threbb 0 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) Any Greyhound people with ideas for front broken toe.It has already calloused.Exercise has been stopped except on the lead.I have had them pinfired once on another dog but it didnt work.Would you cut nail back for instance?any advice or experience. Edited August 12, 2008 by threbb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stroppimare 0 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Any Greyhound people with ideas for front broken toe.It has already calloused.Exercise has been stopped except on the lead.I have had them pinfired once on another dog but it didnt work.Would you cut nail back for instance?any advice or experience. I have only just seen your message so my advice is probably too late for you, but I have posted so my experience may be of use to anyone else. One of my dogs broke a toe when he was 12 weeks old. We took him immediately to the vets, where they strapped it up & he stayed off the foot as much as it was possible, only going out to do the necessary for the next few weeks. I carried him everywhere to get him as well socialised as I could. The dressings on his foot were regularly changed & cleaned to prevent sores. After about a month, my dog was xrayed with digital xray equipment, which takes images from all angles, & the broken toe had healed absolutely perfectly. There was no sign whatsoever that his toe had ever been broken. He has never had any problems with it since. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 When you say that it has already calloused up, I presume you mean that the break is not a new one? If the toe has healed incorrectly, with maybe a joint fused, or a mishapen bone with extra calcification on the bone, there is not a lot you can do now apart from having the toe taken off if it is causing problems. Pin firing can only work if the damage is relatively new, as far as I know. What firing does is aggravate the site, thereby bringing white platelets in the blood to the site: they're the ones that heal injuries. Can you put a pic up of the foot? Difficult to offer any advice without seeing exactly what the problem is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brock 11 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 cut the nail back to relieve pressure of the toe,then leave the dog rested for a few weeks,thats what i do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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