broken toe?

[blando 0]

Was running my little whippet bitch on a few rabbits the other night and noticed when I was just about to go home she was limping a bit and her toes were sticking upwards, I was shitting myself how the hell was she walking with them like that without yelping. But anyway they just seemed to click back into place but could still be pulled out easily. When I got home I vet wrapped them up and took her to the vets the next morning, they gave them a feel over and said they were dislocated and I had done the right thing, still charged £50 though. That was on Tuesday but now after taking the vet wrap of one of them is a bit lower than the other and is clicky when you move it, could this be broken?

 

edited to say... if it is broken what do they do about it anyway and will it matter?

Edited August 19, 2007 by blando

[Scallywag 78]

My bitch has a broken toe at the moment. It was swollen and was clicky when manipulated when she first did it. The vet xrayed it, which cost a bomb and probably wasn't striktly necesary, bound her foot and proscribed pain killer and anti inflam. I've been told 6 weeks before it's healed. Perfect timing

[gaz 284]

Some practice vets are ok mate but if i was you get yourselve down to your nearest greyhound track and ask about for the vet or fella in the know about foot injuries in running dogs,as i said some vets are ok but some are useless when it comes to toe and feet injuries

Edited August 20, 2007 by gaz

[doxhope 2]

Now I know your not going to agree with me, but, Ive been in lurchers for a long time now, and seen a few feet injuries during that time..

When its been a dog belonging to me I tried everything..If its jumped it will probable mend, but dont let it stiffen, keep spraying it with some for on linament, preferably a spirit linament. If it broken, get it cut off, it will take about the same time to heal as would a jumped toe, and you will ghet less trouble when its fully healed. If its broken, and you just give it time to heel, I will look for another post in 2 months time to say your dog is still having trouble, and how much time you have waisted with a dog off the road. Get it cut off now, and you will get at least 3 months of this coming season out of it,

[DUCKWING 302]

WELL LADS ,

 

IMO ............. THE TOE SHOULD HAVE HAD THE NAIL CUT RIGHT BACK AND THE TOE BLISTERED TO STOP THE CALLOUSING

AND GIVEN ANTI INFLAMS

 

A STIFF TOE IS NO GOOD ON A RUNNING DOG ........

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

[blando 0]

now i really dont know what to do, i think im going to have to retire the whippets at the tender bloody age of 3 they are constently injered (both layed up at the momment) and as im starting to do more lamping they are just not up to it ferreting dogs only from now on. but i still want to get it sorted, so do you mean litraly get the toe cut off? sounds scary? im going to have to find a better vet the one i have now is cheap but usless got a 12 mounth old beddy grey X whippt grey just hope shes going to be more robust and will insure this one at 11 mounths.

looks like that my season buggered befoure its started

 

 

 

 

i take it leg problams are less commom in the ped whippets? as they are highly rated? these are hard blooded and just not up to it i dont think.

[Guest mush]

now i really dont know what to do, i think im going to have to retire the whippets at the tender bloody age of 3 they are constently injered (both layed up at the momment) and as im starting to do more lamping they are just not up to it ferreting dogs only from now on. but i still want to get it sorted, so do you mean litraly get the toe cut off? sounds scary? im going to have to find a better vet the one i have now is cheap but usless got a 12 mounth old beddy grey X whippt grey just hope shes going to be more robust and will insure this one at 11 mounths.

looks like that my season buggered befoure its started

i take it leg problams are less commom in the ped whippets? as they are highly rated? these are hard blooded and just not up to it i dont think.

thats why I dont keep whippet types any more, last one looked like i had gone over her with a chainsaw, and cost me more in vet bills than ive payed out on my present dogs in the last ten years. do as gaz said get your self a greyhound vet.

[HBG 350]

If it broken, get it cut off, it will take about the same time to heal as would a jumped toe, and you will ghet less trouble when its fully healed. If its broken, and you just give it time to heel, I will look for another post in 2 months time to say your dog is still having trouble, and how much time you have waisted with a dog off the road. Get it cut off now, and you will get at least 3 months of this coming season out of it,

good advice mate,he'll miss less of the season if he listens to ya

[Scallywag 78]

Amputation is a solution but if you've got a dog that's prone to toe injuries you don't want to be too hasty. The dog might well manage without ONE toe, but what about the next toe injury and the one after that? The dog's young with a lot of years ahead of it....

Personally I'd take the time to heal the toe and use amputation as a last resort. Just my opinion...

[martin 332]

Amputation is a solution but if you've got a dog that's prone to toe injuries you don't want to be too hasty. The dog might well manage without ONE toe, but what about the next toe injury and the one after that? The dog's young with a lot of years ahead of it....

Personally I'd take the time to heal the toe and use amputation as a last resort. Just my opinion...

 

 

This sounds sensible Ginge,remember you can easy take 'em off,you can't put 'em back on mate........don't be too hasty.

[allgame 0]

my staghound has just had his toe cut off, i was wondering if he'll still be able to run the same and turn as good as he used to, he caught 6 foxes on the weekend when he still had a broken toe so he should do better when its gone ya?

[Guest SHOT]

in the same boat myself blando,i was out last night , my lurchers first proper season.

shes carrying her front foot this morning same foot a couple of weeks back to.

she knocked up a toe in the yard a year back as a pup the toes permantly out stretched has a callouse on the joint i was told by the vet at the time it was ligament damage expect the toe to protrude a bit and it shouldnt harm her running .

i,ll give her some time off now then get her out if the same injury occurs again i,ll be looking for a decent vet.

[shaun v 3]

if its broken and its the outside toe i would get it removed , but if its a inside toe definatly leave it on or you will find that it will put more strain on the other toes which could end up breaking aswell, if they do take it off make sure they use the excess skin, they need stitch that back over the stump to create a pad , if was you i would be asking for advise at the nearest dog track on decent vets ,hope everything works out

[macker 5]

good advise there from shawn.

had a dog some time back and vet removed middle toe.

dog lost out a fair bit on the turns .

after it was removed he broke one after another.

just to let you know most vets have not got

a clue about feet on racing dogs.

as was said earlier a good greyhound vet is the only way.

even clipping the nail right back would be new to

all but the greyhound vets .

which was one of the good things i learned and makes a lot of sence.

a good rest and hope all works out for you.

macker

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

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Edited August 31, 2008 by cúagusgiorraí