Lurcher - Bad Back

[Pumper dog 0]

Let my 2 year old bitch out of the kennel for a run this morning and notice she wasn't walking right. Went to pat her on the back as I do every morning and she yelped like f*@K. Her back seems to be hurting her from her shoulders down to tip of her tail and she winced every time I put even the slightest but of pressure on it. So I let her empty herself and put her back in kennel. Am sat at work at moment trying to think what could be wrong before I take her to see a mate who has raced greyhounds for many years. At first I thought she'd pulled the muscle as this is what appears to be hurting her, and started thinking how she could have done it. She has been absolutely fine since the weekend. On sunday we were out checking some holes for the keeper when a bloody hare got up and she set off in pursuit. she stuck with it for approx a min came back, recovered fairly quickly, as she's kept quite fit, and was fine up until now, did she pull it on that course?? surely she would have been badly before now?? only other thing I can think of is that last nite took the two lurchers for a walk down the local bridleway and they both enjoyed messing around in the half grown crop of wheat. My other dog was eating the shoots and a short while later was sick, but nothing out of ordinary ( ie when they been eating grass) could it have been that the field had been sprayed and one's got it out of her system as she's fine and the other hasn't? Could the toxins in the spray have done this to her. Am off to see the farmer at lunch!!

 

If anybody has any similar experiences could they please let me know, as she's my pride and joy and I really want to get this sorted asap but as always, money is very tight!!

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Just been told by the trainers thats its ACIDOSIS and this usually occurs 48 hours after tehy've over exurted themselves. He says I must give her an alkaline solution nasap then get her to the vets for anti-inflamitary and a steriod injection.

 

Then not let her out for 2 weeks tehn not to exercise her off lead for at least 2 months, once this is out the way gardually build fitness up to optimum before even thinking about running her, and then try and keep her permently fit throughout.

 

Just shows how complacent you can get, I thought she was still fairly fit!! Message to all you guys and girls running dogs, never think they are 100% fit always strive to get them that bit fitter before the season starts as now my dog may be prone to this for the rest of her life!!!

 

She has a lot of sighthound in her and is very quick and up to now has always given her all, with dogs like this its easy to think they are fit when actually they don't know when to stop!

 

Anyone ever had similar with their dogs, and got over it to continue to work them again?

[Guest ferreting king]

bad luck!

hope that she gets well soon!

[skinnyrat 0]

hope your dog comes ok for you bud

[shaun v 3]

sounds like a trapped nerve, i keep long dogs and its a frequent problem for them.

see a chaeiropractor to have it checked over. you usually find them at greyhound tracks.

i use a guy from leigh manchester

[Pumper dog 0]

cheers for teh reply's fella's. He reckons its def acidosis, and that it may be a re-occuring thing!! Just spoke to my vets who aren't really working dog people and asked if they could give me what I needed without x-rays, observation and a fortune being spent and their going to get back to me this savo.

 

I will ask what the possibility of it being a trapped nerve is though when they see her later.

 

Thanks again