Dedicated to improving Sighthound health

We are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of sighthounds around the world by building awareness of their unusual medical characteristics within the veterinary and adoption communities through our education, outreach, and research programs.

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Dedicated to improving Sighthound health

Recent News & Updates

The latest information or news regarding Sighthound health or The Greyhound Health Initiative.

Sighthound Behavior Webinar

Join us for this webinar on Sighthound Behavior! Click the link for more information and to register.

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Greyhounds Needed for study in the UK

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Corn Educational Webinar with Dr. Richard Doughty

Does your hound have Corns? Watch this FREE educational seminar on Corns recorded live on August 20, 2023. Richard Doughty, DVM discusses the genetics, histopathology, causes and treatment, as well as an update on the genetic study.

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UPDATED!!! Greyhound Blood Value Cards

We have updated our Greyhound blood value cards this year according to the IDEXX reference lab study. See the information following this link:

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Our Impact to the community

4,465 blood bags sold

The number of bags of life-saving blood and plasma that have been sold since starting our blood bank.

4,465 lives saved

This number is the potential canine lives that were saved by using these blood products.

1,500 donations made

This is the approximate number of donations made by our canine heroes since opening in 2016.

Our Mission : Fueled By Generous Donations

The Greyhound Health Initiative (GHI), a non-profit organization established in 2014, is committed to improving the health of sighthound dogs worldwide through education, research, and accessibility for owners, adopters as well as veterinarians.

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Greyhounds really are not like other dogs.

One way in particular that greyhounds are different from all other dogs is in their reference intervals for several key lab values. In medical fields, a reference interval is the range of values for a physiological measurement in the average healthy, adult animal (for example, the number of white blood cells falls within the same range of numbers for 95% of all dogs). It establishes a frame of reference to help veterinarians interpret a set of test results for a particular patient. So one of the most important factors in clinical pathology is the availability of valid reference intervals (RIs). Erroneous RIs can lead to improper clinical decisions that may have negative results for the patient.

The Greyhound Health Initiative produces a wallet-sized card (pictured) that lists the critical Greyhound-specific reference intervals as compared to non-Greyhound dogs. These cards are available to adoption groups for donation and will be available on our online store for purchase.