Paw Woes

[vomitrocity]

Hey fellow Pom Moms & Dads.

Little Bowser had a mishap, and was left with a broken metatarsal bone in his right front paw.

Comments

[bubblebobble]

i would keep the puppy separated from him unless you are right there with your eyes on them. for the first few weeks i'd probably keep bowser up on the couch or chair all comfy as much as possible so he owuldnt be moving much.

Can I ask how he is getting along with the new pup? We recently got a GSD puppy who just turned 3 months and its tough!

[vomitrocity]

It's really tough.
During the day they are ike this:

[bubblebobble]

yea its about the same for Ouija and Omen. Ouija has NEVER been a lets play type of dog

[vomitrocity]

Bowser pretty much hates dogs. He especially hates large dogs and puppies.

HEY I HAVE A GREAT IDEA

lol

[platinumpinup]

A baby's playpin or segregate him in the kitchen, and use a child's gate to block it off. It may seem cruel, but it's for his own good.

[vomitrocity]

Hmmmm it's a studio apartment but we do have a bedroom.
I will talk to my boyfriend about letting Bowser have the bedroom while we're at work.... though he might try jumping on the bed.

You know what... we still have the OMG GIANT crate from when we were house training the Mastiff!
Maybe I can set that up as a little home for the Bean until further notice.

Thank you!

[platinumpinup]

That, could be perfect! Just put his food/water, toy/bone, a nice bed, and he should be good to go! :]

[vomitrocity]

Thank you! :D

[banditdacatsmom]

Why did they do a splint instead of a cast? I'm just wondering, because if this is going to take a while to heal why wouldn't they have done the cast. If something doesn't sound right, it may not hurt to get a second opinion.

I agree with keeping him separate from the puppy when you can't be there to watch him.

[vomitrocity]

A splint is easier to take off and re-apply if anything goes wrong. A cast can't get wet either. She said that in small dogs, fractures like this tend to heal nicely with just a splint. She said the bone is not very misaligned, and it is one metacarpal right in the middle. When splinted, the other metacarpals act as internal splints.

I don't know, it's a minor fracture so it doesn't require surgery or a cast, but a fracture is still a fracture so it will take a long time and a lot of patience and attention. :(

[krissybeth]

Seconding the why no cast question.

My dog broke her leg when she was 8 months old. I don't know how the severity of the injury compares, but she had a cast and was hobbling around like it didn't phase her one bit. She put lots of weight on the cast. We put a plastic baggy over the cast so it wouldn't get wet if the grass was wet. The cast bandage had to be changed once a week as I recall. It got really grody!

[yumyumyum]

aww!!

[bukiluki]

injured bowser pics are heart-breakingly adorable! love the little heart on his cast. hope he heals okay.