Jumping gate injury

[fernruby 6]

Yesterday while out walking the dogs,Lurcher decides to jump the gate! She caught her hind leg through one of the bars and came over hopping lame,she lets be touch it with pressure with no crys or flinches but today she is still carrying it (she does put weight on it now and again) how would you all treat this? I'm keeping he in for 3 days if not improvement I will take her for a X-ray but not sure how to treat her in the meantime,she is 9 months old. Thanks Sarah

[skycat 6,174]

If she hasn't actually broken a bone, then there is likely to be quite nasty tendon or ligament damage, which could take up to 3 months to heal. Only an x ray can tell you if the dog has cracked a bone, but please remember that ligament and/or tendon damage takes longer than bones to heal. Even if the dog appears to be sound after a week or two, it might still unwise to let it run or jump for quite a long time. The best thing to do is to get it x rayed, and then, if there are no fractures, take the dog to a good bone man. Even better, get the dog straight to a good Greyhound vet who will also be an expert in running dog injuries to tendons and ligaments. Most pet vets aren't very clued up with soft tissue injuries such as these: they just advise painkillers and rest, but normally not nearly enough rest. A Greyhound vet will also advice you on the correct treatment and long term prognosis whereas a pet vet won't.

[ferret features 289]

buy a bottle of methallated spirits out of a chemist or hardware shop cost about 2 quid works wonders.

[Lab 10,979]

buy a bottle of methallated spirits out of a chemist or hardware shop cost about 2 quid works wonders.

You better explain what to do with that just incase..............

[ferret features 289]

buy a bottle of methallated spirits out of a chemist or hardware shop cost about 2 quid works wonders.

You better explain what to do with that just incase..............

put an old sock or a bit of bandage round the leg then pour the meths on .you can drink this stuff yerself the winos in our park drink it mixed wa milk as they say if it doesnt cure ya itl kill ye :tongue2:

[dpb82uk 138]

has dogs leg swelled up my bitch hit her leg jumping a wall her leg was twice the size vet sed if swelling dont go down in 24 hrs it needs a xray but it went down she ok a week later . if it the bone it wood swell up im gessing

[fernruby 6]

Thank you for all your helpful comments theres no swelling she has been walking on it for the last 2days but I haven't walked her out I'm going to keep her kennelled for a week so fingers crossed

[skycat 6,174]

You should walk her: most soft tissue injuries benefit from steady gentle exercise: things only stiffen up more just doing nothing, and if it is tendon injury, lead walking will increase blood circulation which is what you need plenty of to help healing. Muscle injury should be massaged every day once initial trauma has passed: but it is difficult to advise exactly what to do if you don't know the nature of the injury.

[sandymere 8,263]

As Skycat suggest active rest is better than complete rest.

 

Ps save the meths for the stove, don’t put it on a dog.