[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by DHerm66

Don't do it....if you google it up... it all tells you surgery is recommend for big dogs, not small dogs that weighs 20 pounds or under. The small dog usually heals on its own. Reason for big dog is because of their weight putting on the leg. However you still have to crate your dog not to walk on that leg for 4-6 weeks and its a pain in the butt cuz they do't understand why they can walk, run, jump etc. Hopes this help!

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

This is *not* true.

Size, in and of itself, does NOT determine whether or not something heals! That's like saying "well, if you break a femur on a large dog, it needs to be fixed; but on a small dog, femurs just mend themselves!". Not true, not logical, not medically or clinically correct.

Dr. Google is NOT always right!