What Is A Knocked Up Toe?
My bitch disappeared after a run today, turned up half an hour or so later holding her foot up. Straight in the car and back home... by the time we got home it had swelled up. She was in the vets within three hours or so, jab and a 7 day course of metacam. Absolutely gutted as it was our first proper day out of the season!
What exactly is going on inside a knocked up toe??? I know it's possible you fractured, is that a better case scenario than ligament damage? Is it likley to be a constant
Likely damage to the joint, colloquially known as a "Knocked up toe" caused by something like a dislocation/over extension of the joint causing inflammation. This is often followed by bony growth/spurs around the joint leading to permanent osteoarthritic changes. Rest, mobilise the joint as much as possible to maintain range of movement whilst its healing, anti inflammatories such as the metacam, to reduce the inflammation and try to reduce structural changes and time.
