MarcR

How's he feeling today?

They used to do that in the "dark ages" - people would throw their waste out the windows into the alleys and streets..... a problem for those who lived on the streets and fell asleep under a window! YUK! And the origin of the British term for the convenience - loo. Before tossing, proper etiquette called for yelling "garde l'eau", French for "look out for the water". Guess it didn't rain "pennies from heaven"...

I'm truly sorry for your loss.

Good grief! a doggy litter pan

Sounds like Nadia. She tore a nail almost off. I let the vet remove it (yes, I was chicken). Not a sound from my drama queen, either. With her, the more trivial, the more noise.

Based on my cat, I agree... tapes are unpleasant but not a big deal. I've been spared tapes in the hounds.

I have the same type of clipper. I jokingly call it "training wheels"

From what I've read, although in a minority of cases it's caused by hypothyroidism, they really don't know what causes the bald butt. It's not inflammatory or the result of abuse. The hair often grows back, but not always. Nadia is eight, has been off the track for four years and still has a rump with that Yul Brenner look.

It happens, especially with black nails. I did it to Her Ladyship (Nadia). It has made me a bit of a coward when it comes to clipping their nails now. BTW, I've seen it happen to professional groomers and vet techs.

No words of advice, but I hope you find out what's troubling Memphis and that he makes a full recovery.

Thanks, Lindsay. I sure hope I don't have to learn any more about tapeworms...

That's one of my favorite worm sites for pics! It's the one I would have posted. Yuppers. Almost always when owners see 'worms' in the dog's feces, it is tapeworm segments. You will rarely see actual worms in the dog's stool unless it is a very heavy infection (female roundworms especially like to travel looking for a mate) or if you have just dewormed and the dead ones come out. As for treating, you need a worming medicine with the ingredient Praziquantel. Most common wormers are for roundworm and hookworm, and they will not kill tapeworms. If you recently had fleas, this is most likely the flea tapeworm Dipylidium caninum. Dogs get this worm from eating an infected larval flea. Chances are you killed all of the fleas, but the tapeworm just wasn't mature and shedding segments yet, which is why you are only now seeing them. But it can't hurt to treat for fleas again, just in case. MarcR, your cat probably had one of the Taeniid tapeworms. The intermediate host for those are rodents and rabbits. No fleas necessary. ~Lindsay~ Would that type of worm have smaller segments? I'm pretty sure the segments the cat shed were shorter than 1/2 inch even when extended.

I don't have a specific answer to your question, but this link has good info on corns: http://www.grassmere-animal-hospital.com/corns.htm

Poor kid... I hope he heals soon...

I am truly sorry for your loss.

Sorry if the "grain of rice" description caused conufsion. The segments do move when freshly shed (at least K.C.'s did). Id may also be that the cat picked up a different species of tapeworm.

My bridge cat K.C. used to get them from the rabbits he hunted - actually from the fleas on the rabbits which carry the eggs. The ones he got would shed the grain-of-rice segments. Maybe they were a different species. I've been spared that "joy" with the hounds so far.

Tapeworms usually shed segments about the size and shape of a grain of rice. Your best bet is to take the sample to your vet. He/she can identify the worms and provide appropriate treatment. In the meantime,I sure hope that sample is clearly labeled

Tape worms usually shed segments similar in size and shape to a grain of rice (one of my cats got tapeworm from time to time). Tapeworms are most often spread by fleas infected with tapeworm eggs. The cat would get them from rabbits he hunted. Other dietary "excursions" could result in infection as well. I use Interceptor for heartworm, but it also controls roundworms, hookworms and whipworms. edited because I can't type

Corns can and do come back. I don't know if you've seen this or not, but here's some good info on corns: http://www.grassmere-animal-hospital.com/corns.htm Did the vet xray the effected leg?

I've read the same thing with regard to older greys, senior diets and weight loss. Senior greyhounds need more calories.

I'm glad you seem to be getting some good news finally... hope it continues

Hope this doesn't add to the confusion. This article goes into some detail on normal values for greyhounds: http://home.comcast.net/~greyhndz/hypothyroid.htm

Wow... glad to hear no cancer...I don't really have any input on what an ortho or neuro consult might show. Maybe your vet can give you some insight on what additional info might be obtained.

I'm glad to hear it's not cancer. Hopefully, she can be treated wiht medication. My Nadia has dilated cardiomyopathy and is doing well on meds.