Please Note - Medical Advice
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The above is unlikely to help and could prevent the bone healing normally (if there is a fracture/dislocation) and lead to chronic pain, arthritis and potentially require amputation or other more serious measures to be taken in the future if it goes wrong. If toe joints are fixed in place for 'several weeks' then the joint mobility will be seriously compromised causing permanent injury. Certainly in the UK this kind of treatment without professional guidance would be considered as contravening animal welfare laws.The truth is, the above shouldn't have heal, but somehow it did, and quite frankly you have nothing to lose but give it a try.
But she can't see a vet until today. So wouldn't it make sense to "mount" the toe together w/ the other toes until she can see a vet?
metacam reduces production of chemicals that lead to both inflammation and pain so is useful for both. It's not unusual to try and reduce the inflammation before trying to reposition a dislocation as lots of swelling can prevent normal positioning. Anaesthetic is not a bad idea either as it can be very painful to pull on a dislocated toe!
Not for several weeks