Pup with fractured pelivs - Anyone with any experience???

[heidi123]

My pup is coming home this evening and is on 6 wks cage rest. They have decided that its best to let her pelvis heal naturally!
Just wondering if anyone had any experience with this!
She is going to be hard work as she such a little bottle of pop....trying to keep her from not moving much and bouncing of the side of the crate
It goes through me the thought there is nothing to support her pelvis
If anyone has any info would be grateful! I know ill have to ask vet all these questions but you HHOers ...well ya know

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[CAYLA]

I have have alot of # repairs in my care, my whippet fractured her pelvis (I took her on as a rescue), she was hit by a car of the track, she was very young, she was pretty easy to rest, on a lead to the garden, and aided by a towel under her stomach and held in my hands like a hand bag strap

to take some of the pressure of her in the first few weeks, they heal really well and pretty quick with adequate rest.
I have also took on alot of # repair rescues, mostly cats, but a good few dogs aswell.
Most importantly u need to monitor her passing of urine and faeces, your vet will go through this with you, I had to express my whippies bladder for a few weeks, and the towel helped, as she had a pretty bad break in hers, and was very wobbly, could hardly bear weight at all in the beginning, but your girl may be passing ok, they have probably been monitoring her in the vets.

If she has broken a leg aswell

, she should rest ok, atleast for the first few weeks, which is the most important/crucial time, did they mention how bad the break was?

 

[Skhosu]

Different situation but a cat with a fractured pelvis, we kept him in a baby cot, with a lid, he recovered very well but got quite desperate to be out, just keep the door closed when your working round/with her so if she does escape she doesn't go hooning too far!

 

[Tinkerbee]

oopsie, never replied to your text!

But yay shes coming home

bet bud will be glad to see her, even if he cant get at her in cage

 

[prosefullstop]

Not a fractured pelvis, but my sister-in-law's dog has just come off a full seven weeks of cage rest for a ruptured cruciate. She is a very bouncy Bassett/JRT mix, so if she can do it, I'm sure your dog can be kept still enough to heal. Plenty of frozen kongs, methinks, and some of the Busy Buddy toys are suitable for stationary amusement (the American football and the Bristle Bone).

 

[alisonpook]

Hi - We had a lurcher who managed to fracture her pelvis in the socket area 2 years running. First one side and then the other a year later. On both occasions it was from chasing after a ball from a standing start. The vet said her growth plates were very immature. It was over 10 years ago now but I seem to remember she came home from the vets with pain killers and instructions to take it very quietly. She found getting up painfully difficult at first but she soon recovered with no ill effects. As she was still quite young the vet said the regenerated tissue would hopefully stabilise the joints.

 

[heidi123]

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I have have alot of # repairs in my care, my whippet fractured her pelvis (I took her on as a rescue), she was hit by a car of the track, she was very young, she was pretty easy to rest, on a lead to the garden, and aided by a towel under her stomach and held in my hands like a hand bag strap

to take some of the pressure of her in the first few weeks, they heal really well and pretty quick with adequate rest.
I have also took on alot of # repair rescues, mostly cats, but a good few dogs aswell.
Most importantly u need to monitor her passing of urine and faeces, your vet will go through this with you, I had to express my whippies bladder for a few weeks, and the towel helped, as she had a pretty bad break in hers, and was very wobbly, could hardly bear weight at all in the beginning, but your girl may be passing ok, they have probably been monitoring her in the vets.

If she has broken a leg aswell

, she should rest ok, atleast for the first few weeks, which is the most important/crucial time, did they mention how bad the break was?

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Ooo thankyou so much for that!! I did not before rang vets how little movement she had to have etc!!
That towel Idea is a fab!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

My friends little dog that I mentioned before seemed to know how to look after herself. She was a real live wire and we were concerned about how we were going to keep her quiet and get her out to go to the loo etc without it hurting and undoing any healing. She had painkillers to start with but as with most animals they know when they hurt and that the best thing is too lie still and sleep. Anyway we had to carry her outside for the loo - wouldn't go in the house even if desperate bless her! even after she came off the painkillers she would just lie down and sleep as much as possible. I think with animals it is better if they can feel a bit of pain as it stops them tearing around and doing more damage - she gradually got stronger as she healed and to start with she was hopping around on 3 legs (also broke leg) and gradually she put more weight on her bad leg and before long she was running around like before chasing balls. if you looked closely she always had a bit of a limp on her bad leg. Would obviously be more prone to arthritis in that leg as she got older but had her quality of life back. Is about 9 - 10 years ago now and she is still going strong. Her rehab probably took 6 months to a year for her to become normal but she just got better a day at a time. She will get better quicker when she is home with all her friends and having plenty of cuddles!