dislocated toe....

[lucky 578]

well i've recently noticed my wheaten cross Diesel has a dislocated toe, its the outside toe on the front leg........not good i would imagine but it does'nt seem to be affecting him at all, but he's only been getting general exercise and not run on any quarry.......

the toe seems like it has come away from the joint completely, because i can click it in and out without any problems and the dog does'nt seem bothered at all, never flinches even ?

anyway some advice would be greatly appreciated as it's obviously not a good thing, especially with the season just round the corner..........

[Mark.B 0]

Hi Lucky

You don't mention which joint the dislocation is on.I f it is on the first joint in the past my vet would advise to have the toe removed on the first joint.The only problem with removing toes is that when the dog turns it puts more pressure on other toes risking fracturing or dislocating them.Today if a dog of mine had a fracture or dislocation on toes i would leave it to calcify and let it learn to addapt

[undisputed 1,664]

well i've recently noticed my wheaten cross Diesel has a dislocated toe, its the outside toe on the front leg........not good i would imagine but it does'nt seem to be affecting him at all, but he's only been getting general exercise and not run on any quarry.......

the toe seems like it has come away from the joint completely, because i can click it in and out without any problems and the dog does'nt seem bothered at all, never flinches even ?

anyway some advice would be greatly appreciated as it's obviously not a good thing, especially with the season just round the corner..........

 

My advice would be to either speak to some knowledgeable racing grey owners or a vet who is experienced with race track dogs...toes being removed should always be a last resort imo.