Dog fractures cannot heal on their own

A dog’s broken hind leg cannot heal on its own. If a dog has a fracture, it needs to go to the hospital to have a doctor diagnose and treat the dog and fix the dog’s bones. Generally, damage to the integrity or continuity of bone or cartilage under the action of external force is called a fracture. Fractures are often accompanied by surrounding soft tissue damage. Such as muscle contusion or rupture, blood vessel rupture, nerve contusion and rupture, and even skin rupture.

For dogs, their bones are inherently more fragile than humans, and some seemingly minor impacts may injure a dog's bones. Therefore, dog owners should not rely on their own senses to determine whether these external stimuli will hurt their dogs!

In addition to excessive external force impact that can cause fractures, certain special diseases can also cause fractures. These are called pathological fractures in medicine.

Pathological fractures are mainly caused by bone diseases, such as osteodystrophy, osteomyelitis, osteomalacia, rickets, bone tumors, chronic fluorosis and other diseases, when they are caused by small external forces.

Dogs need companionship after a fracture

After a dog fractures, in addition to the doctor fixing it to varying degrees, the dog is left to recover on its own. Some dogs need to stay in the hospital for a few days until their injuries are basically stable before they can go home to continue their recovery. If a dog has a fracture, it is necessary to supplement the dog with corresponding calcium nutrients to promote the dog's recovery.

Other dogs are temporarily fostered in hospitals to recuperate because their owners have no time to take care of them for various reasons. No matter what the situation is, it is recommended that dog owners need to visit their dogs every day, and be sure to stay with their dogs once they have free time. We all know that dogs are creatures that love their families and their owners very much. What they need to do is to let the dog know that the owner is with him and let him know that the owner is by his side. At the same time, taking medicines containing chondroitin sulfate can promote the recovery of injured bones in dogs.

Emergency treatment for a broken dog

1. Wound hemostasis: If there is a wound, tie it with a bandage, cloth strip, rope, etc. to stop the bleeding. Apply iodine to the fractured area and spread iodoform-sulfonamide powder into the wound.

2. Fixation: If the dog is unable to move when the fracture is found, you should find a large wooden board, move the dog parallel to the wooden board, fix it and send it to the doctor immediately for examination. Never move the fracture site arbitrarily, as this may cause more serious dislocation.

3． Removal: 2448 hours after the external fixation, check whether there is edema under the fixation. If there is swelling, it means that the bandage is too tight and should be bandaged again. The bandage of external fixation is generally removed after 45 to 60 days, and the internal fixation is fixed at 180 days, and X-ray examination can be performed before Surgery to remove the bone marrow pin or bone plate.

How to care for a dog with a broken bone

1. Supplement nutrition: Strengthen feeding management and nutrition, supplement vitamin A and vitaminsD. Feed the dog bone-setting medicine, and take bone growth hormone, calcium tablets and cod liver oil together to increase the supplement of meat and calcium to help bone healing. If the dog has trauma, it is necessary to take the medicine according to the doctor's advice to prevent infection. .

2. Reduce activities: Whether with external fixation or internal fixation, the dog’s movement should be restricted within 2 weeks after surgery. Get plenty of rest to prevent another strain from affecting your recovery. In the later stage, you can do some simple actions to help recovery according to the recommendations of your veterinarian.

3． Get more sun: Allowing your dog to get more sun will help bone recovery. You can take your dog out to bask in the sun on sunny days to promote recovery.