No Toe.

[skycat 6,173]

Whatever you do, please get the dog to the greyhound vet. The chances of the dog running again are increased enormously if you do. Not saying that it will for certain, but as you obviously care a lot about the dog, give it the best possible chance by seeing someone who treats this sort of injury every day. Pet vets are fine for bits and pieces: infections, disease control etc, but the bio-mechanics of the running dog are nearly always beyond their experience and scope.

 

Any vet can take a toe off a pet dog which isn't an athlete, and it won't really matter if the dog ends up flat-footed or unable to properly run. It's a bit like asking a GP to perform advanced orthopaedic surgery!

[flat land hunter 19]

[IMG]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y408/flatlandhunter/084_zpsdebd4371.jpg[/img] filleted toe, bone removed to second joint,running again perfect in 6 weeks

[flat land hunter 19]

[Sirius 1,391]

Whatever you do, please get the dog to the greyhound vet. The chances of the dog running again are increased enormously if you do. Not saying that it will for certain, but as you obviously care a lot about the dog, give it the best possible chance by seeing someone who treats this sort of injury every day. Pet vets are fine for bits and pieces: infections, disease control etc, but the bio-mechanics of the running dog are nearly always beyond their experience and scope.

 

Any vet can take a toe off a pet dog which isn't an athlete, and it won't really matter if the dog ends up flat-footed or unable to properly run. It's a bit like asking a GP to perform advanced orthopaedic surgery!

 

 

I couldn't agree more Skycat, I learnt this lesson the hard way thank god the dog was insured

Simon Gower who Socks recommended I have heard is very good.

Edited September 4, 2013 by Sirius