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Dog leg dislocation symptoms and nursing treatment

Date: 2024-02-17

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Dog leg dislocation symptoms and nursing treatment
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Symptoms of a dislocated dog leg:

It usually manifests as joint swelling, abnormal walking, instability, sudden screaming and obvious pain during walking. And will often jump on one leg, stretch one's legs, and even don't like to walk, exercise and other symptoms. It is usually caused by external force, shock or abnormal sprain during activity, which causes joint dislocation.

Dog leg dislocation treatment:

1. Professional veterinarians are needed to help with restoration and correction, which cannot be healed by itself. It is not recommended for non-professionals to correct the dog hastily, as it may cause secondary injury due to improper operation.

2. Before the treatment, the dog is usually given some painkillers to reduce the pain, and then the joint is reset to restore the dog, and the splint bandage or fixer is used for local fixation.

3. For serious dislocations, such as ligaments and ribbons, injection anesthesia may be used for surgical repair, which also requires external fixation.

4. It is necessary to pay attention to intensive care after the operation and reduce the amount of activity.

How to care for a dislocated dog leg:

1. During the recovery period, the dog's activity should be moderately controlled to avoid dislocation and dislocation caused by excessive exercise again.

2. Increase calcium intake and help joint repair. You can feed your dog more food such as goat milk powder, egg yolk, and calcium-containing dog food for calcium supplementation. You can also choose pet calcium tablets, which help strengthen bones and promote recovery.

3. Get more sun exposure to promote calcium absorption.

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