RE: gsp with bilateral flexor carpi radialis...

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If it's flexor carpi ulnaris, then your description sounds a lot like the FCU tendon tearing at the attachment to the stopper bone (accessory carpal bone) seen commonly in racing Greyhounds due to carpal hyperextension at speed (if you have a copy of Care of the Racing Greyhound, pg 235)

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To: vetrehab From: judithshoemaker@...Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:26:27 -0400Subject: gsp with bilateral flexor carpi radialis...

Hi all, I have examined an 8 y.o. German shorthair pointer today with bilateral swelling of the attachment of the flexor carpi ulnaris of several months duration. The dog has had pain previously after playing hard, in the RF, but apparently not in the LF. A boarded surgeon x-rayed and examined him but did not ultrasound, and made the comment that he had not seen such a thing before. The dog had been caged constantly as a developing puppy until it was 10 months old, and I feel that he is very mildly proprioceptively ataxic. He hits the ground very hard and has some swollen finger joints and pad overuse injuries to show for it-he's a ball playing fanatic, he pulls on the leash if not on a prong . He's gained 9 lbs in the last year, so I figured he just went beyond strength of attachments with the weight gain and his lack of control and poise. Suggested an ultrasound to eliminate fibroma if he becomes lame again or the bumps enlarge at all, acupuncture, chiro to balance, swimming and diet for weight loss, and slow speed walking, serpentines for balance and no ball chasing. These swellings are hard tendinous enlargement with some soft tissue swelling, not painful to moderate palpation. Dog has no reflexes indicating chronic pain, and has no real chiro problems that would overload these legs, he's just a bit of a dork. Anyone seen bumps on dogs like this? I have seen them on superficial flexors close to the sesamoid bone on horses, they don't usually cause problems but they don't usually go away either. Judith M. Shoemaker, DVMAlways Helpful Veterinary Services305 Nottingham RoadNottingham, PA 19362ph fax infojudithshoemaker www.judithshoemaker.com

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