My ginormous, hairy weenie dog, Coletrain, was hit by a car two weeks ago Friday. He had broken a rear leg, according to x-ray. This may sound cruel, but I really didn't have over 2 grand to get him operated on, and I don't know if that works out all the time anyway. So the vet gave us some pain pills and stool softeners and I put in on a pallet on the back porch. He could poop and pee, so that was a good sign.
Anyway, it's been two weeks, and he's trying to walk. He walks like Fred Sanford for short distances. I have to keep an eye on him because when his butt gives out on him, he's liable to be in a fire and mound or in the pasture in the sun, but it is a hopeful sign.
I once had a dog recover from having her hip broken in 6 places and she did it in about a month. Same method, although she was a smaller dog and I kept her in an old cooler with no lid so she would not drag herself around the house.
Anyway, it has been tricky, and I hope he's learned a lesson - although I doubt it. Once dogs chase cars, I think they cant stop and it leads to their end eventually. But I think it may have slowed him down.
Anyway, it's been two weeks, and he's trying to walk. He walks like Fred Sanford for short distances. I have to keep an eye on him because when his butt gives out on him, he's liable to be in a fire and mound or in the pasture in the sun, but it is a hopeful sign.
I once had a dog recover from having her hip broken in 6 places and she did it in about a month. Same method, although she was a smaller dog and I kept her in an old cooler with no lid so she would not drag herself around the house.
Anyway, it has been tricky, and I hope he's learned a lesson - although I doubt it. Once dogs chase cars, I think they cant stop and it leads to their end eventually. But I think it may have slowed him down.
