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    Twiggy Had A Stroke

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    Prayers and white light for Twiggy and her mom. Older greyhounds do develop kidney problems. Cricket was dx with kidney problems at 3 years of age. Some were DX with kidney failure and passed away from old age. Cricket had 3 strokes in her old age. She passed away at 16 from old age. She wasn't in the best of shape from the strokes but we were there to serve her if she needed anything. The vet had me lean her up against the couch when she was trying to regain her balance to walk. She walked again. Not in a straight line but she walked.

    Is 6 Cups Overdoing It?

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    Check your label on your food. We have some big boys that get 6 cups a day. You should be able to cut him back a little and see if he loses weight. We feed our's the grain free Nature's Domain from Costco, Salmon and Sweet Potato.

     

    Did you deworm him? Not that he wasn't dewormed at the kennel. Worms are to dogs like a cold is to people. It happens.

    Greyhounds And Chemo

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    We have done amputation and chemo with our greyhounds. They do really well with 3 legs. After they get their sea legs they can do everything as before. I'm sure you can find videos of tripod greyhounds running around and playing. The chemo is usually started when their stitches come out or soon after. It is not like chemo for humans. For the free chemo from Ohio State he will get 4 doses. One dose every 2 weeks or as your vet recommends. They do blood work before chemo treatments to see what his white blood count is. I think it's the white blood count. They usually go home that same day. After maybe the second dose they might have a little nausea. Not at all like what humans have. The vet can give you some medicine to prevent the nausea also. It's more like a little throw up. Then they might be tired a few days after the treatment. Then it's back to normal.

     

    Amputation and chemo is really the best option to give your furkid more time.

     

    The treatment is a lot harder on you than it is on him. He will just go with the flow.

    Osteosarcoma

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    Make sure your vet uses Amicar for the bleeding. They should be on it before the surgery.

     

    Quip, our current tri-pod had the amputation in October following by the chemo. He is now 8 months post amp with a CLEAN chest x-ray 2 weeks ago. Thank you Lord.

    Osteosarcoma

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    CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FREE CHEMO AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

     

    Cristina Iazbik
    Iazbik, Maria (iazbik.1@osu.edu)
    Dr Cristina Iazbik is the contact person at the blood bank for the chemo.
    DO EMAIL HER FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO GET THE PROCESS MOVING.
    The only drug they can offer is Carboplatin (4 doses) and she will need the path report with the diagnosis, the current weight of the dog (after amputation) and the address of the veterinarian to ship the drugs.

    Custom Made Braces For Old Broken Hocks Involving Calcaneous Bones

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    Vallery's prosthetic was custom made for her by http://www.orthopets.com

     

    They have a virtual clinic. They work with you online thur photo's and video. Also by phone. I was referred to them by Dr Dyce at Ohio State Veterinary Clinic. They worked with our local vet in getting a casting of her leg. Vallery is missing a foot. They made the prosthetic and mailed it to us. We took video's of Vallery walking with the prosthetic and of the problem rubbing we had. We mailed it back and forth twice. Vallery has done well with her prosthetic foot now for 2 years.

     

    Best of luck with your broodie. Have you considered taking her to see Dr Dyce. You are really so close. I would drive them up from Memphis TN. I was well worth the trip for us.

    How Soon To Vet Re Limping?

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    Posted · Edited by Tallgreydogmom

    It would be good to have an x-ray now of both legs, if you are not sure. That will give you a baseline to work from. I would have a second one say in something like two weeks. Even if the limping stops. Osteo is so tricky.

     

    I took one of mine to OSU for x-rays on the fourth day of the limp. The surgeons could not say if it was Osteo but they did say the leg should come off. The path report came back Osteo. Actually the Dr at OSU did not really see the limp. Said he might be leaning a little.

     

    If your vet will not x-ray, find another vet. This is a greyhound.

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