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Post by luvastorm on Jan 15, 2010 22:19:50 GMT -5
Hi Deb:
After all the greyhound tragedies in the latter part of December, I'm sure we were all thinking, OH NO!! Not another one!!
I am incredibly happy to hear that Ginger is OK and long may she stay that way.
Sounds like she just over-did it! I've read where people have to condition their greyhounds to keep up with them if they are joggers, because greyhounds are short-distance sprinters.
All the Best CAROL and Stormy (age 10 1/2)
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Post by monique on Jan 15, 2010 22:20:58 GMT -5
Good to hear!
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Post by rathma on Jan 16, 2010 9:04:31 GMT -5
very happy to hear that Ginger is well! sounds like it's definately time to switch vets. It's horrible when they suggest what a problem could be before they really know and then you are in panic mode yourself. It happens to the best of us unfortunately.
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Post by Adam on Dec 16, 2013 14:24:05 GMT -5
hi guys.. Donna sustained an injury last weekend at our apartment. she was downstairs after having come in from a walk with Samantha, and when one of the doors in the building was being opened Donna got two of her paws (left side, both front and back paws) caught under the door. it must have been very painful for Donna because she was yelping immediately and as Sam reached down to try and help her get un-stuck, Donna bit Sam on the hand a couple of times very quickly. i came home and made sure Sam was okay (a nurse in the building helped a lot!) and then I immediately took Donna to see a vet, because her paws were bleeding. the vet applied some quick stop (to stop the bleeding) and what I think was a neo-sporin type cream to cover the wounds. the vet prescribed a pain killer and anti biotics and Donna has been on those for a week now. Her back paw seems completely better, but her front paw was still bugging her so I took her in again yesterday. The vet did some xrays and said that the front paw wasn't broken anywhere, but he said if the bleeding continued and didn't heal he may need to amputate the toes!! for the next week he suggested that Donna wear a leg splint so she can keep weight/pressure off of her toes, and he said that we have to keep it dry and continue the antibiotics. That isn't a big deal for us, but since i got Donna home with the splint she has been panting a lot. it seems like she eventually tires herself out and her breathing gets a bit more relaxed / normal, but its very distressing to see her panting in excess for long periods of time. i am not a doctor at all, so im probably just over thinking and worrying too much, but to me this rapid breathing and panting for a long time would seem like it may be bad for her heart / health? am i wrong on that? is a lot of panting (though a sign of stress / pain) relatively safe?
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Post by campgreyhound on Dec 16, 2013 19:31:53 GMT -5
This can be from meds or pain. It's worth a call to your vet, I think. I would have more to say but I'm on my phone with a vad data connection.
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Post by campgreyhound on Dec 16, 2013 19:58:25 GMT -5
Ok, home again. Check her toes, if the splint is too tight, they will be cold and/or swollen. If you have Arnica or Traumeel give her a dose. I suspect she's in pain, but as I said, it could be the painkillers, some of them can cause the panting. I hate to think of her in pain
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Post by OwnedBySummer on Dec 16, 2013 21:27:59 GMT -5
I'm so glad Ginger is doing fine! Phew! When I first got Summer, before I learned how to read greyhound blood values (although I did know they were different), my vet at the time told me she was in renal failure. Well, yeah, if you don't know how to read greyhound blood values, it can look like that. I even told him to research it and he refused. I now have a different vet with greyhound experience. So I know what you mean about the inexperienced or greyhound inexperienced vet telling you something which just isn't true. The panic and sickness you feel. Gah.
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Post by johnandjenn on Dec 16, 2013 21:46:05 GMT -5
Glad she is OK. I know one time Moves was down or upset, so we were concerned... Which caused us to worry more... Which made her worry more... Well you get the picture. They are more attuned to emotions. Perhaps a similar scenario? Regardless, glad she is fine.
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