My Greyhound Space

My Greyhounds are well fed but will never turn down a treat - whether offered or stolen!  We, living in a seaside town, have more than our share of fish and chip shops and so there's always fresh chips, or even a sausage, on the pavement outside.  Local dogs, including mine, have taken it upon themselves to keep the town tidy and remove the offending items immediately, no doubt considering it a public service!

In spite of their scavenging behaviour, they rarely get any form of intestinal upset.  This last week was the exception.  A nightmare week of disturbed nights and very sorry looking dogs.  We soon realised the source of the problem was the "fat ball" bits and pieces dropped from the bird table by the garden birds.  We hadn't realised was rich pickings it represented.  We now have a cage over the fat balls which can be accessed by Thrushes, Blackbirds etc. but with a small enough mesh to prevent Wood pigeons and Greyhounds getting in.

The dogs have been on a diet of tinned pink salmon and rice for  nearly a week and have now returned to their normal diet.  They also had a daily dose of Loratidine which we've found to be effective.

The salmon and rice combo was recommended by a vet some years ago when we had an 84Kg Great Dane.  With a dog that size tummy upsets can be spectacular!  He also suggested potatoes as an alternative to rice.

Everything seems to have settled down now and the last two nights were undisturbed.

The moral is to never forget that dogs, including Greyhounds will scavenge given the opportunity.  Someone once said of children "It's their job to attempt suicide and our's to prevent them!"  I think dogs are similar.