moonlighter 1,163 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 my bitch has broken her back toe, 2nd one in from the outside. ive tried taping it to the other toe but she just bites it off. do you think it will heal ok if left to heal on its own?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antonia 0 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 It will heal - but it might not heal well and may result in a permanently lame dog, or the need to amputate it if it goes necrotic. Depends on the type of fracture. Has it been looked at by a vet? See if she has feeling in the end of it by pinching it, if she does I would advise bandaging the whole foot over the hock. Put cotton wool betwwen all toes and around foot, bandage upto hock. Ensure not too tight. Put buster collar (elizabethan thing) on and cage rest dog, supervised i.e. in house. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
happylamper 7 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 make sure it does'nt start to cross over the other toe if so you may aswell have it taken off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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