swollen ankle

[Guest dotty]

has anyone had this problem before.

she was on a rabbit then turned then stop.

not really very lame but a bit of a limp.

i've iced it.

just wondering if anyone else has had this and knows how to deal with it.

the red line is the swelling

[snoopdog 1,256]

get some anti inflamtries ..to take the swelling down ......and rest... to check it put your hand round the swelling and see if theres any heat ...compare it with the other leg stand the injured leg in ice cold water fairly regulary ...and move it around to make sure it moving freely ...........if your not sure to the vets .....

[boris b 1]

i myself would either give it rest or a half a ibuprofen (some will say dont give ibuprofen but i have many many times done the job but on a different type of injury to this ) . from the pic ot looks nothing to serious but better to air on the side on caution . like snoop dog has said give it a couple of days if you still are not sure go to the vets . keep away from them fuckers tommorrow if you can , a munty cost me £600 quid last boxing day b*****d certainly ramp the price up .

[comeonsteveuk 0]

has anyone had this problem before.

she was on a rabbit then turned then stop.

not really very lame but a bit of a limp.

i've iced it.

just wondering if anyone else has had this and knows how to deal with it.

the red line is the swelling

hi looks like a sprianed tenden i wood get a bucket of ice cold water with ice in it and a bucket of hot i mean so you can put ur hand in it 2 mins in cold 2mins in hot 1st chance get to vets regs steveuk

do that for 20 mins 4 times a day

[dennned 172]

does it feel like a small pea, if so it can be a terrible injury ,had it with one of my greyhounds a few year ago, just takes time , but only light exercise only , but if your really worried , i would treat it with some bone radial ,just remember to dilute it first , but if you have access to a laser treat it with that

 

 

good luck dennned

[Guest dotty]

thanks for the replies guys. i have iced it alot and most of the swelling seems to have gone.

i just toke her out for a crap before bed and she wasn't limping at all on the flat surfaces but a bit on the ruf stuff.

i'll see what shes like in the morning.

Edited December 25, 2007 by dotty

[skycat 6,173]

At least a fortnight lead work only, then try a little run around but only if there is no tenderness, swelling or heat. Any tendon/sprain type injury can take weeks and weeks to heal, and although it might seem better in a few days if you don't treat it properly for a month it will reoccur again and again. Like has already been said: run a cold hose on it for 10 minutes a day or ice pack it every day, twice a day for a week.