Floating Rib

[galty]

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I have never come across this before.

Could it improve a dogs running abilty??

http://www.galwayfirst.ie/content/view/2307/962/

 

[Vicky]

Christ, the lengths some people will go to :wacko:

 

[affieluver]

what ever next!! the things people do to win its absolutley ridiculous poor dogs is all i can say

 

[kris]

i agree with vicky,the lengths some people will go to.beggars belief

 

[pepa]

Am I beeing a bit thick how would this horrible proceduer help with running ?

 

[Fleesh]

My Kerri's got two floating ribs, would not having them have gained her a title instead of two r-ups ? Don't know, don't think so and frankly wouldn't do this to my dog to find out, what a cruel and nasty thing to want to do .

 

[Strike Whippets]

The racers that have had floating ribs that I know have been fast ....I have heard people say its a sign of a good un ......and their floaters have been left as they are

 

[dessie]

All mammals have floating ribs, that's the way the skeleton is made up and it is just that in some dogs it is more prominent than others!!

 

[wild whippies]

I was going to post the same comment earlier on today but Tony seemed to think they was referring to sprung ribs? Whatever the terminology, I'm pretty sure removing a dogs ribs and the surgery involved to do this would involve cutting through muscle tissue and I'd be more concerned the scarring afterwards would probably be a greater hinderance.

I doubt anyone would take the risk a decent runner to find a bit of time and I certainly don't see how removing a rib would assist in the running locomotion of a dog, especially as more ground is covered during extension when the dog is in mid-air than when it is in a tucked position.

As for dogs displaying this anamoly being rumoured to be faster dogs, I'd be more inclined to think it's an anamoly within a fast breedline rather than an anatomical finding that increases a dogs speed, the reason I say this is because I'd be expecting it to see it as an evolutionary process within race dogs, especially greyhounds.

 

[billyboy45]

Ive only come across this twice.It was with Tarn 1st,and then a bitch i had called Bonnie,who was at time's faster than her brother,Silver,although it was realy down to who got away 1st.This subject has come up several time's ,when talking to Pat Mathew's from Cornwall.He often mention's dog's with the extra rib,and found them to be the best pup's to keep back.Ive heard it said once,in greyhound circle's,that they are slightly longer than a pup without them.Dont know nothing about that though,cause how can you honestly measure the length of a pup,unless there is quite a difference,when the eye alone would tell you that anyhow.I have a pup at the moment,who is an inch longer than the next pup to him,and he dont have no extra rib.Iknow all dog's are meant to have em,but it's not detectable on em all.Oh .by the way.Im having to stay up all night ,as we're off to Londonderry for 6 am,to try and get Alannah one of those Nintendo DS thingy's,as they're like hen's teeth,and can't be got over here.We've rang every game's shop in Northern ireland,over the last couple of day's.This one apparently,has some coming in tomorrow morning,and if i have to move a mountain,to try and get one for her,then i'll move it.Any help on here would be appreciated. ...Billy...

 

[oakmoorehill]

William has a floating rib. His sticks out. At the moment as he still need to fill out more you can see it but when he has his weight on you wouldn't know it was there. Don't know as it is of any help to him though as he isn't that fast really but then he's not a race dog

I wouldn't have it removed though even if I found a vet that would do it