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My one year old min pin was stepped on by my 5 year old nephew 7 weeks ago resulting in her breaking her front left elbow. She had surgery 6 weeks ago to repair with pins and a screw.
Due to her young age, I am concerned that this will be a chronic issue going forward and wonder it if would be best to have the leg amputated so that she becomes acclimated to life on three legs rather than walking down the path of continuous pain.
Min Pins are rather hyper and I know that she likes to run and jump and play and am worried of her leg re breaking down the road.
should I just wait it out and see how it goes or should I be proactive and have it done now?
Hello and welcome. I'm so sorry to hear about your pup. What's the little gal's name?
I'm not sure when our fairy vet mother Dr. Wiltzius will see this, but until then, I'm wondering, how's she getting along now?
We do see dogs here whose leg didn't heal from surgery, requiring amputation later on. So that's not too unusual. But if she's getting around OK and she's already had the surgery, then I would take things day by day if it were our pup. You can try to help monitor her activity to a point, but I know what you mean about her natural behavior, it's tough. There's definitely a fine line between allowing our pets to be themselves and watching over them so they don't hurt themselves. You're doing a great job being so conscientious about her health!
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