cantona 310 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 when out lamping 4 weeks ago my 13 month old pup had a bad collision with either a post or rail , the pup ran out of the beam and ran flat out into it, after carrying the dog home and driveing to he vets i was told nothing was broken and to bring him back i the morning,in the morning a differnt vet looked at him and said nothing was broken and in her oppinion she was 99% sure no fracture so no point in an anastetic and x ray, anti inflamitry and pain killers and lots of rest, anyway 4 weeks later and a hell of a lot better but still limping and occasionly carrying leg still, do you think it should be healed by now and something is permanently damagd or am i being impatient? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robwelsh 354 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 when out lamping 4 weeks ago my 13 month old pup had a bad collision with either a post or rail , the pup ran out of the beam and ran flat out into it, after carrying the dog home and driveing to he vets i was told nothing was broken and to bring him back i the morning,in the morning a differnt vet looked at him and said nothing was broken and in her oppinion she was 99% sure no fracture so no point in an anastetic and x ray, anti inflamitry and pain killers and lots of rest, anyway 4 weeks later and a hell of a lot better but still limping and occasionly carrying leg still, do you think it should be healed by now and something is permanently damagd or am i being impatient? try diffrent vets, never can be too sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 4 weeks is a not long for a bad knock to heal. give it another 4 weeks lead work 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cantona 310 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 4 weeks is a not long for a bad knock to heal. give it another 4 weeks lead work do you no this from experience of something similar or is it what you think? thank for reply , i think your right as he seems to be getting better although it is . slowly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oddser 79 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 hi its imposible to tell weather the dog has a fracture without xray dont care who the vet is you can have a crack in a bone with no swelling there is a good vet near shepshed loughbrough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
troter58 1,711 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 i had a young dog hit a post pissing about in long grass same thing to the vets nothing broke and it took nearly 3 months for it to sort its self out plenty rest and lead work atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 hi its imposible to tell weather the dog has a fracture without xray dont care who the vet is you can have a crack in a bone with no swelling there is a good vet near shepshed loughbrough richard torr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cantona 310 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 i had a young dog hit a post pissing about in long grass same thing to the vets nothing broke and it took nearly 3 months for it to sort its self out plenty rest and lead work atb did it make a full recovery or was it occasionly lame Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cantona 310 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 hi its imposible to tell weather the dog has a fracture without xray dont care who the vet is you can have a crack in a bone with no swelling there is a good vet near shepshed loughbrough i thought how can you be sure by looking, but if you x ray and find a fracture is there anything you can do other than rest the leg? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,172 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Only way to tell is x ray. Even then, I once took a dog to my local vet to have foot x rayed: took one x ray, nothing showed. Richard Torr took four x rays, all from different angles before he found the fracture! Barely visible, but a fracture all the same. Took 2 months before healed properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cantona 310 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Only way to tell is x ray. Even then, I once took a dog to my local vet to have foot x rayed: took one x ray, nothing showed. Richard Torr took four x rays, all from different angles before he found the fracture! Barely visible, but a fracture all the same. Took 2 months before healed properly. thanks for reply, a couple of questions, if it is say a fracture what can be done if anything, and after healing from a fracture or a bad smash at 13 months would you expect a full recovery, ie will it be still good for what it was bred for, saluki whippit x grey whip, thanks once again for any feedback Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Only way to tell is x ray. Even then, I once took a dog to my local vet to have foot x rayed: took one x ray, nothing showed. Richard Torr took four x rays, all from different angles before he found the fracture! Barely visible, but a fracture all the same. Took 2 months before healed properly. thanks for reply, a couple of questions, if it is say a fracture what can be done if anything, and after healing from a fracture or a bad smash at 13 months would you expect a full recovery, ie will it be still good for what it was bred for, saluki whippit x grey whip, thanks once again for any feedback only time will answer that question sorry no magical cure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murphy dog 1 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 hope all works out for young dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oddser 79 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 if you can pinpoint where the injury is then you can treat with bone radiol which will increase blood flow to injured area which will make it heal quicker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cantona 310 Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 if you can pinpoint where the injury is then you can treat with bone radiol which will increase blood flow to injured area which will make it heal quicker cheers, i googled it and ordered some thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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