It's the vets again isn't it

[drinkingwineoutofamug]

Last time it was ear infection and a phantom pregnancy.
This evening she's come in from the garden and sat down. Thought odd but was cooking tea and she likes to watch.
She's trotting round the house and every so often sits and her leg goes from under her. She chews on it and flicks it out behind her.
I've inspected and can't find anything to the touch. She doesn't flinch. Still bright eyes ears up.
Will phone vet in the morning, me and husband are now wondering if this is why she stumbled running on Tuesday. we thought it was thrill of the chase and too excited.
Any pre vet advice. She's still pottering, showing no sign of distress.
She's a Belgian Mali x whippet

You need to distract yourself on MN.

When I had my consultation for BiteyDog it was outside on the pavement. Really odd because I wanted to say but what about confidentiality as everyone can hear but then remembered it was a medical appointment for a dog and it didn't matter 😆

Back.
It's just a sprain 🙄 apparently her breed(s) of dogs don't normally have hip issues but back(?)
Had an injection of metacam , then a 7 course. Go back next week for a check up.
Can you tell I'm a ott first time dog owner.
Thank you everyone

That's good news. With rest she should be good to run about again.

Lead walk only. No running for a week. Tried telling her 🙄 she actually snorted at me 😂😂😂

Definitely video it, because I've had this problem and when we got to the vet she wasn't showing any of the symptoms we'd seen at home so it was difficult for him to diagnose. Possibly a muscular or ligament problem?

Couldn't make it up. Bloody dog. She's somehow spilt her dewclaw . No blood but trying to figure out how she does it to herself???
She back at the vets Thursday so will get nails done as well. Absolute menace

Oh no. Poor dog.
Leucillin is your friend. Antiseptic I always keep in.

I've got a really good medical kit thanks to a wide range of medical conferences I went on during training. It's the nail that's spilt. Will see if I can get a pic

Ouch! Is it hanging loose? Any chance it’ll be caught more and rip?

Name change time but still drinks.
So managed to sort of get a photo 🙄
It's not very clear but it's split up the nail. Think it just needs the offending bit snipped off, which I could probably do myself but don't want to cut it to the quick and have a blood bath

Could you file it so it can’t be caught?

Those dewclaws are way, way too long.
My dogs claws used to be a similar length and honestly split/broken dewclaws was a weekly, if not more often occurrence.
Since keeping them as nubs no more injury.

Picture to show the length I keep them.

The vet never cut them last time. Will get them to cut it on Thursday when we go for leg check up.

One cut won’t go back far enough imo, they’d either have to quick her or you’ll have to trim it teensy amounts every few days for a few months.

A grinder is better than clippers as you can get an awful lot closer to the quick and it’s much harder to hurt them accidentally.

My dog injured hers so frequently I almost had her dewclaws removed when she was under for her spay.
So glad I didn’t!

You really don’t need to take them back to nubs. Regular trimming should be enough. Dew claws have a function.

With respect, I have a border collie and the OP has a Malinois x.
Worlds apart from your breed in terms of activity.

I am aware the dewclaws have a function, but when not kept very short the sudden, repetitive twisting and turning an active dog will do can and will split them.

Keeping them very short means they still come into contact with the ground and stabilise the dog when running, twisting etc they just don’t break and bleed.

Plus, the quick grows with the nail so in long nails often you can’t take them back much at all without bloodshed, it can take months to the quick recede enough to cut a decent amount.

susangarrettdogagility.com/2013/08/cutting-your-dogs-nails-how-important-is-it-really/

The white dog’s dewclaw in the picture is about the same sort of length as my dog.
If you have an active dog, super short ‘nub’ nails are essential imo

I’m aware of the difference in breed.
And how the quick grows.
Still wouldn’t keep them so short.
OP’s dog. Their choice.

I’m aware of the difference in breed
And how the quick grows
Still wouldn’t keep them so short
OP’s dog. Their choice
I’m not sure you are really, the breed is relevant.
I know a few dogs with shockingly long nails but they have never broken any, I imagine because those dogs aren’t like my dog, and probably OPs dog, who race around like an absolute lunatic the second they get off leash swerving and twisting and turning.
Active dogs with long nails are highly, highly likely to break them.
Especially if they go after balls, which most of the herding breed dogs absolutely live for.

If you don’t want to have your dogs nails super short that is up to you but if your wolfhounds were spewing blood on a weekly (or more) basis after breaking nails running about on walks you might feel differently.

Obviously it’s OPs choice, I was just stating my experience as a fellow owner of a super active dog who suffered terribly with broken nails.

I am really.
Thanks.