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Originally Posted by pstinard  Thank you, thank you, thank you! If Bella were your dog, would you have the pin removed at 8 weeks (which the surgeon said would be okay, but not necessary), or would you give it more time? And did you have the pins removed because they were beginning to come out on their own, and if so, had they pierced the skin, or come out only part way? |
I had the "hardware" in Buster's leg removed. The hardware had been in his knee since last September. The surgeon said there was no need to remove it until it started causing problems. A few weeks ago I noticed he was walking funny and took him in, he had a staph infection. When I took him back for a recheck, I asked the surgeon if he recommended that the hardware be taken out and he said if Buster were his pup, he would take them out. At that point, they were doing nothing for his knee. His skin is so thin and his leg so skinny that he would probably get another infection. The hardware (that's what the surgeon calls it) was removed almost two weeks ago. Buster is actually walking much better, he seems like he feels better. There is a pin that is in the bone that can't be removed but the chances of that causing an infection are very slim if at all. He still has the pins in his right leg, he has had them since 2011 with no issue as of yet. Buster didn't just have pins, he had a massive amount of "hardware". I wish I could figure out a way to post a picture of his xrays. The knee is healed all that it's going to heal by eight weeks. It's a difficult call on having the pins removed.