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Thanks How should I proceed then? The dislocation doesn't appear to be painful unless he walks on it. I keep it in a sling during his rare walks. Would it be necessary to have a Vet examination for something else before or after the surgery to his right front leg? Have you ever had a dislocation? They hurt like buggery ALL the time until its fixed. Muscles and ligaments are stretched and torn. Dogs are stoic buggers but my guess is that he is experiencing residual pain. What would be interesting is to see if pain killers changed his demeanour. He sounds depressed and pain can do that. Thanks Haredown Whippets :) Dogs are indeed stoic. I didn't decide on painkillers as I elected to keep him off his foot by restricting it in a sling. His morale is quite good. If he is suffering in silence, as you suggest, it might explain his very docile temperament. I might get him some pain killers, and watch him on those. Thanks again.

Thanks How should I proceed then? The dislocation doesn't appear to be painful unless he walks on it. I keep it in a sling during his rare walks. Would it be necessary to have a Vet examination for something else before or after the surgery to his right front leg?

Hi All :) From my last thread, some of you will be aware that I am currently nursing a six year old male Maremma. He has a dislocated left 'wrist' (Palmar Luxation of the Antebraciocarpal Joint). He is due for Arthrodesis and I am ready to schedule him now. However, this dog is extremely inactive. Some history. Firstly, the dog has been carrying the trauma for 11 weeks. He is a retired lady's dog who keeps him housebound where he lives under her desk. The dog is a few too many kilo's underweight but not anorexic. Apparently he has a habit of eating very little and he eats much less than my lot do (same age and same size). He has been here for two weeks and the only activity I can see is his getting up to toilet at which time he may want to have an extended walk. Compared to my four dogs, I find him extremely inactive. Any experience or ideas please? Thanks for your time

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Here is a fence made with Stiff Stay. The heavy gauge is much better than the light gauge. The cost used to be $25/m and $125 per Stay (each side of corner) all finished by fence contractor. Again, ignore the dogs. Oh! The electric fence is extra. :D

Sooki, my 7 year old, seems to have a few questions about the new dog being nursed on her terrace.

You should get a Transit van. Then you could put a sticker on the back: "Dogs in Transit" :D

I think she's barking up the wrong tree. I wouldn't have given her a week to say toodles. She stole the dog, so there's no argument.

Hi scully. :) To be frank, you need to toilet her yourself. She obviously can't be trusted to do it herself. My dogs will wee on command, especially if a night inside follows. Of course, dogs prefer to poo 'off site' so an evening walk and a poo would be recommended. Getting a crate?? Well maybe, but its going to take more work not less. It always does. Good Luck.

A renovator's delight. :D I really like the last one, it is spectacularly 'mystical.'

This is what happens when people with a closed mind try to foister their ignorance on those who know better. They would have done better to ask people for their experience and then taking a position after presenting both sides of the argument.

Hi CodyLu I have a dog here, not mine, who is just extremely docile and exceedingly inactive. This is partly a result of being in a new place for only five days but mostly it is his character. Some dogs will be 'tear-aways' and others just 'soft marshmallows.' So there are two things to consider; the dogs character and what the dog is taught to do. With Lucy (name?) it is early days, but your dog will be what you want it to be, up to a point. First thing is to enjoy your new family member, establishing the way you want to go is important but there is time for that and dogs are smart. Regards

Just saw this, so sorry to hear I don't know anyting about this but i hope you are able to come up with a solution to help your boy. Hey! He's not my dog. I took him in after his leg had not healed from a suspected break. He has to go back home but needs surgery and a long recovery first.

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No doubt. After taking the dog in from the owner I have restricted the limb and currently have it suspended in a sling. This allows him to walk for poopy's and wee. I am slowly conditioning his front leg for three legged movement because he will be facing a three month recovery. Thanks

Thanks JulesP He has the sweetest temperament and deserves the best.

Thank you rappie Your response is very welcome. Is it possible that some, or all of the tendons, may have survived the trauma sufficiently to be restored?

Hi All. I am currently nursing a six year old maremma. Excellent temperament, and superior conformation. However, he has a chronic trauma to his front left leg. He is ambulatory but winces with discomfort. He had an X-ray this morning and what was suspected as a compound break has turned out to be a dislocation. The radiograph is clear and the one below is a duplicate of what I saw this morning. This is a palmar luxation of the antebrachiocarpal joint. My concern is the twofold. Firstly, whether complete arthrodesis is necessary and secondly what the long term outcomes of any other options are. Thanks for taking the time.

I'm not an advocate for smacking children - huge power differential and abominably abusive. It can't be said that children understand why they get smacked. They might have a sense of wrong (questionable) but they definately do not get the violence or hatred that comes with a smack. It can't be said that dogs don't understand either. It is more correct to say we simply don't know. Can't think of any other species that smacks for 'punishment.' Punishment doesn't work anyways. I don't think you can say its part of a training regime either as it is usually an emotional reflex done in anger. SMACKING

Dr Robert Holmes and Dr. Kirsty Seksel Used to be $200/hr but that was in 2006.

I have been tempted to follow the judges who put my dogs up, but I have resisted up to now. However, there is no secret that one particlar couple, husband/wife, will never see any of my dogs again. I also feel that way about some committes, and states. Perfectly entitled to make my objections too.

:laugh: Sorry, but IMO Arnold Swartzenegger has more facial expressions.

Hi Vikie. :) Unfortunately, reporting is cliqued and not correctly applied or fully understood by many committees. There is a huge difference between full contact aggression and a simple bark or lunge. Quite simply, many antecedents can cause a dog to react and very pathetically some people do exploit it. The emphasis should be on management and control and, as you say, whether contact is made. In some breeds, assertive protection, often misread as aggression, is the correct temperament for the standard. How absurd then to call that behaviour aggressive and even more disppointing that committees then fail to discern it as correct, or use their power of discretion. People need to be aware that their antics do not go unnoticed. Good question.

Yep. The eyes are a give away.