Comments on: The Rate Of Bone Cancer In Greyhounds

By: Damian

Damian — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:18:43 +0000

We’re in NZ and have had three re-homed greyhounds. The first girl made it to 11 before we discovered this cancer. It was far too late when we realised. The 2nd boy died of an unrelated mystery illness that resulted in organ failure within a few days of appearing ill. He was only 4 years old. The third one also male has just been diagnosed with the same cancer in the same front left shoulder as the first. We were much faster to act and get it x-rayed but still there is nothing we can do except pain killers. He is 9 and originally from Victoria.

By: Alyson Galea

Alyson Galea — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:59:20 +0000

In reply to Andrew. Thanks Andrew. I agree, they are rare. I am in Sydney and have seen them at the easter show. I am currently nursing my boy with this awful disease. Thanks again

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:40:37 +0000

In reply to Alyson Galea. Hi Alyson. I’m sorry to hear about your dogs. What you say is correct but kennel club Greyhounds are so rare here that I have yet to see one. Additionally, most or all of the Greyhound owners I know here in Adelaide acquired their dogs in order to rescue them after their racing career was over.

By: Alyson Galea

Alyson Galea — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 05:08:49 +0000

I have had 5 rescue greyhounds. 3 had osteosarcoma. Two of these dogs came from a racing greyhound who had it. This greyhound’s sperm was used to father many litters over several years. You should research not only within the breed but compare racing dogs to kennel club dogs. You will find less instance in kennel club dogs. Racing owners don’t look for longevity. This causes not only heartache for the people who car for ex racers but cost thousands in vet bills for a cancer which, with careful breeding, could be decreased.

By: Janet McDaniel

Janet McDaniel — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:24:01 +0000

I have had 10 Greyhounds.
3 have had Osterosarcoma-2 had it the front shoulder & 1 in rear lower leg
1 had Lymphoma
The two with Osteosarcoma & one with Lymphoma were all related through the father’s line.

By: Lesley Drysdale

Lesley Drysdale — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 16:54:30 +0000

I’ve just lost my second greyhound lurcher to Osteosarcoma. Both dogs were male, black and were the same age when diagnosed, almost 7. They had the tumour in the same leg, front left. I asked my vet if I was doing something wrong, and she replied that I was just “incredibly unlucky”. My first lurcher was 2 weeks from diagnosis to being pts in 2015. My second boy has been on palliative care since June 2021. I did not want to be in the position of my dogs having a spontaneous fracture, so took the hard decision to pts.