Kirislin

Only Feather shows concern but I've managed to reduce her anxiety alot just by acting as if nothing is happening, and even going outside to have a play with the dogs while it's going on. My puppy hasn't experienced a storm yet so I dont know but I doubt she's going to be bothered by it if most of my others aren't.

I even took my camera on our walk today hoping if she did it again I'd be able to get it on video, but it never happened.

I sometimes collapse or faint when I'm having a hot shower (not super hot, just very warm). Same on very hot days even with low humidity. No doctor has ever been able to find a reason for this, though I do sometimes have slightly low blood pressure. Wonder if it is similar... It's a very unsettling experience as my whole field of vision can go dark (like ants on a tv with no signal) so I can't see even though my eyes are open. I feel very hot and weak and if I don't sit down in the shade (or turn the water cold in the shower) I pretty much just collapse..... I'm perfectly fine afterwards though, no lasting effects (unless I bump my head obviously lol) Is it known why this happens to greyhounds? One doctor said I might have trouble controlling my body temp due to being tall and skinny/having low body mass? I suspect you and Feather and greyhounds are the same!! It's only in the conditions I've described and she goes wobbly all over it's just that the other day I noticed her back legs going wobbly. Does DM only show when the dog feels hot or is it all the time. I bred Feather and I have her mother who shows no sign of the same. Feather was never bred from and is now speyed. I just read up on DM, it's definitely not that. Most of the time Feather is perfectly fine. When it happened the other day it was the first time since last Summer I'd seen her do it. The vet checked all her legs today and did the paw test to see what her awareness was like. It was perfect.

It wasn't humid that day but I know what you mean. Hell, I'm forever breaking out into a sweat these days, and that's age related too. ;) I've never seen it happen to greyhounds but I've definately heard of it. When I adopted my two I got a booklet from the rescue that warned it can happen. I'm thinking this is what it's closest to, I'd love to know why that happens to them, I wonder if it's something to do with large surface area over their chest, so heart and lung area. Feather has a lovely deep chest.

frustrating. we're back from the vet and he could find nothing wrong with her, which is what I thought would happen and why I haven't taken her sooner. He doesn't think it's exercise induced because from the way I described it she wasn't fatigued and so thinks it's from the heat, even though it's not actually very hot sometimes when she gets it, like on Saturday. He thinks it's just age related, she's not coping so well with the heat. I'm going to take a thermometer with me and if it happens again I'll try to get her temp. He commented on how well she looks, good heart and pulse, not overweight, nails trimmed and she is fit, so that's good. :) One thing I was wondering about is something that happens to racing greyhounds. My friend gets them into her grooming salon and some collapse while being hydrobathed in warm water. I wondered if Feather might be doing something similar. Anyone seen it happen to greyhounds?

I think you would need absolute proof before naming them, even then I doubt Troy would allow you to name them here.

I'm not the only one then thanks Perse.

I was just watching that video but stepped when the woman kept insisting the dog chase the ball when clearly it didn't want to. I've found this description and it doesn't sound like Feather. She doesn't pant hard if at all, she just becomes wobbly and wants to lay down in the shade. http://www.whippetworld.net/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11484

strange, I've had whippets for almost 30 years now and never seen this before. I bred Feather, she's almost 12 now, and it's only been the last few years this has been happening, only on sunny days and not after strenous exercise, just walking brings it on. is there anything I can do for her, other than leave her at home when the sun's out? She wont be happy about that.

is anyone else having trouble with it. I made the mistake of saying I'd try the new set up. I cannot even read the full blurb that comes on. I cannot opt out as it promises I'll be able to either. I cannot copy the code to display my photos, it's terrible. Does anyone know how to work it now?

she's fine now, she was back to normal as soon as I got her out of the sun and into the water. Wundahoo, she wasn't doing anything physical, just trotting along in the sun. Thanks though, it sounds like I might need to take her to the vet, although I am not sure if there's much they can do.

Will they be able to recover their money, have they notified the bank? they need to do that immediately

One of my blue whippets, Feather sometimes gets the wobbles in the sun. I've just taken them for a walk at the park, it was leisurely, she didn't run much and we only walked for about 10 minutes. She even had a play in the dam and then as we were about to do another circuit I saw her back legs start to sag. I plonked her in the dam and she seemed to recover. It's not the first time this has happened to her, it's been going on for a couple of years but infrequently. She'll be 12 in May, is not overweight at all and is in otherwise good health for her age as far as I can tell. It is only 19C here but as she's dark in colour I wonder if that is the problem. Anyone else had something similar?

Not mine, and the photographer has said it's a photoshop manipulation, but it's still very effective and I think, beautiful. Out of this World {Explored 11-17-13} by d.rizzle, on Flickr

there's some cute pics here. :laugh: She lets him do it, I'm sure she doesn't mind, she'd be quick to tell him off if she objected but he's always been her favourite. He's a real Mummy's boy

I saw this too late, I was thinking exactly the same thing. I would have been up for a bit of a road trip. I hope the kits find a foster.

This is Nekos brother Arkey, he's almost 19 weeks old, his mum Widget was speyed weeks ago and has no more milk...we think but look what he was doing today! My link

Is that this one? It could be interesting. thanks, I didn't know it existed. My link

I dont understand it. There used to be a great page about whippet coat colour genetics but it's gone now. I found this about IGs and I assume it would apply to other breeds as well. My link

aww geeze can't you do this by PM, now we all want to know.

cant help but please explain what it's for, I'm curious, what are you looking for?

Because of his feet? He's developed a licking habit, unfortunately. Oh another norty thing Jake gets from his frenchy side then. I use quit itch which is basically betadine foot baths daily. Helps the fungus plus tastes gross so breaks the habit. Oh good, my brain wasn't so fuzzy. What about lots of ocean splashing, you'd think salt water would help too. He doesn't actually have anything wrong with them though, he just likes to lick them (like nail biting for us, I guess). Oh OK. My puppy actually does bite her nails, and mine if I let her, and the other whippets' nails too. :laugh:

Because of his feet? He's developed a licking habit, unfortunately. Oh another norty thing Jake gets from his frenchy side then. I use quit itch which is basically betadine foot baths daily. Helps the fungus plus tastes gross so breaks the habit. Oh good, my brain wasn't so fuzzy. What about lots of ocean splashing, you'd think salt water would help too.

Puppy with attitude! I'm supposed to be vaccuuming but how can I when this little speed demon is jumping over everything and distracting me? Well, that's my excuse. 5F6A0544dppt by kirislin, on Flickr

Because of his feet? He's developed a licking habit, unfortunately. Oh, bugger. I feel like I've been told of a treatment for that but I can't remember what it is. Possibly bathing in betadine and then drying thoroughly, might be worth a try.