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Post by TAT on Mar 23, 2016 14:20:18 GMT 10
I have a dog that has a cut halfway down his stopper bone across ways. I gave him a trial nearly 2 months ago and notice a little cut and then gave him a free gallop up the straight track about a week later and then the cut got deeper. I gave him a month off and the cut had healed up and this morning gave him a straight track run behind a lure and it reopened, it's deeper enough that it could have a stitch. He does not go lame on it. Has anyone got and ideas or vets to see as I live in Queensland.
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Post by Tom Meulman on Mar 24, 2016 8:58:29 GMT 10
Hi TAT,
Sorry about the delay in answering your question but I was hoping someone from the area you live in may have come up with the name of a suitable Vet that specialized in greyhounds.
I understand just how frustrating it is when you allow enough time for an injury such as this to heal and it opens up again in the first run back.
The problem is that in many instances of this type of injury there is damage in the ligaments that hold the wrist stable, and because of this the wrist flexes back further than it should placing additional stress on the area of skin and pad under the stopper bone.
So while you can get the area stitched, it is still best examined by a Vet that understands injuries common to the racing greyhound.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by Tat on Mar 24, 2016 20:30:49 GMT 10
Thanks Tom, we went to Brisbane and a vet stitched it up and put a splint on it. We had X-Ray's done but did not show up anything So it was just a cut on the back of his carpus. He said the cut appears normal and the cut appeared to be a true cut rather than a tearing injury. When we bring him back into training should we strap his stopper bone, wrist back up again and how far down and up would you go. Should we put any ointment on the cut.
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Post by Tom Meulman on Mar 25, 2016 12:27:27 GMT 10
Hi Tat,
In regard to ointment, the only concern you have is to ensure that the area does not become infected, and therefore any liquid wound application designed to stop that happening such as Betadine is always worth applying on a daily basis until the stitches come out.
As far as taping the wrist is concerned it's almost a rule that if you tape one wrist you should then tape both, mainly because the consensus is that it can in some circumstances cause the dog to slightly shorten the stride on the leg that is taped and therefore run unbalanced, which in turn leads to other problems.
Because of this I would probably try and avoid taping the actual wrist, but simply use a couple of wraps of 25mm wide Elastoplast tape across the stopper pad and across the front of the wrist for the first few runs. This is especially important if the dog is allowed to free gallop as then they are more inclinrped to pull up roughly on what is often a less than ideal surface digging the stopper pad into the ground in the process.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by Tat on Mar 25, 2016 18:51:46 GMT 10
Thanks Tom
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