Guest gazf Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hi Guys just wanted to ask for some advice, Our grewyhound Keira has a hair loss problem on her back legs. I have read in my greyhound book that is common in greyhounds for x racing dogs to lose some over time but keira has never raced. Is there anything i can do to help any hair to grown back Thanks Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhounder Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 My pup never raced and he has some thin spots back there.. I think its just a natural thing for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest charmsmom Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 1. Is she crated? They can often rub the fur off their butts if they rub against their crate. 2. Have you had her Thyroid checked? If she's having weight changes without diet change in addition to hair loss, have that checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffer Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 It's a greyhound thing. I know of two dogs who have never been crated, never raced, never been exposed to the same lifestyle of a racer and one has a furry behind, the other does not. Quote Jennifer and Beamish (an unnamed Irish-born Racer) DOB: October 30, 2011 Forever and always missing my "Vowels", Icarus, Atlas, Orion, Uber, and Miss Echo, and Mojito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hokiebuck Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Crate rub is a complete myth. There are many theories regarding BBS....Bare Butt Syndrome Thyroid: It could be that, but from what my Vet tells me a thyroid problem is usually more splotchy hair loss, plus there is a change in the behavior of the dog. Crate rub: There are plenty of examples of dogs that are never crated that have BBS. I think its just a myth perpetuated by Anti-racing folks. Exercise Induced: This is the one I believe to be a more prevelent cause. Evidently there is a hormone that is increased with activity/exercise. When that hormone gets elevated in some GHs it causes hair loss. I know when I got my Cash, he had more hair on his butt, but when I got him and trained him for racing (LGRA) he lost most of the hair on his butt, stomach and bottom of his neck. I asked the vet about this and told me what I said above. That is also why a lot of people see hair growth after they adopt their GHs because their activity level drops dramatically when they are retired. If he is not acting in differently and seems healthy it probably isn't a thyroid problem and not worth the rather expensive tests. One benefit of his BBS is that he has won Best/Biggest Barest Butt on the Beach at Beach Bound Houds two years running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorn Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I wish I knew the answer to this . I have 3 year old brother and sister greyhounds, one of whom has lovely furry thighs and the other nice pink ones! Both were trained for racing but neither made the grade and officially raced. Sophie's thighs have actually got more bald since I've had her . I'm currently trying various supplements, such as kelp and fish oil, and also a coat tonic that claims to encourage hair growth. No improvement so far though. Quote When a relationship of love is disrupted, the relationship does not cease. The love continues; therefore, the relationship continues. The work of grief is to reconcile and redeem life to a different love relationship. ~ W Scott Lineberry Always Greyhounds Home Boarding and Greyhounds With Love House Sitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreytMuse Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Bare Butt Syndrome We prefer Shiney Hiney Syndrome here... One of my boys has it, one doesn't. No real definitive reason why, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sighthounds4me Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Crate rub is a complete myth. There are many theories regarding BBS....Bare Butt Syndrome Thyroid: It could be that, but from what my Vet tells me a thyroid problem is usually more splotchy hair loss, plus there is a change in the behavior of the dog. Crate rub: There are plenty of examples of dogs that are never crated that have BBS. I think its just a myth perpetuated by Anti-racing folks. Exercise Induced: This is the one I believe to be a more prevelent cause. Evidently there is a hormone that is increased with activity/exercise. When that hormone gets elevated in some GHs it causes hair loss. I know when I got my Cash, he had more hair on his butt, but when I got him and trained him for racing (LGRA) he lost most of the hair on his butt, stomach and bottom of his neck. I asked the vet about this and told me what I said above. That is also why a lot of people see hair growth after they adopt their GHs because their activity level drops dramatically when they are retired. If he is not acting in differently and seems healthy it probably isn't a thyroid problem and not worth the rather expensive tests. One benefit of his BBS is that he has won Best/Biggest Barest Butt on the Beach at Beach Bound Houds two years running! I agree with this. And for the record, I know racing Whippets (who race for fun, and are their owners' pets when not running) who have bald thighs too. So the exercise-induced hormone theory seems to be a good one. Quote Sarah, the human, Henley, and Armani the Borzoi boys, and Brubeck the Deerhound.Always in our hearts, Gunnar, Naples the Greyhounds, Cooper and Manero, the Borzoi, and King-kitty, at the Rainbow Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Demon has had a bald butt since I got him in May. I started giving him Grizzly Salmon Oil a few months ago and he's now sprouting hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hokiebuck Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Demon has had a bald butt since I got him in May. I started giving him Grizzly Salmon Oil a few months ago and he's now sprouting hair! I hear a lot of people claiming the wonders of fish oil, or other supplements. I am sure there is an affect on some dogs, but I wonder how much of it is just the fact they aren't traiing at the intensity they were before and the adoptor puts it on a supplement soon after adopting them? Has anyone out there had a dog retired for a while, say a year or more, with no growth on their thghs, then tried a supplement that had a positive affect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Joseph has been retired for 16 months now. He gets fish oil. He has a little fuzz on his butt but not much -- guy who came to replace my disposal today asked if he'd been shaved. :lol Zema, who has a rather high thyroid as greyhounds go, is usually fuzzy in the winter and bald as a cueball in summer. She's been retired for 7.5 years. No fish oil, she doesn't need it for anything. