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It's a happy thing. Echo does it all the time!

Are you able to just lift him? Prop his front feet up on the vehicle, and then lift his back end with one hand between his legs and an arm his belly. To get him out, support his chest and gently lower him to the ground as he jumps out. That's how it's done at the track, so he'll probably know what to do.

My female was spayed at two years old, after her racing career. You'll find that to be the case with the vast majority of greyhounds. It's supposed to be partially covered to an extent. It's when it's fully covered that it can become a problem.

That was true in Kansas too. Southland as well. There's no way that's true. We just got several dogs in from Caliente and they were all current on shots.

My Echo suffers from this problem, but it has never caused a UTI. I would NOT do the surgery unless the condition is causing health problems. It's a large incision in an area where stitches easily pop out. Not something I want to put my girl through. I treat her flare ups with antibacterial/antifungal powder and wipes. Otherwise, she keeps it pretty clean on her own. Wow. I've fostered a bunch in the last 11 years and have never seen a female greyhound that had it....or maybe I just wasn't picking up their tails and inspecting... Just checked foster girlies girlie parts and they look fine. Strange. I've been around hundreds of females over the years at the track, and I have only seen a handful who have the issue.

Interesting! I'm not sure. Maybe the type of cancer? His was an adenocarcinoma, which my vet said is a very aggressive type. Also, his was not a total thyroidectomy, which meant there was a chance that the cancer could come back. The vet that did the surgery (an excellent, well renowned surgeon) said the tumor might grow back in 6 months and he'd live about another year. The longest he had ever seen a dog go was three years before the tumor grew back. The dog lived a year after that. My retriever went four years and nothing ever came back.

Craig, I am so sorry!

Sounds like you're on the right track. Have you asked your vet about medications that regulate PTH and calcitonin? Seems to me that no matter how much calcium the body takes in, nothing will happen if the right hormones aren't present to regulate uptake. This may be far-fetched, but dairy cows can suffer from "milk fever" (very low blood calcium) during their first days of lactation. Treatment is a simple Ca injection, but if untreated, the cow can go comatose and even die. To counter this, they are fed rations with anionic salts in the days prior to calving. It tricks the body into increasing the blood Ca concentration, which offsets the drastic decrease at calving that normally causes milk fever. Can they do something similar in dogs? My retriever had thyroid cancer. He had half of his thyroid removed. They told me he would live about a year and instead he lived another four and died of an unrelated cause. Good luck to you and your girl - I know where you're coming from.

The parathyroid glands don't produce calcium. They produce parathyroid hormone which increases the blood concentration of it. Calcium has to come from the diet. Why would you be supplementing with tums? What did your vet tell you about her prognosis?

My girl has something similar. She's on an anti-inflammatory (meloxicam) for it. Regularly rubbing her down with liniment on her back and hind helps her, too.

Wow, Judy! How cool is that!!! Same here, Judy! I haven't seen a flea on any of mine in several years.

Sounds to me like they make the perfect pair.

My lazy dogs hardly lifted an ear.

Look for the kind that's opaque, not see through.

We just went through this with a broken leg dog at the adoption kennel. Clean it and cover in raw, unpasteurized honey. Wrap with gauze and vet wrap. Muzzle Ruby if necessary. You'll be amazed at how fast it heals.

I feel your pain - My Dazzle has always been a hard keeper. If it makes you feel any better, it's much healthier for them to be on the thin side than on the fat side.

It's very normal - nothing to worry about. Greyhounds can drop a lot of weight really fast. Mine lose a couple pounds when they're boarded, too.

My Echo was the exact same way until I brought Diego home. She barked maybe 2-3 times a year. Now Echo barks and runs and plays with the fluffy puppy every morning. My quiet-as-a-mouse girl is now the loudest dog I have.

Those look like the bugs that crawl in there after it has "cured" for a few days. Tapes look different.

That's usually one that needs to heal without a bandage. Use betadine and/or neosporin to keep it clean. Put a muzzle on her to keep her from licking it. Put a poop cup in the muzzle if she continues to lick. If you don't have one, just duct tape the front of the muzzle. Hope your girl heals up quickly.

Definitely looks like a corn to me. Sorry to hear your girl is having trouble - I can empathize. I'd think the corn hulling would help her. It's pretty non-invasive. Also - do we drive the same car? Acura RSX? Best dog car ever, am I right? Check out what I did to mine!

Sounds like a lab puppy to me. That's pretty common in puppies and most all of them will just grow out of it. Just tell her not to feed into the behavior.

You're in my thoughts, Judy.

You're right - it won't.