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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

Salt solution and then get a tube of 'brolene' (I think thats how you spell it) from the pharmacy. I use it on my cat who has sinus issues being so big... he occasionally gets goopy eyes when he has bad sniffles. I have one tube in the draw marked pets and one marked people. LOL

HUH? Where was the cat? In his yard? The CAT should be under control at all times too.

I sometimes give a splash of milk as a treat with dry food breakfast, too much and they will have runny poo. It won't hurt to give just a little. She may well be a really picky eater. Some greys are. Go with necks if she likes them and maybe some chicken mince mooshed into other things because she obviously likes the chickeny taste and if its mooshed with just a little dry food, she might take it. Have you tried fish? My guys love tuna and sardines and its easy to get the fishy taste through everything else. As for weight gain. I've never seen any dog refuse kabana or kransky sausage and its riddled with fat!

Goodness, your greys have it good! Mine get: Brekky 1 cup of supercoat dry food (vegemite toast on weekends ) Dinner 1 cup of same dry food 300-400g mince 1 cup cooked veggies I also add (not every day, these additions are just to break up the routine a bit) some cod liver oil, an egg (and shell crunched up!) chicken necks, raw bones, dollop of yoghurt, rice, pasta, a little milk, tuna, salmon, sardines, liver and very rarely a treat like gravy or human food like stew, pumpkin soup or something like that, not very much though, the staple meal stays the same, the additions are just for a change of flavour And everyone thinks my guys are fatties! LOL Edited to add: swap your coles meat roll for raw pet mince from the butcher... much better and cheaper. When I HAVE to feed my guys processed food roll or a can (I've only done it twice when the butcher was out of meat) I find they get bad wind and runny poo! Gross! So now I keep a spare pack of raw meat in the freezer :D

How does your dog go for treats? One of mine is a puller because the reward of all the good smells is better than any punnishment I could use to correct with a halti or other methods like stopping and turning etc (which did help a bit) I've kinda found that there is a dog who reacts well to restrictions and rules (the halti dogs who work well when corrected after or durning the fact) and there are big goofy peanuts like my boy who is driven by rewards, even as small as sniffing a bit of grass that another dog has peed on! I now walk with a pocket of kabana chopped into little bitty bits (about the most delicious treat my boys can think of) and whenever he pulls and wants to go somewhere (I give him the full length of the lead when I walk) I call him and when he returns to me and is focused on me...bang! A treat! Notice that I only treat when he comes back to focus on me and not for pulling? I have got the pully dog a longer lead than the other one, so he gets more distance and knows that its only when HE stops and turns to me that he is treated, its more for me than him... so I don't mistakenly treat him for the wrong action. Does that make sense? Anyway, I'd better finish up by saying I'm NOT any kind of expert and only came up with this distraction method when I realised that my boy was a bit retarded and didn't respond to anything but rewards! LOL Its funny how they can psychologicallymake the smallest thing (a wee spot sniff) into the best reward ever if they want to. I really do think training depends on the dog. A lot of people say that greyhounds (my dogs) are dumb but I just think they have a different system of analysing things to other dogs. Oh geez, I hope I just didn't make a der out of myself. ANYWAY, if all else fails... lol! Imogen XOX

I'm curious to hear what you've chosen to do with this one and how things are going :rolleyes:

I think I'd probably get the dog alone in a yard with a shortish lead (one that touches legs when let go of but doesn't tangle) I'm sure you have a chewed one hanging around somwhere... either that or get a $2 shop one and cut it. Put the lead on the dog and let go. Then play play play until its pooped. Even feed it with the lead on. Eventually it might get to know that the sensation of the lead on isn't such a bad thing. Then, with treats by the handful and a dog with an empty tummy, try some training with a longer lead and you holding it. The dog has probably had a negative experience on lead which it needs to get over. Looks like a long haul coming up! I don't know that I'd have other dogs around while its on lead until you know its pretty over the whole lead thing. It obviously feels a bit vulnerable on lead

Oh no. I'm so sorry to hear of your loss.

Would the treats be liver treats by any chance? I'm all for adding a bit of yoghurt to the diet (just a dollop of plain natural stuff) when I pick up rescues straight from the pound... they are usually PFWORRRR! Farty yoghurt fixes them up. Keep an eye on them though, if they look odd, like they aren't walking properly or if they stop eating or drinking... get them to the vet! Also, the yoghurt will probably help with this, but they may be passing hard poo and bottom-blood is attracting flies? Have you noticed any blood? A change from pound food to home food may have caused a tummy upset and made the poo all hard. A little cod liver oil might help. If they were from a good pound, the pound may have wormed the dogs on departure which might also make them pass more nutrients than usual Having said this... if I saw blood or anything freaking me out about my doggys' doo... I'd go to the vet.

Oh no! Such sad news. Hugs to you and your OH Paula. Gingks and Ray send their most comforting bum sniffs your way too.