Hello,

i was just wondering if there was anyone out there who has any knowledge about ocd in greyhounds. i have a pup which has it in his shoulder and needs surgery to fix it. all i want to know is if anyone knows of any dogs that have had this problem and if so how does it affect there racing career afterwards.

Regards Paul.

Nasty choppa mate. I have not heard of anyone with the problem you've got with your dog. But the Internet says that 90% of dogs recover from it if the surgery is done correctly. Although it does not say any of that 90% is greyhounds. Your vet would have the best advise mate. I wish you all the good luck mate.

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Others might have a more positive experience and be able to reply to your posts with some happy news, however unfortunately from what I have witnessed in some dogs with OCD, the prognosis isn't very good at all.

Most of the cases I had seen, (having worked as a vet assistant) never made it to the racetrack, or either raced for a short while but had to be retired due to chronic unsoundness and pain.

Hope you have better luck, who knows, with the advances in technology these days, a cure could be possible.

Thanks guy's for yor comments. I have since been in contact with vets and have been advised against racing after this type of operation. So I will be trying to get him a good home because he is a beautifull dogand he will make a good pet. Unfortuantly for me I lose money but that's racing. Cheers.

just read about ocd joint i had a 10 month old pup with this problem ihad taken him to the vet in sandown for operation because he was worth it he made a full recovery in about 3 months and went on to win many races did,nt bother him one bit

Very nice outcome cyrus. Good onya mate.

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