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Post by jim on Mar 9, 2013 5:31:10 GMT 10
just a quick question about a tendon problem I have young dog here that I have just started schooling,gave him his first handslip and ran ok,checked following morning for sore matacarples and all was fine,10 days later gave him his second handslip and dog only barely improved his clock,checked dog following morning for sore metacarples and he was fine but sore behind the wrist so I thought tendon trouble but didn't know how bad, so off to the vet,he said it wasn't to bad but blistered him and said lay off for a month,thing is it only barely broke the skin more like a rash actually,anyways I was gonna give him another rub to make him blister but I don't want to be to severe as that can mess up a dog completely,am I as well to leave well enough alone? and just give him time off? and how many tendons run down the back of the wrist?
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Post by Tom Meulman on Mar 9, 2013 7:10:20 GMT 10
Hi Jim,
Firstly, if the blistering agent used has started affecting the skin don’t use it again until the skin has healed.
Normally a blistering agent is painted on with just enough force to wet the skin through the hair in the first application, and then any subsequent applications are painted on just to wet the hair and never rubbed into the skin.
Depending on what is used it is usually applied every second day for three or four applications.
In regard to the pain behind the wrists there are several factors involved here.
Firstly there are the ligaments and tendons that hold the wrist stable and stop it from flexing back too far, and then there are tendons that flex the toes. All in all depending on at what level you count them, around a dozen individually named tendons and ligaments that could cause pain.
Then there are the muscles of the forearm that operate these tendons, and any injury in them can also cause pain in the the area behind the wrist.
So just to have another look at what should happen when this situation occurs.
Moderate pain to the ligaments and tendons around the stopper bone (Calcaneum): Blister every second day for 3 applications, then rest for a further 10 days. Severe pain: X-ray the area.
Pain to the tendons at the lower half of the rear of the metacarpus: Rub twice daily with Lasonil or Hirudoid cream for 4 days then rest for a further 10 days. + Massage the muscles of the rear of the forearm from below the elbow to the top of the stopper bone twice daily for 4 days with a suitable massage liniment such as iodised oil.
Pain to any of the junctions of the toes and any of the metacarpals at the rear of the wrist: X-ray to check the soundness of the sesamoids and/or the toe joint.
Cheers, Tom
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Post by jim on Mar 11, 2013 20:03:02 GMT 10
thanks tom I appreciate that,i will follow your lead, but will give him a little more time as im in no rush with him anyway,would strapping him before his next spin round a track be a good idea? I read somewhere else on this site that you did a book a few years back is there anyway I could get a copy of it or is it out of print thanks
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Post by Tom Meulman on Mar 12, 2013 4:30:10 GMT 10
Hi Jim,
You are right it is certainly best to go slowly with a young dog, particularly when it involves wrist or hock discomfort.
I’m not a great fan of strapping wrists unless it is to temporarily avoid the chance of doing damage to wrist metacarpals the first couple of times a young dog goes around a tight and unfamiliar track.
For tendons it is not much help as these slide behind the tape and therefore do not gain a lot of support.
The book thing happened some years ago when I got a real health scare, and thought it important not to disappear without at least writing down some of the knowledge I gained over the years. It was self published and I only ever did 200 copies, and while these sold very quickly it was at a financial loss.
In the end the info is now freely available to everyone as the information that was in this publication is essentially the same as what has been posted in the locked subjects at the top of the web site.
Cheers, Tom
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