Question: Should I wait to treat my puppy's fractured leg as the vet said, or should i have it splinted/casted a.s.a.p?


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Answer #1:

u should listen to the vet because u never know wat could happen if u dont listen to the vet....

Answer #2:

You should try to fix it right away! You wouldn't want you dogs leg to get any worse than it already is! amagine how much pain your dog could be in! yeah. you should fix it asap.

Answer #3:

So, another one who got a puppy and can't afford the vet bills.

Without the x-rays on the leg to see how the bone is fractured and where, there is no telling how the leg will heal.
The vet was right that casting the leg is not the way to go on animals, especially young ones. Large breed dogs like yours grow too rapidly to be casted.
Pinning the leg is the only way to go.

If you cannot afford the vet bills you cannot afford the dog.
I can't even begin to articulate how angry I am that you are sitting on a puppy with a broken bone and not doing anything about it. That puppy has to be in agonizing pain.
Find this puppy another home.

Answer #4:

I live outside Knoxville, and we have a truly excellent vet school here. If you're near Knoxville, you could ask for a referral to UTK.

I have two pyr pups that are a year old. Their mama is owned by a vet in Raleigh, NC. When Morgan (the mama of my pups) was about 3 months old, she got her leg stuck in the wire support for a coffee table and broke it. The next morning, my friend took the dog to her office and checked it. Luckily it was a clean break, and not a fracture. As I recall, she made sure the bones were in proper position and ace wrapped the leg to give some support, and to stabilize the bones. She did not cast the leg. She simply made sure it was not displaced and was in a good position, and she stabilized it and let it heal. It did heal quickly, and she got a cattle watering trough for the pup to swim in for PT afterwards.

Call your vet and ask if it would be advisable to ace wrap the leg to stabilize it and ensure it stays in a good position as it heals.

Do NOT insist on her casting the pup's leg. It's not necessary. I was amazed at how Morgan's leg was treated, but it worked and she's a normal, active adult dog now.

You can join our pyr gorup and if you search the message base, you should find some notes, and could ask Sandy about Morgan's injury at 3 months of age. -!-

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