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Originally Posted by GreysenElla

Hello Yorkie Lovers,
Today my almost 3 pound boy fell off the bed wrong and sure enough we took him to the vet and he broke his distal radius and ulna in his front left leg. We cannot get him into see the surgeon until Monday. Basically, I was curious to see if this has happened to anyone else and what they did for it. I am worried about the surgery because how little he is. Like even getting his fixed was worrisome because of his weight. Right now, until monday, my poor baby is just doped up on pain meds with a splint in it and he cannot move. I feel so bad as it is my fault why he fell awkwards. Also, if he does have to get surgery, what are payment options? I am a college student, so funds are not that great. We are hoping to just keep in him the splint possibly and let it heal that way. Has anyone ever done that? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Lauren, Greysen, and Ella

Originally Posted by GreysenElla

The vet referred us to the orthopedic surgeon so we will not know until Monday what our options are. I was saying the splint option not only because it might be cost effective, but more importantly, as I stated in the sentence above, because the risk that surgery can bring with how little he is. Obviously I am going to do whatever is needed for my little guy. I posted on here to get advice, not to get criticized for saying that it would be nice to not have to spend $3000 on surgery if it is not needed.
Thank you Jencar for the great link to carecredit, sounds like a good idea if needed.
Please just pray!

My response was not that of criticism - it was that of shock! How could you possibly believe that just putting his leg in a splint would be ok? But hey, if it's been done and successful - I apologize - but it would be very hard for me to believe. To me it sounded like you were trying to take a shortcut which could leave him in pain for the rest of his life.