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Usually I feed raw meat to my dogs but ocasionally the butchers doesn't have any made up when I need it (the nearest butcher is 90kms away) Well, I have a can of dog food hidden at the back of the cupboard for emergencies and on Thursday last week... we ran out of raw food so the dogs got half a can of dog food on dry pellets. I wrapped some foil over the tin and shoved it in the fridge (not really intending to use it but if the butcher had no raw again the following day, I'd resort to it) Luckily, the next day, the butcher had some in stock so the dogs got raw again and have had it since. ANYWAY, on Saturday the fridge smelt like dog farts (as canned food does) and I pulled the tin out to chuck in the bin. To my horror, where the foil was touching the dog food still left in the tin, it had been eaten away by the dog food! I unwrapped it to find little bits of foil stuck to the top of the food, all flakey and almost liquified. What is in that stuff which could have done it??? I've never seen it happen before on ANY food. I did a little experiment, rewrapped the food with a new foil and made sure some was touching the food and popped it back in the fridge (just in case something had dripped on the top and it wasn't actually the dog food which had done the foil melting) Sure enough, the same result today. I'm going to ring the consumer complaints on Wednesday when they get back from the long weekend holiday.

Han, you're very strong, you've had a lot of ups and downs lately. I'm sorry.

Sorry to hear of your sad news Hannah.

Thanks Layka! It should be okay for now though. Someone I know is getting their dog's corn hulled today so I'm waiting to find out how it went before I do anything. I don't want to be messing with his foot until I know more about how the vets do it so I can print out the info for my vet.

Nope... only what he likes doing in the yard. Apparently its a greyhound only thing (maybe grey x or lurchers) but its more like a papaloma or wart than a hardened-over-time kinda corn.

Ya, I was editing it when you wrote your message... dunno what I was thinking... just not with it at the moment

Thanks for the replies! Ray is fine on the dirt and grass.. doesn't much like walking long distances on asphalt or gravel(but nor do I!) Since doing some research, I've found some info about them thar corns. Many people use different techniques to get rid of them. One is using common wart paint but I'd feel a bit nervous about doing this as the pad has lots of 'hair' bits (you know the weird skin that makes up the pad?) and I'd think the wart paint would seep into those and burn skin which isn't supposed to be burnt. Not only that, he'd definitely find a way to lick it, no matter what I wrapped it in! There is another option but I'd feel a bit weird about doing it. My OH does AI on cows and there is always liquid nitrogen around. He's burnt his own warts off and a papaloma on my foot! I'd just feel a bit cruel doing it to a dog... not that he'd feel any soreness until later... but then, I'd think he'd feel the anaesthetic and surgery wound if I had it done professionally too! Probably more-so than a little dot of a nirtogen burn. What to do, what to do!? Its only quite small and on the far left toe on his left foot... right on the edge. Opinions??? ETA: I dunno what a 'left-right' foot is... but I wrote it!

Radar has one... time for surgery probably (I'll get his teeth scrubbed at the same time) Does anyone else have any information about them? Has anyone had a grey with them? I feel awful. He's had it for a while now and although he's been to the vet about a constant limp, we put it down to an old racing injury. I'm thinking I'll need to gather all the info I can and TAKE it to the vets since they didn't pick it up. Its a greyhound (and possibly lurcher) problem so I guess a vet 5 1/2 hours from any city wouldn't come across it much.

Oh no. Thats tragic. I'm sorry for your loss.

Name:Imogen Age (optional):29 Location:Far East gippsland VIC Rescue Group: Depends on which greyhound rescue needs me at the time.. also private rescue one at a time if needed and if I can. Who can vouch for:Thats up to them to put me down I'm not going to name their names unless they do first Preferred Breed: Greyhounds! Experience (if any):I own two peanutty greyhounds... thats enough LOL Microchip- yes Vaccination- yes Desexing- Yes, all of these I do unless the rescue org I'm fostering for does it. I won't foster for one who doesn't do these things. Heartworm test - Not always worming- yes, but due to greyhound kenneling, if greyhound is rehomes within a month, recommend another dose (and keeping them current) to new adopters, just to make sure flea treatment. Advantix or similar vet work if required. Um, yes... der lol basic training/teach manners. Yes, home manners... no hopping on furniture, counter, bins etc No running through windows or eating the cat! house train dogs. Yes Dogs inside the home or outside. inside with cats trustworthy, long and short car travel (have to where I am! LOL) short stints outside, alone Are you prepared to give extra care for a submissive nervous dog. LOL... got one right now! She's a worry wart but I love her ETA. I'd vouch for GSN, CGAS (and trusted affiliates) GAP

My guys dieted a little while back. More cooked veggies and less meat, and lean meat at that, tuna and chicken more. A Little bit of fillers (rice pasta, not much) and put them onto light food instead of regular. Overall slightly smaller portions helped too (you don't want to freak out his metabolism and have it go into starvation mode). It took my boys a couple of weeks to lose as much as you boy needs to and they are big ol' greyhounds. It was good to do it slowly because they hardly noticed the change. OH... no treats either

My boys are fat greys, better now that they have been dieting but if I let them, they would eat until they spewed... then eat the spew

Radar has a racing injury (I think) on his front right paw. He limps occasionally like after a hard run or something. He was quite overweight and I noticed that after dieting a bit, the limp is less prominant. He dislocates his toe occasionally so I assume its that which makes him limp. The weight is a major factor in Radar's limp and when I let him get a little fatter over winter (not too much, just a kg or two) he limps more. I've resigned to keeping him lighter over winter and rugging him up more instead of letting him get a bit chubbier. I'd go for a 2nd opinion on the vet's advice and let the 2nd opinion vet know your concerns. Oh, and get that weight down...slowly, slowly.

Depending on which dry food you feed, you can give the same amount of 'working dog' or similar. It has more fat and stuff for dogs which always use up loads of energy... that way you can increase other foods without adding more dry food. Also, have a tupperware container of chopped up kabana, cheese, kransky, or similar stuff to use instead of more lean treats like you'd use for other pets. Do it quickly but slowly if that makes sense! You don't want to inadvertantly cause other problems by giving too much fatty stuff at once. Although, no doubt she'd love it.

I'm sorry