Ms Pella, our lab, decided to leap up on the deck landing and she fell on her front legs (elbows) and then her back legs gave out as well. (Talk about thinking she is still a young girl!) She was alittle stiff after the fall, but seemed fine. The next day her left elbow was swollen huge. I wrapped it in socks to pad it when she lays down and waited til morning. Called the vet and they said to just watch it and keep her on a cushioned surface.
That afternoon, it drained big time, clear and bloody fluid, so I put a bandage on it and a sock again. Called the vet and they told me to keep it dry and cushioned they also had me pick up antibiotics.
Well, it is quite a job to bandage that area on a dog, I end up using tape to keep the bandage tight above her joint, that way it won't fall down. Then you have to change it all the time because she it licking at it. Finally today the opeing where the drainage came out is scabbing over, so I am just covering it now to keep it padded until it is healed.
Any tips on what can be used to pad their elbows for times like these? She is 12 yrs old and has always liked laying on the garage floor or in the dirt, so her elbows are dry and do crack. (Why she wants to lay in those places is beyond me, because she has a mat in the garage to lay on when we are out there and she is a house dog. )
Thanks