Head & jaw fractures

At West Midlands Referrals, we regularly get cats referred for treatment of fractured jaws after being injured in road traffic accidents. We have been doing at least one of these cases weekly for a month or two recently.

Reggie, a working spaniel, suffered a fractured jaw. The mandible (lower jaw) was broken on both sides.

A mandibular (jaw) fracture occurred during a fracas with another dog.