One year ago on Jan. 20, 2008 at Phoenix Greyhound Park, the greyhound Mullroy was injured with a rupture to the left carpus. The treatment provided was a bandaid and Rimadyl.

The comment on the Arizona Department of Racing (ADOR) injury report was “dog hit fence” and “lots of blood.”

If this is your dog or if you were there or you saw it happen, please contact: savetucsongreyhounds@gmail.com for a confidential conversation.

You can view the injury report here.

Isolated fractures of the bones of the carpus (wrist) or tarsus (ankle) are not frequently encountered in veterinary medicine with the exception of racing greyhounds.

In greyhounds, the fractures of the individual bones in the carpus or tarsus occur as a result of the enormous stresses involved in running around a racetrack at high speeds.

These fractures are usually the result of trauma and often cause a severe lameness of the affected limb. The lameness may improve with time and rest.

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