Jasmine Hasn't Got A Leg To Stand On

[Jasbri]

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Jasmine has been doing really well with her hydrotherapy, and we are delighted that she is at last regaining muscle in her thigh. Sadly, though, she now has an injury to her front paw (w00t) so it was back to the vet .... he diagnosed a sting, or a grass seed, or a fracture (w00t) (w00t) ... she has 48 hours to improve, before further diagnostic tests are made! Poor little Jas, she is so brave & has been so careful. (It is much harder doing physiotherapy when she has to balance on only 2 good legs) Swimming was great today! She used all 4 paws very well.

 

[Millie]

Oh poor Jasmine :huggles: Loads of hugs :huggles:

 

[JAX]

and all because she went `LURE coursing !! Sorry folks I know they love it. but ...............

 

[~Helen~]

Oh, poor Jasmine. Look at her lovely face in that picture

Hope she's better soon :luck:

 

[Jasbri]

and all because she went `LURE coursing !! Sorry folks  I know they love it. but ...............    

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I have been reliably informed that in the history of the BSFA there have been 4 'nasty' accidents. OK 4 too many, but how many hundreds of happy dogs have expressed their delight at those meetings? Whippets are born to run & Jasmine's accident could just as easily have happened running in a field without a Lure anywhere. I am not sure if I am brave enough to Lure Course again, that remains to be seen .... but I am NOT going to be made to feel guilty for enabling my girl to do what she enjoys most.

 

[Joanna]

and all because she went `LURE coursing !! Sorry folks  I know they love it. but ...............    

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She could have done it chasing a rabbit or plastic bag across a field Jax

She looks like she's loving that water :thumbsup:

 

[quintessence]

How long does she stay in the water for each session Bridget?

Jenny

 

[Jasbri]

How long does she stay in the water for each session Bridget?

Jenny

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She has 3 swims each session, with a massage while she gets her breath back in bewtween each swim. She started with 30seconds, 1 minute & 1 minute. Now, her sixth visit, she has progressed to 3, four minute swims. It is wonderful to watch her, using all four legs & exercising her whole body. When she arrives she tries to go straight up the ramp into the pool .... but this may be because she wants to avoid her pre-swim shower :- " (that ensures her muscles are warmed up before she goes in the pool)

It is also good, that now during her between swim breaks, she is hardly out of breath! I wish I could get as fit as she is getting :teehee:

 

[zilloot]

Why is lure coursing dangerous??? Do the dogs trip on the lure??

I've never seen it - 'scuse my ignorance..

andwater-wings cuddles for Jasmine :wub: :wub:

 

[~elizabeth~]

I have been reliably informed that in the history of the BSFA there have been 4 'nasty' accidents. OK 4 too many, but how many hundreds of happy dogs have expressed their delight at those meetings? Whippets are born to run & Jasmine's accident could just as easily have happened running in a field without a Lure anywhere. I am not sure if I am brave enough to Lure Course again, that remains to be seen .... but I am NOT going to be made to feel guilty for enabling my girl to do what she enjoys most.

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I think we all feel slightly sick with worry when our dogs are running, and a huge surge of relief when they finish safely. I did question whether we should carry on lure coursing after reading what happened to Jasmine, but as he's out twice every day in places where you just can't avoid the bunnies, where the same sort of thing could happen quite easily, I can't see that LC increases his risk of injury that much over all. He pulled a muscle in his groin last week, so we didn't go to the BSFA on Sunday, in addition to restricting him to short on-lead walks only, and he has been SO miserable since.

Hope Jasmine gets fully better soon - it looks like she's well on her way. :luck: :luck: :luck:

 

[Joanna]

Why is lure coursing dangerous???  Do the dogs trip on the lure??
I've never seen it  - 'scuse my ignorance..

andwater-wings cuddles for Jasmine :wub:   :wub:

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Hi Fiona,

Lure coursing simulates the action of a hare zig zagging and turning across a field to escape a hunting hound. It is a system of pulleys with a line which runs around, and the prey is a plastic bag (w00t) .

As sight hounds instinctively hunt by eye, they will follow the bag on it's journey around the course. It is a beautiful sight, and the dogs just love it. You can never be 100% certain that your hound won't go flying and take a tumble, or have a knock, or skin it-self on the line. Every effort is made to ensure there are no ittle holes in the ground, and any uneven ground is avoided. As it is concentrated with lots of dogs doing the run, it is a law of average that you will get the occasional injury, hopefully nothing serious.

