planete 120 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I normally keep my grey/saluki x whip under close control anywhere we might find deer but last week a herd of fallows I had not seen in the bracken got up under his nose and off he went. I knew he was not fit enough for this and sure enough he did not look too clever when he got back. He was dragging behind me and had muscles jumping in his hind legs all the way back home. I kept him warm, syringed some electrolytes into him and gave him a bit of a rub but then he started coughing up froth, something I had not come across before. I was extremely grateful to find information on this in a couple of THL posts with advice from Skycat which stopped me panicking. He stopped coughing after 24 hours and seems back to normal now but I have kept him on lead exercise for a few days and will make sure he does not go after anything for a few more after reading of the possible muscle problems which could still happen. Thanks. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 should be ok now, the froth is nothing to worry too much about, remember heat is the cause of the problem so it is better to cool down than keep warm. fluid intake is a definite thing to achieve but personally i would just use water as the heat will cause the muscles to leech there contents into the blood stream. by using electrolytes you are adding more. there fine if its nothing more than a little over exertion but a no, no in my view if your dealing with full blown Acidosis or Rhabdomyolysis , glad to hear the dogs now ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
planete 120 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the advice, Paulus. I felt his muscles and they were soft to the touch a short while later and he started moving better within an hour. His urine was also a normal colour so was fairly sure he was not getting rhabdo but I will keep all this in mind just in case. I am going to be even more careful now it is rutting time as I can no longer predict where the b..y animals are going to be. Edited October 18, 2015 by planete 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Glad your pup seem to be doing well, there are some decent people on here with good advice available, Skycat and Paulus being amongst them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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