I hope your little one doesn't have to have surgery, if it makes you feel better after Tarra shattered her elbow and I had to crate her for 9 weeks, the first few days where not easy but then she adjusted and did fine. It about killed me to do it, cause I don't like crates either, but to save her leg from limping the rest of her life I did it, and it does go faster than you think. I will be prayer for her Nikki and you too!