INU Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 How can you tell if dog's leg is broken or srained? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyF Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 You shouldn't need to sedate a dog for an x-ray. My dog broke her leg in April and it was obvious as the leg was hanging at the wrong angle. Also, if a bone is broken most times they shouldn't be able to bear weight on it. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Inu, did she get bitten or stung ? Won't she let you look at her paw at all ? Do let us know how she is.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 uuh, take her to the vet; this is a question for your vet, not random people on an internet board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Carter & the Borderbratz Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Inu, your vet can get some idea of what's wrong upon initial inspection. If it is broken and you wait too long you can make things worse if it starts to heal wrong, then she needs surgery and could end up lame for life- retired permanently from SAR. Don't let your fear of anestesia, keep her from getting proper medical care. You will kick yourself if you make things worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I am taking her in tomorrow. I just wanted to ask opinions and other options before I see the vets on Monday. I will ask them if they could x-ray without anesthesia (if they said it was necessary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurie etc Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 just a thought...you said she went swimming, was it in a pool with a rough non-slip surface surrounding it? One of my dogs really burned/scraped her pads once on a rough swimming pool deck -she seemed fine at the time, but was "crippled" the next morning, and didn't want her feet touched. They healed up fine in a few days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 And then of course, sometimes even the vet can't tell exactly what's wrong! Kirra woke up limping one day - not even putting foot to ground - vet isolated the problem to a particular toe, but couldn't be sure what it was. She prescribed Metacam (pain relief) for a few days (and to bring her back if not improving.) Luckily, she was fine in a few days - so I still don't know exactly what she did. Then (according to the vet) she sprained a toe (other foot) playing the other week. Again, that resolved itself within a week. Long way of saying that I do hope whatever is up with Jazzy fixes itself as easily as Kirra's 'sprains'. (P.S. My vet's practice loves me!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 It was a sprain. She is able to put a weight so the diagnosis was that she injured her soft tissue. If it didn't get better in two days, they will x-ray her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Carter & the Borderbratz Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Now don't you feel better?! I had a similar thing happen to a foster dog but it was a soft tissue shoulder injury. Because we couldn't find where the injury was exactly (she also had a broken toe!) she ended up needing surgery. My next advise is if she doesn't show improvement real soon and the vet seems to be getting no where with treating it to get her to a specialist. I ended up having to request a specialist, it wasn't offered to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmetteabrakai Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Inu, I can tell you from personal experience that if it was a broken toe. Jazzy would be in quite a bit of pain. Abra limped but was oviously very painful on her foot. Couldn't tell exactly where until the vet palpated and she jerked her foot back with a look of reproach. Sure enough it was the out side toe on her right foot. I think Jazzy would more acutly painful beyond the limp. Keep us posted. Andrea D. P. S. are they sure it isn't in her shoulder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Andrea, we are pretty sure it's on her hand (what do you call it, on the other side of palm?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Carter & the Borderbratz Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 In her pastern (wrist)? My doggie came to me with a broken toe so I don't know. She had obviously torn her toenail out at some point in time so the vet believed that the break occurred at the same time. This is what made us think the lameness was in her foot but it was really in her shoulder which was evidenced by a large amount of scar tissue that showed up about 2 months after she was injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 That makes me worry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 It's so hard. She has been so miserable. She can't understand why I don't play with her anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miztiki Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 That's funny! I sure hope she heals quickly. I have more ideas for fun if you want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Yes please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Inu, that is so funny. I did the same thing with Dylan when he got neutered ! If she can't move it must be pretty difficult to keep her occupied. You could always teach her to "look" in different directions - look up, look left etc, or how about doing maths ? You say "what is 2+2 ?" and she barks out the answer. I read that the way to do it is just to give a signal to start and stop your dog barking and then fade it until it is unnoticeable by onlookers, but so that your dog can still pick up on it. People will think she is a genius ! I know she is not a natural barker, but you could try. How long do you have to keep her quiet for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Oh, but on second thoughts, I suppose that isn't really play. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted August 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Zoe, I thought about teachin' her math too. Sure, for smart dogs like BCs, math can be a 'play'! I guess I could ask for something else instead of a bark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmetteabrakai Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Inu, How is Jazzy now? I still have Abra chained , well leashed to the coffee table so she isn't crated all the time. She has learned to stay quiet and can still interact with me, and the cats much to her dismay. I don't know how Abra broke her toe. She came in limping one day. Well actully on three legs. I think she caught it on the welded wire fencing, chasing the neighbors kids as the zoom past on the atv :mad: . I saw Kai make a similer leap the next day and could see how she could have caught it. They tell me it can be quite difficult to heal, and that strict cage rest is imparritive. I had the head of Hard Tissue, look at her radiographs and he said cage rest. Toes are hard to heal period. I don't want to have her toe amputated so were hanging in there. Good luck! Andrea D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 This may or may not apply to your case, but when my Jill was on strict crate rest for her dislocated hip, my vet agreed with me that she could be out of the crate if she remained quiet. She was happier/less stressed being out of the crate when I was there and could monitor her closely, so she didn't actually stay strictly crated for the entire 8 weeks. It's a matter of degree and what works best for your dog, of course. For Jll, the reduced stress of being let out of the crate some really helped her mentally in dealing with all that crate rest. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted August 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 Andrea, I didn't realize it was happening to Abra right now. I hope she'll feel better soon! I wish I could take over the pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStacks Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 INU- What amazes me is that the tags are still on all of Jazzys balls. Those are Zoey's favorite part of a new toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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