lame dog bit of advice needed

[crossy terrier lad 2]

the dog took a fall [bANNED TEXT] on a course about a month, the next day he wudnt put any weight down on it n it seemed stiff in its movement . after a couple of days he was bk to normal. since then every time hes been out on the lamp the next morning the same leg is lame. [bANNED TEXT] i touch around the joint and near his drew claw he yelps. is this a common thing after a hard nights work . as im new the the game n its the dogs first propa season.

[sweeper1gg 4]

the dog took a fall [bANNED TEXT] on a course about a month, the next day he wudnt put any weight down on it n it seemed stiff in its movement . after a couple of days he was bk to normal. since then every time hes been out on the lamp the next morning the same leg is lame. [bANNED TEXT] i touch around the joint and near his drew claw he yelps. is this a common thing after a hard nights work . as im new the the game n its the dogs first propa season.

First of all you should'nt be running an injured dog,and if its been going on this long get it to the vet

[crossy terrier lad 2]

he s not injured it clears up after a day or two just woundered wat courses it

[sweeper1gg 4]

he s not injured it clears up after a day or two just woundered wat courses it

If hes yelping on touch mate his got an injury at least rest him for a few weeks, but i would have a trip to the vet to be safe

[crossy terrier lad 2]

sounds the best bet cheers pal

[paulus 26]

wrist injuries take a good while to sort themselves, running him wont be doing him no good, rest him for a good few weeks then bring him back to fitness slowly.

[airbourne 128]

he s not injured it clears up after a day or two just woundered wat courses it

get him to a OSTEOMYOLOGIST a bone and muscel man don't bother with the vets charge a fortune for nowt, i had the the same with my bitch ruptured flexi tendon vet never picked that up, she is sound now after taking his advise.

[the big chief 3,099]

wrist injerys are the hard ones to clear up bcause the dog joint is allways moving trip to the vets be on the safe side

[dennned 172]

vet no do anything for a strained wrist , rest is the best option , but if it has damaged the flexi tendon ,a long rest required , coursing a month ago----ffs ground rock hard , lots of young about too , no much sport that is it

[skycat 6,173]

Ligament or tendon damage can take months to heal, even if you don't run the dog! If the dog is lame every time it runs then of course it is carrying an injury! Would you hobble about just for the fun of it?

I take it you've never sprained your ankle or wrist then? If you had, then you'd know how painful it is and how long it takes to heal.

 

Of course, if you want the dog to be f*cked permanently, by all means keep running it.

 

If the dog is sore round its dew claw then the chances are it is damaged the ligaments in that joint, where the tiny bones attach to the wrist area. Or, which could be worse, the dog has actually sprained its wrist: damaging either or both ligaments: (they're the 'strings' which hold the bones together) or tendons (they are what attaches the muscles to the bones). Both have a lousy blood supply and can take ages to heal, and to heal they shouldn't be doing any hard work: lead walking only.

 

The only person who can tell you exactly what the dog has done is a good greyhound vet or bone man: your average pet dog vets aren't usually very good on this sort of soft tissue injury and they don't understand the stresses that working dogs' bodies go through.