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Post by peet on Jan 1, 2006 20:44:33 GMT -5
on posting this in fear of looking stupid.
But... for a few weeks now I noticed that Tom's tail is getting very skinny.
At the moment it is just bones.
This is in contradiction with the fact that he is finally gaining some weight otherwise.
I also noted that the hair on the base of his tail is 'up'now and than.
This combined with the fact that he stopped putting weight on one of his backlegs and that leg seems to be bending.
I am worried.
DH tells me I am seeing ghosts, but I am having a very bad feeling about this.
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Post by Sighthound Fan on Jan 2, 2006 8:30:54 GMT -5
I'm not 100% sure what you mean but I would recomend a consultation with your vet if you are worried about something...I know it can be expensive...but better to be safe than sorry
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Post by robinw on Jan 2, 2006 12:06:40 GMT -5
i agree, maybe a trip to the vet would be good for Tom.
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Post by dvsgryhnd on Jan 2, 2006 13:54:04 GMT -5
I agree you should consult a vet. When Highway had what we think was a stroke, we noticed one side of his head was starting to shrink in and one back leg was getting thin. Well, after 4 weeks and nothing showing up in tests, they figured he had a stroke. We did have to give him IV's every few days. That seemed to help. You can still notice the difference but he doesn't look like he is at deaths door now. He got so shriveled up that we thought he was dying. His old trainer even stopped by to say goodbye. But a year later he is still going strong.
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Post by peet on Jan 2, 2006 19:29:48 GMT -5
I know a vet visit is in order.
Now it is just convincing DH.
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Post by jettcricket on Jan 4, 2006 14:27:24 GMT -5
That's strange....sounds like his leg is developing atrophy. Best get him to the vet. Good luck and please keep up posted.
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Post by greyhoundluvs on Jan 11, 2006 12:35:11 GMT -5
Could be a 100 different things. Safest bet is to the vet!! Hope it's nothing serious.
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Post by Sighthound Fan on Jan 11, 2006 13:03:55 GMT -5
Have you been yet? What did they say?
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Post by CampWhippet on Jan 19, 2006 21:30:45 GMT -5
I'm interested in knowing if it was someting too.
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Post by peet on Jan 21, 2006 18:18:48 GMT -5
according to the vet he is  . It is just the right frontleg that has problems. Still... |
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Post by Sighthound Fan on Jan 21, 2006 18:26:45 GMT -5
But there is nothing that needs doing about it? Thank god it wasn't something serious
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Post by sibergrey on Feb 3, 2006 20:32:30 GMT -5
And just to add...I get the feeling that there are NO stupid questions on this board! You should feel free to ask away...I do!
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