It seems like a never ending saga.
Link broken his leg late September.
Pins put in and house rest until late November.
Noticable problem with leg early December. Pins failed and were coming out.
Surgery early December to remove pins.
Cage rest with cast for a week until cast was twisted and removed.
Two more weeks cage rest.
One more week house rest.
Mid January Link goes back outside.
Now what? He is still limping which isn't suprising. He runs and jumps but he limps with normal walking (video on Instagram @rockettrouble if curious). He also seems to prefer keeping it slightly off the ground sitting. But today I noticed he is licking the fur off the base of his tail which was the sign of the pin failure. So back to the vet we go.
I really don't know what can be done at this point. It was the lower leg bone and just one of them that broke. I honestly think his leg has healed slightly crooked. But the last xrays in late December showed it was healing exactly as expected.
Does anyone know what can be done at this point?
He doesn't handle pain medications well (extremely grumpy and hissy) so I don't want to put him on regular pain medications. I have started him on cat joint vitamins recently. I am fully prepared for the vet to say anything from a specialist and surgery to amputation at this point. I am more concerned about doing whatever it takes for my baby boy not to be in pain.
Link broken his leg late September.
Pins put in and house rest until late November.
Noticable problem with leg early December. Pins failed and were coming out.
Surgery early December to remove pins.
Cage rest with cast for a week until cast was twisted and removed.
Two more weeks cage rest.
One more week house rest.
Mid January Link goes back outside.
Now what? He is still limping which isn't suprising. He runs and jumps but he limps with normal walking (video on Instagram @rockettrouble if curious). He also seems to prefer keeping it slightly off the ground sitting. But today I noticed he is licking the fur off the base of his tail which was the sign of the pin failure. So back to the vet we go.
I really don't know what can be done at this point. It was the lower leg bone and just one of them that broke. I honestly think his leg has healed slightly crooked. But the last xrays in late December showed it was healing exactly as expected.
Does anyone know what can be done at this point?
He doesn't handle pain medications well (extremely grumpy and hissy) so I don't want to put him on regular pain medications. I have started him on cat joint vitamins recently. I am fully prepared for the vet to say anything from a specialist and surgery to amputation at this point. I am more concerned about doing whatever it takes for my baby boy not to be in pain.
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