Broken Limb

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

I was walking with the dogs to-day, one of them has a collision with a large mound of soil, she was fine after some TLC from Daddy, and it had me thinking of how I would react if one of them were to have the misfortune of breaking a limb in such an accident. .

 

Well within seconds I had left myself in no doubt that the dog would remain within my yard or home regardless of its ability to hunt or not. I just can’t help thinking that there are some unfortunate dogs that are PTS due to such an injury; I know that we have to practical in our approach to the management our dogs, while some of us may be in a position to afford a pasture to such a dog, its not always the case. Would love to hear your views on this?

[fireman 10,944]

I lost my acdx last year after she shattered her fore leg and would have been 3 legged at best,i had her pts as there was no way she would have taken to sitting in a yard all day watching the other dogs go out and her staying behind.The decision i took was a gutting one to take as she was ticking every box of every question i asked of her,would i do the same again to a crippled dog,yes i would but the decision to pts isn't an easy one to do and i pray to god i don't ever have to make the same one again.

[bert the fert 28]

I was walking with the dogs to-day, one of them has a collision with a large mound of soil, she was fine after some TLC from Daddy, and it had me thinking of how I would react if one of them were to have the misfortune of breaking a limb in such an accident. .

 

Well within seconds I had left myself in no doubt that the dog would remain within my yard or home regardless of its ability to hunt or not. I just can’t help thinking that there are some unfortunate dogs that are PTS due to such an injury; I know that we have to practical in our approach to the management our dogs, while some of us may be in a position to afford a pasture to such a dog, its not always the case. Would love to hear your views on this?

 

 

I think it's kinder to put to sleep than leave a running dog crippled. My ex-racer, Jed, shattered his leg and i let the vet talk me into two major operations that didn't work and just put Jed through three weeks of utter misery before we gave up and did what we should have done in the first place.

 

It taught me a hard lesson, did that.

[RicW 67]

If you can still give the dog a good life then keep her. A mate's whippet x broke a front leg in a rabbit hole and the limb had to be amputated. She could still get around like a streak of lightning. Couldn't catch a cold but she loved trying to keep up with her old oppo's. Look at the quality of the beast's life. If a dog has its tail up give it a fair crack. Elsewise 20cc of scopolamine is the kindest option.

 

But it hurts. I had to have one of my wee terriers pts. 10 years of love and trust rewarded with a needle in her leg. I still feel guilty.

 

Ric

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

If you can still give the dog a good life then keep her. A mate's whippet x broke a front leg in a rabbit hole and the limb had to be amputated. She could still get around like a streak of lightning. Couldn't catch a cold but she loved trying to keep up with her old oppo's. Look at the quality of the beast's life. If a dog has its tail up give it a fair crack. Elsewise 20cc of scopolamine is the kindest option.

 

But it hurts. I had to have one of my wee terriers pts. 10 years of love and trust rewarded with a needle in her leg. I still feel guilty.

 

Ric

[scothunter 12,609]

well when i kept greyhounds i got a a cpl pts when they broke legs,was purely a no time and coldnt take the chance they wouldnt come back,and i had a few at the time.my lurcher pup i just got recently broke her back leg.Was totally gutted,however there was no way i was getting her pts even if she did end up a pet.fortunaetly the vet suggested he would take her as his own,which i did and got her litter brother now.

[Born Hunter 17,788]

Im affraid i would most probably have the dog pts as i wouldnt feel it would have quality of life. very much depends on the dog and my situation at the time mind.

[Simoman 110]

Im affraid i would most probably have the dog pts as i wouldnt feel it would have quality of life. very much depends on the dog and my situation at the time mind.

 

Spot on, last year my partners lurcher broke its leg whilst lamping, luckily enough she was insured as the bill came to over £3,500. If the dog was mine with no insurance I don't know what would happen, I haven't got several thousand spare to repair the dog..........

[old real tree 92]

Im affraid i would most probably have the dog pts as i wouldnt feel it would have quality of life. very much depends on the dog and my situation at the time mind.

 

 

totally agree with the above

 

 

but on the other hand if it was to go to an elderly person to sit its days out by the fire and not run hard then that would be ok too...

[RicW 67]

I think we all agree here. If the dog can still have a decent life as a dog then let it. But to keep a dog alive 'cos "I can't bear to be without him?" In my book only a total shithead would do that.

 

Ric

[jigsaw 11,875]

A while back my lurcher hit a bank and broke its 2 front legs,I PTS there and then,I have limited room and very limited funds,very upsetting I must say but it was the kindest thing to do.I would have no hesitation in keping a dog as a pet once it served me well due to an unforseen accident though.

[wetdogsmell 99]

I was walking with the dogs to-day, one of them has a collision with a large mound of soil, she was fine after some TLC from Daddy, and it had me thinking of how I would react if one of them were to have the misfortune of breaking a limb in such an accident. .

 

Well within seconds I had left myself in no doubt that the dog would remain within my yard or home regardless of its ability to hunt or not. I just can’t help thinking that there are some unfortunate dogs that are PTS due to such an injury; I know that we have to practical in our approach to the management our dogs, while some of us may be in a position to afford a pasture to such a dog, its not always the case. Would love to hear your views on this?

 

just ask yourself, "what would keith do"

[Guest Buttermilk]

Our Nuttall terrier badly broke his front leg and shoulder, he was 11 at the time and we had it pinned. He was laid up for a bit, but made a pretty good recovery....he was a very, very hard little dog though and I think he dealt with the pain better than a running dog would have done.

To be honest, I think he loved it in the end, because I brought him in the house...he'd always been kennelled out. He just lay on my knee and got cuddled and fed bits of chicken for the first few days....I think he thought it was great!

[Wild Whippies 11]

very much depends on the dog and my situation at the time mind.

Not so much my situation (fracture repairs requires a lot of care from the owner and thankfully my boss is my partner) I appreciate others may not have the means though.

But the dog, it's character and the break your dealing with are the factors for whether a break can be succesfully repaired or not.

Had a whippet break her leg as a youngster (spiral fracture of ulnar and radius) whilst she was young, she wasn't a bouncer and had it repaired succesfully and went on to become a champion.

I've had a friends dog go down with a broken hock, it was decided to PTS but the main factors where the dog was extremely bouncy, the break was one that required external fixation and the long term outlook was poor. In my eyes the right decision was made.

 

When you do choose to go for repairing the break, it's not a simple task. Owner's have to restrict their dogs, you become paranoid about infection, mal union of the fracture and the dread of amputation.

Amputation is for me, the scary one in that you don't know how well your dog will cope. However those dogs I have seen who have had a limb amputated have coped amazingly well. I always think of a guy off K9 who had a working whippet called Murphy and posted photos throughout it's life of it jumping fences, catching rabbits and all kinds. It truly was an amazing dog.

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Our Nuttall terrier badly broke his front leg and shoulder, he was 11 at the time and we had it pinned. He was laid up for a bit, but made a pretty good recovery....he was a very, very hard little dog though and I think he dealt with the pain better than a running dog would have done.

To be honest, I think he loved it in the end, because I brought him in the house...he'd always been kennelled out. He just lay on my knee and got cuddled and fed bits of chicken for the first few days....I think he thought it was great!

 

 

Love to hear such a story, thanks for shareing it with us, .