Problem With Deerhound Yelping When Neck Touched

[Gail C]

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I am new to this site and thought someone out there might have some advice. I own two beautiful deerhounds and i have become worried recently about one of them, Swift. Swift seems to have a problem with his neck as he yelps loudly when he moves from to a sitting position after lying down or if his brother bumps into him roughly. He still chases his brother, and plays and fights, so his movement does not seem to be impaired, yet his yelping has been going on for about 3 months now. We've had him at the vets and he has been through an xray and an mri scan and nothing has turned up - except a huge bill! We're still worried though and wondered if anyone has experience of this type of injury? Swift is two years old and shows no other sign of illness.

Appreciate any advice.

 

[Cerito]

Hello Gail

After the tests etc Swift has had my suggestion is probably way out! Greyhounds often put their necks out with all their charging and bumping around. A lot of massage can sometimes sort this out. It is also possible to sort them out by using a dog chiropracter. Greyhounds trainers often know how to deal with it themselves.

One way to test if it is the neck is to stand the dog up and run two fingers down the shoulder bone either side of the "line" of bone. If the leg lifts up the neck is out. Not really very easy to describe without showing you!

Worth a try!

Cerito

 

[Kirawan]

  Swift seems to have a problem with his neck as he yelps loudly when he moves from to a sitting position after lying down or if his brother bumps into him roughly.  He still chases his brother, and plays and fights, so his movement does not seem to be impaired, yet his yelping has been going on for about 3 months now.  We've had him at the vets and he has been through an xray and an mri scan and nothing has turned up - except a huge bill! We're still worried though and wondered if anyone has experience of this type of injury? Swift is two years old and shows no other sign of illness.
Appreciate any advice.

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Hallo Gail,

I have recently had a similar problem with one of my whippets - she would suddenly yelp and I tracked the site of the pain down to her neck.

I noticed also, that she would want to run, and in fact do so, but would pull up and look uncomfortable. Also, if I stroked her neck between the base of her skull and her shoulder blades she flinched.

I took her to a McTimoney Chiropractor and after the treatment, she actually shook herself without yelping and seemed a lot better.

Prior to that I had taken her to the vet who gave her metacam ( a non steroidal antiinflamatory) which I was not very happy about, but gave her a short course.

I also bought some MR muscle liniment and gently massaged her neck and around the muscles of her legs every day for a week.

This was about a month ago, and now she seems much better.

I watched to make sure that no one banged her, and discouraged her from running up and down stairs.

I realise that at 2 years of age, it is difficult to curtail exercise -

I think two or three times a day of gentle massage and 'trying' to keep him as steady as possible will help.

I hope he doesnt pull on the lead????

McTimoney chiropractics are very very gentle and can be incredibly helpful to the dog.

Good luck.

If you look on the internet you will find a list of the McTimoney people in your area.

If not, I can find a website for you... but in haste just now.

Hope Swift feels better soon/