Dislocated hip

[Tiff 36]

Has anyone had or heard of a similar injury? I have a 2 year old fit saluki/grey who came off the back of a truck driving about 45 down a gravel road, he's ridden for about a year the same way but for some reason Noose bailed. The guys checked him over both at the site and then when they brought him back to the kennels, and thought he was just sore. When I looked him over the next morning I felt it was probably dislocated from the way it "crossed" the other foot when standing.

 

 

I gave him a bit of time and then rang the vet, they said to bring him on in. When Ratkilla and I walked in Doc was right there and he said "how'd he dislocate that hip?" lol gotta love definitive diagnosis lol The vet did his vet training on a Florida track and was the personal vet for an American greyhound family...Nice that we moved to the right place!

 

yeah something is definitely not right

 

 

 

I was asked what he weighed and I said "probably 60 pounds" ... bang on 61! Am I good or what?

 

 

Doc knocked him out, laid him on his back, pulled his hips forward and said "yep, lets put it back in" I asked if it was a track dog, would he feel that the dog would be on the track again? He said yes, the dog is young and in good shape and we caught it early so with a square knot suture around the hip joint, strict rest for 3 weeks, and we will see what happens.

 

They moved him to an exam room table, injected him again with something heavier, and one tech wrapped a leash between his legs and pulled one way, while Doc pulled the leg the other way, and "pop" it was back in. Then he did the suture and bandaged up the leg to hold it up tight against his groin. While waiting for him to come around we cleaned up a bit of dying flesh under Nooses chin and chatted about what a pain in the ass this particular dog was lol. 30 minutes later and a nice visit and about $110 (70 quid) and he sent us on our way. I love my vet!

 

 

 

Doc Farmer is the best vet on the planet

 

 

Noose resting after getting home ... he is in the house to monitor because he is a c**t lol I can only imagine what its going to be like around here when he starts feeling better!

 

[sandymere 8,263]

You've gotta a good vet. Once out the supporting tissues will never be as good/strong so it will always be a weak point and something to watch for in the future.

Good luck sandy.

[Tiff 36]

I take him back in today for his 1 week checkup, then he is on strict crate rest for 2 more weeks, then easy conditioning ... I should learn more today about the protocol he wants me to follow with him.

 

I am taking one of Kyes bitches in who had dislocated her wrist a few weeks ago, and an older dog who has started hesitating while running so I am hoping he can find something medically wrong so we can fix it!

 

I have never been more grateful for the vet we have, I sure hope he never retires!!

[wippydoo 12]

ive had a similar thing happen and my vet advised cage rest.we took him to a racing vet (paul evans)who advised fast trotting exercise on a treadmill to build up the muscle and hold it in place.NO galloping or pounding or fast running.he also gave me a tub of collagen to help the muscle/tendons

[Tiff 36]

Thanks for your response ... how many weeks of crate rest, and how many weeks of walking/trotting before you let him hit the roads proper again?

[Mrs A.R.D 53]

Hi

sorry bout the injury and hope the dog makes

a full recovery, this happened to my friends lurcher

and he made a full recovery, i'll get her to pm you and tell

you more about his recovery.

atb mrs A

[skycat 6,174]

My OH had a dog dislocate her hip, similar scenario to yours: vet put it back in but advised 3 months on lead, which he did, dog never had any problems being young when she did it. Also had it happen to a big dog of mine: had to put dog down as there was too much tissue/ligament damage and he was a big heavy dog: gutted as he was a superb animal with the heart of a lion. I guess it depends on the individual and how much surrounding tissue damage there is. Good luck.

[Tiff 36]

thanks Skycat and Mrs ARD, this particular dog is quite small (for us anyway) being only 61 pounds and 26 inches, so while the lack of size has had him struggling with big heavy stuff sometimes, it is a blessing in this case as they don't seem to have the weight behind them to really "crash and burn" when they have a tumble. Kye has a bitch who is always knocked up, but she weighs 25 pounds more and another 4 inches in size, and just seems very accident prone. Mrs ARD yes please have your friend PM me, I am on holiday with my kids and sisters until the end of November, and Noose is on strict leash/crate grounding until I get back to start his rehab. We have a treadmill but it is not dog converted, I think I will have to figure out how to convert ours (if we can)

 

My friend who is watching the dogs while Kye and Ratkilla are away on a hunting trip says that Noose is feeling good, he has started barking in his crate and shifting around a lot, so I think it is going to be a long long long 10 days at the house until I'm home and can start his rehab

 

Here he is putting some weight down after the vet took the bandage off, sutures are disolvable and will be left in to help the process.