josh! 0 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 my dog triped on somthing last night and her front wrist has swollen [bANNED TEXT] up i dont think its broken, do you think a good long rest mite fix it or is she best taken to the vets she cant walk on it, but does sort of atempt to put weight on it. i just cant aford another vet bill but want whats best for the dog what would you do in this situation? Quote Link to post
Paul in North Lincs 15 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Firstly.............. if you're dogs suffering, then get it seen immediately..............no excuses secondly........... vets bills come part and parcel of owning dogs.............perhaps you ought to look at pet insurance...... its only about £6 a week. A dogs not like a car that you can garage until you can afford to get it fixed.............the dogs serves you well..........give it the same respect........... Quote Link to post
snoopdog 1,256 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 good at getting help on here isnt it josh ....look mate treat it like you would treat our own wrist icey water helps reduce the swelling ...do it regular rest it.. only lead walks till she is putting it down properly ..it will proberly need a good two weeks rest depending on how bad the sprain is as long as she is trying to put it down and you can move the wrist freely it proberly is only a sprain .. a support bandage will help too just make sure it isnt to tight and put it about 4" each side of the wrist to keep it straight till the swelling goes down but when you take the bandage off move the wrist about gently for a good few mintues to stop it seasing up .....good luck josh nice and steady is the key and plenty of rest ... all the best snoop Quote Link to post
Guest markbrick1 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 hi josh wait till the swelling goes down and get it to the vets mine did the same at a lurcher show on saturday today bill for£2500 no insurance but thats part of owning lurchers hope its ok mate Quote Link to post
ferret15 0 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 hi josh wait till the swelling goes down and get it to the vets mine did the same at a lurcher show on saturday today bill for£2500 no insurance but thats part of owning lurchers hope its ok mate what the f**k did the dog do and what did they do to the dog for it to cost that much ??? Quote Link to post
chartpolski 24,290 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 No one, not even a vet can diagnose an injury without seeing the dog !!! Get it to the vets, if you can't afford vet bills, get some insurance, if you can't afford insurance, maybe you should seriously consider not having a working dog, Sorry if this is not the advice you were after, but as long as the dogs work for us, they deserve promt, proffesional treatment when injured. I hope it's nothing to serious and the dog makes a full recovery. Cheers. Quote Link to post
MikeTheDog 153 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Hope your dog recovers Mark ... One reason why I don't course my dog at shows or put her in flapping races ... Good luck to your dog! Quote Link to post
Guest markbrick1 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Hope your dog recovers Mark ... One reason why I don't course my dog at shows or put her in flapping races ... Good luck to your dog! thanks mike it the father to the pups and it broke several small bones around the hock,its gone to the best surgeon?? in the country in bristol and will be back tomorrow ,its only money he gives 100% Quote Link to post
ferret15 0 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Hope your dog recovers Mark ... One reason why I don't course my dog at shows or put her in flapping races ... Good luck to your dog! thanks mike it the father to the pups and it broke several small bones around the hock,its gone to the best surgeon?? in the country in bristol and will be back tomorrow ,its only money he gives 100% good luck mate thats some injury, hope your dogs on the road to recovery soon your right about the only money bit i would do anything for any of my animals because they will do anything i ask of them. Quote Link to post
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