What do you do when you’re a puppy with a broken toe?
… not a whole lot.
We took Roy for a ride to see the ocean over the weekend. We had a nice time, but Roy was kind of bored since he can’t run around at all. He did have a nice time smelling all the oceany smells though.
Here’s Roy in the car:
Roy also got his bandages changed again today. Now he has red with a pink heart. Here is a shot of him being rebellious thinking his raw hide chew is a cigarette.
Roy has also entered a suspicious stage where he barks at everything. The other day at work he barked for about 30 minutes at my co-workers moving some equipment near us. Last night he was barking at his food and/or water dish. He also barked at a spoon that had some ice cream on it that I offered to him when I was done. He just barked at a recording of himself barking. It’s sort of nice to hear him bark since he hasn’t barked much, but I really hope this is just a phase.
August 25th, 2004 at 11:39 am
Oh Roy, you are SOOO cute ;-) Wish we lived on the West Coast so we could meet you at the puggie park! The red bandage is a very good color on you.
Pughugs
August 26th, 2004 at 3:26 pm
Here’s hoping you’ll be running around again soon…You’ll love the beach and you’ll get so good and dirty….Watch out for those waves! You’d be a tasty morsel in the sea….
November 8th, 2005 at 10:16 am
Hi Doggie Lovers,
I don’t have a pug, but I do have a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy and she broke her toe, and she got her cast off two weeks ago. The doctor said to keep her mellow for a week, so we did. The bone became very skinny during the time she had it in the cast so we have bringing her out little by little to do some puppy physical therapy. My mom brought her out yesterday and when I came home her paw was more sensitive than before. We don’t know what to do anymore. We don’t want to put the cast on her again, because it didn’t really help anything in the first place, and we feel that the Vet. is just trying to bleed us for money. Does anyone have an suggestions? PLEASE HELP! Thank you, Natalia, Vilma, Zula and Max.
July 15th, 2006 at 4:41 am
how long did she kep her cast on altogether?. I have a Shiloh Shepherd. He is onle 3 months old. He broke is middle toe and the Dr. wants to keep it in a splint and wrapped for 4 - 6 weeks. Its only been a week so far and we are thinking about having it taken off . He’s growing so…….fast and we are afraid it will effect the growth plate and he’ll over compensate with other legs or his shoulder, etc.Any info would help. please.
September 10th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
we have a new puppy (8 weeks) who we think has a broken toe. It is the last toe on the left paw. very swollen and she favors it. Any suggestions as to how to deal with that? Has any one had experience with this. Someone suggested surgery, another suggested possibly putting her in a cast and another suggested doeing nothing but keeping her activity at a minimum. Any info would be a great help. thanks. Jackie
September 16th, 2006 at 4:53 am
Hi all,
We have a 11 week old Brussels Griffon who broke 3 bones in his right front paw. He is so tiny and his splint is so huge. He’s not happy right now - he did it yesterday afternoon and getting used to this splint is tough on him.
I hope everyone’s puppies are doing well and on the mend! I was so happy to find this sweet website about Roy! Go Roy!
It also makes me feel better to know there are others out there who are dealing with the same thing - thanks,
Jennifer
September 2nd, 2007 at 1:22 pm
We have a 3 month old Great Dane where another one of her Dane family friends just broke three of her rear toes. Coming home with a splint today, but how often do we need to rewrap due to the immense growth this pup is going to experience? How did it turn out for you folks above? Any advice?
September 2nd, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Hi everybody,
My advice is don’t do anything by yourself. If the splint comes off (Roy was able to chew and wriggle out of his a couple of times during the night) just take them back to the vet immediately. Vet visits = money, but it’s probably worth it so your dog doesn’t limp for the rest of its life. If memory serves correctly we took Roy back every 3 days to the vet to change the splint/wrapping. It gets dirty, loose, just needs to be changed. Best to use one of those lamp shades to keep him/her from chewing it off overnight, or at a time when the only vet open is an emergency vet which charges an arm and a leg. Keep in mind: If you mess up your dog’s treatment, the cost, the inconvienience, their suffering, it’s all on you. If the vet messes up (which they most likely wont!), they can make it right and absorb the cost. Wishing your little one a speedy recovery and give ‘em a hug and a treat for us!