Stopper Pad Removed

[JAE B 553]

hi lads anyone on this site ever had to have there dogs stopper pad removed through injury.if so does it affect there running how do they cope with having to get one off..any info would be great thanks

[DEERMAN 1,020]

Two of mine have and I see no difference mate

[jhiggins 48]

Getting my bitch's stoppers removed this year. I've lost so much time through her ripping them.

[MoChara 1,632]

One of my dogs done his good and proper few years ago, jesus thought there was a murder in the house when he came in. He healed up alright and made no difference.

[South hams hunter 8,996]

Had few lose them but never removed by vet. Made no difference imo

[bird 10,014]

Had few lose them but never removed by vet. Made no difference imo

that's what I thought, Blaze my colliex grey I had in the late 80s, was ripping is off a lot of times.Iused to just cut the bit hanging off , clean with warm salt water+drop of tcp and he was ok after till he did it again lol. one day he run a fox down the lane, then across a school playground.He nailed the fox there, killed it but bloody hell ripped his left stopped nearly in 1/2, but that's how he was all or nothing with him.

 

[the big chief 3,099]

one of mine ripped his it was hanging off trip to the vets got it right off made no difference but every so often he would graze it bad so i used to just wrap it in vet tape before an outing that was him back on track

[jhiggins 48]

Mine still has her dew claws as well, I was hoping to get them removed at the same time as they are always getting damaged.

 

Will the vets do it without an injury there, anyone had it done to their mutts???

[dodger 3,589]

Never had em off at the vet but my bitch took both hers off completely after bein taken on n up n down a dodgy track at 12 month old, she's nearly 6 now n still goin strong..

[the big chief 3,099]

Mine still has her dew claws as well, I was hoping to get them removed at the same time as they are always getting damaged.

 

Will the vets do it without an injury there, anyone had it done to their mutts???

ye they will take them off for ya

[jhiggins 48]

How much did it set you back??

[JAE B 553]

£270

[Haggis81 147]

 

Picture of stopper that's been removed from jae b dog

Edited March 6, 2014 by Haggis81

[skycat 6,174]

Get it taken off completely: it will never heal properly and even if it looks as though it has stuck itself back down, it is likely to open up again when the dog runs hard: the amount of flexing on the leg in that area is immense. I've seen a few dogs without stoppers: their owners always taped them up with strong stretchy sticking plaster padded with a bit of sponge before running: makes sense as the leg is much more prone to damage without the stopper to protect the tendons and bones, especially on hard ground.

[JAE B 553]

Get it taken off completely: it will never heal properly and even if it looks as though it has stuck itself back down, it is likely to open up again when the dog runs hard: the amount of flexing on the leg in that area is immense. I've seen a few dogs without stoppers: their owners always taped them up with strong stretchy sticking plaster padded with a bit of sponge before running: makes sense as the leg is much more prone to damage without the stopper to protect the tendons and bones, especially on hard ground.

it got taken off Monday