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Post by Jose Maria on Jan 3, 2014 3:32:15 GMT 10
hi tom you know I have a greyhound in training when goes for his daily walk or gallop usually usually after the drag and drop a line with the inner nail paw, which you think may be the problem you have my greyhound? thanks for the ad, it is very useful ... consult daily and read all your issues, again thank you very much. invaluable contribution to the world of racing greyhounds
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Post by Tom Meulman on Jan 6, 2014 18:49:20 GMT 10
Hi Jose,
A greyhound will drag a nail of a hind foot on the ground when the muscle tissue involved in lifting the leg upwards when it is being moved forward has sustained an injury or has very poor function.
It happens more often than most trainers are aware of. I used to see it quit often while parading one of my runners to the boxes when one of the greyhounds walking out in front of me would draw a scratch mark in the track sand with a hind foot.
The main muscle tissue involved in causing this is damage to the Sartorius muscle and/or a damaged and poorly functioning Tensor Fascia Lata, and in some instances it may also involve damage to the upper portion of the Lateral Vastus in the area where the Tensor Fascia Lata joins this muscle.
The solution is the same as with any damaged muscle tissue, and that is stimulate healing with ultrasound, or massage + applications of warmth producing liniments. Then if possible the muscles involved are stimulated with a muscle contractor or a TENS unit with a muscle re-education function to get the muscle tissue back functioning to full strength.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by Jose Maria on Jan 7, 2014 1:41:57 GMT 10
thanks for your prompt reply tom ... Greetings Jose
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Post by Jose Maria on Jan 7, 2014 2:17:02 GMT 10
tom which you think is the best way to detect which is the muscle that is damaged or malfunctioning group thinks you mensiono
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Post by Tom Meulman on Jan 7, 2014 16:04:48 GMT 10
This page does provide some guidelines for detecting muscle injuries. MUSCLE DAMAGEThe main thing to keep in mind is that when it comes to muscle tissue in most instances there is one on each side of the body. Therefore when checking for muscle injuries it is much simpler to have a hand on each side of the dogs body and to check each both left and right muscle at the same time as it allows you to compare one with the other. Cheers, Tom |
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Post by Tom Meulman on Jan 7, 2014 16:17:26 GMT 10
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Post by Sandra Gale on Apr 27, 2018 1:05:21 GMT 10
My retired greyhound (7.5 years old) started scraping or dragging a nail on his rear leg at a walk about 18 months ago. He will sometimes do a fast/tiny rear end misstep right after the scrape sound on the sidewalk. It seems to happen only on one side. My local vet has not responded to my observation. My hound has a few health issues so I watch him very closely. Maybe I'm not so kooky after all! I will be taking this post to his Rehab Vet that has seen him due to neck and thoracic spine pain showing as narrowing on x rays. Thank you for posting this information.
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