How to manage the little dog with the fractured radius!

[@JaelynSoliman]

I came across your KZbin station last night and it felt like it was destiny...I sent you an email, keeping my fingers crossed you receive it and able to respond. Thank you! (Samantha, California)

[@focusandflourish5168]

How did you end up making out with Louie?

[@8675-__]

I'm wondering why all vets recommend surgery with pins and plates, rather than the good old fashioned splint? Could it be about profits rather then the dogs best interest? Being through this process many times in the last 30 yrs...it's been my experience that vets claim you can't splint the leg. But I have had 4 dogs with splinted fracture and they healed up more quickly and completely without complications. It costs about $500-600...whereas surgery is about 5k to 6k. It certainly seems like it's all about profit. Try telling them you want the leg amputated and watch the response you get! (Suddenly they can splint the leg!)

[@focusandflourish5168]

Hello and thank you for your comment. The information I put on this channel is meant for veterinarians so there is a lot of detail that is missing for pet owners. I focused on this particular fractures for this video, one that is seen commonly in the small dog, because studies published many years ago had shown that this fracture does very poorly with splinting. My experience has been that the young dog with this fracture can actually do very well with a splint and I wanted veterinarians to consider splinting rather than euthanasia or amputation, if surgery was not an option. Some fractures lend themselves well to splinting, others less so well and some not at all (like the femur). The fracture that I discuss in this video definitely does better with a plate and screws than a splint because, in the hands of a trained surgeon, it is a common surgery with a very low complication and a high success rate. Splinting involve weekly visits for splint changes, some may require sedation; there can be many splint complications (splint sores being the worse,) slipping, becoming wet and causing issues and then there is a greater potential for the fracture not to heal (especially if the dog is an adult). So, although the splint is definitely easier on the wallet, it is not always easy for the dog or owner.

[@daniellecooper4167]

4 dogs with fractures!? Are they fosters for a rescue or found as strays that way?

[@brisamunoz5025]

Hi, I saw your video about 3 weeks ago regarding this fracture since my puppy currently has this type of broken bone, I sent you an email and hopefully you can give me peace of mind. Thank you! ("Radius and Ulna Fracture", Brisa)

[@focusandflourish5168]

How is your puppy doing now?