cut stopper

[daztheman 0]

hi all my bitch cut her stopper about a month ago so i slowed her down by keeping her on the lead. did all the usual things bathed it & kept my eye on it but the other day i let her off after a bit of a run it started bleeding again do i need to leave it longer or will it always happen. many thanks. Daz

[tod 3]

depends on were the cut is and how bad it is.my lurcher had a slice across the top of the stopper and know matter what i done and how long i left it for it would always open back up because the scar tissue isnt as strong.ended up getting it cut off

[NIGHTSHADOW 3]

Hi,

try a saddlers or horse supplier. They should have elasticated bandages, come in all sizes & colours.

They wrap round & stick so you can still take your dog out & it can run with it on.

Some people use them all the time as prevention. I'll be doing this this season

Good Luck

N.S

[tod 3]

Hi,

try a saddlers or horse supplier. They should have elasticated bandages, come in all sizes & colours.

They wrap round & stick so you can still take your dog out & it can run with it on.

Some people use them all the time as prevention. I'll be doing this this season

Good Luck

N.S

thats just going to prolong the healing process mate.elasticated bandages are ok for prevention but the dogs best rested untill you think its healed.keep him on the lead.

Edited May 23, 2007 by tod

[skycat 6,173]

Can you show us a pic of the stopper? If the stopper was nearly sliced off with the cut underneath the stopper then it'll open up again and again as the scar tissue won't be strong enough to take the strain: if you find a pic of a dog running you'll see what I mean: when they put their front feet down at speed that stoper takes a huge amount of strain.

I've had to take one of my dog's stoppers right off as the same thing kept happening: now I tape a small piece of sponge over where the stoper used to be to protect the leg when I'm working her.

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

I think I answered this one some time ago, a friend of mine had the same prolem with his bitch the wound opend three times on him, he spoke to some greyhound men and the wound is now healed, try send a pm to reynadrhunter, I am sure he will put you right.

[inan 841]

hi all my bitch cut her stopper about a month ago so i slowed her down by keeping her on the lead. did all the usual things bathed it & kept my eye on it but the other day i let her off after a bit of a run it started bleeding again do i need to leave it longer or will it always happen. many thanks. Daz

I had a dog that was continually opening up his stopper ,had it taken off in the end ,never bothered him again,friends of mine used to strap their dogs stoppers up for coursing meetings ,I bought stopper protectors ,you can get them in leather or wax covered like Barbours,they have a velcro fastening and arent that dear.a good hardener for old wounds is surgical spirit,hope this helps.

[millreef 0]

hi all my bitch cut her stopper about a month ago so i slowed her down by keeping her on the lead. did all the usual things bathed it & kept my eye on it but the other day i let her off after a bit of a run it started bleeding again do i need to leave it longer or will it always happen. many thanks. Daz

I had a dog that was continually opening up his stopper ,had it taken off in the end ,never bothered him again,friends of mine used to strap their dogs stoppers up for coursing meetings ,I bought stopper protectors ,you can get them in leather or wax covered like Barbours,they have a velcro fastening and arent that dear.a good hardener for old wounds is surgical spirit,hope this helps.

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[tyson 1]

Hi,

try a saddlers or horse supplier. They should have elasticated bandages, come in all sizes & colours.

They wrap round & stick so you can still take your dog out & it can run with it on.

Some people use them all the time as prevention. I'll be doing this this season

Good Luck

N.S

 

Try Vet wrap its what Night shadows on about , its lots of different colors and makes ya dog look real pretty , plus it does work , but dont wrap it too tight , any equestrian supplies sell it

[Guest joe ox]

I had the same problem with a dog i owned 1s. I taped the stoper up everytime i ran her with the white tape nurses use to keep bandages in place no problems with it opening up after that.

[deerhound working 3]

hi all my bitch cut her stopper about a month ago so i slowed her down by keeping her on the lead. did all the usual things bathed it & kept my eye on it but the other day i let her off after a bit of a run it started bleeding again do i need to leave it longer or will it always happen. many thanks. Daz

try cut and heal dab on i had the same with my dog and it sorted it in no time

[daztheman 0]

thanks for all the replys very helpfull i'm going to keep her on the lead until i think it's healed then i,m going to use the vet wrap hopefully she will get used to it over the summer. Daz

[inan 841]

hi all my bitch cut her stopper about a month ago so i slowed her down by keeping her on the lead. did all the usual things bathed it & kept my eye on it but the other day i let her off after a bit of a run it started bleeding again do i need to leave it longer or will it always happen. many thanks. Daz

I had a dog that was continually opening up his stopper ,had it taken off in the end ,never bothered him again,friends of mine used to strap their dogs stoppers up for coursing meetings ,I bought stopper protectors ,you can get them in leather or wax covered like Barbours,they have a velcro fastening and arent that dear.a good hardener for old wounds is surgical spirit,hope this helps.

Where did you get the stopper protectors from Inan? Do they stay put or slide around?

I use the inner tube from a bicycle for my dog. You can get different diameters to suit & they don't slip, but I wonder if any of these types of protection slow the dog down? What do ye think?

Got the protectors from the Grey hound shop in Chiswick ,London ,I would imagine they are on the net,Jim Ford ran a good bitch,[Elsie,I beleive] in a Forley cup wearing them ,she got into the finals ,so dont think they affect the dogs running at all.