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She seems to want to walk on the grass on the edge of the sidewalk and not the sidewalk itself....but I do not know if this is because her pads are sensitive or the walking on the grass has turned her pads pink? Also, she no longer has access to any grass in our backyard..only cement and pea gravel. Wonder if that has anything to do with it? The other hounds pads are fine. I wondered if it is age related too because Maggie will be 10 this month. Did I mention she is a tripod?

Nope, we walk them almost every day.

I am curious as to why Maggie-Mae's paw pads are all turning pink and super smooth? They used to be black and rough. I did a google search and couldn't come up with any good info as to why. Any particular reason why? It's a very pale pink. Thanks for any help.

Our little Lena recently had a dental and with 2 failed attempts at putting a catheter in her leg she ended up looking like this Her little ankle on her leg was so swollen and the bruising looked terrible. The Vet said they have never seen a dog bleed so much from a failed catheter insert...they couldn't get it to stop. Finally it let up. I told them to keep Amicar on hand because greyhounds can be bleeders! I rubbed arnica gel on her leg 3xs a day for a few days and the buising went away within 3-4 days.

Pam at Cozy Coats & More made a custom pair of 3 legged pajamas for my tripod, Maggie-Mae! The back leg velcros opened and closed so we don't have to lift her leg. She did a greyt job and Maggie is so cozy and warm in her pjs thread about the pajamas

I misspoke...I didn't mean to state prednisone specifically...I think that any type of steroid is going to be of help but still wouldn't hurt to ask the Vet! I am so used to prednisone because I took it myself on a regular basis for many years and so that is what always comes out of my mouth when I think steroids! I think that the damage happens within the first 24 hours of injury...so treating with steroids in that time is going to lessen the amount of damage (that is the hope)

Giving high doses of prednisone within the first 24-48 hours after the injury is critical to how well they recover! It also depends on where the piece of cartilage gets lodged in the spine(how high up in the spine.) The only way to diagnose FCE 100% is MRI. Our Alan took several months to recover....which he never did completely. We took him to water therapy for several months. He went on to enjoy life...even with his disability.

Maggie-Mae is here to give you hope...with amputation and 6 rounds of chemo(Carboplatin/Gemzar)she is 39 months cancer free... ...and she enjoys every minute of her life! She had her amputation and chemo done at OSU where she continues to go every 3-4 months for check-ups.

My heart aches for you and the loss of Doc. The Osteo monster has taken yet another precious life Brian and I were so glad we could help bring Doc home to you. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Kim, I am so sorry to hear that your Callie has Osteo I will be keeping you, Herman and Callie in my thoughts and prayers. Maggie-Mae is 2 years post amp and she was given a 6 month prognosis. There is Hope! You will be surprised at how well she will adjust to being a tripod. I don't think Maggie-Mae misses that fourth leg!

Janet, you can come visit us then and we can make the trek to Columbus together

Wonderful news about Isis! If it truly was a FCE, her recovery is a miracle! It took our Alan about 6 months of rehab to get him to the point that he is at and he is still partially paralyzed in his left hind leg.

Unfortunately, strokes are common in greyhounds.... Ohio State Greyhound Health and Wellness program article on strokes My vet here is still resistant to this idea, even after this data, and SHE has been practicing upwards of 25 years. It is hard when these vets aren't greyhound savvy, and unwilling to accept the info. we give them. I am trying to find a greyhound savvy vet in this area, even it if is a drive. Yes, greyhounds can and do get strokes. This is exactly why Dr. Couto is trying so hard to help Vets that are not greyhound savvy understand that greyhounds are NOT like any other dog!!! Dr. Couto has all of the facts and studies to back up what he says. Why are Vets reluctant to accept the fact that greyhounds ARE DIFFERENT??? Are they really all that arrogant?

Unfortunately, strokes are common in greyhounds.... Ohio State Greyhound Health and Wellness program article on strokes

Beth, I am so sorry to hear this about Isis Our Alan suffered a FCE and was totally paralyzed in his rear legs. FCE is when a piece of cartilage gets lodged in the spine and blocks the flow of blood to one or more limbs. Depending on where the cartilage gets lodged determines where the damage occurs. It is kinda of stroke like but needs to be treated differently than an actual stroke because it is not a blood clot. FCE needs to be treated with high doses of steroids within 24 hours. Our emergency Vet recognized right away that it was a possible FCE and immediately treated him with steroids for 24 hours. All of the damage will occur within the first 24 hours. The only way FCE can be diagnosed for sure is by doing a MRI of the spine. Stroke, on the other hand, should NOT be treated with steroids!! Because a stroke is a blood clot, steroids can increase the clotting factor, therefore, causing the stroke to become worse. Dr. Couto recommends treating with baby aspirin. Dr. Couto says all greyhound owners should keep baby aspirin in their medicine cabinet! Don't hesitate to pm me with any questions! Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!

