Quote: Amber Morgan

My vet friend said that without knowing more about what kind of fracture it is or other extenuating that your dog should have an excellent prognosis...the fact that she's a puppy works in her favor and they generally heal faster than adults. Also he said that dogs aren't like horses...generally they have a full recovery and shouldn't affect her future working ability.

Jason, my heart goes out to you as well - I'd be a MESS if it were my boy!! Don't be ashamed to be upset! But if it's any consolation, what Amber relayed is correct - the fact that your pup is young will only make her healing faster, and if the surgery is done well, there shouldn't be any lifelong effects. Physical therapy will no doubt be crucial after the op, but her enthusiasm and love for you will carry her through this (might have to help carry YOU though too ) - she's a strong little girl!

Best wishes to Isis, you & your family, you'll be in our thoughts.

~Natalya

Thank all of you very much for your advice, encouragement and prayers. Having a forum like this and all the cool and knowledgable people on here really is wonderful and I cant express how much your words mean to me.

Im waiting to the hear from the orthopedic vet this morning, should be any minute. I called the vet to check on her and they said she is a sweet heart (true) and is resting with a splint on to stabalize the break.

My son is 11 and he feels very guilty, I did not react very calmly when she broke her leg. The grass was slippery from rain and he was just playing as usual. I told him its not his fault and that she will be fine.

My youngest daughter Bailey (6) is beside herself with sadeness, she has the same affinity for dogs and animals as I do so it hit her very hard.

I will update more info, after I talk with the vet. maybe I will get to bring my baby home soon.

Thank you all agin for your concern.

Update:

I talked to the Orthopedic vet and we decieded on pin/rod to be inserted in the leg and a wrap on the outside. He said that because the break is in the middle of the tibia and because she is a pup she has a great chance to make a full recovery.

She will be out of surgery this afternoon.

Sending special thoughts to and prayers for you, your family, and ISIS. Her family's loving care is the best medicine there is when she gets home.

Jason, I'm so sorry. Best wishes for a very speedy recovery.

@ Jan and Susan

Thank you. Im still waiting to hear from the vet, last time I called she had another 45 minutes under the knife.

I cant stop worrying about the what ifs.

But My male pup (12 weeks) Panzer is keeping me comapny and my spirits up. I swear that he even at a young age senses something is wrong, because hes been behaved and sweet all day.

Update:

Shes out of surgery and looking around. The pin was placed deep and everything looks good.

I just talked with Dr. Sepp and he said ISIS did great and he expects a full recovery and thinks she will be able to do Shutzhund when shes all healed.

She has to stay tonight at the clinic but she should come home tommorow.

She will be out of her cast/wrap in 4-6 weeks, but the bone will be at only 50% of its strength it will be 4 months before she will be at 90-95% strength.

About all she will be able to do is walk lightly for the next 4-5 weeks.

He was suprised that bone broke from a fall like that (jumping up) he asked about her diet ( i feed raw meat, kibble, and yogurt and fruit.)

He said she may not get enough calcium/phosphorus so I guess I'll have to rexamine her diet. He said I could wait until she is full grown to feed her meat and I should feed her puppy formulated kibble.

Anyway Im just glad she did not have a bad reaction to the meds.

I will update w/ picts when I get her home.

Thanks again to everyone who expressed concern, you guys rule

 Quote: JasonFitzsimmons

Update:

Shes out of surgery and looking around. The pin was placed deep and everything looks good.

I just talked with Dr. Sepp and he said ISIS did great and he expects a full recovery and thinks she will be able to do Shutzhund when shes all healed.

She has to stay tonight at the clinic but she should come home tommorow.

Thanks for the update! That's a fine way for you to end a long and difficult day - Isis is now officially on her way to recovery! What a trooper!

I hope someone here will have some comments on the calcium/diet issue being a factor of the bone break - I'll be interested to hear.

So glad the scary part is over.

~Natalya

 Quote: JasonFitzsimmons

He said she may not get enough calcium/phosphorus so I guess I'll have to rexamine her diet. He said I could wait until she is full grown to feed her meat and I should feed her puppy formulated kibble.

This is what I worry about with my two and is why I feed THK also. I look at it as whatever I am missing THK will get 'er done. They get THK in the mornings and meat at night. I also give them a bit of veggie glop with the meat so that they get used to it.

I am REALLY glad to hear she did well and is doing well.

You are not feeding significant amounts of muscle meat without the bones, are you?

Meat with its bones "comes with" the correct calcium-phosphorous ratio.

That is, when a canid eats the prey that he has killed, he gets the correct calcium from the bones and the correct phosphorous from the meat.

Vitamin D (the "sunshine vitamin" also plays an important role in calcium use by the body, which can be a factor to keep in mind when you live in northern climes, but you are feeding dairy (yogurt), which is one of the big sources of Vitamin D.

You can have blood tests done for the levels of these nutrients in the body.