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And here I thought that was only a figure of speech

Would that be similar to what they do to declaw a cat?

The bone was exposed?! That the other vet missed it is outrageous. Glad to hear Stella is feeling better (goose stepping not withstanding)

Kara will somtimes sit when I scratch her butt (unless she starts "marching in place")

How's Stella doing? For that matter, how are you holding up?

or maybe not

I don't know anything personally, but I did find this via Google: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cl...;articleid=2698

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Kara dislocated a toe just last week. Her's went back on its own and stayed that way. I don't have any specific advice but the thread might be useful: http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php?showtopic=175530 Is she in a lot of pain? If so, an e-vet trip might be worth it.

All three of my girls have had dentals and were fine and eating the next day - even Kara after having 29 teeth extracted (long story for alter). But every dog is different. She might be "hung over" from the anesthesia, but not sore and stiff. If they quicked multiple nails, that could be why she's hurting.

Terrific news. Hope he continues to make such good progress

Hoping he makes a full recovery

That is good news. I hope you him a double dip

Yep. That's why my regular vet at the time (grossly) overstated the seriousness of Nadia's condition. My current vet, who I really like, is far more aware of greyhound quirks.

Nadia has a distinct murmur and arrhythmia. She was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy by a canine cardiologist (my regular vet at the time did overstate the seriousness since greyhounds do have large hearts for their size). I've seen the abnormality on her ECG - it's pretty apparent. She was diagnosed at five and is a happy and otherwise healthy eight year old princess. She takes digoxim and Enalapril. BTW, how old is he? Just curious.

Nadia has gotten chest x-rays because of cardiomyopathy without sedation. These radiographs were $60 or $70. Honey has had her shoulder x-rayed, also without sedation. Two views - $90

All I can offer is the hope that they find and correct Richard's problem.

Oh, terrific news. Here's hoping the good news keeps coming.

I AGREE. I would not rule out hypothyroid and would keep him on the meds to see how he does. If it the meds work, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY!!!!! Well, it DOES matter what the numbers say, to a point. I could give any healthy dog a supplement of soloxine and probably see improvement in hair growth, stamina... because that's what the drug does. But why give a dog not hypothyroid something it doesn't need? Bauer was diagnosed hypothyroid, and ended up dying shortly after of hemangiosarcoma. His numbers weren't super low, but we saw what we thought were some 'symptoms' - lethargy, etc. I can't help but think now that the low thyroid was only a symptom of the cancer - and while the soloxine made him feel bettern on some counts, it did nothing for the ACTUAL problem. Had we really paid attention to his numbers, instead of finding something that worked for some symptoms, we might have dug a little deeper and found the real cause. What I'm saying is that soloxine will cause certain results that will make people think it is "working". But that's NOT a real indication that the dog needs the medication in all cases. Which is why hypothyroidism is so difficult to diagnose and treat. I'd say in Monty's case, given everything, there's a good chance he is hypothyroid, but it always helps to rule out any other possibility. Great reply and I couldn't agree more. The numbers really do matter! Here is what makes this a tough case. Monty does have low thyroid levels, however not so low that they couldn't be in line with what is normal for a Greyhound. Also, his TSH is normal and his cholesterol (not listed above) was normal. A high percentage of dogs that are hypothyroid will have both an elevated TSH and cholesterol level. If I was only given this thyroid result with no history I would say not hypothyroid. The tough part is that not every dog that is hypothyroid will have an elevated TSH or cholesterol level. So although some Greyhounds may have "normal" levels compatible with Monty's numbers... what if Monty's normal levels are actually in the normal range for other dogs and now they are low because of hypothyroidism? Several of his signs COULD be compatible with hypothyroidism although as noted above maybe they are related to something else. This is where things get confusing... how do you know? Well, Monty has already seen teh dermatologist which is the most logical next step. If the derm vet says it doesn't look like hypothyroidism then I would pursue testing recommended by the derm vet (likely skin biopsy/culture). If the derm vet says a trial of soloxine is indicated... then I'd likely pursue that as a next step. Clear as mud, right? It's what makes "long distance" diagnosis very tough, I guess.

I'd be inclined to let the vet have a look.

Remember not to take these blood values as gospel! The commercial lab we use has normal thyroid levels of 0.5-2.0 for ANY breed of dog... so a creatinine of 2.2 in a Greyhound at our lab would be perfectly in line with their normal levels. http://www.animalmedicalcentreofmedina.com...y%20Failure.pdf And that's why this should probably have one of those "Don't try this at home." warnings

I have to agree. I drive about 30 minutes to my vet. There are three doctors in the practice, but I almost always see the same one. In fact, if she left that practice, I would follow to her new one. The techs there are great, too. When Kara needed extractions at her last dental, they provided me with print outs from their digital x-ray machine. They always take time to explain and, after any surgery like a dental, they will always call the following day to check on the patient. Glad Cougar is healing well.

My three prefer eyelid curls.

Verrry intereshting...

Same with the Pro Plan Select salmon. Almost smells like cat kibble.