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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Don't kick yourself at all....I have been told by two different vets that the chance of those bones healing without surgery is only 5% .. so it much be common knowledge. Even if you immobilized a pup totally, it has a terrible chance of healing and there really is no way to keep them that still anyway.
You are correct though...with a delay you are looking at bone grafting...more money and more pain for the pup. |
I know you would think the vets would know the 5% chance of healing. I wasn't even given surgery as a choice. They just casted her up and sent us on our way. I was such an idiot for not checking into it more. When they took the cast off and said it didn't work and I was told to amputate by dumb vet I said no way and I sent the xrays to another vet. They were appalled they cast it. The other vet wanted me to report them. Good news is she runs around like a little nut all healed