EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Picked my good cat male up from the vet today,a week ago was hit in the left hind leg and dislocated it below the knee(hock on a horse) reset the leg and 4 days later wasn't doin good I took him back,the blood vessels were crushed and blood circulation was poor at best! They removed the leg just below the hip yesterday! My question: I have seen good cow dogs go on and still work,but what about a strike/bay dog? I know he still will have the hunt,but the ability to move on a bay- not sure! Has anyone gone through this besides me??

I had a dog that I had to remove her front leg, of which the vet said was better than removing her back leg.  He said she would run better with a lost front leg.   However, she is much slower. She can move around in a bay fine, but cannot last in long runs and tires easy.  However, she is an older dog.  I had a younger and smaller dog who broke her back leg.  While I did not have to remove it, she did not put it on the ground the whole time it was in a cast.  This dog was just as fast and agile on 3 legs as she was and is now on 4.   You just have to try it..

buddy of mine had a pup that got her front leg broke.  never healed right and she turned into a damn fine strike dog.  Would outrun most of the other dogs we had on the ground carrying her legt.

Thanx guys! I feel as if it was my leg as I've had him little over 5 yrs. For now he is fine- I'll let him tell me when he can't do it anymore!  O0

buddy have a bay dog that lost his part of his hind leg to a bad boar ..lost it right at the joint ,knee ..hasnt slowed him at all still find and bay the heck out of a hog ..it depends on the dog and what it wants to do ..JMO

Thats what id do if it were me

I just got my strike dog back last week had to take off his back leg I think he will do goo he still runs around just a little slower.