hi guyss im dhee i had a 4mos. old mini pinscher who is suffering in pian now. i think his pelvis has a crack i can see it from the x ray film…he can still stand,walk,runn,and jump but he end up collapsing after wards…here in my country and province have a very poor vet service…i even have too sneak him to a real hospital for his xray…because vet clinic dont have one…can anyone help me what to do and what medication should i give him…i love my furbaby…but ver serice is useless here…may be yne could help me please…
sir i have a 4mos. old mini pinscher who happen to hhave a crack on pelvis because of accident with big dogs stepping on himm…but in my country vet service is very poor they dont have xray machine here so i end up sneaking to a real hospital just to have him xray and payed 3x the original price…can you help me…i dontt know what to do i love my furbaby adam…i want him to live the waay he used to be…he can still walk,run,jump a little,and stand but he collapsed after wards…is there any medication i can give him?
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sir i have a 4mos. old mini pinscher who happen to hhave a crack on pelvis because of accident with big dogs stepping on himm…but in my country vet service is very poor they dont have xray machine here so i end up sneaking to a real hospital just to have him xray and payed 3x the original price…can you help me…i dontt know what to do i love my furbaby adam…i want him to live the waay he used to be…he can still walk,run,jump a little,and stand but he collapsed after wards…is there any medication i can give him?[/QUOTE]
What did the “REAL” vet that actually saw the dog recommend? My advice? Do that.
I have a feeling you don’t like/agree/afford whatever treatment. Sucks. But we can’t even speculate without more info.
I hope someone here can give me some reassurance.
I have a little Cavalier King Charles spaniel. On 20/12 she was hit by a car. She has a very badly broken pelvis (break at top near spine - sorry don’t know veterinary terms) & smaller pelvic fractures near her rear end and as well her opposite leg is also broken. Both breaks were surgically repaired on 22/12 - Pelvis break was repaired with 2 screws, leg break with pins. She isnt in a plaster. She has been home since 23/12. She is on antibiotics & pain meds, doesn’t seem to be in much pain, occasionally whimpers when we lift her. She is not moving much at all, so we haven’t had her in a crate, she lays on a mat wherever we are. She is urinating and passing stools without difficulty (but we have had some mess to clean up at times). She has bowel and bladder control and holds on, she mostly waits to urinate until we take her outside (bowels have been a bit more tricky). She has (when taken outside to urinate) tried to stand using her broken leg but has little strength and no balance. One the opposite side, where the pelvis break is, her leg seems very floppy, when she tries to move it, it just drags. She has movement in it (I have seen her bend it into a more normal position but this is rare). She is not trying to use it to stand at all. She still has some visible bruising on her tummy. At vet review today xrays showed that pins and screws are all well placed.
Does this sound ok or should I be worried about that floppy leg?
I hope someone here can give me some reassurance.
I have a little Cavalier King Charles spaniel. On 20/12 she was hit by a car. She has a very badly broken pelvis (break at top near spine - sorry don’t know veterinary terms) & smaller pelvic fractures near her rear end and as well her opposite leg is also broken. Both breaks were surgically repaired on 22/12 - Pelvis break was repaired with 2 screws, leg break with pins. She isnt in a plaster. She has been home since 23/12. She is on antibiotics & pain meds, doesn’t seem to be in much pain, occasionally whimpers when we lift her. She is not moving much at all, so we haven’t had her in a crate, she lays on a mat wherever we are. She is urinating and passing stools without difficulty (but we have had some mess to clean up at times). She has bowel and bladder control and holds on, she mostly waits to urinate until we take her outside (bowels have been a bit more tricky). She has (when taken outside to urinate) tried to stand using her broken leg but has little strength and no balance. One the opposite side, where the pelvis break is, her leg seems very floppy, when she tries to move it, it just drags. She has movement in it (I have seen her bend it into a more normal position but this is rare). She is not trying to use it to stand at all. She still has some visible bruising on her tummy. At vet review today xrays showed that pins and screws are all well placed.
Does this sound ok or should I be worried about that floppy leg?
Without seeing the dog or the x-rays, I can say that a large percentage of pelvic fractures heal well. The biggest problem is being able to defecate normally. The floppy leg may be because of some nerve issue, but again, without seeing the dog, just can’t be sure. If your vet is not concerned I would imagine that he/she expects normal recovery.
My cousins pug was hit by a car and broke his pelvis, they were told to keep him calm which was difficult as he wants to be centre of attention. Been about two weeks since the accident and they decide he would be calmer at the in laws, however they’ve discovered that granny allowed and encourage him to jump and she’s been feeding him rubbish.
Will he heal or will they need to Euthenise him he’s 3 years old
I skimmed through the thread and didn’t see a specific response to this post, but I may have overlooked one. Maybe in your year at a specialty practice you didn’t happen to see a pelvic fracture case that was amenable to surgery, but in my experience as a radiologist for the last 20 years, fractures and luxations that involve the weight-bearing axis of the pelvis are recommended for surgical fixation if resources allow. Period. Sacroiliac luxation, ilial body fracture, most acetabular fractures (they might let a caudal one slide depending on the whole picture), are all surgically stabilized, all sizes of dogs. When I’ve seen follow up on those types of fractures that have NOT gone to surgery, it’s because of money, not because the fractures are considered “inoperable.” Fractures of the pelvis that do NOT affect the weight bearing axis (e.g. if only the ischium and pubis are involved, and the stability of the abdominal wall is not compromised) are not typically addressed surgically. Not because they are “inoperable,” but because there’s no clear benefit to do so. When they do a triple pelvic osteotomy for hip dysplasia, they don’t usually stabilize the pubic and ischial sections, either (well, some of them throw a cerclage on the ischium, but most of them just let those sites alone and plate the ilial site only). Pelvic surgery isn’t particularly easy, so most general practices won’t be doing it, but from the perspective of somebody that’s worked in places with surgical residency programs, it’s not particularly hard, either, as first year residents will do them with help and third and fourths are expected to be able to go it alone.
Without seeing the radiographs or a complete report by a specialist, I’ve got no way of knowing if OP’s dog’s fractures would be appropriate to stabilize surgically or not.
