My dogs leg will get injured again.

Ruth

Its kind of a vet question but my dog rolls over when she catchesd a ball and she does this roll with great speed. She has already injured her paw before and we have had to stop throwing it and we have started a bit but she still rolls. Its a great way to exercise her but i dont want to hurt her. What do you advise i do to stop her hurting herself again?

Roxy - Border Collie (11 months) & Ruth

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10 Feb 2009 20:52

Ruth

thanks x

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27 Jan 2009 13:49

Vicky Edwards

i have a whippet x english setter and she has more energy than brains lol i use to have the same problem she would get too carried away and would end up doing a rolly polly and end up limping and another thing she had a problem with was her pads which a vet advises me was a common problem in race dogs so whenever an injury was made i use to bandage her paws so her pads were keep clean on walks until they healed and kept her on a long lead walks i found this useful for her limping as well because the bandages acted as support on the ankle and the walks would allow her 2 rest enough until the limp went.

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26 Jan 2009 19:51

Mary * End B.S.L *

Hmmm...awkward (LOL).

It´s good that her paw has healed successfully...I can´t quite remember her old injury now (sorry) but so long as she seem´s fine,is not sore or lame and has no other problems and so long as your vet given you the all clear...I´d be tempted to not overdo strenuous exercise and just do small rolls of the ball rather than throwing it.

This way she will catch the ball between her two paws as the ball rolls towards her and won´t (shouldn´t) have the need to roll awkwardly......I hope that help´s and all the best with her now!.