He is a 3 and a half year old rescue greyhound, we've had him for 2 years, he has never raced.
I have no idea what started him limping, no obvious injury or anything.
He's been tot the vet's twice now, painkillers and antiinflammatories have not made any difference.
It's his right hind leg and the problem seems to be very intermittent: sometimes he properly tripods about, leg held high, no contact with the ground, sometimes he limps and very obviously favours the other leg, sometimes he seems to have no problem at all (and runs like the clappers) 
Next week he is going for an x-ray under sedation and blood tests (those are also to investigate his ongoing pooing and lack of weight gain further, but that's maybe a whole other thread).
Any experiences of lame mutts and what it turned out to be?
I am now a bit worried about him, he's too young for arthritis and hip dysplasia is uncommon in greys, but sarcoma is not.... 
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
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DHound has been lame for 6+ weeks
PacificDogwod · 18/03/2017 14:08
Wow, corns!
That is a distinct possibility - he most certainly prefers soft ground/grass over tarmac, he's slow on walks, but entirely well in himself, only one paw affected.
Thank you for the link to that site, Monkey.
I am going to inspect his foot very closely by daylight tomorrow.
He's really had lots of rest, we used to go for long walk but he now only does 10-15min for school run 2x/day and goes in to the garden (where he does sometimes run, but it's a very small garden).
I have wondered about slivers of glass and thought I had a good lock but will have another again.
He was v muddy today and I washed all for of his feet/legs in warm water today and he did not seem to mind pressure on his pads or between his toes
You lot are just marvellous!! 
He so has a fecking corn - do you know how many times I have examined that foot and not found anything because I did not know what to look for?! 
Thank you so much x.
So, corn treatment for pointies - any advice?
The inter web is full of tales of woe involving curettage, boots, recurring problems etc etc - it seems that human corn plasters/verruca treatments are used quite widely...
<a class="break-all" href="//www.amazon.co.uk/Westcoast-Thera-Paw-Padded-Size-TB/dp/B0074IYF52?th=1&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">Has anybody used TheraPaws boots? - they are not cheap, but very likely less expensive than an unnecessary x-ray 
Yes, I am going to speak to the vet - that was the plan anyway prior to the x-ray/bloods appointment.
In the meantime, he's had DSs' Epaderm put on his paws - I quite enjoyed his foot rub. Pampered pooch.
Yes, we've used redundant baby socks and sticky tape for a minor cut before - v fetching!
Reading now feverishly about pointy dogs and their recurring corns on-line - greyhound forums are FULL of stories. Who knew?!
I am about to order a TheraPaw boot - yay or nay??
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