rschultz Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I noticed the last couple days (it may have been there longer I just noticed it) Lexie's thigh seems to be thinner and feels different too..hard to explain. Do greys thin out as they get older? The rest of her seems fine. Lexie will be 8 this year. Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 (edited) I've not experienced that with any of our greys. Brooke gets bald in the neck and chest area when the weather warms up but it grows back in the fall. For some reason I thought you were talking about her fur thinning. Now that I have reread your post, it would think she may be less muscular as she gets older and that's what you may be noticing. Bailey never lost much muscle but she loved to run, while Brooke was never as muscular, I think she has lost some but I'm not sure if I would consider her thinner. Edited April 6, 2013 by greytpups Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 (edited) Is Lexie just shedding or is getting less in her Muscels ?? My Mortys Muscels are just not as prominent anymore as when he was younger. My Friends Grey does a lot of running still , but he is slowing down a bit and right away you can see it on his Muscles , they are not as pumped up anymore . Edited April 6, 2013 by IrskasMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 it's kind of like furry, curly less dense if that makes sense. It could be less muscles, I am not sure. Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJNg Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I remember reading about a case on a vet forum where a greyhound who had a change in hair texture on his thighs ended up being diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Not sure if was the same was what you're seeing...this dog's hair started growing in wavy lines. I think it got more normal with thyroid supplement. This would be a pretty rare presentation, but might be worth doing some bloodwork including a full thyroid panel, especially if you start to notice any other symptoms. Quote Jennifer & Willow (Wilma Waggle), Wiki (Wiki Hard Ten), Carter (Let's Get It On), Ollie (whippet), Gracie (whippet x), & Terra (whippet) + Just Saying + Just Alice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Mine have all tended to grow more and longer hair on their behinds as they age. 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...
GeorgeofNE Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 The ONLY symptom my old dog had when his thyroid went wonky was coarse hair. He was not a greyhound, but his fur went from normal to really brittle seeminly over night. A few months on thyroid supplements and it went back to normal. We also had an English Setter whose priimary symptom was a weird coat. I'd get a panel run if she were mine. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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