Pain tolerance!

[tojvan]

How high is the pain tolerance of your dogs? Trigger has busted both his front right leg and back right leg, they were prior injuries that never healed because he refuses to slowdown. Even with his apparent limp he wants to jump off/on couch, run down the stairs and jump off them. Jog on his walks while limping the whole bloody way. I'm at a loss.

I can control him when I'm around, all it takes is for me to divert my attention for a second and he's a loose cannon!

 

[aceoutdoor]

Good Filas have a good tolerance and his mom comes from a line with very high tolerance. Have you ever heard him yelp from pain? I am guessing not.

 

[angelbears]

You are going to have to control him, they have a very high tolerance. The only way I know if Cane has hurt himself is if he is limping or other signals. He never yelps in pain. Tether him to you if you have to. Crate when your gone.

 

[ruthcatrin]

He's not a Fila, but several weeks ago now I pulled a Very large thorn out of Apollo's side. It had to have been there for at least a halfhour, but he gave no sign when he got stuck with it, and never flinched when I bumped it checking him over. If I'd not done my regular check I'd never have known!

 

[tojvan]

Good Filas have a good tolerance and his mom comes from a line with very high tolerance. Have you ever heard him yelp from pain? I am guessing not.

No I've never heard him yelp, that's the problem, he just doesn't give a shit! I have to do something drastic or this is going to turn into a life long injury.

 

[tojvan]

You are going to have to control him, they have a very high tolerance. The only way I know if Cane has hurt himself is if he is limping or other signals. He never yelps in pain. Tether him to you if you have to. Crate when your gone.

your right AB I'm going to have to bring the crate from the garage, i can't tie him to myself in the house as i go up and down the stairs quiet a bit. I have cut his walk down to 10 mins or so as soon as he poops he comes in.

 

[tojvan]

He's not a Fila, but several weeks ago now I pulled a Very large thorn out of Apollo's side. It had to have been there for at least a halfhour, but he gave no sign when he got stuck with it, and never flinched when I bumped it checking him over. If I'd not done my regular check I'd never have known!

Ruth TM's are very hardy dogs, they had to go through hell back in the day on a daily basis. They had to be tough, natural selection, nature doing the work.

 

[girldogue]

How old is he now ? How long has he been limping and what medication do you have him on , if any ? Did you see the injury that cause him to pull up lame on either leg ?
If he were mine ,and this had been going on for a bit, I would xray him and make sure it is not an ortho problem ( hips and elbows) causing him to bobble about - knowing early can help guide what treatment he may need if is something serious.

As Angelbears mentioned - crating him is a good idea while he heals. As is leash walking instead of letting him run around like a typical juvenile fila. Hard to keep them still though , I know !

 

[angelbears]

According to the severity, these things can a very long time to heal. If you're not vigilant for the long haul it will not heal right and he will always have problems. I would get him on a joint supplement. ASAP

Phycox, Glyco-Flex something along those lines.

 

[ruthcatrin]

Ruth TM's are very hardy dogs, they had to go through hell back in the day on a daily basis. They had to be tough, natural selection, nature doing the work.

I know, it just made me shake my head.....like the time he was hacking and wheezing with kennel cough-except for the hour we spent at the vets, when he didn't cough once and barely wheezed the entire hour!

I stabbed myself with the thorn in the process of getting rid of it, lets just say I don't have half his pain tolerance!

 

[Smokeycat]

You are going to have to control him, they have a very high tolerance. The only way I know if Cane has hurt himself is if he is limping or other signals. He never yelps in pain. Tether him to you if you have to. Crate when your gone.

This matches what I had to do with Kryten after his surgery. I used a x-pen that I attached to 2 walls to make a large enough area 2'x6'. No running, no jumping and never off leash. It's not easy, in fact it has easily been the hardest part of raising Kryten but all it took was one trip on the lawn for the cut in his bone to open up.

Other things I did to help him with his recovery included taking my bed apart so that the mattress is on the floor and covered all slippery floor surfaces with cheap carpet. If he jumps onto the furniture you want to control that as well, Kryten climbs onto the couch so I continued to allow that.

A good supplement is a good idea and Traumeel is a natural anti-inflammatory/painkiller that states that it can aid in bone healing as well.

