BlackJaq Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 The vet even put him on steriods to bulk him up because he is so lean (didn't work) Are you serious??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannibalgoldfish Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Are you serious??? Yup. He put on half a kilo. Basically he is just a bony lil bum :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJaq Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Wow I think I would probably change vets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannibalgoldfish Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Wow I think I would probably change vets... funny that... I did. But not because of the dogs. Problem was the treatment of the cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trifecta Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 The vet even put him on steriods to bulk him up because he is so lean (didn't work) Are you serious??? BlaqJaq, anabolic steroids are not the monsters the media would like us to think they are. They definitely have a place in human & veterinary medecine, due to delayed puberty or other conditions where the body is producing very low amounts of testosterone. It is the abuse of steroids, where the dose is 10 - 100 times greater than what is prescribed, which causes the nasty side effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJaq Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) So this dog had an actual condition? I thought he was just leaner than the owner liked? Was he unable to gain muscle tone through exercise? A lot of youngsters seem to grow out of the "gangly" stage and unless there was an underlying condition you wouldn't think treatment via steroids would be the first thing on anybody's mind? There was no mention of any testing done prior to prescribing steroids Just seems a little (a lot) over the top.. kinda like prescribing antibiotics every time somebody coughs that's all.... Edited May 13, 2013 by BlackJaq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trisven13 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Sighthounds as a rule have less body fat than other groups of dogs, it is why they don't handle some types of anaesthesia as well. Imposing a generic dog view of how much padding they should carry does them a disservice. You'll do more harm to a sighthound by making it fat than you will by letting it be the shape it is born to be. This ! Sighthounds are so very different from other breeds. Comparing them to other breeds is like comparing a meat chicken to a racing pigeon. IMO the dog in question is pretty close to ideal. Yep.... its not simply a show standard that means that Ibizans' are thin, they simply are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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