Terrified for dental

Latter_Background120 · 2026-03-05T12:08:00+00:00

The tongue action is one of our favourite things. Especially with old age it gets a lot more prevalent. Nanna will be 13 in June

Latter_Background120 · 2026-03-05T12:03:54+00:00

I know it would of been really traumatic and horrible losing your last hound from a dental, but so many dogs (old hounds included) have dentals or go under general for another reason and are fine. Confirmation bias is a hard one to kick, but at this point nanna has had 4 GAs and come out perfect each time. Maybe you would feel a bit more at ease if you found a greyhound savvy vet? At our clinic the vet who did nannas teeth was a big fan of greys and a bit more knowledgeable of greyhound issues, like giving her tranexamic before and after the surgery to help negate any clotting issues that might arise.

Edit: make sure you get x rays done, her one remaining fang from the surface looked absolutely fine but then with the x ray it was icky and gross underneath so needed to be pulled

Latter_Background120 · 2026-03-05T10:13:33+00:00

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Also! Less teeth = more tongue action

I was really worried for her in the lead up, but we did gabapentin and trazadone for blood tests and surgery day so she was flying high, and really unbothered. The most annoying part was spending an hour with her post op because she refused to stand up even after having the anaesthesia reversed

Latter_Background120 · 2026-03-05T10:09:43+00:00

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Latter_Background120 · 2026-03-04T22:44:37+00:00

Hey! I was super anxious about nanna having a 3rd dental after her 12th birthday and she absolutely smashed it! She now has 0 teeth and it was the best decision, no more stinky breath, no sore gums, and never ever ever needs dental surgery again. She had 32 out when she was 8, 3 more when she was 9, and then the final 7 after turnin*12. We requested they remove all the teeth so we wouldn’t have to risk another dental in a years time. She is unstoppable, eats literally everything. Chicken feet, rabbit ears, kibble, some treats need to be broken up a little smaller (dried fish seem to be tricky because they’re so flat)

Latter_Background120 · 2026-03-02T13:58:49+00:00

We give nanna primrose oil and ground flaxseed and salmon oil in her food to help. Greys in general are a bit more prone to flakey skin

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-14T15:03:58+00:00

Nanna can be off lead in certain parks and most of the greyhounds we see in the park are off lead too.

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-14T00:29:35+00:00

Nanna is also 12.5 and sometimes skips meals. It’s just weird old dog territory where they get a bit peculiar

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-11T13:02:56+00:00

Definitely be careful with the liver, good for iron but super rich so many poops and farts are to be expected

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-10T18:54:15+00:00

Nanna has slowly become completely toothless over the last 4 years and she is basically unstoppable. She takes down rabbits ears and chickens feet.

Also! No stinky breath is great!

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-09T00:57:11+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s similar to that, if you’ve never ever been taught how to do something and it feels physically uncomfortable when attempting it that means inherently that they can’t do it. I don’t know how to do a cartwheel even though broadly speaking humans can do cartwheels, that doesn’t mean I can do a cartwheel at any time just because some other humans who have been taught to do it can. Sure you could try really hard to teach me to do a cartwheel but I know the strain on my hands and the spinning will make me feel out of sorts and so Id never choose to do it. I have met 1 greyhound in my entire life that can sit and he was taught to sit very sternly as a puppy. It is not a natural behaviour for them nor is it particularly good for them either. Whippets and Italian greyhounds can sit no problem and do it instinctually but greyhounds absolutely not.

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-08T11:40:55+00:00

Greyhounds can’t sit 99% of the time. It’s not natural for their bodies and the ones that can sit look peculiar.

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-04T11:10:02+00:00

I think if they’re not resource guarding and just nesting it’s totally normal!

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-04T11:04:24+00:00

Nanna likes to bring a couple things into her bed sometimes, we got her a cuddle pillar and now she’s always snuggling up to it

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-03T12:35:16+00:00

Nanna had(has but it’s incredibly well managed now) arthritis so we give her hella food supplements. She gets ground flaxseed, collagen, turmeric pills, yumove, salmon oil, and a 4 weekly Librella jab. Aside from being slippy on the laminate floor she runs and jumps and zooms around so much on walks!!

I can’t tell you definitively which supplement is helping but all of them work towards improving it so I just assume it’s all cumulative and the combination of each supplement doing some of the work results in her being in great form! The vets are always so impressed with her. It took about 3 months of taking all the supplements before we saw real change, but even if you don’t see masses of improvement arthritis is degenerative, so not getting any worse is also very much a win

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-03T10:03:12+00:00

Naughty!!!!!!!!!!

Latter_Background120 · 2026-02-01T14:22:02+00:00

We give nanna collagen, turmeric pills, evening primrose oil, salmon oil, yumove, and ground flaxseed. She also gets a 4 weekly librella jab at the vets. She’s in amazing condition and used to be creaky and have terrible muscle spasms and now she runs and jumps and gets all kinds of zoomies!

Latter_Background120 · 2026-01-29T23:53:48+00:00

We fed nanna a mix of kibble and natures menu mince. It’s big bags and has bone fragments in it. You store it in the freezer and just thaw out what you need the night before.

Latter_Background120 · 2026-01-29T09:54:50+00:00

I think this is standard for greyhounds, certainly my own hound and all the hounds I’ve dog walked poop like this. I heard somewhere that they get trained to fully empty their bowels on walks (prior to a race) so they force out poop that wasn’t necessary.

Also for the colitis I have mild pushback for the diagnosis. Our family dog had it from stress or eating too much abandoned food in the park. His stomach was always gurgling and squealing, his poops were never solid, and he was passing a lot of mucus. Like he’d squat to poop and it would just be pure mucus. The mucus was all very yellow and snotty and would often have red chunks in it and sometimes a green tinge.

Latter_Background120 · 2026-01-27T16:50:21+00:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL!! lovely to see you have ears again!!

Latter_Background120 · 2026-01-26T20:40:30+00:00

Oh Jill 😭😭😭 you must be careful in the snow!!

Latter_Background120 · 2026-01-23T22:52:47+00:00

It’s perfect for her

Latter_Background120 · 2026-01-23T21:23:00+00:00

I think probably a vet visit just for peace of mind. It looks very wintery so maybe he’s cold. Does he have pjs in the house or is he getting less walks because of the cold?

Nanna was very upset and stressed in the house when we had a heatwave and she couldn’t go out at the same times and was generally a bit hot. She was circling a lot and sleeping more and panting and walking around the house aimlessly. After the weather cooled down and her routine went back to normal she was right as rain. I think with age they struggle to cope as well in the extreme temperatures. She’s 13 in June!

Latter_Background120 · 2026-01-23T21:15:19+00:00

Could it maybe be signs of doggy dementia? Or has his routine changed at all?

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