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hi all just to say we lost our little man today he lay down in the garden and that was it , so it was a blessing he did not suffer , his heart just gave up , after a few years on meds it was his time , sadly missed

hi all been a while posting but had an app with the cardio specialist on thursday to get an ecg and very specific ultrasound on bailey and the guy was very good in describing what the problem really was , main aorta was very good but other valve not so , this is the one leaking and you could...

hi again we have been non stop to the vet with our boy, still he has enlarged heart, we have tried frusemide and also torbutrol to stop the cough but the torbutrol seems to make no difference now, he just gets the usual mucus from the nose in projectile form elastic bands!!, otherwise in all...

hi all whats the general opinion on using heart meds like vetmedin and others before the dog has signs of coughing etc and even when the vet gives the opinion of a heart murmur they seem keen to get the dog on the meds, from my experience with our one when i said to mary lowe the vet said puppy...

hi everyone been a while since i posted but would like some advice on what to use apart from metacalm for arthritis { bailey male whippet,} anyone know of a herbal alternative? also need something for what it seems as catarrh like symptoms, he tries to clear his throat like a dry cough a few...

hi all just an update on our whippet since the cruciate last xmas , leg has healed ok without surgery so looks good , but he had to have a tooth out as it was bad earlier in the year and also at that time the heart murmur came up again at the vets who said it was enlarged after an x ray , the...

hi all just thought i would add an update on my whippet from the last problem we had with him at xmas with the cruciate lig , he is now walking on the leg without the op as i decided not to have the op done and give him rest , read a few blogs by vets and info on the success of ops very varied...

hi all just to say thanks to all for the replies to my whippet limp very helpful indeed forums are great for sharing , anyway nearly a week on the metacalm and showing signs of putting weight on his leg and difficult to keep him still as he was caught jumping on and off the bed !!, so the...

hi anyone had a cruciate lig problem with their whippet my one was out on xmas day and just let a whine out following a run for the frisbee, held his rear leg up and i took him to the vet on thursday and he said it might be lig damage but cant be sure unless they sedate him , he is starting to...