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    What Brand Of Dog Food Do You Feed Your Greyhounds - Revisited

    in Food and dietary discussion

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    All this talk does not produce any viable guidance any help to the totally confused greyhounder (me). If I take a look at different brands consumption distribution vs. population i got "0" useful information. It looks like greyhounds’ community does not have any idea what food is the best for greyhounds, what food is causing problems and health hazards.

    I have two greyhounds and one of them (6.5 y.o.) has developed osteosarcoma. Nobody knows what is the triggering mechanism for this disease in greyhounds, but 22% of them are getting this killer-sickness. Some think that it is genetic related problem; some attribute it to the environmental conditions (including food and water).

    There is NO STUDY that I got across related to the correlation of osteosarcoma and type of food dogs were fed during their life time.

    I got across many different internet sites related to the totally UNREGULATED Dog Food Industry (what a shame!). Some say that to prevent cancer you need to feed your dogs with high protein food with absolutely no carbohydrates (Aloha Co.), some say that this type of food might cause kidney failure, some say - no grain diet is the “must†diet, other say that grain is necessary component for domesticated animals digestion system.

    Again - total confusion. One piece of information - when I started feed my dogs with the "Taste of wilderness" (bison meat based, high protein dry food) both dogs developed very severe allergy. Their skin became open wound. Just beware of this. :wacko:

     

    Hi, no special advice on the food question but it's good to hear from you -- I saw the name Charming and thought it must be you. (You don't have enough posts to receive a private message, so I'm posting here.) It sounds like Charming is still hanging in; I'm really glad to hear it, I think of him often!

    My Beloved Cat Has Cancer

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    My cat Quinn had nasal cancer that had already spread to at least one lymph node when we discovered it. Treatment wasn't really an option, both because chemo probably wouldn't work, and including because he hated going to the vet. Fortunately I had about two good months with him before it was time for him to go. I gave him all the love I could and took a picture of him virtually every day.

    New To Forum

    in Introductions & Biography

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    Who makes all the cool greyhound banners?

     

     

    Welcome to you and your sweet boy!

     

    English professor here, with many future English teachers as students. :)

     

    The signatures (what you call banners) are made by various folks on GT who know Photoshop . . . not including me! Sometimes they offer to do them for other folks.

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