Boysie 12 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) About 9 days ago my 18th month beddy x whippet bitch was hit by a car, she suffered a dislocated shoulder and although it popped back in by itself straight away she now has nerve damage in her front left leg. When she is walking she drags the foot along on the knuckles/nails. Vet has shown us some excercises to keep the nerves active, ie bending each joint and stretching the leg, but I'm wondering what I can do to prompt her to put her foot down properly? I'm worried she will get used to walking how she is and the nerves will never repair. Edited to say: the leg from the shoulder down is cold whereas the other legs are a normal warm temperature Edited April 7, 2013 by Boysie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,954 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I'd try and find a canine chiropracter and see what he can do. I would imagine you would have to wait until any swelling has gone down first though so he can get a proper feel of things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,261 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Did the vet note it was cold?? Go back to vet if its cold as it cold mean lack of blood, cold limb is a classic symptom of arterial damage, is there a good pulse in the joint, find it on good leg then compare are they equal, but in truth it’s a vet job. It has two of the five p’s, see symptoms below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_limb_ischaemia is there swelling to the shoulder occluding flow? See below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_syndrome unless the vet is aware and has a very robust treatment plan this is potentially an emergency. Don’t go near chiros etc as the last thing it needs is some idiot pulling it about doing more dammage! At times this place is a little scary, if I were to present a history to a group of doctors, nurses, vets etc… 1, recent trauma ? dislocation on shoulder, 2, ongoing paralysis of limb, 3, limb feeling cold to touch. There would be a unanimous call of likely limb ischaemia urgent!!!!! If you called your GP and described those symptoms they would send you straight to hospital. http://medacad.wikispaces.com/Acute+Limb+Ischemia Edited April 8, 2013 by sandymere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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