My Poor Puppy Nitro Broke His Toe!

Nitro was out playing with Bailey the other day and came into the house covered in mud like he had wiped out. Then I noticed he was holding his paw up and would not let me touch it with out going nuts. We took him to Hanging Rock Animal Hospital the next morning to have his paw x-rayed. Well wouldn't you know it...he broke his toe. As you can see from these x-rays, it was a clean break. Now comes the hard part. Keeping a 6 month old puppy calm and on a leash for the next 3 weeks. Good luck with that, right? His first night at home was horrible! He cried until 1:00am because his pain meds had worn off. Thank god I had some Benadryl so I gave him 50mg and it helped him sleep for about 4 hours. He was so crazy this morning I decided to maintain our daily routine (with minor adjustments). So we went to visit our friends at the Salem City Hall. He had a good time visiting everyone and now he is down for a nap. Here are some photos of my pitiful pup.

x-ray of Nitro's front left paw

In this photo he is "red, white, and blue" such a good American Boxer!

I sure hope the next three weeks goes by fast. We will also be doing LED Laser Therapy for Dogs on his paw. Laser Therapy has and immediate effect on pain to produce an analgesic effect, which interferes with the way pain impulses are transmitted to the brain. Continuous laser therapy is best for conditions where inflammation exists. It also stimulates blood vessels to bring increased circulation and warmth to the effected area there by helping the bones to heal faster. Wish us luck!