The good news ~ The x-rays (and he took a LOT!) do not show osteo ~ exhale!

He x-rayed every part of her left leg from toes to hip and decided to shoot her back right leg too since we had her in & nothing there either.

Aparently, while racing, she broke a toe that was not addressed and did not heal correctly. It seems that it is the cause of the trouble now. The toe has always had a gnarly looking & growing nail which I have to keep cut short to keep it from jamming into the next toe, aparently the break caused that. If she had 4 legs, we would probably consider amputating the toe (lots of greyhounds have missing toes from amputations ~ I have even seen greyhound get a toe amputation & go on to be champion racer), but with only 3 legs, it's not an option unless daily anti-inflamitories do not give her relief. So we are back on Metacam daily, I wish she could take a less expensive anti-inflamitory, but the others give her some GI issues, so it is what it is.

Thanks for your good thoughts for my sweet girl! And know that I pop in often to see how everyone is doing. I root for every dog here & cry with you when we loose one. I still love this community & Jim & Renee for building our home!

My friend reminded me, at the vet, that her initial break wias almost 4 years ago. It seems she's been a tripawd forever to me!

Janie & Calamity ~ and the youngins Kade & Munchie