Our Penny turned 10 on Monday. Here’s a picture from the rescue foster before she came to us and one from last week. I love her sugar face. Penny (Penelope aka Penny, aka Penelope Cruz aka Penelope Ann Miller aka Peanut aka Pumpkin etc etc) is a spry 10 year old. She has lumbosacral disease and has had some issues but is doing well with acupuncture and red light therapy. She also has kidney disease and has been on a kidney diet for a while. She still gets excited for every car ride she can get and is the sweetest girl, even if she steals the bed once in a while. She got a chicken quesadilla for her birthday, since she regularly demands bits from ours when we get them. ❤️

What is best approach to treat my poor boy hoover

Since Andre joined our home we’re doing much longer walks more frequently and enjoying the extra activity. Fred’s lost 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds for our friends in the northern hemisphere). Andre is full of young dog energy and drags us both out on long walks, which is great. The effect on Fred is incredible though, he’s full of energy and I’ve had to tighten his harness twice.

Dog pic for tax purposes :)

I'm after some recommendations for hypoallergenic diets, ideally kibble if possible! My boy is currently on an elimination diet and is only having Prime100 rolls + gut probiotics, but in the near future I'm hoping to transition him onto something else long-term. The vet suggested staying with hypoallergenic food in general as we don't know exactly what it is that was upsetting his stomach.

Any brands that people swear by, or that we should stay away from?

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My son found a video of one of the races where he won. He ran in 30 races & won 7. My Poor Boy!!! He so deserves the best life now

So it's spring here in Victoria, Australia . Still pretty darn cold tho, but my grey is losing fur like a mo fo. Not around the house but when i brush her I get a good amount. She's my first Grey so im not sure if this is normal? She's just turned 4 and eats kibble , wet food (rolls) and chicken feet and necks. No scratching but she's always had a bit of dandruff. Any thoughts or info greatly appreciated.

Hi! We’ve just adopted our beautiful boy (Todd) from a local rescue. He is an ex-stray and around 3 years old. We’ve all had a bit of a debate as to what he is a mixture of 😅 The first rescue that brought him off the streets listed him as a saluki, but the rescue we actually adopted him from listed him as a lurcher. He definitely has some greyhound in him, which is evident from his legs and body. But we cannot figure out what else he may be mixed with! What does everyone think?

I’m not sure if anyone cares! But here’s an update on Cinders.

Yesterday, the vet made a strange comment - she noted Cinders was missing a toe. I was confused as I’d never noticed before and it wasn’t noted as an injury when I got her, but I said I guessed it was likely a racing injury.

The vet came back to re-dress her paw this morning. Because the swelling has gone down and the painkillers have kicked it, she managed to finally get a look. As it turns out, Cinders has impaled one of her toes with the claw next to it. The claw is so deep and the swelling was so bad we just couldn’t see it yesterday. So it turns out she has all her toes after all 🤣 The vet said she’d never seen a dog do this before so it’s a first for her!

Cinders was a very brave girl this morning, but unfortunately has to be sedated later on to fix her paw - the claw is too deep to be done without sedation. It doesn’t look like it’s dislocated, so fingers crossed it’ll be a quick and simple procedure.

Does anybody have a greyhound voucher or code ? For about $250 I’m stranded and really could use the help ? If you do it would be greatly appreciated please comment and I will message you!! Thank you have a nice day

Had my boy for 8 months and he’s amazing (aside from a couple of major cat incidents). In spring and summer he’d have afternoon zoomies and run around the garden which would tire him out. Now it’s heading into winter, he doesn’t seem interested in zooming around at home and I feel like it’s making him a bit more difficult behaviour wise. Nothing major but he’s not listening to commands like he used to, he’s pestering for food and following us around the house.

Has this happened to people before? What inside enrichment would you recommend? He kind of “gets” toys but only for a limited time and he’s got a very sensitive tummy so don’t want to overload him with lick mats etc.

Zora with her tongue flappin in the wind

Hi everyone, brand new greyhound owner here (we brought home beautiful Rose on the weekend) and we're trying to figure out all the things we didn't know.

We are stupid about a lot of stuff, so please be gentle!

We have a set of steps leading up to our apartment that she really seems to be having trouble with. We're trying training with chicken, etc and it's only been a few days...but I could use some advice.

There are 7 steps, total height about 1.3m.

Do some greys just not get stairs?

Are they too steep?

Should I put a ramp here instead?

Is it too soon to know?

Any other ideas?

Thank you!

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Hi all - wanted to ask about something rather devastating. About a month ago I noticed a small lump I though was growing under my sweet girl, Lemon's, gums. Our vet thought it was an abscess so we scheduled an ECG (small heart murmur) before the dental opp. However the cardiologist was quite concerned and ended up calling in an oncologist during the ECG appt.

The oncologist originally thought Lemon may have oral melanoma or some other sarcoma. However after a fine-needle aspiration and staining, she now believes it is axial osteosarcoma. We are awaiting final lab confirmation.

I've searched all over but axial osteo in greyhounds seems extremely rare. Unfortunately this growth has gone from undetectable to significant in a matter of weeks, and I don't know how long Lemon has left. The vet said 3-6 months but at the rate of growth, I'm afraid it could be sooner.

Has anyone ever experienced this? Any advice?

Thank you in advance

This is the most I have caught his tounge out.

He is beauty
He is grace
You wouldn’t believe
That he used to race

Our doggo got enthusiastic with trying to clear a small garden wall in our fenced-in area and ended up needing a good amount of stitches on the rear legs.

Any experience with comfey cones? Sizing wise they seem to have a good small neck, long snout option.

The plastic collars are useless.

We also have a muzzle but I worry if he can still scratch the affected area with a muzzle.