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Post by Michaela on May 27, 2015 18:45:42 GMT 10
Dear Mister Meulman,
today I am writing you because I am concerned about one of my galgo.
Asim is foundering with his left foreleg since some time. He does not want to run or play with the other dogs, which is simply not normal for him. Manual scanning shows that he has pain on his 3rd toe (counted from the thumb on the inside). The vet did an Xray which like he says shows no noticeable problems. (You may find this Xray in the attachments) (big: happy-sighthound.de/images/easyblog_images/126/asim-xray1.jpg) The only thing the vet mentioned is that there should be a sesamoid bone.
(big:http://happy-sighthound.de/images/easyblog_images/126/asim-xray2.jpg) So my questions to you are: Is that correct? I could not find something on your grafics (http://greyhoundhealth.boards.net/thread/34/muscle-bone-structure-charts) Do you may have any idea what the problem could be?
It would be so great if we could find out what he is suffering as he obviously has pain…
Thanks so much and best regards from Germany
Michaela
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Post by Tom Meulman on May 27, 2015 20:15:19 GMT 10
Hi Michaela, I only wish that I was in a position where I was able to physically examine the dog myself. Unfortunately that is not possible therefore I can only speculate on what may be wrong with your boy. Firstly the top of the extreme left toe joint, the fourth toe, certainly does not look normal on the X-ray. There appears to be an enlargement of a section of the joint that is pressing on the metacarpal just above the joint of the third toe. I believe that there would be a considerable amount of pain in that area, there would also have to be some swelling in that top joint, and no doubt also some damage to the sesamoid of that toe joint. There is no doubt that it would be very painful for your boy to run with that toe area the way it is. Again unfortunately, the X-ray that is supposed to show the sesamoid is not clear enough to get a good look at that area, but it appears to me that the top joint of the extreme left toe, and possibly the sesamoid on that joint will require surgery to correct the changes in the bone structure. I would have no hesitation in recommending that this should be done if the dog was here in Australia. While treating the area twice daily with a cortisone cream for 14 days will reduce the inflammation and the pain in the short term, I believe that with running the problem and the pain will return. For a comparison of the toe joint see the Wrist Front View X-ray HERE.Cheers, Tom
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Post by Michaela on May 28, 2015 20:52:35 GMT 10
Hi Tom,
Thank you so much for taking the time and having a look at the Xray and our Problem.
And also a big thank you for answering my questions that quickly.
I will pass your writing to my vet and we will see what we can do. Also Asim will never Need to do any racing on the track anymore. And hopefully we can help him to get painfree.
I am very, very happy that I had the Courage to write you and so thankfull for your answer.
Best Regards Michaela
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