broken toe

[allrounder 47]

i was hoping to get my dog plenty of work this season but at the begining she broke her toe so i give her plenty of rest and she seemed ok had a few runs and she was fine then out one day had a small run nocked it then back to square 1 so again big spell on the lead for afew weeks but it seems lyk its never goin to heal the smallest of walks has her laid up and limping round the garden is it time for a visit to the vets and get it of and iuf so will she still run ok,

 

cheers allrounder

[caspa 2]

i was hoping to get my dog plenty of work this season but at the begining she broke her toe so i give her plenty of rest and she seemed ok had a few runs and she was fine then out one day had a small run nocked it then back to square 1 so again big spell on the lead for afew weeks but it seems lyk its never goin to heal the smallest of walks has her laid up and limping round the garden is it time for a visit to the vets and get it of and iuf so will she still run ok,

 

cheers allrounder

yer i woud mate..but dont get riped off with these vets

[anythingoes 28]

i was hoping to get my dog plenty of work this season but at the begining she broke her toe so i give her plenty of rest and she seemed ok had a few runs and she was fine then out one day had a small run nocked it then back to square 1 so again big spell on the lead for afew weeks but it seems lyk its never goin to heal the smallest of walks has her laid up and limping round the garden is it time for a visit to the vets and get it of and iuf so will she still run ok,

 

cheers allrounder

 

 

yeh mate get it to the vet !! i have seen dogs do well with a toe missing ! its just a shame it never set correctly the 1st time

atb anythingoes!

[BEARINATOR 2,869]

Two of my friends have had dogs that had to get a toe taken off and both dogs still did everything mate, so it would be better to get it taken off and not end up with a dog that is continually laming itself

[jakaron 3]

Two of my friends have had dogs that had to get a toe taken off and both dogs still did everything mate, so it would be better to get it taken off and not end up with a dog that is continually laming itself

 

I have a bull x.he had his back toe taken off a couple of years ago.

he still ran o.k...he is abit old now but still catches...world of advise.

dont take it to any vet ! take it to a vet thats done it before. if done wrong

could be laid off for months..good luck !

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

bad luck mate......no how you feel.....I've been out of action with my bitch for a couple of weeks now.....she was just coming into form........having overcome one or two problem I'd been ironing out. Then sustained a very nasty tear on her ribs which has required over 15 internal and external stitches and G.A.......its a tough life for a working lucher at times intit.

[patterdale moocher 10]

i was hoping to get my dog plenty of work this season but at the begining she broke her toe so i give her plenty of rest and she seemed ok had a few runs and she was fine then out one day had a small run nocked it then back to square 1 so again big spell on the lead for afew weeks but it seems lyk its never goin to heal the smallest of walks has her laid up and limping round the garden is it time for a visit to the vets and get it of and iuf so will she still run ok,

 

cheers allrounder

i know how you feel mate i was in the same situation my bitch ripped a nail off and dislocated a toe which i never realised so after a few weeks rest i run her and she came back holding it up it had calloused up so i spoke to a bone man who said 6 weeks rest kennel only and just walk her on a lead for exercise. I have slowly done a bit with her the last 2 weeks and its looking good so fingers crossed. If she went lame again i was going to get the toe removed so i spoke to a mate who races greyhounds he said he had a toe removed off a top class bitch and she lost a length in time over 500 yards (i could live with that)

[franny958 0]

what toe is broken front or back / middle or out side

[Lurchandhistribe 0]

in a similar postion mate, whippet ran on some rough ground in mid to late nov and despite cleaning his feet up a toe got an infection round where he had knocked the nail. didnt look to serious at first so course of ab's, didnt work so nail off and some more ab's, two weeks later still lame, x-ray cant confirm fracture or secondary infection but toe all swollen. 6 weeks of ab's as precaution and layed off. fortunatley got him insured

 

if not fixed at 6 weeks toe off. vet reckons wont effect him to much as its the inside toe on his back leg.

 

the biggest problem im having is trying to mange is him having chuff all to do hes going crazy

[player1 2]

i was hoping to get my dog plenty of work this season but at the begining she broke her toe so i give her plenty of rest and she seemed ok had a few runs and she was fine then out one day had a small run nocked it then back to square 1 so again big spell on the lead for afew weeks but it seems lyk its never goin to heal the smallest of walks has her laid up and limping round the garden is it time for a visit to the vets and get it of and iuf so will she still run ok,

 

cheers allrounder

try and avoid having it taken off , if possible , theres some stuff from the health shops , called chondroiterin, glucoseamine, and m.s.n , get some of this into the dog , just mix it in too food , get capsuals if possible , and plenty of rest , i had the same sort of thing, i rested mine for 8 weeks , then only walked it on the lead , on grass for 5 weeks , then small runs on his own , for a few weeks so that he wasnt getting pushed by another dog , i,d go to the vets first to see what they say , but i,d try that stuff it really does work, i aint saying its a miracle cure , but i know it does work

[allrounder 47]

thanks for replies lads and its her front inner toe its been swollen for about 7 weeks now, it doesnt seem to bother her when in the garden,i just cant take her out its fustrating for us both, ive spoke to a few lads and they said it shudnt bother her if it has to come off, i think it just isnt setting right

[allrounder 47]

i was hoping to get my dog plenty of work this season but at the begining she broke her toe so i give her plenty of rest and she seemed ok had a few runs and she was fine then out one day had a small run nocked it then back to square 1 so again big spell on the lead for afew weeks but it seems lyk its never goin to heal the smallest of walks has her laid up and limping round the garden is it time for a visit to the vets and get it of and iuf so will she still run ok,

 

cheers allrounder

try and avoid having it taken off , if possible , theres some stuff from the health shops , called chondroiterin, glucoseamine, and m.s.n , get some of this into the dog , just mix it in too food , get capsuals if possible , and plenty of rest , i had the same sort of thing, i rested mine for 8 weeks , then only walked it on the lead , on grass for 5 weeks , then small runs on his own , for a few weeks so that he wasnt getting pushed by another dog , i,d go to the vets first to see what they say , but i,d try that stuff it really does work, i aint saying its a miracle cure , but i know it does work

 

ill give that a try mate dont think shel be working any more this season

[samba 534]

go to a greyhound vet and get it took off or you will have the same problem yet again

after you rest the dog

had a few dogs done running within weeks