anyone on the subject of greyhounds with long nails. Basically I am looking for someone to recommend a dog groomer for the job. The groomer I had previously is no longer working and I would rather go to someone with a good reputation than pick some ra...	Annette Cartwright	5	529	Fri Oct 12 22:53 2007 by Indiana
	Myrtles a bleeder (Preview) I'm hoping someone out there can help put a finger on this problem. I'll give a quick summary of the problems we've had with Myrtie up to date. We got Myrtle just over 2 years ago (she was nearly 11 at the time). She had some fairly urgent dental work done, and when she came home that night bled profusely....	scoobcleecook	4	422	Tue Oct 9 20:47 2007 by scoobcleecook
	Travel Sickness (Preview) Hi Everyone Does anyone know where you can get teavel sickness pills for dogs? I am told that they are available but I can't find any on any of the Pet Medication websites? Can they only be prescribed by vets? Thanks in advance Kate	Ambers Mum	3	416	Mon Oct 8 19:51 2007 by Ambers Mum
	urgent-am I a hypochondriac? (Preview) Mason has had two firsts on his birthday. Its the first time he has woken me up predawn because he needed out, which led to massive explosion of skits at 5.45am sunday. Tonight is the first time he has whined because he needed out after his last walk (10.30pm) and had two more skit bursts at midnight. He n...	tootsmazza	19	659	Fri Sep 21 14:09 2007 by Michelle
	Number two issues (Preview) She's been on the same food for 3 months now,. This problem has only been in the last week or so. . I took her off the food for a few days and fed her boiled egg in the moring (which apparently bungs them up a bit) and pasta at night. I did this for 3-4 days and it did get slightly better, but not how it should b...	fridays mystic	14	577	Mon Sep 3 11:55 2007 by fridays mystic
	Wooden Flooring (Preview) For all those grey owners who have wooden/laminate flooring in their house, how does your greyhound cope with it? One of mine Toots is a graceful pooch and has learned never to run but walk gently over it, Lucky however is another matter and he tends to live his life at 100 MPH ....last night he flew in t...	Anji	10	640	Wed Aug 22 23:21 2007 by Christine Young
	Pads (Preview) At the moment Jets pads are getting to be a bit dry and one is cracked. What is the best thing to use in order to keep the dogs pad's in good condition?	Michelle	7	582	Wed Aug 8 18:21 2007 by Michelle
	Harvest Mites (Preview) Keep a close eye open for harvest mites driving your dogs mad, you can see these if you look in between the toes or often around the vulva/penis/scrotum and up under the armpits..they are easily recognisable as tiny clusters of little orange dots..Frontline spray will kill them fast. They cause dogs...	abbey	1	435	Wed Aug 1 09:50 2007 by moptop
	Trinnie Spayed (Preview) We've had our Trinnie since pup and due to our circumstances have only just got around to having her spayed. Happened on Monday and she appears not to be having a nice time of it. Vet said she may wince but she just sounded as though she was in terrible pain. Is this normal? She has pain killers for 4 days a...	Scotty	3	449	Wed Aug 1 07:47 2007 by Scotty
	Yellow Blister Things... (Preview) I noticed some strange blistery things on Murphy yesterday. They seem to be concentrated on his inner thighs and back legs and are filled with yellow pussy looking stuff. They are all different sizes with the biggest being almost half a centimetre across and a couple of clusters of tiny ones. They d...	Murphyandco	5	537	Mon Jul 30 11:25 2007 by Murphyandco
	Shaking all over! (Preview) Hi Everyone Sorry I haven't been on line for a good while but life has just got so busy over the last few months. Hope you and your hounds are all happy and healthy though. I'll apologise in advance for coming on line because I have a problem and I'm hoping I can share it with you and that you are able to help m...	Ambers Mum	3	507	Fri Jul 20 12:26 2007 by Missy
	3 legged Greyhound? (Preview) Just wondered if anyone could help with this. It was posted by a Greyhound owner on the doggysnaps forum today (the dog is 10): "A fornight ago Kit had an operation on her front right leg to remove a tumour. Unfortunately not all of the tumour could be removed and it is now growing at a greater rate re...	Santas Little Helper	15	5137	Sun Jul 15 21:02 2007 by Isla
	Allergy? (Preview) Hi all, Sally was out running around the woods this afternoon. At about 7pm her eyes swelled up and went all red. We have bathed her eyes with tepid water and cotton wool, but they just seem to be getting puffier. Her eyes aare clear and there is no watery or weepy fluid coming out. Does this just soundlike...	Jax	1	408	Wed Jul 4 19:42 2007 by Valerie
	No such thing as a 'routine' op! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Poor Skipper went into the vet yesterday for his neutering op. The operation went fine but a little later he started to bleed into the scrotum from a small blood vessel. That in itself is not that unusual, but for some reason the blood didn't clot and when I saw him last night his scrotum was soak...	Lesley	46	1462	Tue Jun 19 23:21 2007 by Dawn
	tick time (Preview) Mason had his first tick of the summer, it was huge . Thankfully my neighbour was able to remove it with tweezers and he didn't even flinch. I, however, screamed like a girl and turned very white at the mere thought of having to take it off. Clearly I'm not going to be much good at dealing with these things m...	tootsmazza	18	676	Fri May 25 17:59 2007 by Valerie
