Injury, frustrating - Mouse

[cmccmc 24]

My little bed/whippet lurcher is 14 months old, I've spent the last year training and stockbreaking her and was really looking forward to getting her conditioned and out on rabbits in the new season. Unfortunately, she's had this pain on and off in her stifle for the last few months. It's bad; she'd pull up lame after running (properly limping on it, not putting weight on it at all), and then (more worryingly) just yelping in pain and turning around to stare at her stifle/loin at random moments through the day

 

Second vet's visit, she got a shot of something (anti-inflammatories?), a prescription of pain relieving meds and intructions, again, to lay off the exercise. All seemed well so we started increasing the exercise slowly, then - after things seemed ok - gradually doing a bit more with her like free running and a tiny bit of biking, Things were ok for a while - then more pain.

 

I'm taking her back to the vets this week, but I'm pretty sure the next step will be an MRI scan, and - again - laying off the exercise. I'm gutted - not just because my little pal is uncomfortable/in pain, but also because I was looking forward to conditioning her through July and August, doing a bit of racing with her, and generally getting her ready for the new season in the Autumn. Now it looks like rabbiting may be off the cards for a while, though she should still be good for ratting (although that would ruin her mouth, I suppose).

 

I love her to bits and she'll have a home for life whatever happens - but I've waited so long for a nice little rabbiting dog, and put so much into her over the last year, that it's so frustrating to be held back by a stupid injury . Oh well, I'll just keep my fingers crossed that this isn't permanent, and she gets over it eventually.

 

Also; keeping a teenage lurcher on bed rest is hell . Poor thing, she doesn't understand why she isn't allowed to run any more.

 

Edited July 18, 2012 by cmccmc

[ferret features 289]

go to your local bone man hel no more than the vet [bANNED TEXT] using.

[J.DOG 1,355]

go to your local bone man hel no more than the vet [bANNED TEXT] using.

 

Just about to say that , get her to a bone man

 

Hope she comes good mate Atb

[cmccmc 24]

I'd thought about doing that, but don't really have any contacts - maybe someone in the Durham area could pm me? Ta.

[ferret features 289]

while your waiting to go to the boneman wrap a bandage round the affected area n pour methaled spirits over it .

[the big chief 3,099]

try a gh vet or see the bone man they no more than the average pet vets they just wont to take the cash off ya pal

[storm323 191]

Injurys can be very frustrating but it's a way of life nothing you can do about it only try seek out a good vet who knows about running dogs good luck with the injury hope it all goes well with it healing.

[trigger2 3,145]

its already been said. i would try your local bone man before thinking about a MRI scan they might be able to sort the problem, much cheaper and alot better than the average vet.

 

a women working in my local vets reckoned i was mad taking my dogs to a bone man. she asked me for the number to one i used earlier this year as there was a problem with her dog and the vet hadnt been able to sort it.

 

her dogs all sorted now.

[bunnys 1,228]

this advice his good the average vet dont know the running dog to well . they are also handy to tweak the animal up through fitness regimes and when in full swing in the winter mths . atb bunnys.

[coolbreeze 9]

get a good greyhound vet theres one in durham

[border lad 1,047]

Take her to the best bone man available, A dog I had recently, injured himself doing his job, took him to the VET, diagonesed, injury just off the Saddle,((( mass bone of the shoulder plate, injection Steriods, anti imflammatry, and slow acting pain Killer,I took the same dog to a very good bone man, yes injury, the muscles coming off the saddle, and bad bruising to his stomach muscles,

he worked with the dog, electronic massage along with, Radiol, I carried out the same work as instructed, each day for a week, the dog was right back to old self bouncing,

[cmccmc 24]

Cheers lads. Is the gilmoor greyhound vet any good? And yeah, if someone has a contact for a local bone man, hit me up.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Maybe enquire at the nearest Race Track and find out who they use...

Best of luck to you,....CW..

 

PS, and remember, when a knowing vet, says rest, he fecking means, 100% REST....

[cmccmc 24]

Thanks again, all. The first vet we went to has experience with pack hounds, but not so much running dogs. I'll definitely go searching for someone with more experience.

[Moll. 1,770]

As Chalky said, rest means rest, and for some injuries it may be MONTHS of rest not just a few days or a week.