My 10 month old 4 lb boy broke his leg last February. His was closer to the wrist and also both the ulna and radius. His options were surgery or amputation. We had the orthopedic surgeon do the surgery and pins were placed inside. It took 4.5 months with limited use and many X-rays and cast changes in between but ours healed well. A year later he has started limping and sometimes not bearing weight. I must say I have not been very diligent with his jumping as he is sneaky and hard to get to when he's up on the couch. We are going for a check up this week and we will be doing an X-ray to see if everything is still in place. He's not in pain or crying so I know its not broken again. I've heard they can develop arthritis and pain if the pins are left in which was the only option for us. our orthopedic surgeon said we had a good chance of healing 80% which is why we opted to the surgery. If it breaks again I'm sure it won't be the same success rate and we would have to face amputation. If the break is very bad and not going to be able to be repaired then you will have to take the advice of the surgeon and amputate (in my opinion). The surgery to repair the break is extensive and many months of recovery and trying to keep the pup still is hard. Totally worth it if it will be a success. Good luck and please keep us updated after you speak with the surgeon. |