The county shelter did the amputation – and they left about an inch of bone with no muscle cover on the end. There was a bursa that protected it for about the first year but then that fluid bursa popped. He’ll hit it when he lays down or trips. If it is here it will believe – but even without direct...

I have a 1.5 year old 50 lb male pit bull who had his front right leg amputated mid-radius when he was approximately ten weeks old and not in my care. It is high up - he only has about 1/2 inch to an inch of the radius left. The stump healed initially with a bursa, but now opens, oozes, and is no lo...