| ladyjane | 03-23-2015 08:38 PM |
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Originally Posted by Kerryn915
(Post 4542009)
Thanks for the input I gave him the pain meds tonight and he really hated the taste. But only 5ml so I got it down ok. He seems a little groggy is that normal? In your case did the pins have to be removed? I'm under the impression that the pins are pretty permanent as the bones were so tiny and the surgeon needed a bone graft to ensure that new bone would calcify around them.
| Once the leg is healed the pins are not necessary. They are there to stablilize the bones until they heal. Normally they are left in, but that is not because they must be there. If they move (migrate) then, they are removed. I had a pup who had knee surgery and some time later was showing some discomfort...she had two pins that had migrated. They removed them and she was fine! | 