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    I Has A Broken Toe...

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    Is it actually the TOE is broke or is it up higher on the foot... imagine if it were your toe/foot. Would it be just the toe or the long bone(s) on the top of the foot?

     

    If it's just the toe...and as you stated, it's an outside, non-weight bearing toe... then it's no big deal. Matter of fact, I wouldn't keep a splint or anything on it; just limit her activity for a couple days till she stops limping.

     

    If it's up higher on the foot... it's more then likely a quarterbone fracture. And that'll take some time to heal. Again, I probably wouldn't dress it at all.. or even splint it. Just really really limit her activity. We've had several racers who've cracked/broke a q-bone and have come back to racing and haven't even missed a beat.

     

    The vet let me see the xray, and it was definitely her toe--broken clean through diagonally. I was wondering if she really needs a splint since it is a toe she doesn't really put weight on. The bandage over the splint makes the floor slippery for her, and she moves in a very awkward fashion that makes me nervous. It seems like she has potential to strain something if she loses her footing and her leg goes the wrong way. She is supposed to go back this Friday for a re-check. I think I will ask about possibly not having the splint.

     

    Thanks!

    I Has A Broken Toe...

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    Maggie dislocated her hind foot outer toe this fall too. Tried the splint which did not work well for her~pressure sore in one day so vet took it off. Then tried the soft wrap which drove her crazy~she was gnawing at it so I took it off within a day and again another pressure sore. this was not going to work for Maggie. So I leash walked her even in the house at meal time when she goes crazy running all over, leash walked her out to potty, and put a thera paw boot on her injured foot. She also is a very high energy hound so we began walking her short distances and gradually worked up. Always with the therapaw boot on when on the walks or car rides so she didn't tweak it. Long story short, the toe healed up just fine in several weeks and has not been an issue since. The splints and soft wraps are fine but they just weren't going to work for Maggie and I was very concerned over the pressure sores that seem so common with these cases.

     

    I am worried about pressure sores too. Where do you get a Therapaw boot?

    I Has A Broken Toe...

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    I'm curious, how do these toes get broken?

     

    Hoping for speedy recovery of all broken toes of GT. I cant imagine if I couldnt walk Henry for that long!

     

    I am not sure how Halle broke her toe. I let the two pups out at 6 am Friday morning. It was dark, and I couldn't really keep track of all they were doing. When they came back in, Halle was acting very subdued, which I thought was odd, but it wasn't until after she ate her breakfast that I noticed she was limping. When I looked at her foot, it was very swollen, and her little toe was splayed away from the rest of her foot. I imagine that she was running and caught it on something? That is what it looked like. The vet said that greyhounds break their toes more because their toes are so long. Not sure if that is true.

     

    As far as walking, I don't think she really understands why she can't go. I know that I feel completely awful when I go out the door to walk Seamus without her. I had to put away all the toys because she loves to race around with them, and the vet said to keep her "quiet."

    I Has A Broken Toe...

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    Posted · Edited by Shaysmom

    Deers Halle -

     

    Well, I feels your pain an frustration - cause see - I habs a dislocated toe right now - and I habs a cast just like yours. I habed it for three weeks now - da vet said maybe it can come off next week - but I tink a broked toe bees worse dan a dislocated toe - my buddy Troy broked his toe dis summer an I tink he had to wear his cast for like 6 or 8 weeks!! Sorry - didna mean to bum youse out wit dis information!! I hopes youse toe heals all better soon!

     

    Here's a picture ub me wit my cast - note da happy look on my face - NOT!! I just camed in from outside so I habs my plastic bag on my cast in dis picture. I also habs my sling on dat lets Mom an Dad help me gets up and down - but I's not needin dat sling no more - I can get up and down jus fine by myself, thank you!!

     

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    Lubs, Apollo

     

    P.S. - I's an ole guy who's 12 years old - I's not habin any trouble wit da "not too active" part - but I guess for a youngin, it would be tough!!

     

    Deer Apollo,

     

    I haz to hab the plastic bag too, and I hate et! Hab you not been on a walk fer three weeks? I em so berry sorry. Did yer frend Troy not to get his walks fer 8 or so weeks? I am not likin dis news....but I hope you get yur cast off and are gettin' to go on walks soon.

     

    Yur Frend,

    Halle

    I Has A Broken Toe...

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    Halle is going to go back to the vet and get a check this Friday. I guess I am concerned about the splint too. I wonder if it does more harm than good? They are going to check her for pressure sores, but it seems as if it is a toe that she doesn't really bear weight on, why can't they just wrap it and let her walk? She is slipping all over the floor with the wrapping on, and I just don't know how rambunctious she should be or not be. She is a very high energy dog, and she is going bonkers.

    I Has A Broken Toe...

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    It is my most outside toe that I don't put any weight on. It happened 3 days ago and I is goin' crazy cuz I can't go on walks :angry: with my mom and foster brudder. I am wonderin' when I might be able to go on walks again. Does any buddy know how long it takes to get better when you has a toe like this? Thanks.

     

    Halle

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