Broken Leg

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Hello! I'm so worried about my pup, I have only had him for a week, and my 3 year old broke his leg. Arrrugh. I had planned on getting him into agility training. Will I still be able to do this?!? He is 4 months old, the person I had gotten him from didn't give him any exercise, and he lived in a cage. Anyone else have an injured pup and go on to athletic sports, and anyone else have a child injure your pup? any advice on either of these? Please advice only, I know its horrible that this has happened in my care, and I feel aweful. :(

New Sheltie Mamma
-Chelsea
 
Oh dear. Well, that's why theycall them accidents. I figureif humans can break bones and still perform athletically, no reason why a Sheltie can't do the same.
 
My friends dog jumped out of a window as a puppy and went on to get her MX and MXJ.
Another friends dog took a bad fall from the dogwalk and crushed a good deal of the bone in his ankle. He has pins in his ankle, and took a long time to heal, but came back, is sound, and has continued competing for the last two years now.
Another I know of had his hip joint removed and came back and competed for another few years.
So yes, dogs can come back and continue to compete even after an injury. Especially with a puppy, you're likely not to have any trouble down the road.
 
Yes, but rehab is very important. Your puppy will be in a cast while he's growing and developing muscle. So once he comes out of the cast, he is going to move strangely and lack muscle. Swimming is the best way to get the muscle back, but walking will work also.

My dog broke his front leg at 18 weeks, was in a hard cast for 6 weeks, and a soft cast for another two. His movement was atrocious, and he got fat. The swimming was good for him, even though he hated it.
 
My friends Bi blue boy Grizz broke his right hind leg when he was 12weeks old. Her Malamute stepped on him by accident.

This is a picture of him now. He turns 2yrs old on Weds and you would never know he broke his leg. He is training from agility and obedience and has 10pts toward his AKC CH.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...87194050.30994.100001978188328&type=1&theater

He is one the bouncing in the air.:smile2:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...51299437.23843.100001978188328&type=1&theater

Make sure the leg is set or repaired by someone who knows what they are doing. I am a veterinarian and had an veterinarian othropedic surgeon review his case. I have seen many a dog ruined because of poor repair of a fracture. Also like Rachel said rehab is so important. She is exactly right about the movement, the muscle mass and the weight. It will take time to get him back in shape but hopefully he will be just fine.
 
I think that hoping it was set correctly,will definately play a big part in how it heals. And also rehab,as someone also mentioned.

Our Mia,was accidentally dropped by a young child while she was still in foster care.It was horrbile for the family,and more so for the child.Mia suffered a broken right leg,and had just had the splint removed a week before we saw her for the first time.

When she came with rescue person,she was not weight bearing on the leg,only about 10%. So she did a fair amount of leg raising & steadying herself on 3 legs.

But with gentle coaxing & excersise she did remarkably well. Now she also is blind & deaf,so she came her with lots of pressing issues.One was her safety.

But today,now a year old,she zooms with the rest of the pups,and does some pretty impressive circles!

Although not an agility dog,or competitive in any nature,she healed well.
 
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