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nice one mate. old meek was on the mark then. lead walks only for a while when you walk her then?Ok had some good news from the vet today,
He thinks and i say thinks because she hasnt had an xray.
He says she has a fracture of the sheath which surrounds the bone, its far enough from the joint to not cause any arthritis in the future, and will heal completely with anti inflamatries!!
Only time tell but fingers crossed!
Yeah meek got it without looking at her, lead walks and even lead in the house she full of beans now shes not running!!!
The first time she comes off the lead from her injury she gonna go mental! I bet she wont stop running!
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Ok had some good news from the vet today,
He thinks and i say thinks because she hasnt had an xray.
He says she has a fracture of the sheath which surrounds the bone, its far enough from the joint to not cause any arthritis in the future, and will heal completely with anti inflamatries!!
Only time tell but fingers crossed!
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Thanks for the advice guy, merk says possible fracture but vet (friend) says low chance if tgat as she is baring weight on it now. She booked into vets tuesday for an xray maybe ill keep u updated cheers
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Looks like inflammation of the joint. I am no expert but kept dogs a long time, give her some rest , keep an eye on it but running gear on a lurcher as you are aware is important. Hope someone on here can put you in touch with a bone man if not deffo vet Monday if it was me
Its not the joint, its the lump above the hock, the lumps sits on the bone and its to the rear of the leg
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Have you not got a good bone man near you? Not much point asking a vet unless hes a Greyhound bloke/woman. Ask a local greyhound trainer to recommend one. In the meantime dont let her off lead. Difference between good chiropractor and vet is ££££ for same advice.
Im in the shropshire area if anyone knows any bone men/women?
Shes been on the lead since it happened and she seems better however lump is still the same.
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What does spavin mean?
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Bitch was fine when i left for work, when i returned she was lame on her right hind leg, im thinking tendon?
This happened two days ago and shes walking better now but you can see shes uncomfortable, and if i touch it, its very painful for her.
Any ideas? Im contemplating vets monday but i fear they will tell me tendon, rest her.. Which is what im doing
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Great advice from Skycat!! it's a young bitches body adapting to hormones etc...
Would you say spaying the bitch would help stop mammary tumors in the future?It is the pregnancy hormones which are produced after a season. Even though she is not pregnant the bitch's body prepares itself for birth, and the mammary glands get bigger and sometimes produce milk. Whilst it is more unusual for a bitch to show this amount of swelling after her very first season, it can happen. Some vets say that the more pronounced the swelling the greater potential the bitch has to develop mammary cancer ...eventually, and probably not for many years, but it does happen. I can't say whether this is true or not for both cases of mammary cancer I've had in my own dogs didn't develop until the bitches were well over 6 years old, but they both had obvious swelling after their seasons.
When you think that a pregnancy lasts for 9 weeks, then 2 months of swelling isn't abnormal because the bitch would be feeding pups for at least another month after the 9 week pregnancy is finished, usually. It should disappear once her hormones have settled down again, but do keep an eye out for any lumps which don't disappear completely, as they may be problematic and need checking out.
The more overweight a bitch is the more her mammary glands will swell, and in fat or older bitches, even those which haven't been bred from , it is not unusual to find that fat settles in that area.
I know they predominantly occur in later years aswell as mastitis.
If the lumps remain then what course of action will the vet suggest? Thanks for the reply
yes, spaying a bitch will reduce the risk of mammary cancer and pyometra (Obviously) in dogs by a huge amount. Spaying does not affect working ability, but, it all depends if you want to breed her in the future...
Well so far so good so i was planning on having a litter off her before she retires but its not the end if the world if not, i would rather her be healthy than not be.
Ive heard mixed opinions on working ability thats what makes me sceptical.
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Some break that is, can i ask how it happened usually you see the radius/ulna going not the rear!
Backwards fall?
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Sound advice skycat, thanks for taking the time to reply.
The reason i asked about the vets treatment was i didnt know if there was any actial treatment to help remove the lumps as im not keen on spaying her.
