twisted front elbow

I'm hoping to hear from anyone whose corgi has injured a front elbow and whether it became an ongoing intermittent problem or if it never came back. Several weeks ago Poppy was doing that 'racing back and forth' thing that corgis sometimes do, on the livingroom carpet. She squealed and held up a front paw so I rushed her to the doggy emergency room and they said if she rapidly improved over the next day it was a soft tissue injury and she wouldn't need xrays. By the time we got home she wasn't even limping. So I just went back to normal, didn't give her the anti-inflammatory prescription, didn't keep her quiet for 2 weeks as they recommended. She has seemed totally normal for several weeks (never again limped and did her usual running around) until this morning when I was throwing balls for her outside and upon making a sharp turn it happened again. This time she didn't squeal so I'm more calm! I will give her the prescription this time and keep her quiet but I wonder if she'll never be able to play actively again??? That would be terrible as she loves to run like the wind. Any similar experiences out there that can give me a clue? Of course I'm worried about elbow displasia.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on May 7, 2011 at 11:50am

I really can't help but Livvy used to occasionally get a sore front paw from overdoing the running. Can you slow things down a bit when she chases them? How old is she?

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Permalink Reply by Rachael & Waffle on May 7, 2011 at 12:36pm

I don't have any experiences like this with my corgi, but I have had some serious soft tissue injuries in both of my legs (ripped both calf muscles pretty bad at the same time; I was crippled for 2 months). I continued to do my martial arts despite my injury and didn't see a doctor or a physical therapist because I didn't know it was that serious. Now, my legs decide they want to be crippled again almost randomly and I'm limping for 1-3 days afterward depending on how much I apparently overexerted myself. Sometimes it does it after I go hiking, sometimes after walking briskly, and sometimes it doesn't do it at all. Keep your dog still!! This is SO IMPORTANT. If it is a muscle injury and not a dysplasic elbow or other joint injury, the muscle demands time to heal. Since this is the second time this has happened, I would extend the rest time and look into exercises you can do with your dog to rehabilitate the muscle in her leg. This may be an ongoing problem, but it's certainly manageable with proper care and by no means debilitating.