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« on: February 15, 2010, 12:18:21 am » |
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Hey guys! I been running my dogs pretty hard the last 2 weeks and today when I went out to feed my puppies this morning I noticed one of my older dogs with a slight limp! I took him off of his run and put him in a kennel until this evening after I fed the rest of the dogs , I took him in the front yard to tinker with him and gave him a rub down and got him to trot around the yard and put weight on the problem leg. I couldn't get a response of pain when I rubbed and massaged his leg and he is still putting weight on the leg when standing which leads me to believe I may have just over worked him?? I was wondering if or how anybody has ever dealt with this??
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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2010, 02:41:48 am » |
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I have an old dog that gets stove up like that. When he is hunting hard several days in a row I will give him (and other tired dogs) an aspirin with a Gatorade chaser. The aspirin just thins the blood allowing for better circulation thru the sore muscles. Works for my tired dogs. Good luck...
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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2010, 07:43:58 am » |
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I've always used Bute paste ( its for horses) you can pick it up at the local feed store.
I give injured or sore dogs 1 click of bute about 10 hrs before hunting and then 1 more click just before and after hunting.
But it is usually me needing the rub down and bute not the dogs.
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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2010, 05:09:58 pm » |
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etogesic ( spelling ) , its made especially for dogs and does better than aspirin . i had to use it on a dog several years ago and worked well . enough aspirin will do it though .
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Noah
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2010, 06:38:59 pm » |
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All my dogs(including me) pull strange muscles from time to time, I prefer not to medicate(myself included).... pain is your body's way of telling you that you need to give it a break. A quiet week or two in the turn out usually fixes it for me
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2010, 07:01:33 pm » |
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I'm twiddling my thumbs already Noah!  He is actually doing alot better now but I will give him a few more days to recouperate before we get back out there again! Thanks for the response! |
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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2010, 05:17:19 pm » |
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DMSO from any feed store is one of the best and most cost effective products for muscle soreness, collagen repair post injury, and swelling- popular in the horse world for sore muscles it absorbs in the skin within two minutes. It is also a great dis-infectant on wounds etc. It is less than 10 bucks at any feed store, popular in the horse world. Cut the bottle with enough water to activate a heat reaction, a shot or two is usually enough and you will feel the bottle heat up then go away and you dont have to worry about it again until you buy a new bottle. If you dont the heat reaction will take place on your skin every time you use it which is not harmfull but a little scary and feels horrible.
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2010, 05:18:59 pm » |
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All my dogs(including me) pull strange muscles from time to time, I prefer not to medicate(myself included).... pain is your body's way of telling you that you need to give it a break. A quiet week or two in the turn out usually fixes it for me
x2 if your referring to drugs or NSAIDS like asprin--DMSO has no bad side effects--all good! |
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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2010, 08:14:54 pm » |
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I've used dmso enough on horses to know the only good it does is to give me a strange garlic-y taste in my mouth when I get some on my skin  No doubt that chit absorbs quick.... never seen any real advantages to using it though... |
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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2010, 09:37:16 am » |
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Dexamthasone....it is an injectable steroid and all hog doggers should have some. It has a long list of uses including snake bites, severe trauma and even working out sore muscles. I would not use it to often and would not use it before a hunt. If I have hunted long and hard I will give mine 1 1/2 cc's before I put them up. It will take swelling out of joints and sore muscles and allow them to rest. Because it is a steroid it will inhibit healing in cuts so needs to be used sparingly when cut.
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