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Hi,
sadly our little guy was involved in an accident today and the Vet has recommended amputation. Still not sure if he has a broken pelvis, x-ray happening tomorrow. It was heartbreaking seeing him in so much pain and I miss his company already.
He is a tiny little dog and I really hope he recovers well. I'm concerned that because of his size, the stress of the operation / recovery might be too much for him. Here's hoping it's not.
I've read info here which is broad / general info; https://www.acv.....putation
Does anyone have any experience dealing with amputation procedures for very small dogs?
I've seen some encouraging photos on here of smaller breeds, but nothing like a Chihuahua.
Any info appreciated.
CJM
Darn I'm so sorry to hear about Mickey! Amputation is scary enough but when it's because of an accident, it's even more stressful. We'll try to make things easier for you.
We've had many Chi-dogs and other toy breeds join us through the years, you're definitely not alone. This one Forum search turns up over 100 posts mentioning Chihuahuas and this Tripawds blog search also has dozens as well. Sure, there's some sifting to do but when you do run across these examples you'll see that small/toy breed dogs get along great after surgery. In fact, they do better than larger dogs and just as well as cats, who are the best and most agile Tripawds overall (ssssh, don't tell the dogs I said that!). Also, many toy breeds have joined us after unsuccessful attempts to pin a broken leg back together, and the amputation recovery was usually much easier than trying to save it.
One thing that we find affects any dog's recovery is the parent's attitude. The stronger and more optimistic you are, the more Mickey will be too.
Have you seen Jerry's Required Reading List or the Tripawds Start Page? Begin reading there and you'll soon see how well Mickey can do after surgery and recovery. We'll be here every step of the way. Hang out, and wait for others to chime in soon OK? And keep us posted.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Hi Jerry,
thanks for the info and I appreciate the thoughts. Waiting on that call tomorrow morning to find out more.
I'll check out the links.
Fingers crossed Mickey goes well.
Hi and welcome.
I'm sorry Micky was in such a serious accident. How small is he?
My first tripawd was a smallish pug named Maggie who lost a rear leg to mast cell cancer. She was about 12 inches at the shoulder and about 17 pounds. Maggie did fine in all things except going up a lot of stairs. Luckily at the time I lived in a house with just porch stairs. My parents house had a couple flight of 8 stairs or so and she could not or would not go up them. She would go down just about anything. Maggie was 7.5 years old at the time of her amp and lived almost 4 years.
I recently adopted a small pug mix girl I named Elly. She was hit by a car when she was 7 months old and lost her right rear leg as a result. She came to me when she was 10 months old, she is now almost 16 months. Elly can pretty much do anything! She is smaller than Maggie was at about 15 lbs but she does stairs with no problem. I now live in my parent's house so stairs are a daily fact if life. I recently started a Blog for Elly, there are only a few posts but you can get an idea of how she gets around.
Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
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