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["Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka AT hctc.net>]

Well, I don't see why you'd have to put him down if the 50/50 didn't 
work out, in that case couldn't they just take off the leg? I've known 
several 3-legged dogs that get around like they had four.  Most people's 
bones heal in casts unless they are compound or located on an elbow or 
moving joint where they have to have pins.

There are several herbs, like boneset, and homeopathics, like silica, 
used internally to help bones knit back together. Maybe a cast plus 
these would do the trick?

I am a sucker for my animals. When my Dachshund broke his back at 11 
years of age and lost the use of his back legs I paid $3,000 (I didn't 
really have the money to spare either, had to scrape it together) for 
the surgery and he lived another seven walking normally. Those were 
happy years and I do not regret a dime of it.

Lisa Kae Van Meter Perry wrote:
> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 5:32 PM, Sage Austin | Eureka! Design <
> eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:
>
>   
> > Where and which leg is broken? Is it a fracture, ragged or a clean
> > break? $600 isn't too bad. Check out www.handicappets.com they have a
> > lot of brace type solutions and also help dogs in need out for all kinds
> > of prosthetic devices.
> >     
>
>
> It's a definite break, the x-rays show the bone has slipped to the side and
> kind of on top of where it should be. We have to keep him calm otherwise the
> bone may poke through. I, unfortunately, had a meeting at the same time as
> the Vet visit, so oldest son took him. We weren't given anything to sedate
> him tonight. The Vet was clear that a cast gives him 50/50 odds. She wasn't
> pushing surgery, just making sure we understood.
>
> lkvp
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