Tess Not Well. Strained Something???

[bullmastiff 615]

In case someone starts reading then jumps to make a comment, I have been to the vets....

 

Last few weeks she's been very occasionally yelping for no real reason, when pottering about the house or she's laying in bed etc. but seemed to be fine in herself, walking, running and eating fine.

She had a bit of a hard night last Saturday with a few long runs on some really wet sticky ground (she was sinking up to her ankles) then a lot of work to do after the run before I managed to struggle over to her with the half ton wellies.

Usually she'd be tongue hanging out for a few min's and ready to get back at it but this time she was head down and walking behind me so I called it a night.

Got her home and cleaned up. Checked her over and apart from a couple of small puncture marks probably from the hedge or something on one front leg/paw, a couple above her eye and on her jowls she was fine. Hibiscrubbed the wounds rubbed her down and popped her in bed.

 

Over this week the yelping been getting more frequent, slightest knock as you walk past her, or whilst she's laying in her bed etc. I felt her over and she yelped when I felt her abdomen but when I touched it again she was fine. She whimpered slightly when I straightened out her back legs but again only the first time, afterwards she didn't make a peep. She'll whimper if you rub her front leg as you walk past her whilst she's stood in a doorway.

 

Taken her to the vets about it and he said she might of strained something (bit vague!) he's given her some Metacam solution and the obligatory antibiotic injection they seem to give on a whim.

He seems to be just covering a few basics with this treatment so I thought I'd ask on here in case anyone's had this before or maybe has some knowledge that might help....

 

Thanks in advance

Luke

[TOPPER 1,809]

sounds like a good warm rest will do her good she s most proberbly strained something or shes trapped a nerve is she eating ok doing everything that she useally does ? rest her up iam sure she ll be fine

[skycat 6,173]

Get a proper diagnosis from a good greyhound vet: no point filling a dog with painkillers and resting it if there is something out that needs fixing. Most likely scenario is what they call a trapped nerve: actually a nerve squished in inflamed tissue or a disc out of place which presses on the spinal cord.

[paulus 26]

as above but, i know when one of mine has had a bad experience they tend to get nervy and yelp for seemingly little or no reason, could be anything from a neurological problem to bone cancer, one can be ruled out with an x ray but the other would require an mri scan at a cost of over a grand, i believe the vet by giving painkillers and time has made a good call if its one of these and not something that will sort itself given time then the reality is you would have spent a fortune and still have not been able to cure the dog,

[sandymere 8,263]

Rest, metacam and monitor if not improving back to vet. Give her a really good check, look for any slight variance from one side to the other in size or movement.

[bullmastiff 615]

Sorry for the late reply I had read your replies just not had a chance to post back.

I gave her a weeks crate rest, then slowly brought her exercise back up to normal walks but on lead, so she had no free running until Sunday.

She certainly seems better in herself and has been stretching herself out normally again in the mornings, which is something I hadn't even noticed she had stopped until she started doing it again.

Normally when the crates opened, she'd stretch out her shoulders and yawn, then stretch out her back legs as far as she could, almost parallel with her spine and drag her toes accross the floor. It was her back legs she hadn't quite been stretching normally before the rest up.

 

I don't suppose anyone has a number for Robert Meek? I've only got his old number from a few years ago and it doesn't seem to be working. He seems to be the only boneman that comes down this way and I'd like to get Tess checked over if he's down this way again.

 

Thanks again for the replies,

Luke

[paulus 26]

Sorry for the late reply I had read your replies just not had a chance to post back.

I gave her a weeks crate rest, then slowly brought her exercise back up to normal walks but on lead, so she had no free running until Sunday.

She certainly seems better in herself and has been stretching herself out normally again in the mornings, which is something I hadn't even noticed she had stopped until she started doing it again.

Normally when the crates opened, she'd stretch out her shoulders and yawn, then stretch out her back legs as far as she could, almost parallel with her spine and drag her toes accross the floor. It was her back legs she hadn't quite been stretching normally before the rest up.

 

I don't suppose anyone has a number for Robert Meek? I've only got his old number from a few years ago and it doesn't seem to be working. He seems to be the only boneman that comes down this way and I'd like to get Tess checked over if he's down this way again.

 

Thanks again for the replies,

Luke

its on here http://www.questhousekennels.co.uk/info/page8/page8.html

[Bluebell h 69]

Bullmastive has the dog been in a mag box ? Deffently worth a try fella ! Atb lee

[bullmastiff 615]

Thanks Paulus. It's still the same number as I've got here. Maybe it's his signal. I'll try again later.

 

Lee, I've never seen a Mag box, let alone had the chance to put my dog in one! I've read that their good but never heard about them first hand or know anyone that has one.

All my hunting friends are into shooting, so I haven't had anyone with experience in running dogs to learn from so I just potter away at it, hopefully learning from my mistakes in the field and reading/asking questions as much as I can on forums like this.

 

Cheers.

Luke.