Josie Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I always saw some of Tuffy dorsal spine (spinous process)..more if He is laying down in weird position (like most greys like to sleep ) Is it something to be concern of? PS He is not underweight (I can fell his ribs but they dont show), the vet says that He should not gain any more weight (difficult for a big pig as He is!) Quote Our first greyhound, Tuffy: You will always be there with us my angel! Tuffy greyhound-dataOtis greyhound-data Abbey greyhound-data"When you open your minds to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth." W.Bishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ArtysPeople Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 If you just mean that you can see the bumps along his spine, yeah, that's totally normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 We can see it in all the hounds here. And with Minerva, her hipbones are so prominent, you could shave with 'em. Our most recent foster is the same way- he's pretty underweight, and nothing seems to "stick" to him. Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicocat Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Good rule of thumb too is that you should be abe to see the last couple of ribs. Quote Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 If you just mean that you can see the bumps along his spine, yeah, that's totally normal. yes, bumps on the dorsal part... like 3-4 bumps (spinous process)... Quote Our first greyhound, Tuffy: You will always be there with us my angel! Tuffy greyhound-dataOtis greyhound-data Abbey greyhound-data"When you open your minds to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth." W.Bishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffer Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yup.. Atlas has always been 'spiny'. So much so that we once met a little boy who called him a "dragon dog" because he had "spines" on his back like a Dragon. This is the best picture I could find of his. That's what you meant, right? 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 simile Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yep, we can see Tip and Chloe's spine quite clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yup.. Atlas has always been 'spiny'. So much so that we once met a little boy who called him a "dragon dog" because he had "spines" on his back like a Dragon. This is the best picture I could find of his. That's what you meant, right? YES! glad other greys are like that.. but I founded weird that those bone are showing even if Tuffy is "fat" for a grey.. LOL.. Quote Our first greyhound, Tuffy: You will always be there with us my angel! Tuffy greyhound-dataOtis greyhound-data Abbey greyhound-data"When you open your minds to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth." W.Bishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greyt_dog_lover Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have been told by my adoption agency that you should see 3-5 "bumps" along the spine, as well as the last 3 ribs of your grey. This is considered the "ideal" weight. Now you will get various opinoins of how many you will see, but that is one thing that everyone agrees upon, you SHOULD be able to see some of their ribs as well as some of their spine. If you cant see any of either, your pup is overweight. Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 My s/o jokes that Carl's prominent spine makes him look more like a sturgeon than a dog! LOL Quote Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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