Our poor, little Maci broke her right leg last night, and we are just devastated! Maci was chasing her soccer ball as she always does, and it went down the stairs. She went to chase it, and jumped off of the 2nd to last step....and that's when it happened. She landed wrong, and let out the most painful cry!!
We immediately grabbed her, and started checking her out. She wouldn't put any weight on that leg, and when we touched the bottom part of the leg she would yelp! We were frantic because she has never had anything happen to her, and it's so tough to she your baby in pain.
We took her in to the 24/7 Vet ER, and they took some x-rays which confirmed her right leg has a fracture! They took excellent care of her while she was there, and got her leg wrapped up in a splint for now. They said that it should heal in 6-8 weeks. However, they did tell us to follow up with our normal vet (which we will today hopefully) because surgery might be needed. I hate the thought of surgery! Has anyone had any experience with broken legs before on their Yorkie? Did it need surgery, or did it heal fine? We're soooo scared!
She been pretty comfortable all night, but she hasn't went potty since it happened last night. She's really not interested in eating or drinking either. The ER Vet did give us some pain meds, so maybe they are affecting her appetite and water consumption?
Advice and thoughts/prayers are welcomed!!