• Sacral fracture

Leaving this until after the weekend was not appropriate. The owners knew a vet at a midlands practice that often refers to us in West Midlands Veterinary Referrals. So after they spoke to their friend, they contacted us. The family brought Star to Burton-on-Trent on Friday evening, and the staff stayed late to fix her.

When we lifted Star out of the car on arrival, we had placed a muzzle on for safety. But this typically placid and friendly dog was beside herself with pain, and in the kerfuffle, the muzzle slipped off, and Star took a lump out of Jon’s thumb.

Anyway, we got Star asleep and took her to surgery. One side of her pelvis was stabilised with a pin and screw. The bone fragments causing the pain on the other side were removed.

Jon took her home on a Friday evening, and she could bear weight the following day.

The owners are experienced stock people who can cope with her recovery, and she was soon back home on restricted activity.

14th June 2015

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