zak123 4 Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 Lurcher has cut front pad straight to the bone vet says there might be a chance the blood vessels it has severed might not join back up and it could end up loosing the whole middle toe has anybody had experience of this situation, basically the front part of pad could literally die !!!!! Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,153 Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 What's the vet gonna do wi it Quote Link to post
zak123 4 Posted July 17 Author Report Share Posted July 17 He has stiched it up not picked dog up yet Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 If your vet says the toe needs to come off, I'd get a second opinion. Don't trust most vets. A mate's dog got in a fight with his other, and the vet wanted to take the front leg off. Second opinion from a 'better' vet and the dog will heal fine to run again. Most vets are anti's Quote Link to post
zak123 4 Posted July 17 Author Report Share Posted July 17 I know mate ,a lot of vets are not good at their jobs ,I have the dog back now so only time will tell !!!! Quote Link to post
Franks dad 1,799 Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 22 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: If your vet says the toe needs to come off, I'd get a second opinion. Don't trust most vets. A mate's dog got in a fight with his other, and the vet wanted to take the front leg off. Second opinion from a 'better' vet and the dog will heal fine to run again. Most vets are anti's Was it a 12 week old pup that fecked it …. It’s usually the case in dog on dog attacks ( national statistics) that the offending dog is 12 wks or under 1 Quote Link to post
shaaark 11,321 Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 2 hours ago, Franks dad said: Was it a 12 week old pup that fecked it …. It’s usually the case in dog on dog attacks ( national statistics) that the offending dog is 12 wks or under Aye, and it's always these coursing bred pups, lethal they are. 1 Quote Link to post
zak123 4 Posted July 17 Author Report Share Posted July 17 The vet knocked the dog out and cleaned up the wound 8 hours ago, Black neck said: What's the vet gonna do wi it The vet knocked the dog out and cleaned up the wound he said it has cut through a lot of the blood vessels and if the pad does not knit together it could lose the toe ! He has wrapped it up and tried to stich it up but as it was so far back on the foot it was hard to do, I am going back to vets on Monday ,for him to have another look to see how things are going with the wound ! Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,153 Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 26 minutes ago, zak123 said: The vet knocked the dog out and cleaned up the wound The vet knocked the dog out and cleaned up the wound he said it has cut through a lot of the blood vessels and if the pad does not knit together it could lose the toe ! He has wrapped it up and tried to stich it up but as it was so far back on the foot it was hard to do, I am going back to vets on Monday ,for him to have another look to see how things are going with the wound ! Hope it goes well 1 Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 527 Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 12 hours ago, Black neck said: Hope it goes well And also some vets are very good, I find them increasingly cautious about outcomes as many Brits are increasingly always looking to blame someone else, ignoring the severity of situations or consequences of their own decisions. That's my grumpy older man view anyway. Hopefully the fact you went to the vet, they cleaned it up will see it right so best wishes for a successful recovery Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 527 Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 Likely you've experienced foot injuries before but if not , unsurprisingly, my experience is running dogs are nightmare patients when gentle exercise is required. Four years ago i gave into buying greyhound specific boots, these stay on much better than cheap normal offerings. One of my dogs had slashed a pad on glass and it was 3 months before he was sound, the boots were vital once he began to feel better and we built up his walking. Quote Link to post
zak123 4 Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 32 minutes ago, Luckee legs said: And also some vets are very good, I find them increasingly cautious about outcomes as many Brits are increasingly always looking to blame someone else, ignoring the severity of situations or consequences of their own decisions. That's my grumpy older man view anyway. Hopefully the fact you went to the vet, they cleaned it up will see it right so best wishes for a successful recovery Been to same vet for years so I hope it works ! Quote Link to post
mitre 219 Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 One of our dogs ended up to the vets with same problem he had stitches in it the nurse done a good job of doing the bandage good job all round went to bed next morning the bugger stripped off all the bloody bandage we was not too happy so we put a old sock on his foot over the dressing and again got it off we shouted at him STOP THAT and ended up wrapping masking tape around the sock and rubbing soap on it he still attempted to get off to he was ready for his stitches out 1 Quote Link to post
zak123 4 Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 1 hour ago, mitre said: One of our dogs ended up to the vets with same problem he had stitches in it the nurse done a good job of doing the bandage good job all round went to bed next morning the bugger stripped off all the bloody bandage we was not too happy so we put a old sock on his foot over the dressing and again got it off we shouted at him STOP THAT and ended up wrapping masking tape around the sock and rubbing soap on it he still attempted to get off to he was ready for his stitches out She has been stiched before on her foot she never touched them !!! But the sock,soap and masking tape sounds like a plan Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,153 Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 1 hour ago, mitre said: One of our dogs ended up to the vets with same problem he had stitches in it the nurse done a good job of doing the bandage good job all round went to bed next morning the bugger stripped off all the bloody bandage we was not too happy so we put a old sock on his foot over the dressing and again got it off we shouted at him STOP THAT and ended up wrapping masking tape around the sock and rubbing soap on it he still attempted to get off to he was ready for his stitches out That vet wrap good they struggle get that pff 2 Quote Link to post
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