Bone Fractures in Dogs and Cats: Signs, Initial Stabilization, and Treatment
A guide to bone fractures in dogs and cats, clinical signs (severe limping, deformity, crepitus, swelling, intense pain), why a fracture after trauma is a 24-hour clinic emergency (there is often additional unseen thoracic/abdominal injury), how to safely stabilize at home and why a homemade splint often makes things worse, types of treatment (external coaptation, internal fixation, plate-screw, IM pin), and the factors that determine cost.