Woman distraught after ‘danger prone’ dog has unusual injury

A GLASGOW vet came to the rescue of a dog and her distraught owner when she sustained a very unusual injury.

Five-year-old Saluki cross Daphne returned from jumping into a neighbour’s garden one day with her right hind leg badly lame.

Worried owner Pauline Gallacher took Daphne to Pets n Vets Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital in Pollokshaws to repair the damage.

Pauline said: “Daphne darted through a small hole in our eight-foot hedge and into the neighbour’s garden.

“Within the few seconds it took for my husband to run and get her she was already limping.

“The bad news was that she had badly damaged her ankle and it transpired she would need an operation, with even the vet slightly baffled as to how she’d managed to damage herself so significantly.”

Roundhouse clinical director Ross Allan handled Daphne’s case and said: “X-rays showed the central tarsal bone had luxated or ‘popped out’ of position.

“Fortunately there were no fractures or other injuries to the joint.”

Mr Allan likened having the bone in the wrong place to removing a “critical block in a game of Jenga”.

He added: “The ankle had collapsed, was very unstable and required surgery to stabilise it back into the correct position and allow Daphne to get back on her feet.”

Daphne spent 12 weeks recovering after the successful surgery in order to allow the tissue to heal around the bone.

Pauline added: “It was very upsetting at the beginning and we did find it a struggle but with a lot of help from the team at Pets n Vets, we managed to get through it.

“We are especially grateful that Ross took the time to explain everything from start to finish and we are so happy with the outcome.”