dogs and pain

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One of our dogs hurt his leg today and I thought you might like a few words on treating your hurt dog. Of course the first thing you want to do if a dog comes in limping is find out if he has an open wound. If this is what you have to treat apply the appropriate treatment, or see the Vet. If there is no wound, feel for anything broken, examine foot and in between pads for foreign objects. They often have a sharp rock or thorn embedded. If all of this is ruled out you may be dealing with a sprain or torn muscle, look for swelling feel for heat. leg can be soaked and wrapped if necessary. Often swelling will not show up until hours later. For pain don't do anything, pain will keep the dog off the leg and allow it to heal. If pain seems intense after an hour or two you may have some interior damage and will want to contact your Vet. The main thing is to remember pain is a way nature helps the body heal. A dog is not like a human, he doesn't anticipate long periods of pain so he is not experiencing worry like a human would. Let nature do it's job as much as possible. Our dog only sprained his leg and we could not even find a pain focus spot until he stood on the leg. He'll be kept quite the rest of the day and we will examine him closely tomorrow or if the pain get worse. Main thing is stay calm, the animal will feel your energy and let nature help. Blessings