broken toe?

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  CHALKWARREN said:

  blando said:

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.

 

Sorry to hear about your wee tyke Blando,...BUT,...you were told of the risks a YEAR ago.... The fellow who advised you that such purpose-bred speedsters are not realy cut out to be rough and ready , roustabout rabbiting jukels,...has owned many top class race dogs,..and in truth, he has also caught one or two rabbits with me over the last 30 years...

Personally,..I would of waited a few more weeks for the ground to hopefully soften up a mite.

This type of specialist track dog CAN be turned on to the rabbiting game,.but you have to be sensible as to how you play it. They have been specifically bred for several decades now,..to fly out of the traps and go hell for leather, letting NOTHING stand in their way..

Dogs that hang back and pick and choose their time to strike the lure will not bring home many trophies IF folk intend to use them for the lamping or ferreting pursuits it is imperative that they 'slow things down',..or Mother fecking Nature will do it for you.

I like the Hard Bloods,...but I school my hybrids VERY early on,.mostly in woodland, and let them understand the risks and dangers that such mind blowing quicksilver speed will face them with..

As for the Pedigree 'coursing line' whippets that have always been popular,..well,.yes,.they are nowhere near as fast on the track,..they have been bred for a bit more endurance,.not in the Saluki mould, but certainly plenty strong enough for the rabbiting game,.plus their feet can sometimes be quite nice and tight.

I still prefer the Non-Peds,..but as I say,..you have to be careful not to feck them up....

 

AS for removing the toe,...well its no good carrying a useless passenger,..but if the toe is still fairly flexible and is acting as a prop even in some small way,.I would leave it on,...for now....

 

Anyway,.best of luck for the future with your new lurcher,...I'll wager you are going to have some real fun with that tyke

All the best,..CHALKWARREN....

 

 

 

i know you told me mate and it is my fult, but you know what its like you just need to get out there drives you mad otherwise. The ground was not to hard as it was after all that rain and the fields had just recovered from flooding, i think it was a cow trod gateway that did the dammage. i have cut the nail [bANNED TEXT] back bled a bit but im sure thats ok?

 

just got back from vets they are now going to x-ray it, they seem to think it will heal if its broken but i dont know? its now infected aswell from her licking it so had to bangage it up.

Edited August 21, 2007 by blando

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  martin said:

  Scallywag said:

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.

i have heard of this problem before how about taking the nail of and killing the root to take the pressure of toe if that does not work then you can think about the toe you ran the dog you give it its best chance they need road work and nails trimmed well back hope this helps

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my bitch broke her toe and i got it removed its never slowed her down or had any affect on the way she runs

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  allgame said:

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?

they are never the same with a toe off find a vet that pin fires thats the best option

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my dogs got the middel back toe removed and he is as springy as ever mabey a littel slower because im a littel bit easyier on him when we go out but not an issue really