Is the limb formed in the normal shape? I wonder about a splint. Of course, she'd have to develop muscles in the shoulder, but I wonder if it would work? Custom splints are possible, too. That's what I had to do for my Ko boyi, who had contractures in his foot from his spinal cord injury. Here is o...

How big is Peggy? Smaller critters seem to have fewer problems being a tripod than bigger ones do. Another possibility may be a prosthesis, depending on her stump. She's a relatively small dog, her unused leg and paw are there but it just tucks under her side as no ligaments, muscle or nerves were ...

Thank you, i'll take a look at the site you've mentioned. We definitely need to speak to the vet once things have calmed down a bit, just to see if there is anything we should be doing with supplements etc to help her. It must be tiring for her, being a mother on 3-legs, so I just want to get her re...

I am concerned for Peggy, that all the work she's had to put in post-pregnancy, has put even more wear and tear on her working leg at the front. The way she has to use it to hop around means that surely she'll suffer later on in her life with mobility. I don't know now whether now we should be looki...

OK thanks, that's some really good advice. She's had enough of nursing now so its only fair that we takeaway some of the stress. They are old enough for us to feed the gruel etc, they don't need bottle feeding. The main problem is just keeping the mother and the puppies apart as the house isn't that...

Our dog Peggy had not yet been neutered and got out one night when she was on heat. She got pregnant and has since given birth to puppies. There were 6 born in total but unfortunately one died at birth. Another was very poorly initially but now he's doing well and is the most misbehaved out of all t...