ouch Lesley - poor Suzie....doesnt obviously pay to not act your age!! bless her... :)

fingers & paws crossed for a speedy recovery! Let us know the vets verdict.

Give her a big hug from us xx

Poor Suzie (and you - as I can imagine it won't be easy).

We'll keep fingers crossed that it heals well - and real soon.

aw Lesley, sorry to hear about Suzie, hope she gets better soon, keep us updated!!

Hi Lesley,

So very sorry to hear about Suzie, poor wee soul.

please keep us posted on her progress.

Nicki and Janie.x

A quick waterproof cover-up to her bandage for when she needs to go to the loo in the garden is a poo bag. One of the black ones with handles - dead easy to slip on and tie in a loose knot to keep things dry whilst she does what she needs to do. We did this when Pearly had her dew claw yanked out, and she had a bandage right up her leg.

Poor Suzie - here's hoping she recovers quickly.

Fiona

Hi Lesley,

 Poor Suzie Hope she gets better soon.

Nina

Suzie was back at the vet today and is already vastly improved.  Whereas on Tuesday the tendon itself was swollen and the 'heel' joint where it attaches was red and swollen - this morning when the vet removed her bandage the tendon and joint were visibly less inflamed - and looked almost normal.

However - it will be another week before she can go for gentle, 20 minute walks on the flat; and another 6-8 weeks before she can enjoy normal activity i.e. jumping, running, going up stairs etc., etc. 

So - great progress which is encouraging - but a long way to go.

Back to the vet next Wednesday!

Aw Lesley - I can sympathise. It's not easy to stop them from running about when they're feeling better, particularly when Sim is encouraging her to play!

Hopefully it won't be too long before her bandage comes off and she can start with short gentle walks. I know 6-8 weeks sounds like a long time before Suzie is back to normal. Let's hope it whizzes by! Let us know how she's getting on.

Christine

Thanks for asking Dave - Suzie and I were back at the vet this morning (Weds).

Last week the vet decided that, although she still needed the leg bandaged, she could now go for gentle walks - so that's what we've been doing!

This week the bandage is off!  Still very restricted activity - no jumping, no running (if pos) and no stairs!

That's good - no more bandage and no more boot getting soggy in all this rain.  Only now she is limping worse than before!

I am hoping that her foot is stiff because it has been bandaged for three weeks and, although not as demobilising as a plaster cast, that has restricted her movement enough for it all to be stiff now it isn't there (like getting a cast off - ouch).  She does have a red joint where the bandage must have irritated it!

If that is the cause of the limp it should improve over the next few days - fingers crossed.

I'll keep you posted.

I hope so Christine - it is a worry, when she ought to be improving, to find that she appears worse!

What was wrong with Vegas' leg?

Well - the saga continues!

After a week with no bandaging Suzie's achilles has got worse instead of better: it is more enlarged and inflamed than it was a week ago when the last bandage came off.  She is now to be referred to the Glasgow Vet School who will probably ultrasound the tendon to assess it's condition and then may pin her leg in a straight position so that the tendon can heal.

I have to phone my vet later today to find out when Suzie's appointment is.

Without treatment at the vet school there is a possibility that the tendon could just keep tearing until eventually the leg would be useless!  Dreadful thought.

Fortunately Suzie is insured, but because of her age the excess is large and involves a percentage of the total cost!  But - at least she is insured so we won't have to pay the whole lot.  Phew!

What a shame, poor Suzie

Please keep us updated on how she gets on.

Hugs to Suzie and Sim.

Nicki and Janie.x

Hi Lesley

Poor Suzy and you! It's a shame Suzy's injury isn't healing well. But the specialists at the Glasgow Vet School are excellent. Fingers crossed that they're able to pinpoint the problem and sort it out. Let us know how she gets on.

Christine

Suzie had her appointment at the Vet School today.  Her leg was ultrasounded and x-rayed and the tendon has holes in it, but is not completely torn.

Tomorrow she is booked in for her surgical procedure in which they will put a screw through her leg from the heel at the back and tighten it so that her leg is straight.  She (and I) will have that to deal with for at least 6 weeks, but the outlook is very good - she is expected to make a very good recovery.

The vet told me that without the procedure dogs rarely recover from this type of injury and they often see dogs who have been struggling with such an injury for a year or more.

Apparently this injury is not common in greyhounds   It is more usually seen in middle aged labradors and dobermann pinschers.  Some consolation (not)!