bell 3,610 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 My 8 year old bitch jumped a gate today and caught her hind leg in the top, result was she was suspened by her leg and has ruptured her tendon, hock to foot. The vet, only a young man has splinted it and bandaged it and wants me to call next wek when he has spoken to his colleagues. He is talking about operating and putting metal plates in. The question im askiing is does anyonr have experiance of this type of injury, recuperation time, full recovery expected ?? She seems okay in herself not in any obvious pain but cant put any wait on it. Thanks Bell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mally 832 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 My 8 year old bitch jumped a gate today and caught her hind leg in the top, result was she was suspened by her leg and has ruptured her tendon, hock to foot. The vet, only a young man has splinted it and bandaged it and wants me to call next wek when he has spoken to his colleagues. He is talking about operating and putting metal plates in. The question im askiing is does anyonr have experiance of this type of injury, recuperation time, full recovery expected ?? She seems okay in herself not in any obvious pain but cant put any wait on it. Thanks Bell First of all mate don't let the vets touch it, ask them to refer you to the willows at solihull. The only draw back is there not cheap but there the best imo. my mates cocker ruptured it's cruciate in it's back left leg and completely detached the one in it's left. They operated and it's still the best dog out in the beating line... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,610 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 My 8 year old bitch jumped a gate today and caught her hind leg in the top, result was she was suspened by her leg and has ruptured her tendon, hock to foot. The vet, only a young man has splinted it and bandaged it and wants me to call next wek when he has spoken to his colleagues. He is talking about operating and putting metal plates in. The question im askiing is does anyonr have experiance of this type of injury, recuperation time, full recovery expected ?? She seems okay in herself not in any obvious pain but cant put any wait on it. Thanks Bell First of all mate don't let the vets touch it, ask them to refer you to the willows at solihull. The only draw back is there not cheap but there the best imo. my mates cocker ruptured it's cruciate in it's back left leg and completely detached the one in it's left. They operated and it's still the best dog out in the beating line... Thanks Mally, any idea how long it took before the dog was back working ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mally 832 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 It was 6 weeks cage rest and a course of hydrotherepy before the dog could do much at all. It was a long drawn out affair with a happy ending Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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