Monty - The Broken Beast
posted by Chris at 13:04
Here at BeastBarracks the evening routine is a route march before evening chow and yesterday was no different - at least to start with. We went over to our favourite place - Salcey Forest - for a wander. Everyone had had a good run when we started back to the BeastBus; as it started to reach dusk it was time to gather The Beasts up and get them back on the lead. The Symbiont Beast, Kai and Monty, is allowed a bit of slack at this point and stay off lead a bit longer and as usual off they went. I'd just got everyone on the lead when that awful sound of a hound in pain rang out. And it sounded serious as it stopped quite quickly. Calling for both of them, Kai came back in one piece. I found Monty standing on three legs, holding his front left leg off the ground and his foot at a strange angle - didn't take an orthopaedic surgeon to figure out he'd broken something.
At the point we were at it normally takes about 20 - 30 minutes to walk back to the BeastBus, about 1 ½ miles I'd guess. This evening took a while longer as it was a case of walk six a few yards up the path, tie them to one of the path markers, go back and collect Monty and carry him. Tying and untying six hounds took a while in its self - carrying a 37kg greyhound took longer and I couldn't go too far before needing a rest. All in all it took virtually an hour to get everyone to the van.
Six in the back and Monty across the front seat it was a drive - much slower so Monty suffered minimal discomfort than I would have liked - to our local Vets Now. We got a stretcher to get Monty out of the van and into the surgery. Once in it was confirmed that he had broken his leg, and he'd got bruising in multiple places - especially in his groin area - but no open wounds.
The over night treatment plan was fluids, pain relief, antibiotics and immobilise and dress the break.
As an aside, the ladies at Vets Now were intrigued by the BeastBus and wanted to know about The Beastly Beasts; I left them some cards as I left the surgery.
Then it was back home and feed everyone else; a rather late tea - about 9 o'clock. But I have to say all the others were really great during the whole affair.
I called the surgery just before going to bed; Monty was calm and everything was as good as it could be.
As requested, 7:30 this morning I was back at the surgery to collect Monty. They were just changing the dressing and then it was in the back of the car. I'd like to thank everyone at Vets Now for helping Monty.
Back home to feed the others and ring our vet to get Monty booked in - here's a couple of pics of Monty splinted and dressed. The blue dressing is a catheter for the fluids.
Monty - The Broken Beast
Then up to the vet to get the break treated. Of course there was lots of sympathy for him.
The orthopaedic surgeon took a look at him and everything looked as good as could - Monty had feeling in his toes and they were warm, so no nerve or circulation damage. Monty had fractured his radius and ulna, the equivalent of our forearm, about half way down. This, if you are going to break your leg, is the good way to do it as there is plenty of bone either side of the fracture to attach the metal plates that align and support onto.
The next step is X-rays to give the details of the fracture and operate to mend it. As and when there is more news I'll put it here.
At the point we were at it normally takes about 20 - 30 minutes to walk back to the BeastBus, about 1 ½ miles I'd guess. This evening took a while longer as it was a case of walk six a few yards up the path, tie them to one of the path markers, go back and collect Monty and carry him. Tying and untying six hounds took a while in its self - carrying a 37kg greyhound took longer and I couldn't go too far before needing a rest. All in all it took virtually an hour to get everyone to the van.
Six in the back and Monty across the front seat it was a drive - much slower so Monty suffered minimal discomfort than I would have liked - to our local Vets Now. We got a stretcher to get Monty out of the van and into the surgery. Once in it was confirmed that he had broken his leg, and he'd got bruising in multiple places - especially in his groin area - but no open wounds.
The over night treatment plan was fluids, pain relief, antibiotics and immobilise and dress the break.
As an aside, the ladies at Vets Now were intrigued by the BeastBus and wanted to know about The Beastly Beasts; I left them some cards as I left the surgery.
Then it was back home and feed everyone else; a rather late tea - about 9 o'clock. But I have to say all the others were really great during the whole affair.
I called the surgery just before going to bed; Monty was calm and everything was as good as it could be.
As requested, 7:30 this morning I was back at the surgery to collect Monty. They were just changing the dressing and then it was in the back of the car. I'd like to thank everyone at Vets Now for helping Monty.
Back home to feed the others and ring our vet to get Monty booked in - here's a couple of pics of Monty splinted and dressed. The blue dressing is a catheter for the fluids.
Monty - The Broken Beast
Then up to the vet to get the break treated. Of course there was lots of sympathy for him.
The orthopaedic surgeon took a look at him and everything looked as good as could - Monty had feeling in his toes and they were warm, so no nerve or circulation damage. Monty had fractured his radius and ulna, the equivalent of our forearm, about half way down. This, if you are going to break your leg, is the good way to do it as there is plenty of bone either side of the fracture to attach the metal plates that align and support onto.
The next step is X-rays to give the details of the fracture and operate to mend it. As and when there is more news I'll put it here.
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