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Batmon, thank you for your reply and clarifying! Below is a copy of her blood results which might read differently than in the US. I have also compared them to the chart normal for Greys. I am having trouble copying the previous one but the main differences are the Platelets are slightly higher from 123 and the Basophils were 0.0. She is going to get an Xray but the vet did not want to put her through that immediately and wants to redo blood in 3 months. She does need dental and has just started a course of Metronidazole as there is a swelling in one of her glands in the neck which could also have been caused by a recent neck trauma (long story!). Thank you so much for your response. I really have received so much help from Greytalk. Total Protein 61 50-74 g/L Albumin 35 27-44 g/L Globulin 26 16-36 g/L ALT (SGPT) 37 12-118 U/L Alkaline Phosphatase 11 5-131 U/L BUN 7.9 2.1-11.1 mmol/L Creatinine 129 44-141 umol/L Glucose 6.0 3.9-7.7 mmol/L Comment(s) Hemolysis 2+ No significant interference. Test Requested Results Adult Reference Range Units Complete Blood Count WBC 4.1 4.0-15.5 10^9/L RBC 7.7 4.8-9.3 10^12/L Hemoglobin 190 121-203 g/L Hematocrit 56 36-60 % MCV 72 58-79 fL MCH 24.7 19-28 pg MCHC 342 300-380 g/L Platelet Count 134 (LOW) 170-400 10^9/L Platelet Estimate DECREASED (LOW) ADEQUATE Differential Absolute % Adult Reference Range Units Neutrophils 2.38 2.06-10.60 10^9/L Lymphs 0.86 0.69-4.50 10^9/L Monocytes 0.08 0-0.84 10^9/L Eosinophils 0.57 0-1.20 10^9/L Basophils 0.21 (HIGH) 0-0.15 10^9/L Blood Parasites NONE SEEN RBC Comment RBC Morphology Normal Remarks Blood smear reviewed by technologist. Test Requested Results Adult Reference Range Units Heartworm Antigen HEARTWORM ANTIGEN NEGATIVE Negative for adult heartworm antigen (mature female heartworms). Infection occurring sooner than 5 to 7 months prior to testing may not be detected. ** Edited as chart scrambled when posted! Hope this works.

Our greyhound has just had blood work done. She is 6 years old and has been limping for a few weeks – right front leg. The vet examined her and nothing shows up. Her blood values look normal, I think, except the Basophils are high at 0.21 (normal would be 0-015). I am really concerned that this could relate to cancer as I understand it relates to the bone marrow. Is anyone familiar with Basophils? Thank you for any response.

Thank you for this information.

Thank you all for your replies. Very helpful. As greysmom said it could be some other intestinal disease and/or food intolerance. It has been very difficult feeding her since she arrived about two years ago. She does not like any kind of kibble so ended up on raw and managed to get her weight up but this might not be working for her now. I will probably have to cook for her when I figure out what she will eat. There is no vomiting just the occasional flare up of liquid poop. I do feel she might be in pain sometimes. Thanks again for your help.

Can anyone tell me the symptoms of stress induced colitis. My grey appears she might be suffering from this as there are flare ups now and again. If so, what is the best way to treat. Just thought I would check before going to the vet. Thank you -- any input would be appreciated.

At least he is eating even with the delay. If he is on medication could that be affecting him? My concern is that my girl maintains her weight which she is without going on drugs and just trying to heal her gut. I wish she could talk and let me know what is bothering her! Probably most of us wish it was not such a guessing game. I would be interested to know if he gets back to his normal schedule. Something else my girl does when she does not feel well is lick her bed or wherever she is lying on which is an indication to me is she is not feeling well. Liking herself is fine.

There have been two situations where this has/is happening. With my boy when he was sick and too full of drugs for the first time in his life he started pushing the bowl away -- I am sure he was hungry but too sick or nauseous to eat. It was really difficult to watch. I have had my girl for two years now and when she arrived was completely stressed out. Pushing the bowl away is something she does. It has been a real tough time getting her to eat. It seems what she will eat one day will not eat the next. At the beginning kibble was out of the question and still is so we ended up on raw. This seemed to work for quite a while but we had to eliminate chicken and turkey. Then she would start the pushing the bowl and walk away. So ended up on ground beef and rice (cooked) for a few days. Tonight she is back on the raw again. It seems that I have to keep changing her food to keep her eating. One vet believes she had stress induced colitis so I believe that sometimes she does not feel well sometimes. Perhaps your boy is just not feeling well when pushing the bowl away?

We just received an email with this link today about anal gland problems. With my first dog -- not a greyhound -- it was a big issue for him. He came from the Human Society and had some minor surgery done there and since that time the problems started when they did mess with his glands. Have had no problems with the greys so far. http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/anal-gland-problems/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Best%2520Home%2520Remedies%2520For%2520Anal%2520Gland%2520Problems&utm_term=Post&utm_content=anal-gland-problems I don't know if this will help at all but it does agree that removing the glands is a bad idea as mentioned by racindog. I think with these articles we have to take what make sense for our dogs and their situation. Hope this is helpful and all the best for your pup.

Could it be an insect bite -- wasp even? Franny has her mouth open a lot of the time panting? My boy did not like anything flying around his face and try to catch them.

Sorry, should have mentioned this was when we were visiting others with pools. We do not have one. I think if we did I would not let them out without supervision. Perhaps others with pools will chime in.