It's never easy when they leave us So sorry for your loss, Trudy and Jeff.

She is reacting fearful, as it seams. She is so quick and sly about it that you don't see it coming. The A/C guy had moved the gate and came into my office area to get me to sign some papers. I immediately grabbed Lena's collar and held onto her and she stood there with me but I released her collar to sign the papers and she circled around him and before I knew it she snapped at his calf. Thankfully, he works with an all breed rescue and was not angry about it but understanding. SO, my fault for not keeping her under control. When she bit me, I was at my neighbor's house and when I came home and entered the fence the dogs all went crazy, as usual, like I was gone for several months or something. Little Lena barked at me and jumped up and bit my upper arm. I immediately yelled loudly "NO" The third time, a guy came over to pick up a antique dresser I was selling. He came into the fence and the dogs were all in the house. We talked about how he did great dane rescue and he saw the dogs in the doorway and said it was ok to let them out...well, all of the others were ok, but I forgot about the last lena incident with a strange guy and before I knew it she nipped his calf. He said "ouch, that one bit me!" I knew immediately who he meant. I did not see lena do it but knew it was her. They were all just sniffing him when lena moved in for the kill.

Judy, this totally sounds like Little Lena...any excitement and she goes after the other dogs, mostly Isabelle. Thankfully Isabelle is so laid back about it but one day she won't be and I am afraid that would be ugly. Thank you so much for this greyt advice! Now that I am hobbling around on crutches, the training may not go so well as I can't go to her easily and I can't get her to come with me etc... but at least Brian can start working with her till I can walk again.

Yes, we can! We keep all of the dogs blocked away from any guests that enter the home till they calm down then they are allowed to interact. We can try to do one on one with Lena. She is not food motivated.

We will muzzle her when others are over but I would like to not have to We have had her since April of 2008. She was our foster dog, but we officially adopted her on July 29, 2008. She is 4 years old now.

Lena has always been a play biter, when we come home from being away she nips at our wrists or arms or backs of our legs. I have always yelled "no" when she did that to me and she would immediately stop. She also nips at Isabelle whenever she gets excited... for example: if they hounds are outside and they see a squirrel they all get up and go to the fence and start barking, Lena immediately starts nipping at Isabelle's neck or back of her legs. She sometimes does this to the other hounds but it's mostly Isabelle. Lena was always a little unsure of strange men but only when they come onto our property or into our house. She is never like that out in public. Most recently her behavior has gotten a lot worse. She has now bit 3 people, me being one of those 3. She bit our air conditioning guy on the calf muscle ( he was doing nothing wrong, just standing there while I signed some papers,) she bit my arm ( I had just come back to the house after being down at my neighbor's house) and she bit a gentleman that came over to pick something up yesterday (all he was doing was standing in the driveway talking to us, she bit his calf muscle.) All incidents she has not broken skin, all incidents were lightning quick and she gave no warning. No growling or barking just walk up sniff, sniff and snap! I am thankful that the men were understanding but the next person may not be. I don't want her to be labeled as a viscious dog! She is the kindest, sweetest little slip of a girl and loves to cuddle with us. We are so upset about this behavior. We don't want to have to muzzle her every time people come to our house we want to fix the problem! Please help us! I assume our first step is to take her in for a check-up (blood work etc..)? Thank you in advance for any help or advice.

Oh no, Ali...I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Periwinkle Keeping you in my thoughts.

Our little Lena had her corn surgically removed over a year ago. We took her to OSU Vet hospital to see the best Ortho Doctor (Dr. Dyce) and he told us that since her corn likely occurred because she had an injury to that pad (corns can grow in a pad that has been injured... for example, if something punctured the pad or the pad was cut open or something got lodged in the pad and had to be dug/cut out) then it would be less likely to grow back once surgically removed. If the corn has occurred because of viral reasons (coming from something that is occurring inside the body) it would be more likely for the corn to grow back. Since she was not using the leg with the corn anyway and she was basically a tripod, her recovery was not too bad . The hardest part was keeping her from chewing off the bandage! Unfortunately, her corn has started to grow back

I am so sorry, Kari May time heal your broken heart.

Yes, it has been 2 years that has gone by, not 1! I will never forget because I had my ruptured cerebral aneurysm on November 11, 2007 then I lost a very dear friend almost 5 months later to the very same thing that almost took my life. I still have her emails on my computer, can't bring myself to delete them. She loved Miss Nellie as much as we did...in fact, so much that she made Adrian drive her to Ohio so she could meet her in person! She brought joy to my life at times when I didn't know if I could ever feel joy again. Missing you, Trish. Edited to add that it is ironic that April is National Donate Life month...even in her death Trish continued to help others.