Guest Tokolos Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Still new to greyhound ownership, so I'm wondering if the following things are common in these hounds: 1. Panting Sprinkles will be lying down and start panting, or I'll be petting him for a while and then he'll start panting. Is he hot? It's not hot in the house, but I know they're sensitive to temperatures. 2. Nose Dripping Sprinkles's nose drips constantly. The vet said this wasn't a big deal, and it isn't, but it's just weird because you have to watch if he's standing over you because you'll get nose drippings every few minutes or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAVED2 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Nerves , give him some time to get settled to his new home , every thing is new to him , its like he is lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carmasims Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 our boy chevelle's nose drips all. the. time. LOLOL we call the little patch around his favourite arm chair his moat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Yep! Sounds like nerves on both counts. Staggerlee's nose drips a lot though. Just him. Good luck with the new houndie, and Welcome to Greytalk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sweetpea Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Sweetpea's a dripper, it's nerves. I bet Sprinkles will settle, just you wait. At least you know the name fits! Buzzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaysmom Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I agree that it is likely nerves. I had a foster who would leaves pools of nose drips everywhere when we took him in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hounds will pant and their noses will drip when they're stressed. If he's a new guy, he's probably feeling a little stressed by his new surroundings. He'll adjust and the panting and nose dripping will stop. Hounds are susceptible to heat and cold but normally if you're not feeling warm he probably isn't either, same with the cold. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Houndie Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 The nose dripping is most likely stress. But, we are having some dripping issues that seem to be allergy related. Everything is budding out, and the wind is blowing 30 MPH here. Lots of pollen blowing around. Just thought I'd throw the allergy possibility out there, if you don't feel your pup is stressed, and is otherwise doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tokolos Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 This is great info, and stress is likely the cause. Eventhough we've had Sprinkles for what seems like a while to me (over a month), this is just a drop in the bucket compared to the five years he spent living a completely different life. I have to keep reminding myself that everything's still new to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scfilby Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Both our hound's noses drip, almost constantly... Mickey is the most relaxed hound you can imagine, so in her case at least, her nose just drips.. no stress.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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