Hawthorn

What beautiful pictures of your handsome boy - I'm so sorry you had to say goodbye. RIP Logan

I'm so sorry for your loss - RIP Cosmo.

I'm so sorry you had to say goodbye to your best friend. May your many happy memories bring you peace and comfort. RIP Pharoah

I'm so sorry for your loss - RIP Flash .

Such beautiful lyrics .

My boy suffered from a pinched nerve in his neck and had similar symtoms: intermittent lameness in a front leg + crying and holding up the leg after running but walking on it again normally after a few seconds. In his case the cause was a slightly misaligned vertebra rather than a bone chip but the symptoms sound so similar that it makes me wonder if the bone chip is putting pressure on a nerve as your vet suggested. Did your vet say if it would be possible to remove the bone chip?

Wonderful news and great pictures - Neyla looks so happy.

Beautiful tribute - it had me shedding a tear too - Bear was so obviously very well-loved and cherished .

Ours get a large handful of kibble or a few biscuits right before bed. It's a routine they certainly look forward to and I'm sure it helps to settle them for the night.

I just went back and read about what happened to Scarlett, and all I can say is and .

Rest in peace, Suzie.

I'm so sorry you had to say goodbye to your Angel.

So sorry for your loss ... rest in peace, Tigger .

I'm so sorry for your loss - RIP Honey.

What a lovely tribute to your beautiful girl - RIP Aggie.

I have one who does that; not to the point of licking herself raw, but she does lick in one spot and half closes her eyes and looks like she's in a trance. When I googled it, I read that licking causes the brain to release endorphins which make them feel good. I'm sure it could also be caused by an underlying skin disease in some cases, but I think in others it's just a relaxing activity.

I would suspect a cutaneous hemangioma as well. I have two white greyhounds and they have both had one each, which I had removed, as although they are benign they can progress to the cancerous form, cutaneous hemangiosarcoma. Definitely worth a vet visit, as there are other things it could be too. I was advised to keep both of mine out of the sun, as these growths, and skin cancers in general, are apparently more common in white dogs.

I don't think you ever stop missing or loving them. It really doesn't seem like 2 years .

Absolutely give him more time. When I adopted my first greyhound 16 years ago (knowing very little about greyhounds), I went through the same thing. For the first three months Charlie was so aloof I really thought I'd made a big mistake in getting him. Six months later I thought he was the best dog ever!

I'm so sorry. Once I had the rarest Rose that ever deigned to bloom. Cruel winter chilled the bud and stole my flower too soon. From Love Song for a Vampire by Annie Lennox Edited to correct quote

Could be many things, of course, as others have mentioned, but I'm wondering too if the problem could be in his neck/spine since that's where you noticed a slight pain reaction. I had a similar problem with one of mine who as it happens was also 3 at the time. He would limp intermittently on a front leg after hard running or heavy playing. After a period of rest, lead-walking, painkillers, muscle-relaxants etc he would appear to be better, but the problem would again recur after running or heavy playing. Our regular vet had no idea what the problem was so we took Sunny to see a very experienced greyhound vet, who found that the problem was a slighly misaligned vertebra at the base of his neck, just about where the shoulder blades meet. Apparently the misaligned vertebra causes pressure on the ulna nerve and thus causes pain and lameness in a front leg. This vet has a lot of experience with racing greyhounds and told me that it's a fairly common injury but often overlooked by regular vets. We treated Sunny with chiropractic and it took a few sessions but he gradually recovered and now generally only needs a couple of sessions a year just to check him over. If the problem keeps recurring despite rest and anti-inflammatories, and your vet can't find the problem, I'd consider getting an opinion from a vet experienced in treating greyhounds if you can.

I only teach mine to sit on command if they sit naturally on their own. My current two both sit frequently and happily but my two previous ones never did.

What happened to Penny was so sad and I am remembering her along with you .

This is very similar to what happened with our Sophie, as I mentioned in my earlier post, except that we used the Advocate (similar to Revolution I think) earlier on in the process. The vet really didn't think it was mange and wanted to have Sophie in for a GA and skin biopsy but I wanted to try the Advocate first as it would be less stressful for Sophie. The vet was pretty condescending towards me, so much so in fact that I changed vets because of her attitude, but not before I had the satisfaction of taking Sophie back to her a week later to show her how much improved Sophie was . We had used Frontline about 2 weeks prior to using the Advocate, but our vet said it was "safe" to use the Advocate as well, without waiting a month. You never know, it might be worth trying the Revolution, if you haven't already as I know you mentioned you would be using it at some point. Whatever it turns out to be, I hope Robin feels better soon .

Thinking of you and Frost and wishing you peace and comfort .