Lame dogs....

[FestiveSpirit]

why are they so much harder to deal with than lame horses

Lame horse = cold hosing/hot poulticing, box rest, Bute, usually heat & swelling....the usual stuff

Lame greyhound = I have no flipping idea

She chased something which may possibly have resembled a c-a-t

the other night, across tarmac, so she has skinned both front stopper pads, split/cracked a lot of her toenails (which were not long in the first place) and originally I thought she had knocked up/broken an outside toe on her near fore as she was hopping lame (on 3 legs)

She has had no walks since then (about 4 days, she is furious) and will let me manipulate each toe/pad extensively without a murmur on her near fore. But tonight she dashed out into the garden with Flick, yelped, and came back in on 3 legs again

She took the scab off the near fore stopper pad again

but that surely would not make her so lame

I am guessing she has pulled a muscle in her shoulder/higher up her leg.... so no chance of even a walk on a lead for her for a bit

 

[Goya]

I'm not an expert but you can poultice dogs feet if that helps. my friend often does. Fortunately I have not had a lame dog (Touch wood)( I expect that comment will be the kiss of death to my dogs now .)!

 

[MarleyandDarcy]

My dogs are always ripping their stopper pads doesn't make them lame - just makes them suck their legs lots!
She might have some soft tissue damage in her toes? I thought one of mine had broken a toe once, he was hopping lame, wasn't even sound on Metacam, xrays were taken but nothing was broken. He bent one of his nails back in and down into the nail bed and damaged all the surrounding area, he did it doing agility so I would guess the toe probably got pulled out to the side as well, it was swollen and red and he was very sorry for himself for over a week.
If he goes lame now 9 times out of 10 it is that toe/nail causing him problems. So she may have done a similar thing? As it seems easy to tweak it again.
He hates his feet being touched though so is a right pain!

 

[BID]

Totally agree, my springer has been lame in one of his front legs now for over a week, there is no sign of any damage anywhere and he seems happy for me to touch his paw and leg, I think it is in his shoulder and suspect he has pulled something but I just don't know, I really hope he gets better soon, I wish they could tell you where it hurts!!!

 

[Oneofthepack]

Aaahh the joys of greyhounds! They're like lurchers....there's never a time when one of mine isn't hopping. I keep a supply of baby socks to cover sore feet. Sometimes they even stay put on their own but otherwise I keep them on with a hair scrunchie

 

[FestiveSpirit]

Thanks for your replies, they have been reassuring and helpful - I am so glad it isnt just me who has a randomly lame dog

I love the idea of baby socks OOTP

I shall ask my sister for a supply

Islay seems sound again today

so I will try her on a short walk on a lead over the weekend if she stays that way

 

[Fiona]

P our JRT hurt her paw last night playing football (don't ask), and we stood her in the bath with warm water and a good dollop of savlon to clean up the cut. She seems back to normal again.

Fiona