anniek

LOL hubby suggested that I put something too!! I have no cello but will work something out mmmm wondering if putting a brown paper bag over OH's head will have the same effect...ponder......ponder...........

I agree!! I like the perspective of this shot well done!! thanks - it's called "perspective from the piled up beer mats on the coffee table" I really do need to look for my tripod, but even if I find it, not sure if it will fit - from a 30 yo 35mm film camera

I'm totally blown away by the talent on here - we're not bad for dog people are we

Looks like it's going well kosti - I have to laugh at the quantities though - because I have big dogs, the 1/4 here and there makes me giggle. For example I would give two lamb hearts and 6 chicken wings for one meal!

OK, this is my very first go OH has gone to the footy from work, so I have some time to play, but the dogs are going quite mad with the beeping, lights on and off and the foster keeps trying to sniff the end of my torch

Oh I like that - it's as sharp as a tac without my glasses :D

Can you give me an idea of what your's would eat for a meal please? 36kg male gets just over 1kg per day (in two meals) 26kg female gets around 750g per day (in two melas) this morning they each had half an ox tongue tonight they each had a chicken maryland (and he got 2 wings as well) other meals - raw whole fish, lamb necks, pork ribs, lamb / ox heart, large chunks of chewy beef, pork tails, lamb shanks, half sheep heads........ once a week they get a mix of raw egg and yoghurt with very finely chopped liver (yuk) mixed in with minced beef (the only way I can get them to eat liver!

I use a rubber mit for mine - these are the only grooming tools that I find are soft enough for them but which also removes moulting hair and dander. What horse brush do you use, Anniek? Just an ordinary 'body brush' ? Or the softer kind (that I would use to 'polish off' a horse's coat)? Not sure that would get to the skin sufficiently. A soft "Showmaster grooming brush" - we like them so much we recomend and sell them. It clears off the dust and gives them a nice allover shine. Great for a quick polish and does remove dandy without stiring up more. Especially on our little black girl - I can fix my lippy in the reflection! I use a zoom grrom type thing for wooly fosters, but on mine I find the rubber things can cause a grease streak down the middle.

is this becasue of the breed? or? the breed - they have very fine coats, hardly moult, don't smell, so no reason to bath them. they get a quick brush (soft horsey kind) one a week and that's it.

Pretty much prey model here - never had a problem with anal glands with either of them. Poops are bouncy marbles, and I believe it is the "passing" of these nice firm poops that keep the glands clear.

once a year for the greys - if they're lucky! they never have a doggy smell, but they usually get a "splash" during summer

I eould skip the x-ray and have an ultrasound.

Is she losing any toe nails? Could be SLE / DLE or some other immune problem.

I feed mostly raw - with a bit of Eagle pack fish) a couple of times a week as part of breakfast. I tried the pro plan sensitive salmon, bought it for a change, but within a week their coats looked like crap, so gave the rest of the bag away!

I have been so busy this month I just haven't had time. But here is a bit of tail movement from last night - they are just about to be "collared up". and here is a frozen shot from a few weeks ago - a friends grey who unlike most greys loves to "fetch"

My guys get a big pork rib bone for tea once a week.

Quite a few "old timer" greyhound trainers swear by ripe avocado's for kennel cough - half morning and night for three days - cured :D

I emailed them last year - they forwarded my email to Pet Goods Direct (PP)

Would you like to swap for a greyhound eta - they're great for movement photo's

APPLES juice or fruit: contains pectin which is a natural toxin remover, (fruit) adds fibre to diet, great for diabetic dogs because it slows down the absorption of sugars

Daisy - the early signs of pannus is often a small red blip on the edge of the eye, like a little blood vessel. If our greyhound vet is not sure, he will first give us non cortesone cream. If it clears up with that, then it is not pannus, more likely an infection. If it doesn't clear up, then we try the cortesone. If that clears it up then it is more than likely pannus. If the cortesone doesn't clear it up then it is something else - maybe just the way the eye is. Eyes looking slightly cloudy is normal ageing as far as I can gather. And I can't recall any "goop" with fosters that have had pannus. Usually they start on one drop two or thre times a day for about 10 days, then decrease and see what happens. If it is caught early, then one drop every couple of days should be fine. maybe only twice a week over winter. annieK

Hi Kaz, Slight pressure sores / callouses are quite common in greyhounds. I have had one or two greys come through with horrific sores - weepy and swollen and partially calloused. A double course of antibiotics will usually fix them and stop any infection that may be present, also to find out if it is more likely to be an immune issue (if the sores come back after the meds stop it may be an immune issue) and rubbing in vitamin E cream several times a day has worked on the really bad ones. annieK

FFS Kirislin - you know I have to have what you have - how much is this going to cost me

sounds like good news then - great to have found someone to help!

We're thinking alike! mmm my first port of call is the muscle man My experience with greyhound muscle men has not been very good I have to say, you need to find someone who actually knows what they are doing. Miller has been having some growing pains and at the shows he was looked at by 2 muscle men, one said he had a fracture in his foreleg, the other said he had done his monkey muscle in the other leg but neither were right. Both highly recommended. Of course Miller has now broken his toe but that's a whole different story. I have had my dogs to one greyhound man, once, and he was okay (and cheap) and for general tuneups I suppose I would use him again but for anything a bit more in depth I always use Ian. I know what you're saying, we use Graham Brown for our fosters if we need them cheked. I took a bitch to him a few weeks ago - she was a bit growly with the other dogs - even past the settling in phase. There was something about her gait - couldn't put my finger on it but something didn't look quite right. I took her to the oval to let her free trot and again, something not quite right and she wouldn't stretch out. Anyway, took her to Graham and he manipulated her - the most horrid sounds of creaking and clicking. Anyway from that moment on she was a different dog. No nore growls, started doing zoomies-(I did want to take her back to have her "put back out" for a while though to save my lawn