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest argolola Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 (edited) Lola was a baldie until I added olive oil (and sometimes salmon or fish oil) to her food. It may be a fluke, but it worked for her. Edited January 22, 2008 by argolola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Demon has had a bald butt since I got him in May. I started giving him Grizzly Salmon Oil a few months ago and he's now sprouting hair! I hear a lot of people claiming the wonders of fish oil, or other supplements. I am sure there is an affect on some dogs, but I wonder how much of it is just the fact they aren't traiing at the intensity they were before and the adoptor puts it on a supplement soon after adopting them? Has anyone out there had a dog retired for a while, say a year or more, with no growth on their thghs, then tried a supplement that had a positive affect? I should have been more explicit. I had been giving him a Costco Fish Oil capsule since we got him in May. I noticed his poops were a little looser than I thought they should be and started trying to isolate a potential food allergy. It was the Fish Oil capsule. Reading the label, it has soy in it. He didn't have any suppliment for at least a month. Poops good. Then I bought the Salmon Oil. Poops still good and now the start of a fuzzy butt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sighthounds4me Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Demon has had a bald butt since I got him in May. I started giving him Grizzly Salmon Oil a few months ago and he's now sprouting hair! I hear a lot of people claiming the wonders of fish oil, or other supplements. I am sure there is an affect on some dogs, but I wonder how much of it is just the fact they aren't traiing at the intensity they were before and the adoptor puts it on a supplement soon after adopting them? Has anyone out there had a dog retired for a while, say a year or more, with no growth on their thghs, then tried a supplement that had a positive affect? Yes! We had Naples for about 2 (maybe even 3, I have to think back now) years when we started her on Hair of the Dog. We had tried a couple of other supplements, with limited results. While she does not have fully-hairy thighs, and probably never will, her bald spots are a lot smaller now. Her scars have also filled in well, and the skin is a lot lighter in color. The quality of her skin and coat is a lot nicer, too. Quote Sarah, the human, Henley, and Armani the Borzoi boys, and Brubeck the Deerhound.Always in our hearts, Gunnar, Naples the Greyhounds, Cooper and Manero, the Borzoi, and King-kitty, at the Rainbow Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nikkikaye Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 My 8 year old female- who I got at 2 1/2- was pink and bald on her rump, belly, and back thighs for about the 1st 3 years I had her. In fact what hair she had was of very bad quality - sort of wirey and never soft- and bald everywhere. I always envied greys with soft hair and hair period. This situation persisted for a long time. Then, I switched from the IAMS I had been feeding to Premium Edge kibble AND started giving a daily Omega 3 (from Trader Joe's- it's cheap and works great on my greys!). Now she is as soft as a rabbit and furrier than a rabbit too. Of course, this food and fish oil has been going on for 3 years, but it is like night and day. I cant even believe it's the same dog! There's not a pink bald spot on her- anywhere! She even has fur all over her belly- if you can believe that! And the backs of her thighs are so furry you CANNOT SEE PINK AT ALL... freaky stuff. My female's hair improvement was definitively supplement driven- no doubt about it- period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazy4greys Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Demon has had a bald butt since I got him in May. I started giving him Grizzly Salmon Oil a few months ago and he's now sprouting hair! I hear a lot of people claiming the wonders of fish oil, or other supplements. I am sure there is an affect on some dogs, but I wonder how much of it is just the fact they aren't traiing at the intensity they were before and the adoptor puts it on a supplement soon after adopting them? Has anyone out there had a dog retired for a while, say a year or more, with no growth on their thghs, then tried a supplement that had a positive affect? My girl Skylar was retired in Oct. 2003. She is now 6.5. She is on thyroid meds and on Grizzly Salmon Oil and her fur is growing back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Crate rub is a complete myth. There are many theories regarding BBS....Bare Butt Syndrome Thyroid: It could be that, but from what my Vet tells me a thyroid problem is usually more splotchy hair loss, plus there is a change in the behavior of the dog. Crate rub: There are plenty of examples of dogs that are never crated that have BBS. I think its just a myth perpetuated by Anti-racing folks. Exercise Induced: This is the one I believe to be a more prevelent cause. Evidently there is a hormone that is increased with activity/exercise. When that hormone gets elevated in some GHs it causes hair loss. I know when I got my Cash, he had more hair on his butt, but when I got him and trained him for racing (LGRA) he lost most of the hair on his butt, stomach and bottom of his neck. I asked the vet about this and told me what I said above. That is also why a lot of people see hair growth after they adopt their GHs because their activity level drops dramatically when they are retired. If he is not acting in differently and seems healthy it probably isn't a thyroid problem and not worth the rather expensive tests. One benefit of his BBS is that he has won Best/Biggest Barest Butt on the Beach at Beach Bound Houds two years running! What he said. Plus, it's may just be a greyhound thing. Maybe a genetic component as well. Most of our greys are fully furred, but our blue girl has nakey butt - ironically it's balder in the winter and fuzzier in the summer. I figure, less hair for her to shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAVED2 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 What is the cost per dog per mo. to put them on fish oil caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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