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Post by daz on Dec 10, 2011 1:13:33 GMT 10
hi tom, ive got a lurcher bitch 22 months old, ive just had her to a
physio who has diagnosed a pulled ligament at the back of the wrist/stopper, i was wondering if you could advise me on treatment,
and what to expect in the future,
thanks in advance
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Post by Tom Meulman on Dec 10, 2011 8:27:32 GMT 10
Hi Daz,
There are a lot of degrees of damage that can occur to the wrist ligaments, and a “pulled ligament” is not a lot to go on.
Firstly its the ligaments that hold the wrist joint together as they form the joint capsule, damage to these ligaments is similar to a human sprained wrist, and in a canine is normally treated by applying a strong heat producing liniment (such as Boneradiol) at the back of the wrist to both sides of the stopper bone as well as directly below the stopper bone daily for anything from five days to ten days depending on the severity of the problem.
The dog is then rested for a further ten days before resuming running.
Other damage to the wrist that some refer to as a “pulled ligament” can occur to the flexor tendons of the wrist, particularly in the area where they connect to the stopper bone.
In this case the treatment is the same as above, but because so often this type of damage is caused by injury to the muscles at the back of the forearm that operate these tendons, that as part of the treatment the muscle tissue at the back of the forearm should be firmly massaged all the way from just below the elbow right down to the top of the stopper bone twice daily, as well as have a light muscle liniment (such as iodised oil) rubbed in after each massage.
In your case I would recommend that you do all the treatments just to make sure all bases are covered.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by daz on Dec 10, 2011 8:44:29 GMT 10
thanks for that Tom, the injury has bothered her for about 6 weeks but she has still been running, just not as well. a bit hit and miss, then she has been limping for a day after, last week after a hard night she was limping after a run, somthing she hasnt done before, so i took her to be checked out, the guy realy struggled to find the injury, he actually said it was the hardest he had to find, but said it was a very serious injury that needed at least 2 months rest, im thinking of getting a 2nd opinion just for piece of mind and to identify in more detail the extent of the injury,,,,,im in lancashire could you recomend anyone?  thanks again tom, i was told to look on here for the top class info you give |
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Post by Tom Meulman on Dec 10, 2011 13:06:53 GMT 10
Hi Daz,
I’m sorry mate but I’m not familiar with your part of the world in regard to competent greyhound Veterinarians or others, and it is a greyhound specialist Vet you really need to see as this type of injury is common in greyhounds.
This question may be better asked on the forum at Greyhound-Data.
Cheers,
Tom
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