DonnaBehr

No, stenosis is the narrowing of the space for the spinal cord and wouldn't be affected by those supplements. However, it'd be great to give them to support all the other joints... hips, knees, etc. When my oldster had trouble standing/walking last Nov., my vet recommended a trial of Pred to see if there was an inflammatory process in her back which could be calmed down. She was on 5 to 10 mg. for about 3 weeks, tapered off and has been doing great since! Dr. Stack's article indicated that none of that stuff would work for LS. Helps for arthritis, so if your guy has that too, just keep using it. Good Luck.

If your grey has LS, the Deramaxx won't help. My senior male has been on Previcox for his arthritis but is VERY weak in the rear. He has trouble getting up and down and hasn't done the steps to the 2nd floor for over a year. He can only walk two blocks before his rear legs start to give out. Look up Suzanne Stack,VMD on the greyhound project website and run off her information about LS to take it with you to the Vet. www.adopt-a-greyhound.org and click on Health information. She has a very simple, non-invasive way for the Vet to check whether the dog has LS without resorting to CT Scan, MRI, etc. My Vet followed her suggestion and was very appreciative of the information I brought to her. Have just put my boy on Tramadol, which has made a great difference. LS is degenerative, so it won't get any better, but the Tramadol will help with the pain.

I think it's amazing how fast these greys recover. Phoenix is one lucky boy, Judy.

Two of my guys got it from eating dirt in our backyard. The Vet said the hookworms are in the dirt and there's not much you can do about it. I now have three dirt-eaters among the four greys that own me. I keep watch whenever they go out and stop them when I see them doing it. My daughter-in-law's dog was diagnosed with Lupus in her nose about four years ago. She treats it with a salve of some kind and other meds and it doesn't bother the dog at all. She's going on 14 and you would never know there is anything wrong with her. Her nose looks pretty normal now.

So sorry to hear that diagnosis for Loca. My first greyhound, Jessie, was diagnosed with Chondrosarcoma at age 9-1/2. The cancer was in her right front paw (1st joint) and we chose to give her palliative treatment rather than amputate. She survived with pain meds for 6 months and was a happy girl until the day the bone broke. Another friend of mine had a grey that was diagnosed right after Jessie and he lived for 3-1/2 year with pain treatment and just went to The Bridge a few months ago. However, his Chondrosarcoma was diagnosed when the doctor was doing some surgery for a leg injury and at that time, he scoped out as much of the cancer as he could, therefore giving him all those extra years. Good Luck. Sign on to the Circle of Grey and you will get much valuable information and support.