Helen 2 Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 I have a purebred Deerhound, he is wearing the nails on one hind leg down to the quick, I can no longer walk him on the road. He has been to a Greyhound vet who advised there was nothing that could be done it was just "his action" Any advice would be appreciated as the dog is not in good condition, dosn't eat well never has and suffers from allergies. Have tried raw green tripe, he sniffed it heaved and walked off! I'm getting desperate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaker 7 Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 I have a purebred Deerhound, he is wearing the nails on one hind leg down to the quick, I can no longer walk him on the road. He has been to a Greyhound vet who advised there was nothing that could be done it was just "his action" Any advice would be appreciated as the dog is not in good condition, dosn't eat well never has and suffers from allergies. Have tried raw green tripe, he sniffed it heaved and walked off! I'm getting desperate. I can't advise much on the nails/conformation/gait side too well, but it sounds like he's on grass exercise for a while. As for the diet, don't give up. Raw will do him the world of good, a great many dogs with 'allergies' and 'dodgy guts' find their problems disappear once they're on a proper raw food diet. Just ban his commercial junk food and have done with it. A healthy (as in not severely ill) dog will never starve itself to death, he'll eat the good stuff and realise what he's missing sooner or later... Dogs can become conditioned to (and even addicted to) commercial food, especially those containing sugars or glycols (modified antifreeze basically) which are highly addictive! Starve him for a day or two (NO food or treats!) and then offer him a nice chicken frame, half a whole chicken, or even a chicken quarter. If not, how about a piece of breast of lamb, some pork ribs or something along those lines? Trust me, he'll "break" eventually and there's always the fridge while you wait. In some cases, winding them up (in the playing/game sense!) with a raw meaty bone until they bite at it, then making a big show about how you want to keep it and starting to play tug of war, gets them tugging back. Soon teeth scrapes flesh and they realise there's MEAT in that big lump of stuff...:D Dogs fed kibble or mushy canned crap all their lives might just not even realise something that big can even be food. Try warming (blood temperature or just below) the item in a food bag in hot water before serving to increase the smell. Liver, and even just the blood out of a tray of liver, or heart, can drive a dog nuts - try pouring some over the meaty bone (mince if you have to) before serving. You'll soon crack it, and once he realises he's getting bugger all else, so will he. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Raw isn't the answer to all lol. Helen I'd start with a second opinion from a registerd physio who does dog work, the average greyhound vet or back man are unlikely to have the expertise to make a proper diagnosis. Once they and you are realy sure there is no structural fault they can help with exercise from there. On the food front add new items a little at a time, feed only from the dogs bowl at set feed times and remove the bowl as soon as the dog loses intrest/stops eating untill the next meal, even if it hasn't eaten all you feel it hasn't eaten enough. Use a good quality feed and you will find dogs won't starve themselves. Good luck s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaker 7 Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Raw isn't the answer to all lol. ...Use a good quality feed and you will find dogs won't starve themselves. Good luck s When the OP states they're wanting to feed tripe and are having no luck, my advice will be suitably geared. Especially in a dog with allergies. Raw's not the answer to all, but neither is feeding a bowl full of poisonous crap proven umpteen times over to destroy your dogs from the inside out, especially when the dog eating it is already full of allergies - again strongly linked to the rubbish in the commercial foods. By saying that offering a good feed means a dog won't starve itself you're just building a straw man. Back in the real world how many dogs turn their nose up, be it at raw food or "super premium brand x" of kibble or whatever simply because they're fussy? Dogs are funny buggers like that, especially if the owner has previously reinforced that behaviour, and as I said in an earlier post a lot of brands of commercial food, especially the cheap ones, are high in sugar or even glycols (antifreeze family) which dogs find very addictive. Taking it away from their diets results in a period of food refusal while they 'demand' their preferred food back no matter how good the offered replacement is. My kids want McDonald's and pizza every night, and would happily throw a wobbler and go without if I offered them a bowl of steamed spinach instead. That certainly doesn't mean that McD's and pizza hut are the best tucka for them. Yet using the argument applied in your post, it is? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helen 2 Posted November 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Thanks for the tips the advice is appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MissRhianL 70 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 over this past week i have noticed my self that one of our dogs nail has worn down quite a bit, reasons for this is that hes been runnin on the road rather than grass and that will wear it down more, i know some people havent got the opportunityu to run their dogs on fields for a walk or the ground is s*it and have to walk them on the road, but try and find softer ground for dog to go on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helen 2 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 over this past week i have noticed my self that one of our dogs nail has worn down quite a bit, reasons for this is that hes been runnin on the road rather than grass and that will wear it down more, i know some people havent got the opportunityu to run their dogs on fields for a walk or the ground is s*it and have to walk them on the road, but try and find softer ground for dog to go on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helen 2 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 over this past week i have noticed my self that one of our dogs nail has worn down quite a bit, reasons for this is that hes been runnin on the road rather than grass and that will wear it down more, i know some people havent got the opportunityu to run their dogs on fields for a walk or the ground is s*it and have to walk them on the road, but try and find softer ground for dog to go on We have our own land so have space to walk him off road but unfortunately if he's walked on grass his allergies flare up and his feet get very red and sore. I'm wondering about getting him some of those boots but they look uncomfortable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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