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It is the pregnancy hormones which are produced after a season. Even though she is not pregnant the bitch's body prepares itself for birth, and the mammary glands get bigger and sometimes produce milk. Whilst it is more unusual for a bitch to show this amount of swelling after her very first season, it can happen. Some vets say that the more pronounced the swelling the greater potential the bitch has to develop mammary cancer ...eventually, and probably not for many years, but it does happen. I can't say whether this is true or not for both cases of mammary cancer I've had in my own dogs didn't develop until the bitches were well over 6 years old, but they both had obvious swelling after their seasons.
When you think that a pregnancy lasts for 9 weeks, then 2 months of swelling isn't abnormal because the bitch would be feeding pups for at least another month after the 9 week pregnancy is finished, usually. It should disappear once her hormones have settled down again, but do keep an eye out for any lumps which don't disappear completely, as they may be problematic and need checking out.
The more overweight a bitch is the more her mammary glands will swell, and in fat or older bitches, even those which haven't been bred from , it is not unusual to find that fat settles in that area.
Would you say spaying the bitch would help stop mammary tumors in the future?
I know they predominantly occur in later years aswell as mastitis.
If the lumps remain then what course of action will the vet suggest? Thanks for the reply
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14 months, she came into season at around 11 months and she entire.
I dont suspect mastitis as that is painful.
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Ok so since the bitch has had her first season shes been getting these lumps down her chest/belly, all in line with her tits.
I thought it might be milk deposits from phantom pregnancy as they are fairly firm and seem to disappear then return in different areas.
There not painful and dont seem to bother her.
Just want to ask if its an cause for concern as shes had them for around 2 months now?
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Alot of people say that they are sensitive andni do believe it is true however with my bitch only 1/16 collie she doesnt seem to have the sensitivity side.
Well iv said no because of there temperament I love there hunting and stamina but by f**k one shout and that can be
when things settle, would you have another ow?There's one in Scotland owned by a friend and it's a very handy dog ! And my black Hancock was coming on nicely before her death !
If for the day while my bull X are 100% all the time she might not be as active hunting by that bull X bitch moves from my side something is getting up ! But iv had 3 awesome season with my blue bitch that's collie cross with a touch of bull has be some bitch but a recent eletric fence accident and could of ruined her competely I'm ranting on now that's what's going on in my head most days lol
Yeah she cower down a bit when you bollock her but she straight back up.
Half crosses will probably throw more sensitive but there are also benefits to half crosses too
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Heres my bitch, my first lurcher, saluki whippet collie grey.
She only has 1/16th collie in her but she through towards the collie, she a cracking dogs smart as you would expect, good bone, fairly lean but she does lack top end speed like you get in prodiminant sighthounds.
Thats probably why we all choose different lurchers its all about what u want them for.
No such thing as a perfect lurcher
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Fek me counter punching like flydd math weather ? I was impressed she went straight back in too
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More great work rob good job
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Good vid and perfect weather down here too shame im working
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Could have been a very different story there if the shooters was watching from a distance not sticking up for shooters by any means pal no the one for shooting. But what am saying is a good mate knows some lads that was out local years ago when they was calling Charlie in for a couple of pups a run when all of a sudden crack old Charlie was shot dead the shot come from behind as they ad there back the edge of the field the shooter was behind them at a distance. theres not hing better than beating rifle men to the job hahaha
If the shot came from behind them could of easily nailed one of them before the fox
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Good ol' story ??
I lost my first ferret this year, been spotted in a garden about half a mile away but they were to scared to pick it up!! Gutted that was about 2 months ago.
Reckon it could still be alive now?
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Recently started wok on a 1900 acre sheep farm, nice being out doors amongst it all when the weathers nice ?
Handy bit of permission too
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Ffs mate I don't even think you are allowed to swap dogs on here, they ain't Xbox games, I was gonna come on an say summat sarky like, I'll have one aswell as they worth there weight in gold to me. But I seen you offering a swap and it honestly made me think, what a wa nker
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You got more cameras than nets going on! Lol
I hate watching the ferret kill the rabbit underground, makes you all sentimental!
Bitch Lame On Right Hind Leg
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Well he said keep her on a lead for 10 days then he wants to check her progress... Its summer luckily so it will be months till i consider taking her out hunting but lead walks for some time i fear.