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Post by julies on Apr 11, 2013 13:43:46 GMT -5
Good luck with Nat and his op on Monday
Julie x
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Post by animalslave on Apr 11, 2013 13:50:16 GMT -5
I have no experience with this but it is a frequent nightmare of mine as I can't bear the thought of anything happening to either of my two.
I wish Nat and your sister the best of luck and assure you that me and my partner will be thinking of you all. I sincerely hope it all goes well.
Jo x
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Post by samburns on Apr 11, 2013 14:10:15 GMT -5
Sorry I also meant to say, not all dogs get any external lumps with tumours, neither of my boys did. But if they ever get any lameness (unless they are young dogs, it tends to affect them at 6 +) don't hesitate to ask your vet to xray them. Early diagnosis gives them the best chance. Trouble is although greyhounds are such wimps and do the scream of death for the least little thing at times, when it comes to real pain they can be amazingly stoic which does make diagnosis sometimes difficult  |
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Post by allthehounds on Apr 11, 2013 14:36:57 GMT -5
I hope the surgery all goes well and please tell your sister we're thinking of her and Nat.
I agree totally with Sam about the stoicism of greyhounds and both of our bone cancer dogs never made a sound when they were being examined or even when they were in extreme pain from the cancer. When any of our dogs run or play and then hold a leg up or come back limping we always know that if they give a good old greyhound scream all we need to do is give them a hug, wiggle the poorly leg about a bit and lo and behold they're right as rain and skip off to play again! When they've come back limping or in Ernie's case after he dislocated his toe and ruptured the ligaments so the bone was sticking right out he didn't make a sound so we knew it was time for an emegency trip to the vet!!
Good luck and please let us know how Nat gets on.
Sian
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Post by cathywelch on Apr 11, 2013 16:06:25 GMT -5
Thank you for all the good luck messages. I will pass these on and keep you up to date with how it goes.
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Post by Nettie on Apr 12, 2013 4:41:07 GMT -5
Sending the very best wishes for Nat on Monday and hoping he has a swift recovery.
Sent from my HTC One S using proboards
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Post by gintysmum on Apr 12, 2013 5:57:26 GMT -5
Wishing Nat a very speedy recovery and hope that all is well.
I hope you don't feel that this is in bad taste, but I thought this is probably the best thread to put it in.
Please do this if you have suitable hounds, I've just contacted Mike by phone and he's sending me out 2 swab packs for Ginty and Abbie. The Animal Health Trust are looking for Greyhounds that either have osteosarcoma (bone cancer), or are aged 7-years or older and free of the disease. This is to help with their research into preventing/treating this cancer. They will send you a swab to swab inside your dog's mouth to collect cheek cells and return to them. Please email: mike.starkey@aht.org.uk or Tel: 01638 555603
Its only for pure greyhounds, and this is the reason why 'The nature of our research involves getting DNA from healthy dogs over the age of 7, because if they make it to this age they are less likely to get Cancer due to a genetic mutation. We compare this DNA to that of dogs affected by cancer – which can be any age. We are then looking for a difference in the genetic code between the two cohorts (healthy v affected) Due to this comparism of DNA we need samples from pure breeds. If we added dogs that were cross breeds into the mix it could throw up untrue results, as the genes wouldn’t match due to the other breeds in there.'
Big hugs and kisses to Nat xx
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Post by cathywelch on Apr 12, 2013 13:06:10 GMT -5
I will speak to my sister to see if she can help. Pepper is only 5 so not old enough.
Again thanks for all the good wishes. x
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Post by alexandsteve on Apr 12, 2013 15:15:29 GMT -5
Lots of good thoughts, hugs and cuddles for Nat and your sister too. Everything crossed here that the op goes as well as it can. Xxx
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Post by kizzeysmum on Apr 12, 2013 15:36:39 GMT -5
Loads of good thoughts being sent to everyone for Monday.
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Post by andywillow on Apr 12, 2013 17:18:38 GMT -5
Lots of good thoughts for Nat on Monday, hope the op is a success |
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Post by lilypie on Apr 13, 2013 2:32:35 GMT -5
Lots of hugs and good thoughts for everyone xxx
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Post by DianeB on Apr 14, 2013 8:59:12 GMT -5
Sending lots of good thoughts for Nat and his humans for his op on Monday xx
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Post by cathywelch on Apr 14, 2013 12:22:17 GMT -5
Nat has gone into the animal hospital over night to go on a drip. He has been off his food.  Come on Nat, we are all routing for you |
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Post by allthehounds on Apr 14, 2013 12:33:59 GMT -5
Oh no, I hope he'll feel better on the drip. Does this mean his surgery might be postponed? Fingers and paws crossed that this is just a minor glitch and he'll be ok. We're keeping him and his family in our thoughts and I can imagine how worried hs mum must be feeling tonight. Please keep us updated. Lots of hugs to you all. Sian x |
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