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Post by mick on Jan 7, 2011 9:54:11 GMT 10
i feed dog gain 28 and 20 with 3\4 lb of meat chicken or rabbit split into 2 meals at 8.00am and 2.00 pm should i give the larger part of it in morning and on race day should i change the way i feed dog not doing the times he can
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Post by Tom Meulman on Jan 7, 2011 15:14:47 GMT 10
Hi Mick,
While I’m a great believer that greyhounds should have a nutritious meal in the morning on race day, in your situation where the total food intake for the day is split into two equal meals, it would certainly be better to withhold the 2 pm meal on race day, and to then feed this after the races with maybe some additional liquid added.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by mick on Feb 20, 2011 2:57:27 GMT 10
tom just got dog of trainer to get ready to race again it has lumps all down his tail about an inch apart im not a vet or know very little of what it could be could u tell me what it is and how to treat it
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Post by Tom Meulman on Feb 20, 2011 5:01:00 GMT 10
Hi Mick,
By your description it sounds like the hair is worn off the tops of the bones in the tail giving an appearance of “lumps” about an inch apart.
If this is the reason, and I think it highly likely, it really means the dog has been kept in extremely poor conditions and without sufficient soft bedding.
Good food, a soft bed and time to grow the hair back is about the only thing I can suggest.
However, applying a skin softening moisturising cream with Vitamin E to the tail every day will help repair the skin on the tail and will speed up new hair growth.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by mick on Feb 20, 2011 23:16:28 GMT 10
thanks tom i,ll do that then much appreciate your help
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