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    Back Leg Problems (ls?)

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    I'm so sorry to hear about the problems you are having with Jupp. I know how worried you must be. If you don't feel confident about what your vet is saying, maybe you could ask either for a referral to a specialist or for a second opinion from a specialist greyhound vet? I'm always asking people if they know of any good greyhound vets, just in case one day I might need a second opinion from someone who knows more about greyhounds than my own vet does. I'm not sure whereabouts you are but I have compiled a short list of recommended vets in Hertfordshire, Essex and Middlesex if this would be of any use. From what I understand, it's quite possible that you might end up paying a lot of money for expensive tests that may or may not bring you any nearer to a diagnosis and vets are probably used to dealing with people who can't afford or who just don't want to spend that sort of money. You just need to make sure that your vet knows you're willing to do whatever it takes to get Jupp better.

     

    Will be thinking of you today as you await the results of the x-ray and checking back for updates.

     

    Good luck :hope

    Three Years Ago Today The Sun Was Bright,

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    What a beautiful story and it reminds me so much of my first greyhound, Charlie. Coincidentally, today is the (2nd) anniversary of his passing too. Charlie was also very shy and nervous to begin with but once he realised he had nothing to fear from me he bonded with me so strongly. People often commented on the bond between us, and the best compliment I ever had was from a judge at a greyhound show, who said "The bond between you two is amazing - where you are is where he wants to be". It brought a tear to my eye, as has your story about Molly.

     

    :f_pinkf_yellow:f_pink

    Remembering Spottydog

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    "The most magical thing about greyhounds is that adopting them changes your life forever. The most devastating thing about greyhounds is that losing them changes your life forever."

     

    These words leapt off the page at me - they are so true.

     

    :f_red

    Sherman Had A Cramp Today.

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    This occasionally happens to Sunny and I agree it is very distressing.

     

    I don't know what causes it or how to prevent it, but when it happens to Sunny we massage the affected muscles quite firmly (usually we can see/feel a sort of knotted area in the muscle) and also stretch the leg out gently and this seems to make the cramping go away. Then we walk him around slowly for a few minutes.

     

     

    Histiocytoma On Tail?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Why didn't your vet aspirate the mass? If he/she isn't comfortable reading the slide they could always send it out to the lab. I think it's beneficial to have that done ahead of time because that way you know what type of tumor you are dealing with and how aggressive you need to be in surgery. JMHO B)

     

    By the way--most vets can read histio and Mast cell slides--pretty easy cells to identify. :rolleyes:

     

    That's just what I was thinking :nod.

     

    We took Sophie to the vet recently with a lump on her behind and the vet did a fine needle aspirate, confirmed it was a histiocytoma and recommended we leave it alone to see if it goes away on its own. I don't think I'd have felt comfortable about leaving it without knowing what it was just in case it was something more sinister, such as a mast cell tumour.

     

    My understanding is that you can't tell just by looking at these lumps exactly what they are so I'm not sure how your vet can "reassure" you that it's nothing nasty :dunno.

    Does Applying Frontline Cause Your Dog To Shed?

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    This is something we've been wondering about here too.

     

    Back in the summer we went from using Frontline every 2 months to every month and shortly afterwards our two started losing fur on the front of their necks. However, we can't be sure it's the Frontline as it could also be seasonal hairloss, as it started in the Autumn, or could also be caused by their house collars rubbing off the fur.

     

    I read the Frontline information leaflet though and one of the listed adverse reactions is alopecia, either localized or generalized. I'm a bit surprised your vet didn't know this :huh.

     

    Haven't heard about using Melatonin to reverse hair loss but it'll be interesting to see what others say.

    Cyst?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Sunny and Sophie have both have one of these. In both cases it was a histiocytoma, which is a benign growth that usually goes away on its own within 3 months. However, a mast cell tumour (a very aggressive cancer) also looks similar so it's important to have a fine needle aspirate done to establish for sure what it is.

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