It has been a tough week for our girl……
Max has been menacing her – well he did have the weekend alone while she was living it up in Derbyshire.
But did he have to stare like that!
She has been very down and her elbows are sore – its just not the same lying down on a hard floor, grass is so much more cool and comfortable. Don’t get me wrong she has so many soft things to lie on – but not this week – no way – just followed me round looking morose.
I have been trying to treat her elbows but greyhounds have such thin skin that its bound to happen – anyone out there got any ideas????
Even her very favourite pastime of lying on her back while we blow raspberries on the bald bit on her belly didn’t have any effect. She has been a grumpy greyhound.
I decided that I would take her over to my partner’s house yesterday – he’s away this weekend and, as he’s been so busy building my new car port as well as working full time, I had decided to go and sort his housework out so it would be nice to come back to.
Hippie was delighted to get into my car and even more so when we arrived at the house – she thought she would be seeing her friend Poppy.
But – though she searched high and low she couldn’t find her – no wonder as she was also away for the weekend.
She did find Poppy’s toys though and took them outside into the garden for a play
At last some action – but as you can see it was short lived. Her elbows needed the cool grass treatment.
While I worked she busied herself around the garden
And lay down in the shade
When I had done all I could that day I gave the now famous call……
Hip!……… Hip!!!!!!!!
Hooray!!!!!!!!
Then we got into the car and went home for a cuddle with her mum
but as you can see Max wasn’t content with a box for long
So he went back to menacing …..
Here we go again!!!!!
LOL @ Max and his ‘menacing’!!
Poor Hippie. What’s up with her elbows? Does she actually have sores? A swelling? Hey, you could post a picture! Or pop on over to Greytalk and browse the Health & Medical forum. 😉
They’re just really sore and scabby (sounds delightful eh?) she keeps making them bleed. It not easy to take a photo, the minute I point my phone at her – she poses!!!!
I think Max is just having his revenge from the early days – he is no longer a wuss puss!!!!!!
Well, you could try Bag Balm – if you can get it! It’s American. I have a couple of cans, sent to me by a greyhound friend in the US, and I use it for cracked pads and any areas of dry skin. It’s used to treat cracked udders in cattle so it’s safe if they lick it – it’s a very thick, greasy ointment, so you’d need to be careful when you put it on, so she doesn’t get it on the furniture. I couldn’t find it over here, but you could look in your local farmer’s/country store to see if they have any udder ointment? Don’t get one with antibiotic/antiseptic in, you’re just looking for an emollient.
Baby oil might do – and I’ve heard some people use broken open vit E capsules to rub on. Can’t hurt, might help. 🙂
Thanks Jay – I might try asking at that farm we stayed at – they have a lot of cows – I’ve been using baby cream on her and keeping her off the hard floors! They’re worse than kids aren’t they – such a worry!!! Good job she’s good looking!!!!
and there was me thinking a site called mygreyhound would only feature cats as dinner for the dogs!
Just shows how wrong you can be – although at the beginning I think Hippie thought so too – as she chased Max round the garden – thank goodness he found his claws and sorted it out – although I think its gone too far the other way now. Hippie dare not even look at Max – she’s terrified!
Our first greyhound was like that. Darling Jim … he went up to a cat in our garden when we first brought him home, wagging his tail and merely curious. The cat leaned down and smacked him sharply across the nose, then when Jim turned round to make his escape, the cat got him in the bum too.
Poor Jim never did trust cats after that!
Its dreadful isn’t it – I’d love them to be friends but as you’ve probably read in the early posts – it got off to a bad start – now Maxie lurks on the worktops waiting to pounce!!
Poor Jim -I bet you miss him – they have such an innocent look too – don’t they!!!
I’m backing Max in this species war.
Now there’s an interesting thought – taking bets on a cat winning – on a greyhound site!!!!
Any thoughts on the guinea pig? he’s having a terrible time!