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broken toe, Can you do anything? by RellikMalinois on 25 July 2012 - 11:09 |
| A friend called me this morning saying his dog had broken her toe, it was out sideways. I am assuming like people there is not much you can do about it.. am i correct? |
by troublelinx on 25 July 2012 - 11:19 |
| How do you know it broken, may it only be dislocated? If the dog owners bone was broken would he/she go to the doctor? huum... |
troublelinx by RellikMalinois on 25 July 2012 - 12:01 |
| i guess it could be dislocated. I have broken toes tons of times it comes with owning horses, doctors cant really do anything about it, so no i dont go to the doctor over a broken toe. |
by Hundmutter on 25 July 2012 - 12:40 |
| Well no I probably wouldn't go to a doctor if I broke a toe now, having broken two in the past - but it would seem crazy for any number of reasons not to get this dog checked out by a vet., even if there isn't a great deal they can do about it - they can check out the dislocation possibility, advise on how much crate-rest might be needed, etc. |
Hundmutter by Blitzen on 25 July 2012 - 12:56 |
| This must be one of the dumbest questions ever asked here. If the owner's toe were "out side ways" I doubt there would be any question that he would have a doctor take a look. |
Blitzen by Hundmutter on 25 July 2012 - 13:38 |
Yeah Blitzen come to think of it neither of my broken toes stuck out "sideways" LOL |
by Q Man on 25 July 2012 - 14:36 |
| If the toe is bent out sideways...then it needs to be looked at by a vet...X-rayed and maybe reset...but if nothing is done then this is the way it will stay and could cause more problems in the future... I understand trying to save money where possible...but sometimes it's necessary to spend some to have a problem corrected... Yes...I'm sure you could leave the toe as it is...but the dog might be in pain and it might cause more of a problem later on...Depending on how bad it is and what the dog does... I would suggest taking the dog in and having a vet look at it and like I said...probably have it x-rayed and probably reset... ~Bob~ |
Q Man by RellikMalinois on 25 July 2012 - 14:57 |
| Like I said it's a friends dog but I am forwarding your responses to the owner. Thankbyou |
by gagsd4 on 25 July 2012 - 15:03 |
| I have been told by a canine ortho specialist that broken toes can be pretty significant.... My dog still has issues 3 years after a broken toe. I did not go to a specialist at the time. Wish I had. |
gagsd4 by SitasMom on 31 July 2012 - 02:39 |
take dog to vet, have xray, if broken, it can be set and splinted, if dislocated it can be put back in place and splinted....... |
by RellikMalinois on 01 August 2012 - 13:32 |
| Just an update he did take the dog to the vet it was badly broken and she will be splinted and kept on low activity for 6 weeks. Thanks everyone |
by jbbrbx on 02 August 2012 - 02:34 |
One of our young girls broke their toe and my vet took it off, she did fine after it healed. |
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