jesomil Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 On Tuesday, my dog injured his leg. He was a fair distance away so I am not sure exactly what happened but he was running through the bush and then came squealing back to me holding up his hind leg. He didnt put any weight on it for a short while and then about an hour later he was running around normally. There are no cars where we were and there were no puncture wounds. He may have jumped and landed awkwardly. Yesterday I noticed a large area of bruising that runs down the inside of the leg, across the abdomen and over his boy bit. Has anyone seen this before? I am wondering what could have caused such bruising. Can dogs get sprains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 ermmm- yes, when dogs have either been run over by a car, or attempted to jump a fence/log and fallen heavily, or have been kicked. I hope your boy has no internal injuries, and that the bruises go quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesomil Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 I have seen it when a dog has been hit by a car too. But there were no cars, no large animals to be kicked by and no fences to jump. Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shekhina Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 With bruising like that my dogs would be seeing a vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Age Outlaw Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Possibly a muscle tear - I've seen a few of them with racing greyhounds. One of mine was chasing a ball at thepark one day and managed to tear muscles in both back legs - he was so badly bruised that he looked he had sat in a purple ink pad! I iced it and got him on to bioflavenoid tablets (from the health food shop) as they are wonderful for healing bruising. But, if you are in any doubt at all, seek reassurance from a vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusky Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 could it have been a roo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesomil Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 Thanks for all the respones. No roo's in the area. It sounds like maybe it was a muscle tear. The bruising is much better now. I did call the vet the next day but he said that if the dog is in no pain with no limp, he doesnt need to be seen. The vet would have just been guessing what happened like I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I've torn muscles - OUCH!!! And the bruising was still coming out 3 weeks later Comfrey cream helped. You can get it at your local Health Food store or chemist Hope your boy is feeling much better now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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