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sophie098567
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I'm in desperate need of some advice! Bella was out with me Friday night and at about 9pm she tripped on some concrete garden stairs when coming out of a friends house. She got up, but was only standing on three legs with her front left one barely touching the floor. I carried her home and thought I'd just let her rest and settle her for the night to see how things were in the morning. In the morning she was in the same condition and would not put any pressure on her leg atall so I made a vet appointment for 3 o'clock that day. The vets thought after feeling around and watching her attempt to walk was that she may have fractured a growth plate which could require surgery! They tried to do a concious xray but with no luck had her sedated and xrayed within 2 hours. However when I went to collect her they did mention that she was hard to xray because of her extra skin. Does this mean that they're not clear and it's harder to see damage? She said she can't see anything at the moment, but the top vet of the surgery is away until Tuesday and he will have to look then and determine what's wrong and whether surgery is needed. The vet I spoke to said that growth plate damage is really serious and that she would need surgery within 3 days. Surely Tuesday afternoon is too late if she did the damage Friday night? I'm just so worried. They've given me pain killers and anti inflammatories and told me to keep her resting without jumping about or attempting to walk. The vet said that she's hoping that she's right and that there isn't any damage to her growth plate and that if she's missed anything in the xray then it'll be something such as tissue damage. I'm praying she doesn't need surgery but I'm concerned that there's been no improvement atall and it's now Sunday night. She'll happily lie on it, and bend it, but when it comes to standing and walking she just isn't putting any pressure on it atall. When she rests it on the floor she's also twisting it out a bit. It's not that she can't hold it straight, I know she can beacuse I've seen her do it and she can move her shoulder around fine, it just seems she's comfier having it that way. Is there a chance this could be tissue damage or is it likely the other vet is going to look at the xrays and immediately pick up on growth plate damage? Does anyone know how long the tissue damage can take to repair and will it need surgery if it's for ligaments? I live in the UK aswell so does any one have idea on costs? She's already cost a fortune and I'm scared I won't be able to afford an operation. What do I do then? If anyone has any advice, tips or ideas, as silly or as unsure as you may be, they're all welcome. I'm just so worried and want poor Bella to be better again, it's really upsetting me seeing her distressed in a cage and unable to jump about and play with our other dog as usual