Stopper Bone Tendon (strain)

Hi Steve,

After injecting the ligaments rest the dog for ten days, by kennelling in a race style kennel, and by emptying out on the lead only, with no free running in a yard. During this ten day period massage Iodised Oil (MR Iodine) into the Flexor muscles at the back of the forearm daily, starting about 20 CM above the stopperbone and massaging down to the top of the stopperbone.

At the end of ten days a light poultice is applied overnight for three nights to the wrist joint, this is best done by again using Iodised Oil.

Rub a liberal quantity to the top and both sides of the stopperbone as well as the front of the wrist joint.

Then using a section of cottonwool just wide enough to fit around the wrist joint and long enough to cover the wrist from around 50mm above the stopperbone to just above the foot pad, split it into two thinner sections and liberally apply Iodised oil to one section only.

Wrap this around the wrist joint, taking care to tuck some into the hollow at the back of the wrist, place the second section of cottonwool over the top and lightly wrap with Vet Wrap or similar.

Muzzle the dog overnight to stop it from removing the bandage.

After this treatment is completed the dog is ready for a few handslips up a straight.

It is then best if its first run behind a lure consists of a handslip into the first turn over the shorter distance.

After each of its next three runs behind the lure into a bend, repeat the Iodised Oil poultice for one night only.

One additional caution is that free running in a competition yard or being pulled around a trial track should be limited or discontinued for greyhounds that have suffered ligament damage of the wrist joints.

Mainly because the repetitive pulling up and spinning around in a competition yard will cause further damage to the joint structure of the wrist, as will pulling back on the lure arm while being towed around.

In regard to any vitamins or additives that may improve the healing process, I can't go past the Naturebee capsules mentioned by Lectroman in the dislocations post.

Tom