Rear Leg Limp Border Collie

[knowmadiqX2X]

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i have a 2 year old border collie cross (Spaldy), hes alaways been very active and very recently started with a rear leg limp, i checked for pad damage etc and could find nothing. i went to a good local vets and she gave him an examination and said he'd probably pulled a muscle, she gave him painkillers and said he must have no exersize for 6 weeks (just let out to wee etc), he is wiry so weight isn't an issue. He is limping less (3 days after vets) but walks with a 'skip' intermittently and occasionally goes down a bit on his injury side. he really wants to run and play so i can't really let him off the leash for long. Its like he ignores the pain as he loves the run up and down the steep embankments on my local cycle path. This summer we hope to return to snowden and anglesey with Spald where he loves to walk and swim. Has anyone any ideas to help his recovery? Thanx

 

[hellybobs]

Have the vets tried any anti-inflamatories??

My mums springer has a similer problem... the vet ended up x-raying the leg and he found the joint was slightly enflamed.

He put her on a low dose painkeller and anti-inflamatories...no exersize for 3 weeks, then lead walking for 3 weeks, then half hour off lead walks for 3 weeks and then gradually build it up from there.

She's on the half hour off lead at the moment and fingers crossed is doing ok...

Might be worth getting him back to the vet if you don't think he's getting any better.

Hope he feels better soon...good luck :luck:

 

[Trish]

i would agree with hellybob.

if your not happy ,go back to your vets.

hope he is feeling better soon. :wub:

 

[jokerman]

As was pointed out if you are not happy then go back to your vet but if there is some soft tissue damage it is very hard to find I myself was not a great belivever in so called "Herbal Remadies" but a friend introdused me to "Echinacea-Purple Cornflower" which is a fantastic Anti-inflammatory and "Arnica" which is used for soft tissue damage and Bruising.I have used both of these togeather on my Longdogs with fantastic results, so much so that I am now a convert to Homeopathic Remedys .They can be used inconjunction with any thing your vet Proscribes but it is wise to let him or her know. hope this is of help I know from exspereance how annoying these type of injurys can be

 

[hellybobs]

Homeopathic remedies are very good.

I use them on my beddyxwhippy they seem to work better than western medicine sometimes.

Alot of vets are doing homeopathic medicine these days..