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[littlenell]

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As you might know, recently I lost another of my rescue greyhounds to bone cancer and yesterday this I received this information:-

AHT

Tha Animal Health Trust are doing research as to why so many greyhounds get bone cancer, osteosarcoma.

I know myself how many it has been here, Mac being the latest.

I also know that over the years loads of people have emailed me with the sad news. I know it is awful but if you could get in touch again we might be able to help prevent it in the future, or at least try.

The old greyhound men say that if they have Greenpark Fox in their breeding they are more likely to get it. Big black beautiful Alfie that we lost at only 6yrs old was one of these.

The AHT think it could be genetic.

This is from the rescue where I got my greyhounds from.

If any of you have lost or have got greys at the moment who have this disease, and have this dog in their lines please could you pm me with their details and I will pass them on. I found that all 3 of mine had this dog somewhere in their lines, Lacey had the mother of Greenpark Fox on her fathers side. Lets see if we can at least try and find out more, and help eradicate this horrible cancer. Ill post this on TWF as well cos the more info gathered the better.

Thanks

Tina :thumbsup:

 

[oakmoorehill]

Button has Greenpark Fox as her great great grandsire.

At the moment she is fine and healthy as far as we know. She is 4 years old.

 

[littlenell]

Button has Greenpark Fox as her great great grandsire.

At the moment she is fine and healthy as far as we know. She is 4 years old.

Thats great - thanks for letting me know :thumbsup: please would you send me her racing name? I think it would help with their research ) Looking on greyhound data, i think he had a lot of offspring - I wonder if they will look further back on his lines... :unsure: my Steffi had a dog called Skipping Chick twice on her sires side and this also appears in Greenpark Foxs' lines and Lacey had Stern Satoo on her sires side - this was G. Foxes mother.

 

[fallenangel]

its been know about greenpark foxs for years hes our milos (Nonus Pursuus) grandad and we were told we would be lucky to get him past 7 as most from his line get bone cancer quiet young. hes been checked every years since we found this out when he was 3 hes now 14 and still going but hes one of the lucky ones but its good to know so you can keep an extra eye on any from this line. hes allso our Minnes (Eehbygum`s ) grandad on her dams side shes 10 now so shes checked over aswell

 

[littlenell]

:thumbsup: Thankyou Wendy. Ill pass this on. :thumbsup:

 

[wild whippies]

Osteosarcoma in dogs is supposed to have a higher incidence in dogs weighing over 75lb (up to 60% according to some papers) Greenpark Fox according to Greyhound data weighed in at 75lb.

Interestingly the highest incidence rate is in dogs aged between 1-2 yrs old and I know in young humans it tends to be associated during periods of rapid growth so there may be a correlation here.

I imagine like many cancers, a hereditery factor is likely as well but it may only be of particular concern to those owners whose dogs are very big as this seems to be statistically a predisposition to osteosarcoma or to those dogs that have been relatively inbred to the alleged carrier. For what it's worth, greyhounds have THE biggest gene pool of all dog breeds and I would hope that this would keep the greyhound from being associated to a particularly worrying genetic defect.

Don't know if anyone knows but bisphosphonates are being used effectively on humans to control osteosarcoma metastasis. I wondered if vets are considering this as a possible treatment in early cases?

 

[fallenangel]

just check milo nonus pursuus race NRG race records and he raced at 78.20 kg we had 2 other lads and a bitch all born the same years as milo and they were biger than him and all have died but non had cancer so allthough there is probably some genetic link good reguler checks are the most you can do with a dogs from newpark fox or not I have all milos race records NRG and flapping if any more infos neede just let me know

 

[oakmoorehill]

Button's racing name is Bodell Button

http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?d=bodel+bu...&birthland=

 

[Noise]

I don't know much about greyhounds but reading this topic brought back something I read a while ago while researching the pros and cons of neutering.

apparently neautered dogs have a higher risk of developing osteosarcoma.

it seems to me that the show bred greyhound population is significantly smaller than racing, and most people I have met with greys had adopted ex racers, so I take those who go through rescue are all ''done''?

 

[littlenell]

Thanks for all the information everyone, keep it coming - Im forwarding anything I get :sweating: :thumbsup:

 

[FeeFee]

I don't know much about greyhounds but reading this topic brought back something I read a while ago while researching the pros and cons of neutering.
apparently neautered dogs have a higher risk of developing osteosarcoma.

it seems to me that the show bred greyhound population is significantly smaller than racing, and most people I have met with greys had adopted ex racers, so I take those who go through rescue are all ''done''?

There is some evidence of a link between early neutering (ie less than a year old) and an increased risk in osteosarcoma in large breeds, but this probably isn't relevant to racing greyhounds who are normally neutered later in life.

 

[JAX]

I had 4 racing greyhounds in the80s . they lived to 16. 2 x14years and 1 to 12 years . The 12 year old had cancer in his shoulder,( but had had a serious shoulder injury in his youth ) , one 14 year old had lymphoma( sp) and the others died of old age and senility (16yrs ) All were by an irish dog called Mulcair Rocket ( hence my affix)_