My first grey thought she could walk on water so, of course, she fell in the deep end and I had to rush to help her out. The with the grey I have now she did the same thing. If no one was there they would have drowned. I do know people with greys and pools and even taught some to swim. But I would be very careful at the beginning and I might never leave them alone near water out of their depth.

Thank you for your input everyone. She is eating reasonably well on her raw diet right now.Not sure how it will compare for what she is eating now. Today I went to the store and they were pretty much sold out.

Yes, she licks when she is not well. Stress is also a trigger (we are expecting a thunder storm tonight and that might do it). She went through so much, I am sure, before I met her. Therefore the suggestion of colitis. Thank you for your response and I will look into those medications for her. I think this is probably a frequent condition for these ex racers (and apparently shelter dogs are inclined to suffer from the same condition) Have also read a lot about leaky gut syndrome which could be related. I wish I could help her more.

Has anyone tried Fresh Pet Dog food. It has been recommended to me by someone. It is a prepared food (not raw) and made in New Jersey and it looks quite good.

That's cute! Unfortunately in this case I believe she is not feeling well. She has been to the vet and they just prescribe antibiotics which I do not think is addressing the issue.

I have had my dog for about 1-1/2 year. She is wonderful. She was dropped off at my home by the adoption group and she was terrified – she did not know where she was. Eventually she did calm down for the most part and is basically a very happy dog now and loves her runs and rolling in the park. She was diagnosed by one vet as shaving stress induced colitis which makes sense to me. It has been very difficult find the right food for her. She will not eat kibble of any kind so ended up with raw made in Ontario but the choices are getting narrow of which one she will eat. I could not find out what food she was eating before she arrived here. The point is, when she is not well she licks her bed and the floor (which I discourage) but I wondered if anyone on the forum has had this issue with excessive licking. It is probably a gastro issue but not sure how to approach it.

Oh no, Tracy. I am so terribly sorry. Before I opened your post I felt this sinking feeling. I am so very very sorry and, of course, there are no words. You helped me through my journey with my little girl and will never forget your kindness and support. My thoughts and sympathy are with you and your beautiful boy.

Thanks, Jerilyn. I think she does actually do what you are describing when being stroked even heard her purring. But I think this is different as in pain or fear. More likely it might be pain going from experience with my previous greyhound. Hoping her teeth are not going to be a problem and brushing does not seem to have a great effect. Thanks for your reply.

Thank you, Hubcitypam. I don't believe she is showing symptoms for GME, at least not yet. She has been here about 18 months and has come a long way to being a very happy dog. She had a form of colitis which took quite a while to get her guts straight -- I think we are 90% there. Anyway, will wait and keep an eye on her. So sorry about Rex and all your angels. It is so difficult watching them go through these conditions.

Thank you for your response. I do not think this is what it is. It is not obvious until stroking her head and feel a vibration.

My dog, a 5 year old female, sometimes has like a vibration in her head. It is not chattering or shaking. I read somewhere that a human experienced this when hungry. I actually checked her after feeding her this evening and she is fine now. Sometimes she does not eat her meal in the morning but I leave cookies and other treats for her during the day. Has anyone experienced this. Thank you.

I read about this on Dogs Naturally as well. But not sure how and where to buy it. I have used flax oil on my dog's food for the omegas. Would be interested to know more. Thanks for posting about this.

My girl had had three dentals all together. The last one when she was 14 years old. There were just a couple of teeth on either side of her mouth and the four canines. We were trying to avoid putting her under at this age but the infection flared up and antibiotics were not going to be the answer. So we went ahead with a certified board specialist dentist in Toronto. My poor girl had a really tough time recovering from the anesthetic, first of all, as they had to keep her overnight which was not the plan. She also had pain in her mouth where the teeth had been removed and the dentist could not figure out why!!! She lived until she was over 15 put had a really difficult time eating and subsequently got weaker and weaker and had a fall 10 months later and we had to let her go. It had been suggested by someone on GT that I should take her to Ohio State University and I really wish I had now and completely avoided the vet who performed the surgery who then decided she did not want to deal with the situation when it went wrong and walked away refusing to see her again and not taking any of my calls. And my little girl suffered all that time and she was such a trooper. I hope this does not disturb you but I wish we had found a much more competent and compassionate vet to do this procedure. The bottom line is the infection had to be put under control. I guess the point is getting the right person and someone who is completely familiar with greyhounds and dentistry with a very good track record.

This poor dog (your first one) has been bounced around so much from the track, to foster, adopted and they returned, and they to you (you say he has bonded with you?). H does not know where he is at IMHO. My current dog, I think, was fostered on her way to me. At the beginning she was so sad and gave me the impression that she was missing someone, or another dog, but with time she has adjusted after a lot of understanding and getting up many nights to take her out. She is happy but not to the degree I would like but this will take time. A vet has suggested that she does now have stress induced colitis based on her history to the best of my knowledge. I have had two greys before (a boy and a girl) -- the girl was much better with children than my boy but he was still very tolerant. We really don't know everything they have been through before we adopt them. If the dog I have now, who has settled incredibly well since October, was uplifted again she would suffer terribly. It did take patience, love and respect of who she is. What if this was a child, would they understand what on earth was going on in their lives. I do not know all the facts in your situation and I hope someone else comments on this situation. Sorry if this does not come across the right way. I do not post very often!