[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by kate07

My brand new little girl who is 11 weeks old and 2 pounds- if that- fell tonight from my arms down on to concrete pavement outside. This happened after spending the day reading about Yorkie injuries - go figure! I was picking her up to bring her over to the grass area to go potty and there was a loud noise outside, she got jumpy and fell/jumped down right from my arms and landed hard on her right side/ back leg. She never never cries and the cry she let out was awful. I was so scared and sick to my stomach from it. I just got back from the Vet and sure enough she has a broken leg (tibia to be exact). This vet said she thinks she is going to need surgery and a rod in her leg. I'm so devastated and feel terrible. Never again will I pick up a puppy outside or while I'm standing. I just got her on Friday too! Initially after the fall she tried putting pressure/putting her right back leg down, but it was too painful, so she was limping around for 30 mins and ran to the corner of the room to hide. She was so sad and she is the happiest most loving playful puppy ever. It killed for me to see her like that for even just 30 mins! I brought her right to the vet clinic ASAP and she is now on morphine (which scares me with her being so little) and has a bandage on her leg and will be getting looked at by a surgeon tomorrow morning and most likely going in to surgery. I'm hoping to get a few opinions. I'd love for it to be able to heal on its own, from having a cast/splint on it, but from the Dr. who saw her tonight she wasn't sure that will be the case. This kind of surgery costs about $2,500 was the estimate given to me for those wondering. Expensive, but a lesson well learned to not pick her up outside again or to only pick her up low off the ground. I just hope she has no complications and is back to being happy and playful very soon! Has anyone had any similar experiences with these injuries?

I am sorry this happened and am glad that you are willing to repair it properly! I get sick when I see some of the things people do when their pups break a leg.

Anyway....I would strongly suggest that you go to a board certified Orthopedic Veterinarian. I have a foster right now who broke his leg and a vet put an IM pin in it without a plate and the leg did not heal. His owner could not afford surgery and kept him for six months before surrendering him. He had to have the IM pin again along with a plate and screws. He also had to have a bone graft. He is fine now! I never get any ortho surgery on my fosters or my own pups by anyone but a board certified specialist.