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Do you have questions regarding the health of your greyhound? Do you need tips what you should feed your dog? Or do you need advice in curing an injury?
Rex Jones Australia (Verified User) Posts 84 Dogs 3 / Races 2 26 Jul 2013 20:02
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my young dog did not stop coming into the catching pen at maitland yesterday run into catching pen gate has dislocated his back railing leg second toe near nail joint has been put back in and needled will this heal ok and hoe long will it take
Rex make sure the nail is cut right back keep exercise to a minimum and use a thin strips of tape to bind the toes together also when you start to gallop him. Make sure it is not to tight other wise you stop the blood flow and the foot will swell. I have had this happen to 2 dogs on one it went again and had to be operated on, the other one so far so good over 9 months now. I also found Zheng Gu Shui was very good by applying to the joint 3 or 4 times a day. You have to be patient it should heal in time but if it goes again it will have to be operated on pin fired or cemented.
Richard Gray Australia (Verified User) Posts 2231 Dogs 11 / Races 9 26 Jul 2013 23:33
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Rex, if you have a horse supply outlet near you, ask if they have the elastic bands that are used to braid horse mains. When you start running the dog again, these fit perfectly around the toes and have some give in them. Cheers Rich
Rex I have a bitch who badly dislocated the second toe on her NS rear in a race a couple of weeks ago. The oncourse vet bandaged the toe that evening and it was needled up the following morning. I had her to my vet again 7 days later so he could check on its progress and rebandage it to provide support. It appears to be mending well and will be checked again in another 7 days when we expect it may need to be needled again, to be sure, to be sure. Its unlikely that she will be free galloped for at least 4 possibly 6 weeks from the date of the incident. The two middle toes will need to be held together with a band for at least the first few runs.
Brian Young Australia (Verified User) Posts 987 Dogs 16 / Races 44 27 Jul 2013 06:50
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rex jones wrote:
my young dog did not stop coming into the catching pen at maitland yesterday run into catching pen gate has dislocated his back railing leg second toe near nail joint has been put back in and needled will this heal ok and hoe long will it take
Not uncommon and should heal without problems. I agree with all the above advice especially getting the toenail cut right back it takes the pressure off and I have found it saves the dog hobbling around probably take six weeks before you can trial again. I will say I personally have had no luck taping the toes but I know that most do
Craig Jackson Australia (Verified User) Posts 1642 Dogs 8 / Races 0 27 Jul 2013 08:14
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Find some bone radiol and mix it with olive oil, paint the toe 3 days on and 3 days off, do this process 2 or 3 times,I've see them end up like normal with no swollen knuckle.
Rex, I had my bitch to the vet again this morning, (14 days since injury occured) and her dislocated toe whilst swollen is sitting correctly and healing well. It didn't need any further injections or restrictive bandaging. I'll need to keep her on the lead for another couple of weeks, in which time the swelling should receed.
Rex Jones Australia (Verified User) Posts 84 Dogs 3 / Races 2 29 Jul 2013 06:24
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well done craig hope all is well with her mate and thank you everyone for your advice
Rex Jones Australia (Verified User) Posts 84 Dogs 3 / Races 2 29 Jul 2013 06:29
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My main worry when he comes back is how to stop him from not going up the shute and running into catching pen gate again he might not be so lucky next time he is to keen for his own good
He should have learnt his lesson. Take a fluffy toy with you next time and toss it into the middle of the pen. He should go for it rather than taking on the rear gate.
Rex is usually take approx. 6 weeks to heal maybe more, but I would suggest that for the first 4 or 5 gallops that you tape the toes together with thin strips of tape or band this will keep the pressure off and also make sure you keep the nails cut back. If you can swim him all the better, but don't gallop on hard ground.
Andrew Gavenlock Australia (Verified User) Posts 195 Dogs 0 / Races 0 29 Jul 2013 09:33
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I strongly recommend you take the dog to Jose Dachary at kincumber vets on the central coast. I had a dislocation happen at maitland. He stiched it with cat gut as he finds it better than needling, no scarring. You'd never know from feeling the toe that it had ever been bent at right angles over next toe. Best 70 or so bucks iv ever spent.
Rex Jones Australia (Verified User) Posts 84 Dogs 3 / Races 2 02 Aug 2013 01:34
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Update on dislocated toe not healing so it must be removed the first toenail joint
Craig McKew Australia (Verified User) Posts 535 Dogs 4 / Races 3 02 Aug 2013 01:52
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Buggar.
Get a second opinion before your start having toe joints removed.
Rex Jones Australia (Verified User) Posts 84 Dogs 3 / Races 2 02 Aug 2013 03:15
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yes craig booked in to see Peter Yore monday morning for second opinion
Craig McKew Australia (Verified User) Posts 535 Dogs 4 / Races 3 02 Aug 2013 03:24
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Never visted Peter Yore but he gets plenty of wraps from greyhound participants in the Hunter.
Peter Cohen Australia (Verified User) Posts 5343 Dogs 6 / Races 0 02 Aug 2013 09:58
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Peter is a great vet but on another note Rod H has a toe repair out that works really well have used it plenty of timee with great results , same guy that makes Promote :) hope it helps :) ill be there seing Peter on moday myself with a few problems etc etc
Peter Cohen Australia (Verified User) Posts 5343 Dogs 6 / Races 0 02 Aug 2013 10:05
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Craig Jackson wrote:
Find some bone radiol and mix it with olive oil, paint the toe 3 days on and 3 days off, do this process 2 or 3 times,I've see them end up like normal with no swollen knuckle.
Ratio off equal parts.
Craig dont want to sound negative but that does stuff all mate ummmm very little anyways at the best /// look it needs to be injected and strapped and given time but like all injurys depends how bad it really is :)
Rex Jones Australia (Verified User) Posts 84 Dogs 3 / Races 2 02 Aug 2013 17:20
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Peter this one is really bad wringles from side to side ligaments are broken either side of toenail joint
John McAlister Australia (Verified User) Posts 6567 Dogs 1 / Races 0 02 Aug 2013 18:53
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If it,s the 1st Joint Rex take it off it should,nt make any difference with his galloping no sense in stuffing about
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