[pandy]

hi, about 2 months ago i bought my self a new greyhound. he was doing a 29 20 around tralee over 525, so i let him settle in for a few week and then give him a trial and he did a 30 20. i wasn worried about that seams it was his first time around the track. but now its 8 weeks down the line and the best time he has done is 3000 dead.i was out walking him yesterday and notest on his frount muscel it was diffrent from the other side so i asked my old man to have a look at it and he said he thinks its the MONKEY MUSCEL. so just woundering have any of you had this problem and if so do you think it will heal. thanks for reading. ;)

[shaddow]

I'd get a proper diagnosis if you think its the monkey muscle
Keep to lead walking and massage twice a day but treat both legs as if both were injured
All depends how bad the injury is but it can ruin a dogs career and it can also be treated to full recovery

[skycat]

It is the triceps, known as the monkey muscle, just back of the shoulder blade about half way down the dog's body: vertically speaking. Not uncommon to rupture it. Not a huge problem in lurchers though can affect their turning ability: probably more serious in racing greyhounds where every nano second counts. Get a good back/muscle man to look at it.

[pandy]

thanks for the info ppl, might be taking him to meeks in monmouth, anyone tryed him if so do you rate him if not ill take him to simon gower, up swindon :thumbs:

[deputydog]

pandy, on Aug 1 2009, 10:21 PM, said:

thanks for the info ppl, might be taking him to meeks in monmouth, anyone tryed him if so do you rate him if not ill take him to simon gower, up swindon :thumbs:

if its robert meek he is execellent

[pack of dogs]

I got a dog and when i seen him he had a lump sticking out of the side of his front leg that was his monkey muscle so i give him 6weeks off a shot of metacam on his tea twice a day for the full 6weeks then i took him in field let him do his own thing for the first couple of times then i made him run in the field then took him to the track trialed him and he came of sound,never looked back

[miketrap24]

good luck up with meek to day mate hope the dog comes sound for you