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Originally Posted by stovesj  Gracie broke her leg and growth plate at 4 months old. She has pins in her leg and they are still there. Our ortho surgeon recommends leaving them in to avoid another surgery unless the pins bother the dog. They don't bother Gracie at all and she has made a full recovery. Her surgery was a year and a half ago.
I had to keep her in a play pen during recovery because it was impossible to keep her from running and jumping. I would take her out only when I could supervise her at 100%. She had her leg splinted for about 8 weeks and quickly learned to to run with her leg straight out behind her. I'm sure all will go as well for you as it did for us just keep him as quiet as possible during his recovery so he heals properly. |
When I was researching Riley's injury (after my vet took x-rays, but before I saw the Ortho. Surgeon) I read where some vets will leave the pins in and others feel that they should come out due to problems later on down the road, and from my intepretation of this I guess whoever performs your surgery either feels one way or the other. I imagine the pins could be left in Riley but my vet doesn't like to do that for the reasons I stated above... whether they stay in or are removed is of no matter to me as long as my little guy comes out of this with no lingering issues and has full function & mobility of that leg. Truely, I can't wait until the stiches come out tomorrow so I can give him a bath!
I can't stand either of my dogs dirty and they get at least 2 baths a week - so this "no bathing until the stitches come out - 14 days later..." is killing me!
My husband has been off all week and has been attaching Riley's leash to the wagon that he pulls around the yard as he is putting mulch down or weeding. This seems to be helping Riley not be so depressed and crazy
about being confined and he only gets to walk in a very small area when he is outside.