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Broken Toe

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steph1981

New Kit
Just been the the vets with April and they confirmed she has a broken toe.

They have given me some Metacam as she is in a little pain and have advised to see how it heals in the next few weeks before we make a decision to either leave it or remove it.

Anyone got any thoughts on how i could help it to heal? She is such a bossy boots i am going to struggle to get her to rest for very long and i suspect she would remove any type of bandage so any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks
 
:wave:

My zoid had a broken toe :( he fractured one on his back leg.

The vet we saw said that it wouldn't heal on it's own due to the bone being soooo small :(

He advised that we have the toe amputated, which we did.

He's fine and healthy now, but he did have a dose of metacam and another drug to aid in the healing process.... and when he came out from the vets it was all shaven and didn't look very pretty :cry:

But as i said above, he's fine and healthy now, so try not to worry too much.

So whilst i can't help in how you can help it heal,it's no tthe ned of the world if it needs to be removed :)
 
gwaterhouse said:
:wave:

My zoid had a broken toe :( he fractured one on his back leg.

The vet we saw said that it wouldn't heal on it's own due to the bone being soooo small :(

He advised that we have the toe amputated, which we did.

He's fine and healthy now, but he did have a dose of metacam and another drug to aid in the healing process.... and when he came out from the vets it was all shaven and didn't look very pretty :cry:

But as i said above, he's fine and healthy now, so try not to worry too much.

So whilst i can't help in how you can help it heal,it's no tthe ned of the world if it needs to be removed :)
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Thanks its nice to know she will be fine if it is removed
 
Elf broke his toe and we didn't attempt bandaging. He had pain-killer for a few weeks and then he stopped needing it as it healed up. He was less active than usual but as he's an outside bun he regulated that himself. The vet didn't advise keeping him in as the stress would be too much.

Now he's absolutely fine. :wave:
 
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