ben0850 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Morning all I'm hoping some of you can set my mind at rest or help me out with some information? I took my ESS Raggy out for a run this morning as usual, whilst wandering down our farm lane she bolted after a cock pheasant. I whistled her back and as always she came straight back to me with no hassle.... When she returned though I noticed she had gone lame on her left rear leg, she's holding the whole leg "high" if that makes sense? I immediately checked all her pads and between, checked her joints etc. Nothing was stuck in her pads or leg and there were no signs of a sting or bite, she didn't yelp and showed no signs of distress at all, in fact she is as happy as ever and still wants to go out! So..I got her home and popped her back in the kennel where she is happy as larry but just not putting any weight down on that rear quarter (albeit tentatively). Any ideas? I'm thinking she has nastily sprained something although she isn't in distress or have any swelling! Should I give her a day or two before I head to the vet to see if it improves or head off there sharpish? If she was in distress I would have gone straight away but she's happy as full of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Probably strained but I would take to the vets straight away just incase, not worth risking all the work you have put in. May be a slight fracture etc would could get worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 rest her and see if it improves but don't leave too long, sounds suspiciously like a cruciate ligament injury to me. Springers do seem a little prone to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 sounds suspiciously like a cruciate ligament injury to me , my ess as probs in both her legs now cost £3,200 so far rest is best until your sure , dont be tempted to ignore it if it is. look up symptoms on the net . holding leg high is defo one and sitting with leg out to the side is another ( amongst others ). keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0850 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks for your comments lads, sorry it's taken me a while to respond but my T'internet has been on the blink. We had the vet up the next day to look at a ewe so had him take a look at Raggy at the same time. He was pretty confident it was at the back if her foot (kind of achillies on a human) and just told me to make sure she rested up. So after a week I'm really pleased that she's back to about 95% fitness. Thanks for your help lads have to admit my **** was nipping that she really hurt herself. She is a bit older now at 7 so I tend to not work her too hard but she lives for it and it makes her so happy when she's working too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Thanks for your comments lads, sorry it's taken me a while to respond but my T'internet has been on the blink. We had the vet up the next day to look at a ewe so had him take a look at Raggy at the same time. He was pretty confident it was at the back if her foot (kind of achillies on a human) and just told me to make sure she rested up. So after a week I'm really pleased that she's back to about 95% fitness. Thanks for your help lads have to admit my **** was nipping that she really hurt herself. She is a bit older now at 7 so I tend to not work her too hard but she lives for it and it makes her so happy when she's working too! Pleased to hear that as it sounded suspiciously like a cruciate ligament problem one of my Springers suffered with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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