broken leg!!

[awen 29]

heres a pic of my dog, he broke his humerus mid march there was some nerve damage too. He was running a wood and fell in to a ditch only about 2 foot deep 4 foot wide but he was a full pelt and just didnt see it, found him the other side just sat there with his leg hanging. He weighs 55kg and i had to carry the b*****d quater of a mile or so to get him out. Got him down the vets and 4 days later i got him back, the dog had 10 pins and plate in his leg and i was 1400 quid lighter. Its been 3 months or so now and is doin aqua therapy twice a week in a horse exercising pool cost £5 instead of the £20 the vets tried to charge me. He is putting weight on it when he feels like it but i struggle to get him walking very much on it, but time will tell Any advice would be welcome.

[Ideation 8,216]

Pm the members, socks and skycat mate, they will be able to give some good advice, they know their shit when it comes to dog injury and rehab

[Tiny 7 1,694]

Pm the members, socks and skycat mate, they will be able to give some good advice, they know their shit when it comes to dog injury and rehab

 

 

[Sully 3]

Thank god there are others out there like me that took the more difficult option, welldone mate, I hope it all works out for you both

[skycat 6,173]

The nerve damage will take a lot longer to heal than the broken bone. Keep up with the physio: have you had someone actually show you what to do for physio? It would help if you could get professional advice on this so you can be shown exactly what to do. Some greyhound vets also employ physiotherapist, or know what to do themselves. Get the dog to a greyhound vet for the best advice on what to do.

[cardoc 0]

my pup has just broken his leg also two weeks ago jumping a fence so anything you find out would be very helpful he has had the same op at the same sort of money im gutted was just getting into his training im hopping it wont hold him back to much hope yours gets sorted mate keep me posted by the way I think your inbox must be full tried to pm you

[awen 29]

thanks for the advise and kind words folks. the vets have shown me massage and minipulation of the joints but now you mention it i think that advice from a greyhound vet would be best thankyou, hadnt really thought of that but now it seems so obvious. the woman that runs the hydro pool has lent me a 'NHC hand unit' which looks like a big fat vibrator lol but apparently good for stimulation of muscle and circulation.pm emptied

[bendrover 556]

heres a pic of my dog, he broke his humerus mid march there was some nerve damage too. He was running a wood and fell in to a ditch only about 2 foot deep 4 foot wide but he was a full pelt and just didnt see it, found him the other side just sat there with his leg hanging. He weighs 55kg and i had to carry the b*****d quater of a mile or so to get him out. Got him down the vets and 4 days later i got him back, the dog had 10 pins and plate in his leg and i was 1400 quid lighter. Its been 3 months or so now and is doin aqua therapy twice a week in a horse exercising pool cost £5 instead of the £20 the vets tried to charge me. He is putting weight on it when he feels like it but i struggle to get him walking very much on it, but time will tell Any advice would be welcome.

carry out all physio advice to the letter,and when you think hes ready for the next step ,hold him back a few weeks.dogs are like us,they can get insecure after bad injuries ALWAYS take your time and DONT rush anything.

[hogdog 61]

Good on you for treating him like a hero

 

Electric treadmills are brilliant for controlled rehabilitation. They are expensive but if you can borrow/hire one or get one second hand it will do him the world of good. Good luck.

[dpb82uk 138]

hope your dogs get better iv just lost a good bitch to a tree the vet told me thay can fix bones but not nervs but my bitch broke her nek so it may be diffrant ATB

[fcuktheban 140]

A true dog man in the making. Instead of tossing the dog in the river with a bag of bricks or a bullet to the head. I hope your dog gives to you all the work you put into him. When he is ready for a proper run try for a sandy beach which might be hard to find. Swimming is very good but the dog does't extend as far as normal. If you can find a person with horses they run them in a circle filled with sand to get them fit. Just to have the dog playing in the sand not too hard should help with extension without the jarring of hard ground. Best of luck

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

My bitch broke her femur 4 mnth ago at 7/8 mnth had it pinned/plated screwed n that and one day she will run around like it never happened but sometimes she feels it and will limp for couple hours. Hope she comes good nowt worse when a good dog has an injury like this

[awen 29]

hope your dogs get better iv just lost a good bitch to a tree the vet told me thay can fix bones but not nervs but my bitch broke her nek so it may be diffrant ATB

sorry to here that, its the good ones that seem to get the worst luck

[rob190364 2,594]

that looks well bad! poor dog!!!! Hope it works out OK pal, sounds like you deserve it after all the care you've put in, good man

[karl p 31]

At least uve still got him my mates hit a tree full pelt snaped his bk got put down