 

[Hector]

Does a big heavy dude standing on his tail without knowing and without him making a sound or move count as high pain tolerance?

 

[tojvan]

How old is he now ? How long has he been limping and what medication do you have him on , if any ? Did you see the injury that cause him to pull up lame on either leg ?
If he were mine ,and this had been going on for a bit, I would xray him and make sure it is not an ortho problem ( hips and elbows) causing him to bobble about - knowing early can help guide what treatment he may need if is something serious.

As Angelbears mentioned - crating him is a good idea while he heals. As is leash walking instead of letting him run around like a typical juvenile fila. Hard to keep them still though , I know !

He is 10 months right now. He started limping about 3 days ago; I don't have him on any medication right now. His front leg, he hurt coming up stairs in my girlfriends backyard his leg slid through. The back one happened when we were playing, he tried to wrestle me to the ground his back leg slid hyper extending his back ankle joint. I am planning on x raying him if there is no improvement by this Wednesday. I always leash walk him no matter what unless it's in a confined area, I haven't even done that ever since the limp. I will get the crate out ASAP. He's fully house broken so I just put the crate in the garage plus he sleeps with me at night so I didn't feel the need for it.

 

[tojvan]

According to the severity, these things can a very long time to heal. If you're not vigilant for the long haul it will not heal right and he will always have problems. I would get him on a joint supplement. ASAP

Phycox, Glyco-Flex something along those lines.

Thank you for your suggestion as it did half my work for me. I'll look them your right AB with the way it looks it's going to take a long time to heal he's not running till amhe turns 18 months at least. Whatever it takes to make Him better. This time even if he shows signs of full recovery no running till 18 months. I'll just spend more time with him.

 

[tojvan]

I know, it just made me shake my head.....like the time he was hacking and wheezing with kennel cough-except for the hour we spent at the vets, when he didn't cough once and barely wheezed the entire hour!

I stabbed myself with the thorn in the process of getting rid of it, lets just say I don't have half his pain tolerance!

Ruth Apollo is a fantastic dog as your a fantastic owner, the fact that you check his feet as a routine proves it. Lol you don't have to be tough Apollo is the tough one in the relationship and I bet he takes his job very seriously.

 

[tojvan]

This matches what I had to do with Kryten after his surgery. I used a x-pen that I attached to 2 walls to make a large enough area 2'x6'. No running, no jumping and never off leash. It's not easy, in fact it has easily been the hardest part of raising Kryten but all it took was one trip on the lawn for the cut in his bone to open up.

Other things I did to help him with his recovery included taking my bed apart so that the mattress is on the floor and covered all slippery floor surfaces with cheap carpet. If he jumps onto the furniture you want to control that as well, Kryten climbs onto the couch so I continued to allow that.

A good supplement is a good idea and Traumeel is a natural anti-inflammatory/painkiller that states that it can aid in bone healing as well.

Thank you for the feedback smokeycat. One thing everyone agrees on is limiting his movement is a must. My only concern with x pen is if he sees me outside there in a hundred percent chance he's going to stand on his two feet against the pen which is going to strain his joint. The supplement I'll look into it it seems like just what I need if it accelerates healing, that would be perfect.

 

[mountainfila]

Best thing you can do for him is swimming , there are tones of places from vancouver to langley that have heated swim pools , here is one of them.

Aquapaws - Who we are

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

Not a Fila either, lol. But Thor had the some form of pain tolerance, between swollen balls, embedded thorns, and a large gash on his paw I NEVER heard that boy make a peep. I would only notice anything wrong when he would stop dead in his tracks and sit. Even then he hardly ever yelped. Mason is the same way the only thing with him is that he is a bit of a drama king. :lol:

 

[ruthcatrin]

Ruth Apollo is a fantastic dog as your a fantastic owner, the fact that you check his feet as a routine proves it. Lol you don't have to be tough Apollo is the tough one in the relationship and I bet he takes his job very seriously.

he is and he does!

 

[tojvan]

Best thing you can do for him is swimming , there are tones of places from vancouver to langley that have heated swim pools , here is one of them.

Aquapaws - Who we are

i am open to trying it out, but what about other people there? Should i muzzle him if i take him there?