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Post by nigelr on May 16, 2014 12:25:04 GMT -5
Salsa has developed a couple of corns on one pad. Just been to our normal vet and although he could operate he wasn't too confident. The last greyhound we had with one we never solved it, it just kept growing back (though we didn't have him for long unluckily).
We could and will if necessary take her down to Daniel Doherty in Uxbridge, who apparently has a secret miracle cure, but that's 3 trips about 230 miles each!
So I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations closer to home? That's Nottingham/Melton Mowbray LE14.
Thanks.
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Post by cathywelch on May 16, 2014 15:14:49 GMT -5
Our grey came to us with a corn. We tried several ways to try and cure it. In the end our vet operated. The vet said they had to go right down to the bone and were fairly confident they had it all but couldn't be 100% sure. They said that it could return within a year and there is always the chance she could get one on another pad.That was nearly two years ago and it hasn't returned.
We heard lots of people who's greys had the op and it wasn't successful. I guess we were lucky and have a very good vet.
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Post by nigelr on May 16, 2014 15:25:20 GMT -5
Thanks Cathy, that's good to know.
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Post by thedogpack on May 17, 2014 2:56:42 GMT -5
My grey developed a corn , Daniel sorted him thankfully as my vet wasn't confident about the success rate of operating either . Good luck  |
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Post by nigelr on May 17, 2014 4:48:52 GMT -5
Thanks dogpack. Daniel won't guarantee it but his success rate does seem not far off 100%. And non-invasive. I'm looking at Richard Torr too - he's a lot nearer and sounds experienced.
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Post by Jen Wren on May 18, 2014 12:59:46 GMT -5
Poor Salsa, how dare those pesky corns slow her down! No actual experience of them here but I know loads of people who have and like the others have said have varying degrees of success. I'm afraid I don't have any other recommendations beyond Daniel, I hope you find a solution.
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Post by ritab on May 19, 2014 5:41:17 GMT -5
Lots of dogs on our greyhound walk have corns that the owners just manage - they wear Therapaw boots on the walks. I have heard of people using human corn preparations and just scraping a bit away when they can. I think you have to minimise the amount of hard walking they do. Grassy walks recommended. I think there has been an earlier thread on here, but I have read that if the corn is removed it will probably come back, if the toe is removed then a corn may develop on another toe, etc.....
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Post by nigelr on May 21, 2014 16:12:18 GMT -5
Thanks Jen and ritab. Yes she's okay on carpet and soft grass, still rocketing about, then quite pitiful on tiles and paving.
I looked at Richard Torr's method, it seems to be basically an escalating process from hulling through freezing then cauterising to bone trimming and ultimately amputation.
So although it's a bit mysterious I'm trying Daniel's less drastic method first. Nobody seems to know of more than a single failure. She's booked in on Friday, so fingers crossed!
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Post by samburns on May 21, 2014 16:20:55 GMT -5
Fingers crossed Daniel's treatment works for Salsa, I know a few greyhounds who have been to him and have successfully got rid of them  |
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Post by ragsysmum on May 22, 2014 3:54:03 GMT -5
Every good wish for Salsa's treatment to be successful.
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Post by thedogpack on May 22, 2014 10:32:34 GMT -5
Good luck for Friday , I'm sure it will go well and salsa will soon be corn free  |
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Post by nigelr on May 23, 2014 11:34:25 GMT -5
Thanks samburns, ragsysmum and dogpack. Well we went, Daniel was very quick and deft with a nice new scalpel blade, no squeaks, then he applied his mystery concoction and a monster bandage. So now we have to go back next Friday and see. Though I met a chap in the waiting room whose Grey has to have it done every year because hers does come back  . Yes I asked the obvious...he can't licence it to anyone else because of his deal with a pharma company. |
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Post by andywillow on May 23, 2014 15:34:42 GMT -5
Really hope Salsa's treatment works. I would have loved to take Joe to see Daniel but it wasn't an option as he wont let anyone near his feet when they are troubling him without sedation. He had a corn removed which came back, we then opted to have his toe amputated so we wouldn't have further problems and thought that would be the end of it, typical Joe got another corn on the next toe on! He had that removed and that came back!
Joe isn't the easiest of dogs after being badly treated and I didn't want him to have any more anaesthetics so we bought him some therapaw boots, best thing we ever did/ He is fine on the smooth floors at home and outside he is fine with his boots on, no more surgery, no more sedation and a happy Joe.
We did try Lori Rose homeopathic treatment for Jake our gorgeous boy who we lost very suddenly last November, it did help and made a huge difference to his corn. I have always said I wont put another dog through surgery again but therapaw boots are fab.
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Post by thedogpack on May 23, 2014 15:35:24 GMT -5
Glad everything went ok . It is very mysterious isn't it ! Keeping fingers crossed for your girlie |
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Post by nigelr on May 24, 2014 4:08:39 GMT -5
andywillow How difficult. Our boy Blue is sensitive about his paws, having had a toe amputated in the past, but no corns luckily. The treatment started with Salsa being tipped onto her side and put on a table so it was quite a stressing experience! She is a bit quiet this morning. Also Daniel is a racing vet in his approach (he thinks pet Greyhounds are spoiled and soft  ) and IMO the dogs can tell! Management often is the best way isn't it?. I'll bear Therapaws and Lori Rose in mind, if the Doherty treatment doesn't give us a permanent fix. @dogpack thanks
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