hello, i have a female yorkie who was 6 months old and fell off my sofa and broke her radius and ulna in her right front paw. my vet had put a cast on her and said to wait 30 days to see if it can heal on its own(which i kick myself every day for doing because i should have went to a surgeon to begin with) well of course after 30 days the leg wasn't healed and i went to see an orthopedic doc who did surgery on her and put plates in her leg to hold the 2 bones to see if then it would heal. and it didn't help her leg the ortho doc said i had waited to long and shoulve have come to see them first thing. but at the time i didn't have the money and was praying it could heal on its own. so after going through the surgery and getting a second opinion from a different surgeon i had to make the decision to amputate her leg. i have to tell you though that even though she is missing a leg she doesn't skip a beat. she is feisty as ever wants to play all the time. and i doubt she even misses her leg. She runs around like any other dog and she is much happier now then she was going to all the appointments week after week . it was a long trying time for us but we made it through. My sophie is such a trooper and so brave. and the reason i share this with you is because if god forbid you have no choice but to amputate just know that it will be ok. dogs are resilient and they learn to adapt very quickly. and you will love your dog that much more for going through such a tough time and coming out strong with an unbroken spirit. i will keep you and your dog in my prayers and hope your lil one heals. take care. |