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Tag: leg amputation

  • Leech Therapy – old fashioned remedies could be best

    Leeches-in-modern-medicine-1I am a great believer in natural remedies, after all, it’s all that was available before the discovery of penicillin, pain killers and antibiotics etc. Tunde, currently living in Germany, has sent this interesting piece about the use of leech therapy. A lot of food for thought.

    ‘My galga Guzu has arthrosis. Willow bark helps her a lot but it is not enough. When the weather is bad (cool and wet) then she is in pain. I got some chemicals, painkiller to be exact, but I am not happy with this (I am afraid of side effects).

    Several German sighthound forum members suggested I go to leech therapy with her.
    Obviously in many cases the leeches help greatly when the dog (or the
    person) has arthrosis. I know of some dogs that did not need ANY painkillers whatsoever after a leech therapy.

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  • Latest style in Galgo Transport – another survivor from Spain

    Lucho transport 3 250 6 2012Regular readers of GN and those of you who have purchased my book, will remember the story of Lucho, another amazing survivor of the galgo hell in Spain, now living happily in the US. Lucho survived leptospirosis, leishmania and a leg amputation, yet still enjoys life, although he now finds walking any distance with his canine mates can be somewhat tiring. Here’s what his Mom Chris says.

    ‘ Lucho’s difficulty is in walking any distance. He can go several houses up the street, then needs to come back home. Whatever happened to him in Spain that caused him to lose his rear leg resulted in twisting his spine. His back is arched and his hip is abnormal so his one back leg is not strong. He gets around okay…up and down 3 steps to go out to go potty and he gets up on the sofa…..but we can’t very well take the others for a walk and have him home alone howling!’

    So here he is riding in style! Eat your hearts out, galgos everywhere!!

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