Kirislin Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) I'm pretty sure this is the same thing Tag did to his leg when he was a young boy, maybe 8 or 9 years ago. He'll be 11 next month and the poor boy's done it again. Last week I noticed he had a slight limp but seemed happy and was still running around so I put it out of my mind. Yesterday I took him to the slipping track and he and the other dogs had a ball running up and down. Then I noticed him limping and spotted this. Swollen pastern 5F6A1683_1 by kirislin, on Flickr Close up of swollen pastern 5F6A1680_1 by kirislin, on Flickr This is his other leg and how it should normally look 5F6A1684_1 by kirislin, on Flickr Normal foot and pastern, ignore the bent toes, it is the normal shape of his foot 5F6A1682_1 by kirislin, on Flickr I'm icing it although today it wont happen until this evening because I'm out all day. Any other suggestions on treatment? Oh, rest goes without saying. He's not lame on it at a walk and it doesn't seem sore when I touch it, although I'm not poking around at it. Edited August 25, 2015 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 ouch. It looks swollen ..or is it a muscle rupture? poor boy ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 muscle? tendon? ligament? one of them. It doesn't seem sore if I touch it. Icing it now while he's just dozing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Look its hard to tell but it may just be a sprung toe. I had a whippet that used to do this on a regular basis I just used to pull toe back into place. Hope that's all it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Ice and then off to the Vet :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florise Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 ..and cut his nails as that would not be helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 ..and cut his nails as that would not be helping. must admit that was the first thing I noticed as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) Editted Edited August 25, 2015 by Ci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyz Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 How is he now Krisilin??? I look at the quicks right down in the nail beds and dont see much could be taken off???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 Yes I expected comments about his nails. They aren't actually very long and the bent looking toes are just the shape of his feet, the whole litter are like that. I'll take some more photos after trimmed nails so you can see his twisty toes, but they aren't my concern, it's his pastern I'm posting photos for comment and advice. I've been icing it and it doesn't seem to have any heat in it anyway, or be sore to the touch. I'm pretty sure it's some kind of tendon injury. He's happy enough, not limping at a walk but if he comes to the park he will have to stay on a lead. No running for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 What did the Vet say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) I have to rest him. Edited August 26, 2015 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 My apologies Krislin, I thought you were referring to the toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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