	Limping (Preview) My greyhounds were out in the field running yesterday and on return all was fine. A few hours later Fergus was hopping around, he is lifting his back right leg and not putting any pressure on it. Checked him out, paw and muscles moving leg around and he appears not to be in pain and is still hopping arou...	Scotty	11	620	Sun May 6 18:12 2007 by Nicki
	Fat vs. Skinny (Anxious in Aberdeen!) (Preview) I'm confused... I don't consider my dogs to be too skinny. I have met plenty of (non-skinny breeds) skinnier than my two. I actually think some of you GAL regulars would think they are a little on the heavy side. BUT! I am having a conundrum! I have been in contact with someone by email who also owns Gr...	Lucretia	14	671	Thu May 3 19:02 2007 by Thistle
	moulting (Preview) Just wondered if anyone else has experience of the following: - moulting with dandruff leaving clumps on the thighs of longer hair mixed with bald bits and the skin looks a different colour(!) This has extended to the tummy area which appears to have speckles of normal (pink) coloured skin on the da...	emma	7	522	Tue May 1 19:25 2007 by Jacqui
	Given the all clear (Preview) Well, a couple of days ago we took all 3 dogs to the vet. They all got wormed and I asked about the little lump I posted about a wee while ago. The vet says its nothing to worry about, just a wart type thing but we've to keep an eye on it. Gem and Gems have got a bit of weight to lose, and Rosie is at a ver...	Laura	4	538	Mon Apr 16 21:54 2007 by Nicki
	Bald thighs, before and after..... (Preview) After many a discussion on here about why greys have bald thighs and many folk have no answer as to why it happens - my theory is, or at least it must be a contributing factor, is the condition/living area if the dog. ie soft beds, fur grows in, horrible kennel - bald thighs :...	Jennifer	8	604	Mon Apr 9 20:09 2007 by Thistle
	blood blister?? (Preview) Tom seems to have developed what looks like a blood blister on his chest. It doesn't seem to be painful - he'll let me mess around with it and he's a real wuss when it comes to pain ! I just wondered if anyone else's pooch has ever had the same thing. Of course, you can imagine that I'm thinking all sorts o...	Teresa	4	1235	Mon Apr 2 08:09 2007 by tootsmazza
	Bald Thighs again (Preview) Hi, I wondered if anyone could shed any light on why our dog Dexter has lost the hair of his thighs. When we rescued him six months ago they were bald, which we knew why this happened. After a period of time the hair on his thighs began to grow back in again and he had a reasonable covering of hair. However...	Thistle	16	717	Fri Mar 23 07:25 2007 by Dawn
	Leo / Chemo ( 1 2 3 ) (closed) (Preview) From Mojo Tilly (insurance thread) Really pleased that Leo is doing so well on chemo and seems to be enjoying life. It just amazes me how animals just get on with it when they're ill. Our last dog had lymphosarcoma and went through chemotherapy too and you wouldn't know what he'd been th...	Leolurcher	88	2050	Tue Feb 27 00:36 2007 by Leolurcher
	DOG MEDICINE (Preview) I discovered an interesting fact today and just wondered whether any of you out there were aware of this (it's very likely that I am just so far behind). I had to get Wills' insulin from the chemist as my vet could not get any in for me in time. He gave me a prescription and I collected the insulin...	Isla	1	470	Thu Feb 22 08:41 2007 by JENNY
	Upset tummy (Preview) Eddie has had an upset tummy for a few days, so he's off to the vets as we speak to make sure it's nothing too serious!!! Chas was doing some research on herbal remedies to help when dogs have an upset tummy and found this on http://www.globalherbs.co.uk/products_pets.htm - At Times of Loose...	greyflintstone	7	675	Wed Feb 21 20:19 2007 by Siouxsie
	Damaged spine (Preview) Ever since ive had Willow he's walked a bit odd. I first assumed it was arthritus because he'd been in a cold kennel for a few months, but as the weather has got milder it didn't get any better. I had him at the vet and they thought maybe arthritus aswell but after a week on pain killers he didn&...	Jennifer	13	693	Wed Feb 21 16:45 2007 by yvonne
	Globe-Trotting Greyhounds (Preview) Having recently spent 6 months in France with my little girl Chloe I wanted to share with potential jet-setting greyhounds the problems we have encountered. We found a vet in France that spoke English but unfortunately he sent his French speaking colleague to give Chloe her injections to travel ba...	Saz	8	682	Tue Feb 6 08:46 2007 by tootsmazza
	Neo's Tail ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Just had along chat with the vet on the phone and it looks as though Neo will probably be having at least part of his tail amputated tomorrow. He is not due to go back to the vet until Monday but more than a week after he was hurt his tail is still bleeding and is now ulcerated and just a mess. He is howlin...	Gail	43	1147	Mon Feb 5 16:34 2007 by Gail
	Biscuit's skin - update from tests (Preview) £200 later, and the tests have come back positive for house dust mites and food dust mites! Apparently mites get in the dry food, and this tested slightly higher. However the readings are under 500, and the vet says usually start vaccinations at 1,500. Vet originally said we will order vaccine up no...	Valerie	0	397	Wed Jan 31 16:11 2007 by Valerie
	Cleaning Ears (Preview) Does anyone have any tips/ideas on how best to clean the inside of Wilma's ears? They are filthy and really need something doing with them! Thanks Sharon	greyflintstone	5	516	Tue Jan 23 12:05 2007 by Jax
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