Jo x

 

[~Helen~]

do they ever trip over the pulleys/lines??

 

[Jasbri]

do they ever trip over the pulleys/lines??

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Not very often, they sometimes knock themselves on a pulley that is at a corner, & at the end of the run they might hit the line as they 'catch' the lure, but by then it has stopped & the line has a lot of give in it. While it is running there is always someone with a sharp knife, ready to cut the line, should a hound get caught in it, but I have never seen this done, so it can't happen very often.

 

[Joanna]

do they ever trip over the pulleys/lines??

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Yes, Star did, and Rae and I held our breath (w00t) , but she was fine. They are run very close to the ground so as not to garott..........Ask Rae about tripping over lines :lol:

 

[Windsdream]

:huggles: Glad Jasmine is on the mend, she looks like she does enjoy her swimming.

Hope her front leg gets better soon.

Ive recently been taking 2 of mine swimming. They didnt seem very keen at first but they are getting used to it now.

It costs £5 for as long as you like, we can do 10 laps now.

The pool is not that large, its in the shape of a dounut and the water is very warm.

Ive been going twice a week, trying to get my bitch looking fit shes still to FAT. :rant:

 

[Karen]

and all because she went `LURE coursing !! Sorry folks  I know they love it. but ...............    

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If I take my dogs out for a walk and they chase something and hurt themselves thats a shame, but they are doing what they love.

If however I take them racing or lure coursing I feel they are doing what I love for my pleasure, so if they get injured I feel its my fault in a way.

I took two of my girls racing and they had one trial each, one broke a toe and the other lost an entire pad (not just the skin). They were both fit running dogs who catch game all the time. I couldnt justify another day like that.

I dont write this in any way to make ANYONE feel guilty, things happen, I hope Jasmine gets better really soon, I think Whippets make a real good job of getting sound again.

 

[Strike Whippets]

What ever your dog does there will be accidents .......Miya hit her leg on a roller at the BSFA, and it came up as an instant whopping blood blister........... I have seen dogs hit/injured at racing etc .........but I have to honestly say that I find racing or lure coursing much safer than free running my gang anyday, but I still free run ALL of my dogs everyday .......but boy do I have a happy, nice mannered bunch of dog's

I wish Jasmine a speedy recovery and hope that there's nothing to worry about with her other leg :luck: :luck: ........

 

[BeeJay]

Why is lure coursing dangerous???  Do the dogs trip on the lure??
I've never seen it  - 'scuse my ignorance..

andwater-wings cuddles for Jasmine :wub:   :wub:

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They can trip on the line. Most do without any injuries - like mine have - occasionally a dog will get a cut or burn like Digger did on his first time out. BTW Mark's lure coursing isn't continuous loop so there is no line for the dogs to trip over/get caught up on. The only obstacles that they can hurt themselves on are the rollers.

Both Woody and Bean have had falls but neither have been more than slightly injured.

Personally I wouldn't put a very fast racing bred whippet around a lure course. But I've seen some very good racing dogs lure coursing so their owners think differently.

Personally Jasmine's injury was a factor in my deciding not to go lure coursing last Sunday. But I know that this kind of thing can happen whenever I lure course my dogs and have done so in that knowledge many times before. It's a risk that we take everytime we enter them into the competition and slip them. I will lure course them again.

Personally I don't believe that free running our dogs to keep them healthy and happy is the same thing as putting them in the false environment of a competition. Whenever and however we choose to compete with our dogs we do it for our own egos they don't give a damn whether they are running in a field or for a trophy. So if one of my dogs got injured whilst competing then I would feel more responsible for that injury than if they had got it whilst free running. Put simply at this moment in time we do not need to compete with our dogs in order for them to have a run, we do it for ourselves not for them. Although luckily for us most of them do enjoy it enormously.

Basically though poor Jasmine and poor Bridget have been very, very unlucky. I hope that she continues to improve rapidly. Don't beat yourself up about it Bridget and don't let anyone else do so . (It's simply an opinion). It was a freak accident. The doGs just didn't smile on Jasmine at that moment in time.

:huggles: to you both.

 

[BeeJay]

Sorry Bridget I've just realised what the topic title is. That kinda makes my comments personal to you and Jasmine. They aren't meant to be personal to you just how I see competing with my dogs.

 

[buffyrannoch]

Poor Jasmine :unsure:

She looks so sweet in her life jacket !!! :wub: