Legs
AAAHHH yes the IG’s legs. I am sure if you have done any studying on this breed you will read that they are prone to break legs. Is it true???yesFor the first 18 month you MUST, I repeat MUST watch your IG pup like a hawk.When they are young they are VERY active and think they can fly. They are pure Tiggers bounce bounce bounce and bounce some more.
Understand it is not the height that counts but the way they come down that can break the leg.When they do it will most likely both bones of a front leg.
An article and x-ray pic of a very young (maybe new born) puyp i came across online.
Not all IGs break a leg. Like not all kids will fall out of a tree and break an arm but every kid will try and climb a tree. So you MUST control your pup’s activity. If you can’t have your hands physically on your pup you NEED to have it some place safe. In a crate, puppy playpen, an x-pen or a room with out anything it can jump on and then fling itself off of.
If it does happen and your pup breaks a leg. Call your vet and do as they say But do talk to them about reducing the fracture and using a spoon split for 8 weeks. Most vets will suggest pins or plaits but this breed has been know to reject them which can lead to amputation of the leg.
This is an X-ray of a pup that broke her leg after jumping from her new owners lap. Shocking to look at. The owner’s vets insisted that she would needs pins or plaits which they couldn’t afford. (close to two thousand dollars) so sent her back to me. My vet and I decided to try the splint first since it is less invasive and no risk of rejection.
After 8 weeks in a spoon split and crate rest you wouldn’t know that she ever broke a leg. A video clip of her below, showing her in less then 4 months after removal of her splint. She is the one mostly red.
