Guest kar Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Being a relative newcomer I was just wondering how prevalent osteo is in greys. I mean is it one in ten, one in twenty or does anyone really know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 More common than anyone would like it to be. Probably a bit more than other large breed dogs, which are prone to developing osteo for no apparent reason other than their size. Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigorangedog Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 From the OSU handout called "Bone Cancer in Greyhounds": "Osteosarcomas (OSAs) are the most common primary bone neoplasm in dogs and the most common tumor in Greyhounds in the United Kingdom, where it accounted for 50% of all tumors, and for 22% of the deaths in the breed (www.gurk.demon.co.uk /ghsurvey). Cancer in general (44%), and OSA in particular (22%) were the leading cause of death in the breed." I can email a pdf of that article to anyone who wants it. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 From the OSU handout called "Bone Cancer in Greyhounds": "Osteosarcomas (OSAs) are the most common primary bone neoplasm in dogs and the most common tumor in Greyhounds in the United Kingdom, where it accounted for 50% of all tumors, and for 22% of the deaths in the breed (www.gurk.demon.co.uk /ghsurvey). Cancer in general (44%), and OSA in particular (22%) were the leading cause of death in the breed." I can email a pdf of that article to anyone who wants it. Jen Here's a link to the article. linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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