PrairieProf

I tried; they're still not coming out very well. The one below is the best I could get. The biggest bump is at the front of the toe in back here, right before the division; where you see a tiny red dot on the front toe is where I tried to squeeze one there; not much came out, but it actually looks smaller now. These really look like the warts/cysts (my vet seemed to use different names and I could never pin him down) that she got on her back numerous times. The good news is that they really don't bother her even when I squeeze -- I get no more reaction than the general "stop messing with my toes" flick of the foot she does when I'm cutting her nails; she doesn't even open her eyes. One more followup -- I counted carefully, and there are ten of these that I can find across her four feet. I just found a few more that are sort of on the back of her foot -- in the "hollow" above the stop pad. One is even about an inch higher. That seems a crazy number all at once for warts or cysts! Could they possibly be some kind of bug bites? We've spent a good bit of time hanging out on the grass lately.

I was trimming Beth's nails today for the first time since her toe amputation (it was done at the vet a couple of weeks ago) and noticed that she has one or more bumps on the underside of every foot! They are on the furry underside of the toes or webbing, though a couple are on the side of the toe as you see below -- they are not large and kind of whitish if you look closely; one had a little trace of crust as if it had drained a bit. They don't seem to bother her if pressed and she's not limping that I can see. After some research, am I right in thinking these are probably seed warts? Or some kind of other papilloma type thing? She's had a bunch of issues with wart/cyst type things before, though not on her feet. Some of these have drained and gone away on their own over time, a few needed to be surgically removed, one ruptured before we removed it and caused a big problem. Of course the two largest ones are on her foot with the amputation. These are also closest to the pad, the others are more up underneath where the toes raise off the ground. These are on the toe surfaces facing the missing toe gap -- you can see one just beyond my fingertip and the other is on the facing side, right above the pad. Any chance these will just go away? Should I be watching and waiting, or soaking them, or asking my vet (whom I'll go to see tomorrow or the next day) to do something to them? OK, edited to add, crap, when I was taking the first picture I missed that the biggest one (she has THREE on the amp foot) is on the other outside toe. It is the largest and almost touches the ground. (Sorry, couldn't get a non-blurry shot.) Darn, can't believe another foot issue so soon, and I don't want her to start limping on the amputation foot just when we're back to near-normal activity..... Is it a bad sign that the worst ones are on that foot? Though given she's had similar bumps on her back it seems strange that they would be related to pressure on the remaining toes....

Did this not wanting to walk just start recently? Could it be related to the heat? Does she limp or walk strangely when she does walk? Does she show discomfort when you press on the corn/callus areas on the toes? Has she had a general vet check, bloodwork, etc.? If she walks normally but just doesn't want to walk (this really isn't clear from what you've posted so far) it might be too much of an assumption that her toes are the problem. Poor girl ... Beth just lost one toe after a running ligament injury, and what happened to Lacie is what I dread when I let her run again.

Best wishes from me and recent toe-amputee Beth (around Memorial Day). She had some complications with the healing, but is showing no ill effects at this point from a full weight-bearing toe amp.

Are they calluses (seems entirely possible, but I've never heard of it) or corns? If they're calluses, could they be softened and filed down a bit the way you'd do for calluses on human feet? Are you sure it's the calluses causing the problem, vs. arthritis or something else? Have you consulted with your vet?

So sorry. I'm glad she never had to miss her buddy Tony.

I am so terribly sorry -- I can't imagine. :grouphug

Welcome!

What a wonderful tribute to a wonderful hound. I am so sorry for your loss -- I followed some of the saga and was too hoping Minny would recover. I'm glad you had special time with him and his passing was peaceful.

I don't have any medical insight, but I'm sorry that you continue to have Wizard worries.

I am so sorry for your loss.

Oh no, I am so very sorry.

When I am in New York State, I go hiking with a greyhound group there on trails in a state park. A number of the members of the group do regularly let their greys off leash back in the woods. (One of these is my parents' neighbor and she also lets her girl off leash around her house -- we live on a small private road.) It is breathtaking to see the hounds running through the woods having a wonderful time and I am amazed at how they spontaneously come back to check in with their people -- something I can never picture Beth doing (she sure doesn't do it at the dog park -- she's pretty independent-minded). Nonetheless it does really shock me that they do this, and I'd never do it myself -- I couldn't live with the anxiety or the grief and guilt if something happened.

Really glad she seems to be OK!

A T4 of less than .5 means nothing in a greyhound. Beth's was .4 as I recall when we tested it and we did the full thyroid panel with endocrinologist interpretation and she was fine, same with lots of other greys here.

Oh crap (really). Peeing and pooping both? How odd. Sending good thoughts for a quick non-major diagnosis. I'll be checking for updates!!

Sorry she's sick! Darn. Glad you can get her in right away. BTW I think they can do a cPL to rule out pancreatitis, but a TLI has to be 12 hours fasting.

Welcome to you and your gorgeous boy! Love the picture with his "mini me."

I have an only hound and here are things I do to make sure she gets social time: going to the dog park (early in the morning, when it's not busy, with large dogs only who are familiar to us); greyhound playdates; dog training classes; taking her to places where we meet other dogs on leash and people too (Beth adores getting petted by new people): pet food stores, farmer's market, outdoor festivals and concerts of various kinds. I live in a big dog-walking area too. Oh, and doing greyhound Meet & Greets of course! That's a great social activity for her. I'm sure she'd be fine with less (and obviously we don't do all these things all the time), but I do work at it -- she is a very well socialized and outgoing dog! If you are home a lot you might also be a great person to think of offering hound- or general dog-sitting for people in your area.

What test(s) did he have done? If it was just a T4 (what would be done in a standard blood panel), that's virtually meaningless for greyhounds. Does your vet know that normal greyhound thyroid levels are much lower than for other breeds? Trooper needs a full thyroid panel sent out before any determination can be made that he has low thyroid. I'm sure others will address this issue very soon! See this for more info: http://www.greythealth.com/hypothyroid.html

I just smear a little stuff (used to be peanut butter, now it's lowfat Greek yogurt) inside the opening and freeze. Once early on I sealed the hole with a piece of frozen banana and Beth didn't know what to do -- as I left the house I heard her howling in her crate and thought oh no, she's developing separation anxiety! but it was just that she was upset she didn't know how to get into her Kong!!

How heartbreaking. Sending good thoughts.

Beth also barks when playing, and sometimes in the house when she's excited or wants attention -- she can be the loudest, barkiest dog at the dog park! But she isn't a routine or problem barker, and I live in a house, so I don't have any suggestions for you, except not to worry about a problem you may not ever have.

I've actually used bitter yuck spray over a boo boo. Both my bridge boys Sherman and Patton had a foot injury. They destroyed the house trying to get their muzzles off, and kept slipping from a no bite collqr, pulled off socks Jeven secured with vet wrap,) and chewed off bandages. They were relentless. Finally in desperation, I tried the spray, and hurrah it worked! They stopped licking! Beth licked her foot about five minutes after I sprayed that stuff on ... meanwhile I was tasting it for days!

He'll get used to it. I know, it's hard to do! Just turn his body/head towards his booboo area and make absolutely sure he can't reach it even with the collar on -- collars don't always take into account the flexibility of those long greyhound spines and the added reach of the long noses!