Injury Help

FlushingSetters1724

FlushingSetters1724

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Long story short, Marty hurt his front right leg/shoulder and I’m wondering if anyone in Wisconsin has had a dog that needed surgery/rehab and where they might have gone?

He was given two weeks of rest, seemed to be 100%, and then after a 90 minute hunt he was limping pretty bad once again. It’s like his shoulder pops out or angles funny when he’s tired. I’ll throw a photo in at the bottom that kind of shows it.

I don’t want to bring him just anywhere.. I want him to get the best, and hopefully cheapest, treatment he can. I worry my local vet will suggest something unnecessary or won’t understand the amount of miles & physical demands he puts on each year. Any help would be awesome. As of now I think we’ll head down to UW-Madison.
 

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Was it your vet that said to give him 2 weeks of rest? Did they take an x-ray of the area? I'd see your regular vet first. If he can't determine the problem have him refer you to the vet school at UW-Madison. I've taken dogs to the University of Minnesota a couple of times when my local vet wasn't able to make a diagnosis.
 
Went to two emergency vets in about 12 hours 3 weeks ago.. they essentially said nothing major appeared to be wrong. Give him some rest and reevaluate. He was sprinting around like a mad man retrieving ducks a couple days ago.. and then yesterday after about 90 minutes of pheasant hunting he slowed down a ton and this was the result.. I have a video which shows it very well.
 
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