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Old 04-09-2013, 03:10 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by ladyjane View Post
Your puppy absolutely needs to be seen by a board certified surgeon. There is about a 5 percent (which means a 95 percent failure rate); chance that a splint will work in this area. Most vets are very aware of this...yet they still do it to help people cut cost. In the end many of the pups end up needing bone grafting after these splints do not work and the bone does not heal. The pups suffer in the meantime.
Please get a second opinion from a boarded surgeon ..
my story exactly...luckily my ending seems that the bone is healing ( isaw it) but Im sure the grafts made the difference and a great surgeon....an I barely let her move for 7 weeks
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